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
2025	To be determined
Total	1 title	47	24	9	14	91	51

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the friendly matches.
• Match dates: 22 and 27 March 2023
• Opposition: England and Italy
• Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against Portugal

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Nahuel Noll	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003	2	0	TSG Hoffenheim
	1GK	Tim Schreiber	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002	2	0	Holstein Kiel
	1GK	Jonas Urbig	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003	1	0	1. FC Köln
	2DF	Jamie Lawrence	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002	12	0	1. FC Magdeburg
	2DF	Kenneth Schmidt	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002	11	1	SC Freiburg
	2DF	Kerim Çalhanoğlu	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002	6	1	SV Sandhausen
	2DF	Marco John	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002	6	0	Greuther Fürth
	2DF	Jamil Siebert	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002	3	0	Viktoria Köln
	2DF	Sadik Fofana	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003	5	0	1. FC Nürnberg
	2DF	Lasse Günther	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003	0	0	SV Wehen Wiesbaden
	2DF	Tim Oermann	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003	0	0	Wolfsberger AC
	3MF	Merlin Röhl	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002	7	0	SC Freiburg
	3MF	Robert Wagner	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003	5	1	SC Freiburg
	3MF	Christopher Scott	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002	5	0	Royal Antwerp
	3MF	Jens Castrop	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg
	3MF	Niklas Jessen	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003	0	0	FC St. Pauli
	4FW	Paul Nebel	(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002	12	3	Karlsruher SC
	4FW	Maximilian Beier	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002	6	0	Hannover 96
	4FW	Fisnik Asllani	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002	5	3	1899 Hoffenheim
	4FW	Armindo Sieb	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003	3	0	Greuther Fürth
	4FW	Tim Rossmann	(2003-11-11) 11 November 2003	0	0	Karlsruher SC
	4FW	Derry Scherhant	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002	0	0	Hertha BSC

Recent call-ups

The following list of players have also been called up by the Germany u-20 side and still remain eligible for selection:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tjark Ernst	(2003-03-15) 15 March 2003	0	0	Hertha BSC	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
DF	Lasse Rosenboom	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002	4	0	Werder Breman	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
DF	Meiko Sponsel	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002	0	0	Rot-Weiss Essen	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
MF	Tim Breithaupt	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002	4	0	Karlsruher SC	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
MF	Jomaine Consbruch	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002	0	0	Arminia Bielefeld	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Marvin Obuz	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002	7	0	Holstein Kiel	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Nick Woltemade	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002	4	1	SV Elversberg	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Emilio Kehrer	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002	3	2	Cercle Brugge	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Ben Bobzien	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003	2	0	Mainz 05	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Erik Shuranov	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022

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)
• Runners-up (2022–23, 2023–24)

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