Romania national under-20 football team

Romania U-20Nickname(s)| Tricolorii (The Tricolours)

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Association| Federația Română de Fotbal
Confederation| UEFA (Europe)
Head coach| Costin Curelea
FIFA code| ROU

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Second colours

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The Romania national under-20 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.

## Honours

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* FIFA U-20 World Cup:
* Third Place (1): 1981

## Individual awards

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Year  | Golden Ball

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1981 | Romulus Gabor

## Players

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### Current squad

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The following players were named in the squad for the 2024–25 Under 20 Elite League matches against Portugal and Italy on 14 and 19 November 2024 respectively.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Italy.

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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| 1GK | Vlad Răfăilă |  (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Lecce
| 1GK | Ștefan Lefter |  (2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Universitatea Cluj
| 1GK | David Dincă |  (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Reșița

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| 2DF | Ștefan Duțu |  (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 21) | 11  | 1  |  Afumați
| 2DF | Tony Strata |  (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20) | 8  | 0  |  Ajaccio
| 2DF | Ionuț Pop |  (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 21) | 7  | 0  |  Corvinul Hunedoara
| 2DF | Matteo Duțu |  (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 19) | 5  | 0  |  Milan Futuro
| 2DF | Andrei Borza |  (2005-11-12) 12 November 2005 (age 19) | 4  | 0  |  Rapid București
| 2DF | Andrei Dorobanțu |  (2004-08-29) 29 August 2004 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Unirea Slobozia
| 2DF | Antonio David |  (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 21) | 3  | 0  |  Gubbio

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| 3MF | Eduard Radaslavescu |  (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 20) | 12  | 4  |  Farul Constanța
| 3MF | Alin Boțogan |  (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 21) | 7  | 0  |  Petrolul Ploiești
| 3MF | Robert Jălade |  (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19) | 6  | 0  |  Sevilla Atlético
| 3MF | Ștefan Bană |  (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 20) | 6  | 0  |  Universitatea Craiova
| 3MF | Rareș Pop |  (2005-06-14) 14 June 2005 (age 19) | 5  | 0  |  Rapid București
| 3MF | Andrei Florea |  (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 19) | 4  | 0  |  Estoril
| 3MF | Cătălin Vulturar |  (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20) | 3  | 0  |  Rapid București
| 3MF | Mihnea Rădulescu |  (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19) | 2  | 0  |  Petrolul Ploiești
| 3MF | Omar El Sawy |  (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Sepsi OSK

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| 4FW | Atanas Trică |  (2004-07-09) 9 July 2004 (age 20) | 11  | 4  |  Slatina
| 4FW | Alex Stan |  (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19) | 6  | 0  |  Oțelul Galați

### Recent call-ups

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Players born in or after 2004 are eligible for the 2024–25 Under 20 Elite League.

The following players have also been called up in the past to the Romania under-20 squad and remain eligible to play:

Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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GK | Eduard Chioveanu |  (2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Afumați | v.  Switzerland, 14 October 2024
GK | Denis Oncescu |  (2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Argeș Pitești | v.  England, 10 September 2024
GK | Paul Toroc |  (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Slatina | v.  England, 10 September 2024

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DF | Răzvan Pașcalău INJ |  (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) | 5  | 0  |  Dinamo București | v.  Portugal, 15 November 2024
DF | David Maftei INJ |  (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Oțelul Galați | v.  Portugal, 14 November 2024
DF | Alexandru Șuteu |  (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20) | 8  | 0  |  Voluntari | v.  Switzerland, 14 October 2024
DF | Mark Țuțu |  (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 21) | 1  | 0  |  Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | v.  Switzerland, 14 October 2024
DF | Robert Bădescu |  (2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 19) | 2  | 0  |  Rapid București | v.  England, 10 September 2024
DF | Mario Tudose |  (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Argeș Pitești | v.  England, 10 September 2024
DF | Robert Sălceanu |  (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 21) | 2  | 0  |  Gloria Buzău | v.  Germany, 17 November 2023
DF | Alexandru Luca |  (2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Hermannstadt | v.  Italy, 15 November 2021

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MF | Alexandru Musi INJ |  (2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 20) | 9  | 2  |  FCSB | v.  Portugal, 15 November 2024
MF | Denis Rența |  (2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 20) | 5  | 0  |  Focșani | v.  Switzerland, 14 October 2024
MF | Adrian Caragea |  (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 19) | 2  | 0  |  Dinamo București | v.  Switzerland, 14 October 2024
MF | Daniel Olariu |  (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  1599 Șelimbăr | v.  Switzerland, 14 October 2024
MF | Andres Șfaiț |  (2004-12-09) 9 December 2004 (age 20) | 6  | 0  |  CFR Cluj | v.  England, 10 September 2024
MF | Antonio Bordușanu INJ |  (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 20) | 3  | 0  |  Dinamo București | v.  Germany, 5 September 2024
MF | Cristian Mihai |  (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) | 3  | 1  |  UTA Arad | v.  Germany, 17 November 2023

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FW | Rareș Burnete |  (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 21) | 3  | 1  |  Lecce | v.  England, 10 September 2024
FW | Dragoș Lazăr |  (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Metalul Buzău | v.  Norway, 27 March 2023

Notes

* INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
* SUS = Player is serving suspension
* WD = Player withdrew from the squad
* Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

## See also

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* Romania national football team
* Romania national under-21 football team
* Romania national under-19 football team
* Romania national under-17 football team
* FIFA U-20 World Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Lotul naționalei U20 ales de Costin Curelea pentru dubla din luna noiembrie, contra Portugaliei și Italiei" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

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## Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Romania'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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Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 100.00
West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Total  | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3  | 066.67
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference