Romania national under-21 football team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Tricolorii Mici (The Little Tricolours) | ||
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| Association | Romanian Football Federation | ||
| Head coach | Cristian Dulca | ||
| Most caps | Ionuț Luțu (28) | ||
| Top scorer | Ionuț Luțu (15) | ||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
 1996
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10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1998
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Quarter-Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
 2000
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Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||||||
 2002
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2004
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
 2006
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | ||||||||
 2007
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
 2009
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||
 2011
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | ||||||||
 2013
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||
 2015
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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 ** | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1992
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Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
 1996
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10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
 2000
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||
 2004
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
 2008
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
 2012
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | |||||||||
 2016
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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
Template:2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
Players
Current squad
Players called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification games against Denmark and Wales on 13 and 17 November 2015.
- Caps and goals as of 17 November 2015.
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 |
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| GK | Bogdan Căucă | 6 August 1996 | 0 | 0 | Brașov
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v.  Poland, 13 October 2015
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| GK | Eduard Pap | 1 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | ACS Poli
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v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
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| GK | Răzvan Began | 12 August 1996 | 0 | 0 | CFR Cluj
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v.  Cyprus, 31 March 2015
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| GK | Roland Niczuly | 21 September 1995 | 0 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj
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v.  Serbia, 13 November 2014
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| DF | Bogdan Mitache | 1 January 1994 | 3 | 0 | Viitorul Constanța
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| DF | Cosmin Achim | 19 September 1995 | 1 | 0 | Voluntari
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| DF | Alin Dobrosavlevici | 24 October 1994 | 1 | 0 | Academica Clinceni
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| DF | Mihai Bălașa | 14 January 1995 | 10 | 2 |  Crotone
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v. Armenia, 8 September 2015
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| DF | Steliano Filip | 15 May 1994 | 10 | 0 | Dinamo București
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v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
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| DF | Bogdan Țîru | 15 March 1994 | 7 | 1 | Viitorul Constanța
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v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
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| DF | Ionuț Neag | 18 February 1994 | 4 | 1 | Universitatea Cluj
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v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
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| DF | Florin Anițoiu | 25 April 1994 | 2 | 0 | Metalul Reșița
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v. Cyprus, 31 March 2015
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| DF | Adrian Puțanu | 9 January 1994 | 2 | 0 | Brașov
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v.  North Macedonia, 13 October 2014
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| MF | Iulian Cristea | 17 July 1994 | 5 | 0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| MF | Cătălin Ștefănescu | 30 November 1994 | 3 | 0 | Steaua București
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| MF | Rareș Enceanu | 5 August 1994 | 2 | 0 | Steaua București
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| MF | Silviu Balaure | 6 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | Baia Mare
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| MF | Szilard Vereș | 27 January 1996 | 1 | 0 | CFR Cluj
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| MF | Andrei Ivan | 4 January 1997 | 2 | 0 | CSU Craiova
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v.  Luxembourg, 9 October 2015
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| MF | Alexandru Mitriță | 8 February 1995 | 8 | 1 | Pescara
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v. Armenia, 8 September 2015
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| MF | Florin Tănase | 30 December 1994 | 7 | 3 | Viitorul Constanța
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v. Armenia, 8 September 2015
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| MF | Sorin Tăbăcariu | 23 July 1994 | 4 | 0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
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v. Armenia, 8 September 2015
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| MF | Doru Popadiuc | 18 February 1995 | 5 | 0 | Steaua București
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v. Cyprus, 31 March 2015
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| MF | Andrei Cerlincă | 6 August 1995 | 2 | 0 | Rapid București
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v. Cyprus, 31 March 2015
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| MF | Lucian Ion | 10 March 1994 | 2 | 0 | Concordia Chiajna
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v. Cyprus, 31 March 2015
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| MF | Ionuț Șerban | 7 August 1995 | 4 | 0 | Dinamo București
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v. Serbia, 13 November 2014
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| MF | Cristian Bărbuț | 22 April 1995 | 2 | 0 | ACS Poli
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v. Serbia, 13 November 2014
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| MF | Iulian Roșu | 30 May 1994 | 2 | 0 | Astra Giurgiu
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v. Serbia, 13 November 2014
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| MF | Alexandru Dan | 30 January 1994 | 6 | 0 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu
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v. North Macedonia, 13 October 2014
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| MF | Andrei Vaștag | 21 March 1994 | 3 | 0 | Viitorul Constanța
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v. Cyprus, 13 August 2013
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| FW | Alexandru Tudorie | 19 March 1996 | 6 | 0 | Steaua București
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v. Poland, 13 October 2015
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| FW | Cătălin Țîră | 18 June 1994 | 3 | 1 | Concordia Chiajna
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v. Armenia, 16 June 2015
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| FW | Valentin Balint | 7 February 1994 | 2 | 0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
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v. Serbia, 13 November 2014
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| FW | Gabriel Iancu | 15 April 1994 | 10 | 2 |  Kardemir Karabükspor
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v. North Macedonia, 13 October 2014
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| FW | Alexandru Buziuc | 15 March 1994 | 2 | 0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș
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v. Germany, 9 September 2014
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- 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
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| Assistant coach | Florin Constantinovici
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| Physical coach | Matteo Spatafora
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Results
Recent results within last 24 months and upcoming fixtures.
Former squads
See also
- Romania national football team
- Romania national under-20 football team
- Romania national under-19 football team
- Romania national under-17 football team
- European Under-21 Football Championship
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
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