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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 edit

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	did not qualify
1981	Champions	6	5	0	1	12	4
1983	did not qualify
1985	did not qualify
1987	Runners-up	6	4	2	0	14	3
1989	did not qualify
1991	did not qualify
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	did not qualify
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 edit

Current squad edit

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Nahuel Noll	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21)	2	0	TSG Hoffenheim
1GK	Tim Schreiber	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Holstein Kiel
1GK	Jonas Urbig	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 20)	1	0	1. FC Köln

2DF	Jamie Lawrence	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)	12	0	1. FC Magdeburg
2DF	Kenneth Schmidt	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 21)	11	1	SC Freiburg
2DF	Kerim Çalhanoğlu	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 21)	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 20)	5	0	1. FC Nürnberg
2DF	Lasse Günther	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	SV Wehen Wiesbaden
2DF	Tim Oermann	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Wolfsberger AC

3MF	Merlin Röhl	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21)	7	0	SC Freiburg
3MF	Robert Wagner	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 20)	5	1	SC Freiburg
3MF	Christopher Scott	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Royal Antwerp
3MF	Jens Castrop	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 20)	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg
3MF	Niklas Jessen	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	FC St. Pauli

4FW	Paul Nebel	(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21)	12	3	Karlsruher SC
4FW	Maximilian Beier	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Hannover 96
4FW	Fisnik Asllani	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21)	5	3	1899 Hoffenheim
4FW	Armindo Sieb	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Greuther Fürth
4FW	Tim Rossmann	(2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Karlsruher SC
4FW	Derry Scherhant	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Hertha BSC

Recent call-ups edit

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 20)	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 edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

Winner (1981¹)
Runners-up (1987¹)

Notes

1 = as West Germany
2 = as East Germany

Under 20 Elite League edit

Winner (2017–18)

Awards edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

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 edit

Individual

Top scorer: Robin Hack (2017–18)

References edit

^ "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.
^ "Team und Trainer" (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 22 March 2023.