Germany national under-20 football team

Germany Under-20

Nickname(s)	Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Christian Wörns
Most caps	Christian Schulz Matthias Lehmann (18)
Top scorer	Mike Hanke Christian Eggert (8)
FIFA code	GER
First colours Second colours
First international
West Germany 1–0 Mexico (Adelaide, Australia; 3 October 1981)
Biggest win
Germany 8–1 Fiji (Christchurch, New Zealand; 1 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
Italy 4–1 Germany (Empoli, Italy; 5 December 2001) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1981)
Best result	Champions (1981, as West Germany)

Germany national under-20 football team, also known as Germany Under-20s or Germany U20(s), represents Germany in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by German Football Association, the governing body for football in Germany.

Because there is no under-20 competition at UEFA level, Germany's under-20 side has generally only played competitive matches when it has qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every 2 years. Since the 2017–18 season, Germany also contest the Under 20 Elite League, winning the inaugural season.

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
as West Germany
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981	Champions	6	5	0	1	12	4
1983	Did not qualify
1985
1987	Runners-up	6	4	2	0	14	3
1989	Did not qualify
1991
as Germany
1993	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
1995	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	4
2001	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	9	6
2003	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2005	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	6	5
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	11	5
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015	Quarter-finals	5	4	1	0	18	3
2017	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	6	8
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Did not qualify
Total	1 title	47	24	9	14	91	51

Players

Current squad

For the 2019–20 Under 20 Elite League, players born after 1 January 1999 are eligible to participate. The following squad was named for the upcoming fixtures in the Under 20 Elite League against Portugal and Poland on 22 and 26 March 2019.

Note: Names in italics denote players who have been capped by Germany in a higher age group.

Caps and goals as of 22 March 2019.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Jan-Christoph Bartels	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999	1	0	1. FC Köln
	1GK	Markus Schubert	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998	5	0	Dynamo Dresden
	1GK	Niclas Thiede	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999	0	0	SC Freiburg II
	2DF	Alfons Amade	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999	6	0	1899 Hoffenheim
	2DF	Florian Baak	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999	2	1	Hertha BSC
	2DF	Dženis Burnić	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998	9	1	Dynamo Dresden
	2DF	Lennart Czyborra	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999	2	1	Heracles Almelo
	2DF	Felix Götze	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998	2	0	FC Augsburg
	2DF	Davide Itter	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999	2	0	VfL Wolfsburg II
	2DF	Gian-Luca Itter	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999	6	1	VfL Wolfsburg
	2DF	Paul Jaeckel	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998	1	0	Greuther Fürth
	2DF	Luca Kilian	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999	1	0	Borussia Dortmund II
	3MF	Bote Baku	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998	2	0	Mainz 05
	3MF	Niklas Dorsch	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998	5	0	1. FC Heidenheim
	3MF	Sidney Friede	(1998-04-12) 12 April 1998	4	1	Mouscron
	3MF	Benjamin Goller	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999	2	0	Schalke 04
	3MF	Vitaly Janelt	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998	1	0	VfL Bochum
	3MF	Aaron Opoku	(1999-03-28) 28 March 1999	0	0	Hamburger SV
	3MF	Salih Özcan	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998	7	1	1. FC Köln
	4FW	Mats Köhlert	(1998-05-02) 2 May 1998	1	0	Hamburger SV II
	4FW	Florian Krüger	(1999-02-13) 13 February 1999	0	0	Erzgebirge Aue
	4FW	David Otto	(1999-03-03) 3 March 1999	2	0	1899 Hoffenheim
	4FW	Manuel Wintzheimer	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999	6	0	Hamburger SV

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the Germany under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Timon Weiner	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999	1	0	Holstein Kiel	v. Switzerland, 16 October 2018
DF	Nico Schlotterbeck	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999			SC Freiburg	v. Portugal, 22 March 2019 INJ
DF	Tom Baack	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999			VfL Bochum	v. England, 19 November 2018
DF	Ahmet Gürleyen	(1999-04-26) 26 April 1999			Mainz 05	v. England, 19 November 2018
DF	Jan-Niklas Beste	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999			Werder Bremen	v. Switzerland, 16 October 2018
MF	Palkó Dárdai	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999			Hertha BSC	v. Portugal, 22 March 2019
MF	Linton Maina	(1999-06-23) 23 June 1999			Hannover 96	v. Portugal, 22 March 2019 WD
MF	Meritan Shabani	(1999-03-15) 15 March 1999			Bayern Munich	v. Portugal, 22 March 2019 INJ
MF	Adrian Fein	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999			Jahn Regensburg	v. Italy, 15 November 2018 INJ
MF	Sam Schreck	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999			Bayer Leverkusen	v. Switzerland, 16 October 2018
MF	Paul Will	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999			Bayern Munich	v. Switzerland, 16 October 2018
FW	Yari Otto	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999			Eintracht Braunschweig	v. England, 19 November 2018
FW	Robin Hack	(1999-03-03) 3 March 1999			1899 Hoffenheim	v. Italy, 15 November 2018 INJ
FW	Torben Müsel	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999	1	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v. Switzerland, 16 October 2018

Notes

• ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
• ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

• Winner (1981¹)
• Runners-up (1987¹)

Notes

• 1 = as West Germany
• 2 = as East Germany

Under 20 Elite League

• Winner (2017–18)

Awards

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Individual

• Silver Ball: Michael Zorc (1981)
• Bronze Ball: Roland Wohlfarth (1981), Marcel Witeczek (1987)
• Golden Shoe: Marcel Witeczek (1987)
• Silver Shoe: Ralf Loose (1981), Roland Wohlfarth (1981)
• Bronze Shoe: Marc Stendera (2015)

Team

• FIFA Fair Play Award: 1987

Under 20 Elite League

Individual

• Top scorer: Robin Hack (2017–18)

See also

• Germany national football team
• Germany national under-21 football team
• East Germany national under-21 football team
• FIFA U-20 World Cup
• FIFA U-17 World Cup
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship

External links

• Germany Youth National Teams