Nickname(s) | Tricolorii Mici (The Small Tricolours) | |||
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Association | Romanian Football Federation (FRF) | |||
Head coach | Daniel Pancu | |||
Captain | Louis Munteanu | |||
Most caps | Alexandru Pașcanu (29) | |||
Top scorer | George Pușcaș (18) | |||
Home stadium | Various | |||
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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 | 4 (first in 1998) | |||
Best result | Semi-finals (2019) |
The Romania national under-21 football team, also known as Romania under-21s or Romania U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Romania national football team.
This team is for Romanian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Romania at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player has not played a senior competitive game in his previous country.)