The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
The team is coached by Daniel Is?il?.
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, under-21 football teams in Europe were formed. The team is exclusively for football players that are age 21 or under at the start of the two-year campaign of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship meaning a player can represent the national team until the age of 23.
The best result achieved by the Romania U-21 squad is the qualification for the 1998 European Championship. Under the guidance of Victor Pi?urc? and with a generation of players that included among others Bogdan Lobon?, Florentin Petre, Ionel D?nciulescu and C?t?lin Munteanu, Romania U-21 finished the qualifying stage with maximum points after winning all eight games. Romania was then chosen as the host of the final stage. The squad was eliminated in the quarter-finals, being beaten by the Netherlands, 2-1.
The Romania under-21 team does not have a permanent home. The team plays in stadiums located all around Romania. Because of the smaller demand compared to the senior national team, smaller facilities are used. As of June 2015, the last three games have been played in Targu Mures.
Video Romania national under-21 football team
Competitive record
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
Olympic Games
Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908. The Olympiads between 1896 and 1980 was only open for amateur players. The 1984 and 1988 tournaments were open to players with no appearances in the FIFA World Cup. After the 1988 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for U23 or U21 teams with a maximum of three older players. See Romania national football team for competition record from 1908 until 1988.
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Includes both qualification phase and final tournament of UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
- ***Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
EURO 2019
Maps Romania national under-21 football team
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2017
2018
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against England on 24 March 2018.
- Caps and goals as of 24 March 2018.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Romania under-21 squad and remain eligible:
- Notes
- INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
- Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.
Coaching staff
Former squads
- 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads - Romania
See also
- Romania national football team
- Romania national under-20 football team
- Romania national under-19 football team
- Romania national under-17 football team
- European Under-21 Football Championship
External links
- UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.
- FRF.ro
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