Germany national under-21 football team

The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.

Germany Under-21
AssociationDeutscher Fußball-Bund
Head coachStefan Kuntz
CaptainJohannes Eggestein
Most capsFabian Ernst (31)
Top scorerPierre Littbarski (18)
First colours
Second colours
First international
U-23:
West Germany 3–3 Yugoslavia
(Frankfurt, Germany; 25 June 1955)
U-21:
Poland 1–0 West Germany
(Toruń, Poland; 10 October 1979)
Biggest win
U-23:
West Germany 3–0 Turkey
(Augsburg, Germany; 24 April 1971)
U-21:
San Marino 0–11 Germany
Serravalle, San Marino; 17 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
U-23:
Soviet Union 3–1 West Germany
(Yerevan, USSR; 29 April 1972)
U-21:
Portugal 5–0 Germany
(Olomouc, Czech Republic; 27 June 2015)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultWinners (2009, 2017)

Before the reunification of Germany, East Germany and West Germany played as separate entities — the two teams played separately until summer 1990. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, international under-21 football in Europe began. A West German team, however, did not compete in the U-21 European Championship until the qualifying round (beginning in 1980) of the 1982 competition.

West Germany competed in the first two under-23 competitions, which finished in 1972 and 1974. The first under-21 competition finals were in 1978, and since the under-21 competition rules state that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an under-23 competition.

The current Germany team can be legitimately considered as the current incarnation of the West German team, since the West Germany flag, uniform, and football association all became those of the unified Germany. In effect, the West German team absorbed the East German team to become 'the Germany national under-21 football team'.

For these reasons, the record of West Germany for the U-23 and U-21 competitions is shown below.

Competition records

For the East Germany team record, look here.

Competing as West Germany
UEFA U-23 Championship record
YearProgress
1972Quarterfinals
1974Did not qualify
1976Did not enter
UEFA U-21 Championship record
YearProgress
1978Did not enter
1980Did not enter
1982Final
1984Did not qualify
1986Did not qualify
1988Did not qualify
1990Quarterfinals

Competing as Germany
UEFA U-21 Championship record
YearProgress
1992Quarterfinals
1994Did not qualify
1996Quarterfinals
1998Quarterfinals
2000Did not qualify
2002Did not qualify
2004Group Stage
2006Group Stage
2007Did not qualify
2009Champions
2011Did not qualify
2013Group Stage
2015Semifinals
2017Champions
/ 2019Runners-up

Individual Awards
EURO Under-21 dream team

On 17 June 2015, UEFA revealed an all-time best XI from the previous Under-21 final tournaments.[1]

Included players from Germany:

Schedule and results
5 September 2019 FriendlyGermany 2–0 GreeceZwickau
18:15
Report Stadium: Stadion Zwickau
Attendance: 4,512
10 September 2019 2021 UEFA QWales 1–5 GermanyWrexham
20:00 Harris  48' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 841
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
10 October 2019 FriendlySpain 1–1 GermanyCórdoba
19:45 García  10' Report Schlotterbeck  32' Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 12,244
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
15 October 2019 2021 UEFA QBosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 GermanyZenica
18:00 Report
Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
17 November 2019 2021 UEFA QGermany 2–3 BelgiumFreiburg
16:00
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 16,504
Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo (Portugal)
26 March 2020 FriendlyGermany Cancelled AustriaBraunschweig
18:15 Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Note: The match was cancelled on 17 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[2]
3 September 2020 2021 UEFA QGermany v MoldovaWiesbaden
Report Stadium: Brita-Arena
8 September 2020 2021 UEFA QBelgium v GermanyHeverlee
16:00 Report Stadium: Den Dreef
9 October 2020 2021 UEFA QMoldova v Germany
Report
13 October 2020 2021 UEFA QGermany v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
17 November 2020 2021 UEFA QGermany v WalesMagdeburg
18:15 Report Stadium: MDCC-Arena
Note: The match was originally scheduled to take place on 17 March 2020, but was postponed due to the due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[2]

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 1998 are eligible for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were called up for the qualifier against Belgium on 17 November 2019.[3]

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.

Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019.[4]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Markus Schubert (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 6 0 Schalke 04
2 2DF Maxime Awoudja (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 2 0 VfB Stuttgart
3 2DF Tim Handwerker (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 4 0 1. FC Nürnberg
4 2DF Nico Schlotterbeck (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 5 2 SC Freiburg
5 2DF Amos Pieper (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 0 0 Arminia Bielefeld
6 3MF Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 2 0 FC Kaiserslautern
7 3MF Dženis Burnić (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 4 0 Dynamo Dresden
8 3MF Dennis Geiger (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 2 0 1899 Hoffenheim
9 4FW Janni Serra (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 16 2 Holstein Kiel
10 4FW Lukas Nmecha (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 8 2 VfL Wolfsburg
11 4FW Mërgim Berisha (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 3 0 SCR Altach
12 1GK Finn Dahmen (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 0 0 Mainz 05
13 3MF Salih Özcan (1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 5 0 Holstein Kiel
14 4FW Ragnar Ache (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 1 0 Sparta Rotterdam
15 2DF Luca Kilian (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 5 1 SC Paderborn
16 2DF Felix Agu (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 2 0 VfL Osnabrück
17 3MF Robin Hack (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 4 3 1. FC Nürnberg
18 3MF Niklas Dorsch (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 4 1 1. FC Heidenheim
19 3MF Adrian Fein (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 5 1 Hamburger SV
20 2DF Vitaly Janelt (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 5 0 VfL Bochum
21 2DF Bote Baku (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 4 0 Mainz 05
22 4FW Johannes Eggestein (C) (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 11 2 Werder Bremen
23 1GK Lennart Grill (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 2 0 Heracles Almelo

Recent call ups

The following players have also been called up to the Germany under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eike Bansen (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 0 0 Zulte-Waregem  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 October 2019
DF Julian Chabot (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 4 0 Sampdoria  Belgium 17 November 2019
DF Josha Vagnoman (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 1 0 Hamburger SV  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 October 2019
DF Louis Beyer (2000-05-19) 19 May 2000 1 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach  Wales 10 September 2019
MF Arne Maier (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 8 1 Hertha BSC 2019 U-21 Euro
FW Makana Baku (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 3 0 Holstein Kiel  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 October 2019
FW Mats Köhlert (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 2 0 Willem II  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 October 2019

Past squads

Player records

Former coaches
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See also

References
  1. "Our all-time Under-21 EURO dream team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. "Offiziell bestätigt: Länderspiele im März und April abgesagt". dfb.de. 17 March 2020.
  3. "Belgien-Spiel: Kuntz beruft Neuling Ache". dfb.de. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. "U 21-Nationalteam Männer Team". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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