Hungary national under-21 football team

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

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 Hungary 
(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

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

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

UEFA U-23 Championship record

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

UEFA U-21 Championship record

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  • 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

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2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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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   Hungary 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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2023 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification Hungary   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   Hungary 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 Hungary   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 Hungary   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 Hungary   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   Hungary 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 Hungary   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   Hungary 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   Hungary 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   Hungary
Report
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro)

Players

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Current squad

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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.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Krisztián Hegyi (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 22) 24 0   Motherwell
22 1GK Ármin Pécsi (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Puskás Akadémia
12 1GK Gellért Dúzs (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Honvéd

2DF Patrik Iyinbor (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22) 15 1   Vasas
19 2DF Barna Benczenleitner (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) 17 0   Honvéd
4 2DF Alex Szabó (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) 14 0   Honvéd
5 2DF Márk Csinger (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21) 10 0   DAC Dunajská Streda
3 2DF Ákos Debreceni (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) 7 1   Kazincbarcika
2 2DF Antal Yaakobishvili (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Girona

3MF Péter Baráth (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) 14 3   Raków Częstochowa
3MF Mihály Kata (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22) 12 0   MTK Budapest
3MF Mátyás Kovács (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 21) 11 3   MTK Budapest
3MF Milán Vitális (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 22) 8 2   DAC Dunajská Streda
3MF Ágoston Bényei (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21) 7 0   Diósgyőr
3MF Márk Kosznovszky (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22) 4 0   MTK Budapest
3MF Bálint Katona (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 (age 22) 3 0   Ferencváros
3MF Gábor Vas (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Paks
3MF Artúr Horváth (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 21) 0 0   MTK Budapest

9 4FW András Németh (2002-11-09) 9 November 2002 (age 22) 14 8   Hamburger SV
7 4FW György Komáromi (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22) 17 0   Maribor
4FW Zalán Kerezsi (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 21) 6 1   Budapest Honvéd
4FW Milán Tóth (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 22) 3 0   Vasas
4FW Zsombor Gruber (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Zalaegerszeg
4FW Molnár Rajmund (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 24) 0 0   MTK Budapest

Recent callups

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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
GK Gellért Dúzs (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Honvéd v.   Belgium, 17 October 2023
GK Zsombor Molnár (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Dorog v.   Iceland, 19 June 2023

DF Botond Balogh (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22) 12 1   Parma v.   Belgium, 17 October 2023
DF Ákos Debreceni (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) 6 0   Siófok v.   Belgium, 17 October 2023
DF Milán Horváth (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Siófok v.   Iceland, 19 June 2023
DF Kevin Kállai (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Mezőkövesd v.   Cyprus, 28 March 2023
DF Attila Szujó (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Győr v.   Cyprus, 28 March 2023

MF Barnabás Kovács (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22) 8 1   Zalaegerszeg v.   Belgium, 17 October 2023
MF Krisztián Lisztes (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19) 6 1   Ferencváros v.   Belgium, 17 October 2023
MF Bertalan Bocskay (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22) 5 0   Honvéd v.   Belgium, 17 October 2023
MF Krisztofer Horváth (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) 4 0   Kecskemét v.   Cyprus, 28 March 2023
MF Bálint Szabó (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Újpest v.   Cyprus, 28 March 2023

FW Dominik Kocsis (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 22) 11 3   Honvéd v.   Belgium, 17 October 2023
FW Zalán Vancsa (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) 8 0   Lommel v.   Belgium, 17 October 2023
FW Dániel Németh (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 21) 5 0   Zalaegerszeg v.   Iceland, 19 June 2023
FW András Eördögh (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Budapest Honvéd v.   Iceland, 19 June 2023
FW József Szalai (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Vasas v.   Cyprus, 28 March 2023
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

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Technical staff

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

Administrative staff

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

See also

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References

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