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 [1]
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. ^[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
	1 GK	Nahuel Noll	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21)	2	0	TSG Hoffenheim
	1 GK	Tim Schreiber	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Holstein Kiel
	1 GK	Jonas Urbig	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 20)	1	0	1. FC Köln
	2 DF	Jamie Lawrence	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)	12	0	1. FC Magdeburg
	2 DF	Kenneth Schmidt	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)	11	1	SC Freiburg
	2 DF	Kerim Çalhanoğlu	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 21)	6	1	SV Sandhausen
	2 DF	Marco John	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Greuther Fürth
	2 DF	Jamil Siebert	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Viktoria Köln
	2 DF	Sadik Fofana	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21)	5	0	1. FC Nürnberg
	2 DF	Lasse Günther	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	SV Wehen Wiesbaden
	2 DF	Tim Oermann	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Wolfsberger AC
	3 MF	Merlin Röhl	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21)	7	0	SC Freiburg
	3 MF	Robert Wagner	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 20)	5	1	SC Freiburg
	3 MF	Christopher Scott	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Royal Antwerp
	3 MF	Jens Castrop	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 20)	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg
	3 MF	Niklas Jessen	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	FC St. Pauli
	4 FW	Paul Nebel	(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21)	12	3	Karlsruher SC
	4 FW	Maximilian Beier	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Hannover 96
	4 FW	Fisnik Asllani	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21)	5	3	1899 Hoffenheim
	4 FW	Armindo Sieb	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Greuther Fürth
	4 FW	Tim Rossmann	(2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Karlsruher SC
	4 FW	Derry Scherhant	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)	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 (age 21)	0	0	Hertha BSC	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
DF	Lasse Rosenboom	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Werder Breman	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
DF	Meiko Sponsel	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Rot-Weiss Essen	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
MF	Tim Breithaupt	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Karlsruher SC	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
MF	Jomaine Consbruch	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Arminia Bielefeld	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Marvin Obuz	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Holstein Kiel	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Nick Woltemade	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22)	4	1	SV Elversberg	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Emilio Kehrer	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22)	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 22)	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)

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

References

External links

• Germany Youth National Teams