Hungary national under-21 football team

National association football team

Hungary U-21-national football team goal celebration against Austria

The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team was formed. The team has a modest record, reaching the last eight of three tournaments, and the semi-finals of one, but failing to qualify for eleven, including the forthcoming 2006 tournament.

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Hungary's excellent record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

Olympics record

UEFA U-23 Championship record

• 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1974: Winners.
• 1976: Runners-up.

UEFA U-21 Championship record

• 1978: Losing quarter-finalists.
• 1980: Losing quarter-finalists.
• 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
• 1984: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
• 1986: Losing semi-finalists.
• 1988: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
• 1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
• 1994: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
• 1996: Losing quarter-finalists.
• 1998: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2002: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2006: Play-off stage.
• 2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 2009: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2011: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2013: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2015: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2017: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group.
• 2019: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
• 2021: Group stage.
• 2023: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss

Hungary  v  Israel

San Marino  v  Hungary

Hungary  v  Poland

Hungary  v  Germany

Hungary  v  Latvia

Israel  v  Hungary

Hungary  v  San Marino

Poland  v  Hungary

Germany  v  Hungary

Latvia  v  Hungary

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the matches against Moldova and Kazakhstan on 22 and 26 March 2024 respectively.

Caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023, after the match against Belgium.

Recent callups

The following players have been selected by Hungary in the past 12 months.

Notes

• ^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
• Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

Staff

Technical staff

Administrative staff

See also

• Hungary national football team
• Hungary national under-19 football team
• Hungary national under-17 football team
• European Under-21 Football Championship

References

External links

• UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
• Hungarian Football Forum (In English)
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.