Germany national under-21 football team
Association | Deutscher Fußball-Bund | ||
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Head coach | Stefan Kuntz | ||
Captain | Maximilian Arnold | ||
Most caps | Fabian Ernst (31) | ||
Top scorer | Pierre Littbarski (18) | ||
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First international | |||
U-23: U-21: ![]() ![]() Toruń, 10 October 1979 | |||
Biggest win | |||
U-23: U-21: ![]() ![]() Serravalle, 17 November 2009 | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
U-23: U-21: ![]() ![]() Olomouc, 27 June 2015 | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Winners (2009) |
The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.
Before the reunification of Germany, East Germany and West Germany played as separate entities — the two teams played separately until summer 1990. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, international under-21 football in Europe began. A West German team, however, did not compete in the U-21 European Championship until the qualifying round (beginning in 1980) of the 1982 competition.
West Germany competed in the first two under-23 competitions, which finished in 1972 and 1974. The first under-21 competition finals were in 1978, and since the under-21 competition rules state that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an under-23 competition.
The current Germany team can be legitimately considered as the current incarnation of the West German team, since the West Germany flag, uniform, and football association all became those of the unified Germany. In effect, the West German team absorbed the East German team to become 'the Germany national under-21 football team'.
For these reasons, the record of West Germany for the U-23 and U-21 competitions is shown below.
Competition records
For the East Germany team record, look here.
Competing as West Germany
- UEFA U-23 Championship record
Year | Progress |
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![]() | Quarterfinals |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Did not enter |
- UEFA U-21 Championship record
Year | Progress |
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![]() | Did not enter |
![]() | Did not enter |
![]() | Final |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Quarterfinals |
Competing as Germany
- UEFA U-21 Championship record
Year | Progress |
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![]() | Quarterfinals |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Quarterfinals |
![]() | Quarterfinals |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Group Stage |
![]() | Group Stage |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Champions |
![]() | Did not qualify |
![]() | Group Stage |
![]() | Semifinals |
![]() | Qualified |
Individual Awards
- Golden Player: Rudi Völler (1982)
- Silver Boot: Kevin Volland (2015)
- EURO Under-21 dream team
On 17 June 2015, UEFA revealed an all-time best XI from the previous Under-21 final tournaments.[1]
Included players from Germany:
- Goal: Manuel Neuer
- Defence: Mats Hummels
- Midfield: Mesut Özil
Schedule and results
13 November 2015 2017 UEFA Q | Germany ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Regensburg |
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18:00 | Werner ![]() Arnold ![]() |
Report | Isayev ![]() |
Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 8,922 Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (Bulgaria) |
17 November 2015 2017 UEFA Q | Germany ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
Fürth |
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18:00 | Meyer ![]() Goretzka ![]() Selke ![]() Sané ![]() |
Report | Gregoritsch ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion am Laubenweg Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain) |
24 March 2016 2017 UEFA Q | Germany ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
Frankfurt |
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20:00 | Sané ![]() Nattestad ![]() Meyer ![]() Brandt ![]() |
Report | Dam ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 4,152 Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia) |
29 March 2016 2017 UEFA Q | Russia ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Rostov-on-Don |
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22:00 | Report | Selke ![]() Meyer ![]() |
Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece) |
2 September 2016 Friendly | Germany ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Kassel |
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18:15 | Prömel ![]() Stark ![]() Öztunalı ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Auestadion Attendance: 6,890 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
6 September 2016 2017 UEFA Q | Finland ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Seinäjoki |
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18:00 | Report | Väisänen ![]() |
Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 2,582 Referee: Benoît Millot (France) |
7 October 2016 2017 UEFA Q | Germany ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
Ingolstadt |
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18:00 | Arnold ![]() Gnabry ![]() Selke ![]() |
Report | Lystsov ![]() Yevseyev ![]() Bezdenezhnykh ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 7,043 Referee: Frank Schneider (France) |
11 October 2016 2017 UEFA Q | Austria ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
Sankt Pölten |
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18:00 | Lienhart ![]() |
Report | Arnold ![]() Öztunali ![]() Selke ![]() Haberer ![]() |
Stadium: NV Arena Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland) |
11 November 2016 Friendly | Germany ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Berlin |
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18:00 | Toljan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 5,130 Referee: Amaury Delerue (France) |
15 November 2016 Friendly | Poland ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Tychy |
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18:30 | Kownacki ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Tychy City Stadium Attendance: 11,974 Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic) |
18 June 2017 2017 UEFA Euro | Germany ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Kraków |
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18:00 | Stadium: Stadion Cracovia |
21 June 2017 2017 UEFA Euro | Germany ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Kraków |
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18:00 | Stadium: Stadion Cracovia |
24 June 2017 2017 UEFA Euro | Italy ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Tychy |
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20:45 | Stadium: Stadion Miejski |
Players
Current squad
![](../I/m/Germany_national_under-21_football_team.jpg)
Players born in or after 1994 are eligible for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Turkey and Poland on 10 and 15 November 2016 respectively.[2]
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.
- Caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016.[3]
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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2 | DF | Mitchell Weiser | 21 April 1995 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Jeremy Toljan | 8 August 1994 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Niklas Stark | 14 April 1995 | 13 | 2 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Kevin Akpoguma | 19 April 1995 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Levin Öztunalı | 15 March 1996 | 10 | 3 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Maximilian Arnold (c) | 27 May 1994 | 16 | 5 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Julian Pollersbeck | 16 August 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Janik Haberer | 2 April 1994 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Nadiem Amiri | 27 October 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Leroy Sané | 11 January 1996 | 10 | 5 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Paul Seguin | 29 March 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | FW | Maximilian Philipp | 1 March 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | Michael Zetterer | 12 July 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
GK | Timon Wellenreuther | 3 December 1995 | 10 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Leon Guwara | 28 June 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Timo Baumgartl | 4 April 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Hany Mukhtar | 21 March 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Pascal Köpke | 3 September 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call ups
The following players have also been called up to the Germany under-21 squad and remain eligible:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jannik Huth | 15 March 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Marvin Schwäbe | 25 April 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Matthias Ginter | 19 January 1994 | 16 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Niklas Süle | 3 September 1995 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Waldemar Anton | 20 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jeremy Dudziak | 28 August 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Yannick Gerhardt | 13 March 1994 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jonathan Tah | 11 February 1996 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Benjamin Henrichs | 23 February 1997 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Lukas Klostermann | 3 June 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mahmoud Dahoud | 1 January 1996 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Grischa Prömel | 9 January 1995 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Leon Goretzka | 6 February 1995 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Dominik Kohr | 31 January 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Max Christiansen | 25 September 1996 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Gideon Jung | 12 September 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Max Meyer | 18 September 1995 | 17 | 6 | ![]() |
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MF | Julian Brandt | 2 May 1996 | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Davie Selke | 20 January 1995 | 9 | 7 | ![]() |
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FW | Timo Werner | 6 March 1996 | 8 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Serge Gnabry | 14 July 1995 | 10 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Marvin Stefaniak | 3 February 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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Past squads
- 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Player records
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Former coaches
- Hannes Löhr (1990–2002)
- Jürgen Kohler (2002–2003)
- Uli Stielike (2003–2004)
- Dieter Eilts (2004–2008)
- Horst Hrubesch (2008–2009)
- Rainer Adrion (2009–2013)
- Horst Hrubesch (2013–2016)
- Stefan Kuntz (2016–)
See also
- Germany national football team
- Germany national youth football team
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Germany national under-21 football team. |
- ↑ "Our all-time Under-21 EURO dream team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Kuntz nominiert 23 Spieler für die Partien gegen Türkei und in Polen". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "U 21-Nationalteam Männer Team". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
External links
- Site of the Under-21 national team at the German Football Association homepage