Poland national under-21 football team
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The Poland national under-21 football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski U-21 w piłce nożnej) is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.
Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni ("The white and reds") Białe Orły ("The White Eagles") | ||
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Association | Polish Football Association (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Adam Majewski | ||
FIFA code | POL | ||
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European Under-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994) |
This team is for Polish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old.
The performance of Poland in the U-21 Euro is used to decide if Poland can qualify for the Summer Olympics. Since the team's foundation, Poland only managed to qualify once, the 1992 Summer Olympics thanked for having the best coefficence point among losing quarter-finalists in the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but managed to finish second in the tournament.