Germany national under-20 football team
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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.
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| Nickname | Die Mannschaft (The Team) | ||
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| Association | Deutscher Fußball-Bund | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Hannes Wolf | ||
| Most caps | Christian Schulz Matthias Lehmann (18) | ||
| Top scorer | Mike Hanke Christian Eggert (8) | ||
| FIFA code | GER | ||
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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) | ||
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
| 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 | did not qualify | |||||||
  2027 | 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
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 | 15 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | Hertha BSC |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Lasse Rosenboom | 19 January 2002 | 4 | 0 | Werder Breman |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Meiko Sponsel | 28 February 2002 | 0 | 0 | Rot-Weiss Essen |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Tim Breithaupt | 7 February 2002 | 4 | 0 | Karlsruher SC |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Jomaine Consbruch | 26 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Arminia Bielefeld |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Marvin Obuz | 25 January 2002 | 7 | 0 | Holstein Kiel |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Nick Woltemade | 14 February 2002 | 4 | 1 | SV Elversberg |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Emilio Kehrer | 20 March 2002 | 3 | 2 |  Cercle Brugge |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Ben Bobzien | 29 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | Mainz 05 |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Erik Shuranov | 22 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
Records
FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Notes
- 1 = as West Germany
- 2 = as East Germany
Under 20 Elite League
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)
Head-to-head record
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Australia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Cameroon |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 |
| Egypt |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Fiji |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 |
 France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Ghana |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
 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 | 0.00 |
| Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 66.67 |
 Paraguay |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 |
| South Korea |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
 United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 75.00 |
 Uruguay |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 |
 Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Zambia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 47 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 51.06 |