Romania national under-21 football team

Romania U-21

Nickname(s)

Tricolorii Mici (The Little Tricolours)

Association

Romanian Football Federation

Head coach

Cristian Dulca

Most caps

Ionuț Luțu (28)

Top scorer

Ionuț Luțu (15)

First colours

Second colours

Biggest win

Armenia 0–5 Romania

(Yerevan, Armenia; 16 November 2004)

Azerbaijan 0–5 Romania

(Trabzon, Turkey; 25 April 1995)

Biggest defeat

Germany 8–0 Romania

(Magdeburg, Germany; 9 September 2014)

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

1 (first in 1998)

Best result

Eighth in 1998

The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

The team is coached by former international Cristian Dulca and is usually captained by Pescara defender Deian Boldor.

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, under-21 football teams in Europe were formed. The team is exclusively for football players that are age 21 or under at the start of the two-year campaign of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship meaning a player can represent the national team until the age of 23.

The best result achieved by the Romania U-21 squad is the qualification for the 1998 European Championship. Under the guidance of Victor Pițurcă and with a generation of players that included among others Bogdan Lobonț, Florentin Petre, Ionel Dănciulescu and Cătălin Munteanu, Romania U-21 finished the qualifying stage with maximum points after winning all eight games. Romania was then chosen as the host of the final stage. The squad was eliminated in the quarter-finals, being beaten by the Netherlands, 2-1.

The Romania under-21 team does not have a permanent home. The team plays in stadiums located all around Romania. Because of the smaller demand compared to the senior national team, smaller facilities are used. As of June 2015, the last three games have been played in Targu Mures.

Competitive record

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record								UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not qualify							4	1	0	3	5	8
1980								4	2	0	2	7	3
1982								6	2	1	3	9	12
1984								6	2	1	3	8	12
1986								6	1	4	1	5	7
1988								6	3	0	3	7	7
1990								6	3	0	3	8	7
1992								6	2	0	4	5	9
1994								8	5	0	3	13	10
1996								10	4	4	2	17	10
1998	Quarter-Final	1	0	0	1	1	2	8	8	0	0	18	4
2000	Did not qualify							8	3	3	2	10	8
2002								8	5	1	2	13	5
2004								8	2	1	5	6	7
2006								10	6	1	3	17	8
2007								2	1	0	1	4	5
2009								8	4	3	1	11	3
2011								10	8	1	1	23	6
2013								8	4	2	2	11	6
2015								8	3	3	2	14	19
Total	1/18	1	0	0	1	1	2	140	69	25	46	211	156

Olympic Games

Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908. The Olympiads between 1896 and 1980 was only open for amateur players. The 1984 and 1988 tournaments were open to players with no appearances in the FIFA World Cup. After the 1988 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for U23 or U21 teams with a maximum of three older players. See Romania national football team for competition record from 1908 until 1988.

Olympic Games record									Olympic Games Qualification record **
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Did not qualify								6	2	0	4	5	9
1996									10	4	4	2	17	10
2000									8	3	3	2	10	8
2004									8	2	1	5	6	7
2008									2	1	0	1	4	5
2012									10	8	1	1	23	6
2016									8	3	3	2	14	19
Total	0/6	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	23	12	17	79	64

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Includes both qualification phase and final tournament of UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

***Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

EURO 2017

Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	10	9	1	0	24	3	+21	28	Final tournament	—	1–0	3–1	0–0	4–1	2–0
2	Bulgaria	10	5	2	3	11	7	+4	17		0–3	—	2–0	0–0	3–0	2–0
3	Romania	10	5	1	4	15	14	+1	16		0–3	0–2	—	2–1	4–0	3–0
4	Wales	10	4	4	2	14	12	+2	16		0–4	3–1	1–1	—	1–1	2–1
5	Luxembourg	10	1	3	6	5	18	−13	6		0–1	0–0	0–1	1–3	—	1–0
6	Armenia	10	0	1	9	6	21	−15	1		1–3	0–1	2–3	1–3	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

Players

Current squad

Players called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification game against Bulgaria on 11 October 2016.

Caps and goals as of 11 September 2016.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Valentin Cojocaru	(1995-10-01) 1 October 1995	14	0	Crotone
1GK	Relu Stoian	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996	0	0	Juventus București

2DF	Bogdan Țîru (Captain)	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994	11	2	Viitorul Constanța
2DF	Robert Hodorogea	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995	11	1	Viitorul Constanța
2DF	George Miron	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994	9	1	Botoșani
2DF	Ionuț Nedelcearu	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996	8	1	Dinamo București
2DF	Vlad Olteanu	(1996-03-21) 21 March 1996	4	0	Dinamo București

3MF	Claudiu Bumba	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994	19	3	Hapoel Tel Aviv
3MF	Dragoș Nedelcu	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997	13	0	Viitorul Constanța
3MF	Ovidiu Popescu	(1994-02-27) 27 February 1994	8	1	Steaua București
3MF	Doru Popadiuc	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995	6	0	Voluntari
3MF	Iulian Cristea	(1994-07-17) 17 July 1994	6	0	Gaz Metan Mediaș
3MF	Andreas Calcan	(1994-04-09) 9 April 1994	6	0	Willem II
3MF	Alin Manea	(1997-01-09) 9 January 1997	1	0	CS U Craiova
3MF	Mihai Căpățînă	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995	1	0	Voluntari
3MF	Răzvan Grădinaru	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995	1	0	Concordia Chiajna

4FW	Alexandru Tudorie	(1996-03-19) 19 March 1996	8	0	Steaua București
4FW	Andrei Ivan	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997	3	0	CSU Craiova
4FW	Daniel Popa	(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994	1	0	Dinamo București

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Romania under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Laurențiu Brănescu	(1994-03-30) 30 March 1994	12	0	Dinamo București	v. Denmark, 6 September 2016
GK	Bogdan Căucă	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996	0	0	Brașov	v. Poland, 13 October 2015
GK	Eduard Pap	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994	0	0	Luceafărul Oradea	v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
GK	Răzvan Began	(1996-08-12) 12 August 1996	0	0	CFR Cluj	v. Cyprus, 31 March 2015
GK	Roland Niczuly	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995	0	0	Sepsi OSK	v. Serbia, 13 November 2014

DF	Deian Boldor	(1995-02-03) 3 February 1995	14	1	Verona	v. Denmark, 6 September 2016
DF	Cristian Manea	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997	9	0	Royal Excel Mouscron	v. Wales, 17 November 2015
DF	Nicolae Vasile	(1995-12-29) 29 December 1995	1	0	PS Kemi	v. Wales, 17 November 2015
DF	Bogdan Mitache	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994	3	0	Viitorul Constanța	v. Poland, 13 October 2015
DF	Cosmin Achim	(1995-09-19) 19 September 1995	1	0	Voluntari	v. Poland, 13 October 2015
DF	Alin Dobrosavlevici	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994	1	0	Târgu Mureș	v. Poland, 13 October 2015
DF	Mihai Bălașa	(1995-01-14) 14 January 1995	10	2	Trapani	v. Armenia, 8 September 2015
DF	Steliano Filip	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994	10	0	Dinamo București	v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
DF	Ioan Neag	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994	4	1	Râmnicu Vâlcea	v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
DF	Florin Anițoiu	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994	2	0	Stadl-Paura	v. Cyprus, 31 March 2015
DF	Adrian Puțanu	(1994-01-09) 9 January 1994	2	0	Metalosport Galați	v. Macedonia, 13 October 2014

MF	Florin Tănase ^INJ	(1994-12-30) 30 December 1994	9	3	Steaua București	v. Bulgaria, 11 October 2016
MF	Adrian Păun	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995	12	3	CFR Cluj	v. Denmark, 6 September 2016
MF	Alexandru Ioniță	(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994	6	2	Astra Giurgiu	v. Denmark, 6 September 2016
MF	Răzvan Marin	(1996-05-23) 23 May 1996	5	0	Viitorul Constanța	v. Denmark, 6 September 2016
MF	Ionuț Șerban	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995	4	0	Dinamo București	v. Denmark, 6 September 2016
MF	Andreas Ivan	(1995-01-10) 10 January 1995	2	0	Rot-Weiss Essen	v. Wales, 17 November 2015
MF	Andrei Pițian	(1995-11-16) 16 November 1995	2	0	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	v. Wales, 17 November 2015
MF	Cătălin Ștefănescu	(1994-11-30) 30 November 1994	3	0	CSM Poli Iași	v. Poland, 13 October 2015
MF	Rareș Enceanu	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994	2	0	Steaua București	v. Poland, 13 October 2015
MF	Silviu Balaure	(1996-02-06) 6 February 1996	1	0	Astra Giurgiu	v. Poland, 13 October 2015
MF	Szilard Veres	(1996-01-27) 27 January 1996	1	0	CFR Cluj	v. Poland, 13 October 2015
MF	Alexandru Mitriță	(1995-02-08) 8 February 1995	8	1	Pescara	v. Armenia, 8 September 2015
MF	Sorin Tăbăcariu	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994	4	0	Voluntari	v. Armenia, 8 September 2015
MF	Andrei Cerlincă	(1995-08-06) 6 August 1995	2	0	Foresta Suceava	v. Cyprus, 31 March 2015
MF	Lucian Ion	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994	2	0	Balotești	v. Cyprus, 31 March 2015
MF	Cristian Bărbuț	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995	2	0	ACS Poli	v. Serbia, 13 November 2014
MF	Iulian Roșu	(1994-05-30) 30 May 1994	2	0	ACS Poli	v. Serbia, 13 November 2014
MF	Alexandru Dan	(1994-01-30) 30 January 1994	6	0	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	v. Macedonia, 13 October 2014
MF	Andrei Vaștag	(1994-03-21) 21 March 1994	3	0	Cetate Deva	v. Cyprus, 13 August 2013

MF	Dorin Rotariu	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995	15	0	Dinamo București	v. Denmark, 6 September 2016
FW	George Pușcaș ^INJ	(1996-04-08) 8 April 1996	13	7	Benevento	v. Denmark, 6 September 2016
FW	Mihai Voduț	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994	3	0	Voluntari	v. Wales, 29 March 2016
FW	Cătălin Țîră	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994	3	1	Neftçi	v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
FW	Valentin Balint	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994	2	0	Dunărea Călărași	v. Serbia, 13 November 2014
FW	Gabriel Iancu	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994	10	2	Viitorul Constanța	v. Macedonia, 13 October 2014
FW	Alexandru Buziuc	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994	2	0	Gaz Metan Mediaș	v. Germany, 9 September 2014

Notes

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

Coaching staff

Head coach	Cristian Dulca
Assistant coach	Florin Constantinovici
Physical coach	Matteo Spatafora

Results

Recent results within last 24 months and upcoming fixtures.

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponent	Result	Scorers
13 August 2014	Friendly	Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești	Italy	2–1	Pușcaș 30' Bălașa 44'
4 September 2014	EURO 2015 Q	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest	Montenegro	4–3	Boldor 10' Pușcaș 67' Bumba 79' (pen.) Tănase 82'
9 September 2014	EURO 2015 Q	MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg	Germany	0–8
8 October 2014	Friendly	Stadionul Municipal, Buzău	Albania	3–1	Iancu 15' Neag 77' Tănase 83'
13 October 2014	Friendly	Philip II Arena, Skopje	Macedonia	1–2	Bălașa 69'
13 November 2014	Friendly	Belgrade	Serbia	1–0	Țîră 9'
26 March 2015	Friendly	Stadionul Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș	Iceland	3–0	Pușcaș 9', 51' Mitriță 48'
31 March 2015	Friendly	Stadionul Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș	Cyprus	1–0	Țîru 62'
16 June 2015	EURO 2017 Q	Stadionul Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș	Armenia	3–0	Pușcaș 16' Păun 32' Tănase 90+2'
4 September 2015	EURO 2017 Q	Stadionul Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș	Bulgaria	0–2
8 September 2015	EURO 2017 Q	FFA Academy Stadium, Yerevan	Armenia	3–2	Adrian Păun 35', 38' Pușcaș 60'
9 October 2015	EURO 2017 Q	Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange, Differdange	Luxembourg	1–0	Pușcaș 37'
13 October 2015	Friendly	Białystok City Stadium, Białystok	Poland	0–0
13 November 2015	EURO 2017 Q	Stadionul Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu	Denmark	0–3
17 November 2015	EURO 2017 Q	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Wales	1–1	Nedelcearu 2'
29 March 2016	EURO 2017 Q	Stadionul Gaz Metan, Mediaș	Wales	2–1	Hodorogea 37' Ioniță 58'

Former squads

1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Romania

External links

UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.
FRF.ro

National sports teams of Romania

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Olympic Games Paralympic Games European Games

Football in Romania

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National teams

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- Results
Women
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League system

men:	Liga I Liga II (2 series) Liga III (5 series) Liga IV (42 series) Liga V (42 series) Liga VI (8 series)

women:	Superliga Liga I Feminin

Domestic cups

Clubs
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Current managers
Champions
Venues
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Foreign players
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History
Records

National under-21 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany USSR Yugoslavia

UEFA European U-21 and U-23 Championship

Under-23 Championship

Without host	1970–1972 1972–1974 1974–1976

Under-21 Championship

Without host	1976–1978 1978–1980 1980–1982 1982–1984 1984–1986 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1992

With host	France 1994 Spain 1996 Romania 1998 Slovakia 2000 Switzerland 2002 Germany 2004 Portugal 2006 Netherlands 2007 Sweden 2009 Denmark 2011 Israel 2013 Czech Republic 2015 Poland 2017 Italy 2019

Qualification	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Finals	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Squads	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

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