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

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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, via the under-19 championship. Since the 2017–18 season, Germany also contest the Under 20 Elite League, winning the inaugural season.

## Competitive record

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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[1]
2023 | did not qualify
2025 | To be determined
Total | 1 title | 47 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 51

## Players

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### Current squad

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* The following players were called up for the friendly matches.[2]
* 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

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| 1GK | Nahuel Noll |  (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 22) | 2  | 0  |  TSG Hoffenheim
| 1GK | Tim Schreiber |  (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) | 2  | 0  |  Holstein Kiel
| 1GK | Jonas Urbig |  (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 21) | 1  | 0  |  1\. FC Köln

* * *

| 2DF | Jamie Lawrence |  (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) | 12  | 0  |  1\. FC Magdeburg
| 2DF | Kenneth Schmidt |  (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22) | 11  | 1  |  SC Freiburg
| 2DF | Kerim Çalhanoğlu |  (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 22) | 6  | 1  |  SV Sandhausen
| 2DF | Marco John |  (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22) | 6  | 0  |  Greuther Fürth
| 2DF | Jamil Siebert |  (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22) | 3  | 0  |  Viktoria Köln
| 2DF | Sadik Fofana |  (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21) | 5  | 0  |  1\. FC Nürnberg
| 2DF | Lasse Günther |  (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |  SV Wehen Wiesbaden
| 2DF | Tim Oermann |  (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Wolfsberger AC

* * *

| 3MF | Merlin Röhl |  (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) | 7  | 0  |  SC Freiburg
| 3MF | Robert Wagner |  (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21) | 5  | 1  |  SC Freiburg
| 3MF | Christopher Scott |  (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22) | 5  | 0  |  Royal Antwerp
| 3MF | Jens Castrop |  (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21) | 2  | 0  |  1\. FC Nürnberg
| 3MF | Niklas Jessen |  (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  FC St. Pauli

* * *

| 4FW | Paul Nebel |  (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22) | 12  | 3  |  Karlsruher SC
| 4FW | Maximilian Beier |  (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) | 6  | 0  |  Hannover 96
| 4FW | Fisnik Asllani |  (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) | 5  | 3  |  1899 Hoffenheim
| 4FW | Armindo Sieb |  (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 22) | 3  | 0  |  Greuther Fürth
| 4FW | Tim Rossmann |  (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Karlsruher SC
| 4FW | Derry Scherhant |  (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |  Hertha BSC

### Recent call-ups

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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

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GK | Tjark Ernst |  (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |  Hertha BSC | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022

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DF | Lasse Rosenboom |  (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 23) | 4  | 0  |  Werder Breman | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022
DF | Meiko Sponsel |  (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 23) | 0  | 0  |  Rot-Weiss Essen | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022

* * *

MF | Tim Breithaupt |  (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 23) | 4  | 0  |  Karlsruher SC | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022
MF | Jomaine Consbruch |  (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23) | 0  | 0  |  Arminia Bielefeld | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022

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FW | Marvin Obuz |  (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 23) | 7  | 0  |  Holstein Kiel | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW | Nick Woltemade |  (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 23) | 4  | 1  |  SV Elversberg | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW | Emilio Kehrer |  (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 23) | 3  | 2  |  Cercle Brugge | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW | Ben Bobzien |  (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) | 2  | 0  |  Mainz 05 | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW | Erik Shuranov |  (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23) | 2  | 0  |  1\. FC Nürnberg | v.  Portugal, 22 November 2022

## Records

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### FIFA U-20 World Cup

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* Winner (19811)
* Runners-up (19871)

Notes

* 1 = as West Germany
* 2 = as East Germany

### Under 20 Elite League

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* Winner (2017–18)
* Runners-up (2022–23, 2023–24)

## Awards

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### FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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

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Individual

* Top scorer: Robin Hack (2017–18)

## See also

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* Germany national football team
* Germany national under-21 football team
* Germany national under-17 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

## References

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1. ^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
2. ^ "Team und Trainer" (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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## Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Germany's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %

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Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 050.00
Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4  | 000.00
Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3  | 050.00
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4  | 100.00
Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4  | 100.00
China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1  | 100.00
Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2  | 000.00
Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1  | 050.00
Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7  | 100.00
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1  | 000.00
Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0  | 000.00
Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4  | 100.00
Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2  | 100.00
Mali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 050.00
Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0  | 066.67
Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2  | 050.00
Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4  | 100.00
Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2  | 000.00
Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2  | 100.00
United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6  | 075.00
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1  | 000.00
Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1  | 100.00
Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2  | 000.00
Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1  | 000.00
Total  | 47 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 51 | +40  | 051.06
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference