Germany women's national under-20 football team

The Germany women's national under-20 football team represents the female under-20s of Germany in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and is controlled by the German Football Association.

Germany

Nickname(s)	Die Nationalelf (The National Eleven)
Association	German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kathrin Peter
FIFA code	GER
First colours Second colours
First international
Germany 0–2 North Korea  (Moscow, Russia; August 18, 2006)
Biggest win
Germany 9–1 Mexico  (Moscow, Russia; August 21, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Germany 1–4 United States  (St. Petersburg, Russia; August 27, 2006)
European Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1998)
Best result	Champions (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2004, 2010, 2014)

History

The German U-20 team and Nordic Cup

The German U-20 team participated in the Nordic Cup since the early '90s. Winning the tournament in 1995.[1] Nordic Cup was a U-20 competition from 1990 to 1997.

Change of U-18 to U-19

The first three tournaments of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship were in the U-18 category. In 2001, the German Football Association decided to change the age limit from the U-18 team to U-19. The move was in preparation for 2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (competition that served as a qualifying tournament for the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship).

2005 and 2006

As the German Football Association did in 2001 prior to the introduction of the U-19 tournament, they raised the age of the squad from U-19 to U-20 in 2005. The move was, again, in response to FIFA's altering of the competition from U-19 to U-20.

Results

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The German team has participated in all tournaments. They have been champions in three opportunities (2004, 2010 and 2014)[2][3]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws*	Losses	GF	GA
2002	Third place	6	3	1	2	9	8
2004	Champions	6	4	2	0	19	5
2006	Quarter-final	4	2	0	2	16	7
2008	Third place	6	4	0	2	16	9
2010	Champions	6	6	0	0	20	5
2012	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	15	1
2014	Champions	6	5	1	0	17	7
2016	Quarter-final	4	3	0	1	8	2
2018	Quarter-final	4	3	0	1	7	5
2021	Qualified
Total	10/10	48	35	4	9	127	49

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The German team has participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 19 times; Winning it six times and setting the record for most titles.[4][5]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws*	Losses	GF	GA
Two-legged final 1998	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	5	4
1999	Runner-up	3	2	0	1	4	2
2000	Champions	4	3	1	0	9	3
2001	Champions	2	2	0	0	5	2
2002	Champions	5	5	0	0	10	3
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	7	4
2004	Runner-up	5	4	0	1	24	2
2005	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	11	6
2006	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	1
2007	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	4
2008	Semi-finals	4	2	2	0	11	2
2009	Group stage	3	2	0	1	11	4
2010	Semi-finals	4	3	1	0	12	4
2011	Champions	5	5	0	0	17	4
2012	Did not qualify
2013	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	9	3
2014	Did not qualify
2015	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	6	6
2016	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	6
2017	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	12	2
2018	Runner-up	5	3	0	2	5	2
2019	Runner-up	5	3	1	1	11	4
Total	20/22	81	57	9	15	201	68

Players

Squad for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France[6]

Caps and goals as of 24 July 2018.[7]

Head coach: Maren Meinert

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Vanessa Fischer	18 April 1998	2	0	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
14	DF	Janina Hechler	28 January 1999	2	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
4	DF	Sophia Kleinherne	12 April 2000	3	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
7	MF	Giulia Gwinn	2 July 1999	2	0	SC Freiburg
16	MF	Luca Graf	19 March 1999	3	1	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
15	DF	Nina Lange	14 July 1998	3	0	MSV Duisburg
18	MF	Klara Bühl	7 December 2000	1	0	SC Freiburg
10	FW	Laura Freigang	1 February 1998	13	5	1. FFC Frankfurt
6	MF	Janina Minge	11 June 1999	5	1	SC Freiburg
12	GK	Janina Leitzig	16 April 1999	2	0	TSG Hoffenheim
8	MF	Jana Feldkamp	15 March 1998	10	1	SGS Essen
2	MF	Dina Orschmann	8 January 1998	9	1	University of Central Florida
11	FW	Kristin Kögel	21 September 1999	4	0	FC Bayern Munich
19	FW	Annalena Rieke	10 January 1999	3	0	SGS Essen
9	FW	Stefanie Sanders	12 June 1998	12	4	University of Central Florida
17	DF	Sjoeke Nüsken	22 January 2001	1	0	Westfalia Rhynern
21	GK	Charlotte Voll	22 April 1999	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
5	DF	Tanja Pawollek	18 January 1999	5	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
20	MF	Lena Sophie Oberdorf	19 December 2001	1	1	SGS Essen
3	DF	Katja Orschmann	8 January 1998	4	0	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
13	DF	Sarai Linder	26 October 1999	5	0	TSG Hoffenheim

See also

• Germany women's national football team
• Germany women's national under-19 football team
• Germany women's national under-17 football team
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

References

1. Nordic Nordic Cup (Women U-20/U-21/U-23)
2. FIFA U-20 History
3. FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
4. UEFA U-19 History
5. UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
6. Current squad
7. Team statistics

External links

• Site of the Under-20 national team at the German Football Association
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany team page