Hungary national under-21 football team

Hungary Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Magyars
Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)
AssociationMagyar Labdarúgó Szövetség
Head coachZoltán Szélesi
CaptainBotond Balogh
Most capsPéter Gulácsi (26)
First colours
Second colours
First international
U23: Norway Norway 1–0 Hungary Hungary
(Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway; 6 October 1970)
U21: Hungary Hungary 7–0 Greece Greece
(Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest win
Hungary Hungary 7–0 Greece Greece
(Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest defeat
 Serbia 8–0  
(Belgrade, Serbia; 7 September 2008)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1996)
Best result15th (1996)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1978)
Best resultSemi-finals, 1986
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

Olympics record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Until 1988 See Hungary national football team
1992 Spain Barcelona did not qualify
1996 United States Atlanta Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 3 7
2000 Australia Sydney did not qualify
2004 Greece Athens
2008 China Beijing
2012 United Kingdom London
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2020 Japan Tokyo
2024 France Paris
Total Group stage 1/9 3 0 0 3 3 7

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

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 10 9 0 1 32 9 +23 27 Final tournament — 3–2 0–4 4–0 4–0 4–0
2  Israel 10 6 1 3 19 10 +9 19 Play-offs 0–1 — 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–0
3  Poland 10 5 3 2 26 9 +17 18 1–2 1–2 — 1–1 5–0 3–0
4   10 4 2 4 16 17 −1 14 1–5 1–2 2–2 — 1–0 4–0
5  Latvia 10 2 1 7 5 19 −14 7 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–2 — 2–0
6  San Marino 10 0 1 9 0 34 −34 1 0–6 0–4 0–5 0–4 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification   1–2  Israel Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr
17:30 Tóth-Gábor 68' Report Nachmani 32'
Gandelman 86'		 Attendance: 210
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov (Russia)
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification San Marino  0–4   San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
20:30 Report Baráth 29'
Skribek 74', 82'
Kiss 90'		 Attendance: 90
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification   2–2  Poland Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged
20:00 Németh 48', 90+5' Report Benedyczak 61' (pen.)
Wędrychowski 81'		 Attendance: 850
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification   1–5  Germany Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged
17:30
Report
Attendance: 1,360
Referee: David Coote (England)
12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification   1–0  Latvia Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
17:45
Report Attendance: 260
Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark)
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification Israel  3–0   HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
18:40 (19:40 UTC+2)
Report Attendance: 930
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification   4–0  San Marino Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest
16:30
Report Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia)
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification Poland  1–1   Arena Zabrze, Zabrze
16:00
Report
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification Germany  4–0   Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück
18:15
Report Attendance: 5,609
Referee: Yasar Kemal Ugurlu (Turkey)
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification Latvia  0–2  
Report
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Albania and Austria on 5 and 10 June 2025; respectively.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against Austria.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ármin Pécsi (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 6 0 England Liverpool
22 1GK Balázs Tóth (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 2 0 Hungary Nyíregyháza
1GK Áron Yaakobishvili (2006-03-06) 6 March 2006 1 0 Spain Barcelona
3 2DF Ákos Markgráf (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 4 0 Hungary Puskás Akadémia
4 2DF István Pekár (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 2 0 Hungary Budapest Honvéd
5 2DF Áron Dragóner (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 5 1 Slovenia Nafta
12 2DF Antal Yaakobishvili (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 11 0 Spain Girona
19 2DF Bendegúz Farkas (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 1 0 Hungary Nyíregyháza
2DF Barnabás Bíró (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 1 0 Hungary Győr
2DF Dominik Kaczvinszki (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 0 0 Hungary Újpest
6 3MF László Vingler (2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 3 0 Hungary ETO FC Győr
7 3MF Botond Vajda (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 7 1 Hungary Debrecen
8 3MF Michael Okeke (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 8 0 England Manchester City
11 3MF Tamás Szűcs (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 6 0 Hungary Debrecen
15 3MF Kevin Bánáti (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 4 0 Hungary ETO FC Győr
16 3MF Hunor Németh (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 2 0 Denmark Copenhagen
23 3MF Balázs Bakti (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 4 1 Hungary Zalaegerszeg
10 4FW Zalán Vancsa (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 18 0 Netherlands Roda JC
17 4FW Dominik Csóka (2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 5 0 Slovenia Nafta
18 4FW Adrián Dénes (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 4 0 Hungary Újpest
21 4FW Zsombor Gruber (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 7 1 Hungary MTK Budapest
4FW Milán Klausz (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 4 1 Slovenia Nafta
4FW Gábor Jurek (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 3 2 Hungary Diósgyőr

Recent callups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Milán Demeter (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 3 0 Hungary Diósgyőr v.  Republic of Ireland, 24 March 2025
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

Position Name
Head coach Hungary Zoltán Szélesi
Assistant coach Hungary György Sándor
Assistant coach Hungary Vilmos Vanczák
Goalkeeping coach Hungary Zoltán Végh
Fitness coach Hungary László Gáspár
Video analyst Hungary István Beregi
Physiotherapist Hungary Dávid Smeló
Physiotherapist Hungary István Selyem
Kit manager Hungary Zoltán Arany
Team Doctor Hungary Iván Kollár
Team Doctor Hungary Márton Tarr
Team manager Hungary Bence Teodoru

Administrative staff

Position Name
Delegation Leader Hungary Vince Annus
Secretary Hungary Béla Brünyi
Press Officer Hungary Márton Dinnyés
Kit Manager Hungary László Hegyesi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Albánia és Ausztria ellen készül az U21-es válogatott" (in Hungarian). Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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