German national soccer team (U-18 juniors)

Germany

Association	German Football Association
confederacy	UEFA
Technical sponsor	adidas
Head coach	Christian Wörns
Assistant coach	Dieter Frey Hanno Balitsch
Home stadium	Changing stages
FIFA code	GER
(Status: 10.09.2018)

The DFB-U-18-Juniors are the national team of the former A-youth (up to the age of 18; younger age group formerly U-17) of the men of the DFB . The coach of the men's DFB U-18 juniors is currently Frank Kramer.

history

The first European football championship was held in Germany in 1981 and was won 1-0 by the German team in the final against Poland. In 1982 and 1983 they were eliminated in the preliminary round of the European Championship. In 1984 the team could not qualify. 1986 in Yugoslavia she prevailed in the game for third place with 1-0 against Scotland; The team from the GDR became European champions. In 1988 and 1990 the German team did not qualify, the GDR team took third place in 1988. In 1992 in Germany, the German team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the European Championship. In 1993 the qualification failed again. In Spain in 1994, Germany lost 4-1 to Portugal in the final after a penalty shoot-out and was runner-up in Europe. In 1995, 1996 and 1997 the team failed in the qualification. In 1998 the German team reached second place; she lost the final against Ireland 3-4 on penalties. 1999 failed to qualify for the European Championship. In 2000 in Germany, the team won the game for third place against the Czech Republic 3-1. for the last U-18 European Championship in 2001, the team could no longer qualify. There have been no UEFA competitions in the U18 class since 2002 because the age limit for this has been increased to 19 years. Since then , the team has only played friendly matches in preparation for the European Championships for the men's DFB U-19 juniors .

Current

Games

• Games and dates on dfb.de.

Squad

• Current roster on dfb.de

successes

• Third in the 1961 UEFA tournament in Portugal
• Second in the 1972 UEFA tournament in Spain
• Second at the Yugoslavia tournament in 1979 in Yugoslavia
• European champion at the U-18 football championship in 1981 in Germany
• Third in the 1986 European Under-18 Football Championship in Yugoslavia
• Vice European Champion at the U-18 European Football Championship in Spain in 1994
• Vice European champion at the 1998 European Under-18 Football Championship in Cyprus
• Third at the U-18 European Football Championship in Germany in 2000

Web links

• U 18 juniors on the website of the German Football Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ West Germany take first title. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
2. ^ East Germany leave their mark. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
3. ^ Soviets savor U18 success. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Turkey enjoy famous first. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Portugal persistance pays off. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Ireland complete memorable double. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Jubilant France go fourth. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Poland end U18 era on high. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
9. ↑ History - UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed December 11, 2013 .