Nickname(s) | Ümit Millî (The Youth Team) Ay-Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars)[1] Bizim Çocuklar (Our Guys) | ||
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Association | Turkish Football Federation (TFF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Gökhan Gönül[2] | ||
Captain | Doğan Alemdar | ||
Most caps | Nihat Kahveci (32) | ||
Top scorer | Berkant Göktan (11) | ||
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First international | |||
Turkey 3–1 Egypt (Ankara; 28 October 1950) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Turkey 5–0 Austria (Istanbul; 15 November 1983) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Germany 7–0 Turkey (Berlin; 25 October 1983) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | ||
Best result | Group stage |
The Turkey national Under-21 football team (Turkish: Ümit Millî Futbol Takımı), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.