The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.
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 Olympics recordYearHostRoundPositionUntil 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 ParisTotalGroup stage1/9300337
UEFA U-23 Championship record 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group. 1974: Winners. 1976: Runners-up.
UEFA U-21 Championship record 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
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Results and fixtures
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly match against Israel and the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H match against Ukraine on 26 and 31 March 2026; respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Ukraine.
Recent callups The following players have been selected by Hungary in the past 12 months.
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
Technical staff PositionName 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 PositionName Delegation Leader Vince Annus Secretary Béla Brünyi Press Officer Márton Dinnyés Kit Manager László Hegyesi
See also Hungary national football team Hungary national under-19 football team Hungary national under-17 football team UEFA European Under-21 Championship
References
External links UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive Hungarian Football Forum (In English) The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.