The Poland men's national under-21 volleyball team is controlled by the Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej (PZPS), which represents the country in international competitions – U20 European Championships and U21 World Championship.
History First massive success Polish junior national team was achieved by players born mostly in 1977 and 1978. The junior national team led by coach Ireneusz Mazur achieved titles of 1996 Junior European Champion and 1997 Junior World Champion successively in the tournaments held in Israel and Bahrain. Among the players of this team were several players who later achieved notable careers and many medals in domestic and international tournaments like for example Paweł Zagumny, Krzysztof Ignaczak, Sebastian Świderski, Piotr Gruszka.
In 2003 Polish junior national team was crowned as the 2003 Junior World Champion. The national team born in 1983–85, led by Grzegorz Ryś, beat Brazil in the finale after tie break. It was a second title of Junior World Champions for Poland. Among the players was a few later senior European and (or) World Champions like Michał Winiarski, Mariusz Wlazły, Marcin Możdżonek, Michał Ruciak, Paweł Woicki, Marcel Gromadowski.
On September 10, 2016 Poland U21 achieved title of the 2016 CEV U20 European Champion after winning 7 of 7 matches in tournament and beating Ukraine U21 in the finale (3–1). On July 2, 2017 Poland U21 achieved title of U21 World Champion 2017 after beating Cuba U21 in the finale (3–0). The same squad of national team, led by coach Sebastian Pawlik, won 48 matches in the row and never lost (counted also under-19 tournaments). The squad roster, consisting mainly of players from the year 1997, has won all possible European and World championships under-19 and under-21.
Statistics U21 World Championship Champions Runners up Third place
U21 World Championship recordYearRoundPosition 1977Did not qualify 1981 1985 1987 1989 7th 1991Did not qualify 1993 1995 8th 1997 Final 1st 1999 9th 2001 Playoffs 9th 4 2 2 10 8 2003 Final 1st 6 5 1 18 9 2005Did not qualify 2007 2009 9th–12th places 9th 8 5 3 19 12 2011Did not qualify 2013 2015 9th–12th places 9th 8 6 2 19 11 2017 Final 1st 8 8 0 24 6 2019 9th–12th places 11th 8 4 4 16 15 2021 Semifinals 3rd 8 6 2 16 11 2023 5th–8th places 5th 8 5 3 17 11 2025 5th–8th places 6th 9 6 3 21 10 Total 3 Titles 13/23
U20 European Championship Champions Runners up Third place
U20 European Championship record YearRoundPosition 1966 Round Robin 10th 1969 Round Robin 7th 1971 Round Robin 2nd 1973 Round Robin 3rd 1975 Round Robin 3rd 1977 Final Group 4th 1979 7th–12th places 8th 1982 Did not participate 1984 7th–12th places 7th 1986 7th–12th places 8th 1988 Semifinals 4th 1990 9th–12th places 10th 1992 5th–8th places 7th 1994 Did not participate 1996 Final 1st 1998 Semifinals 4th 2000 5th–8th places 5th 2002 5th–8th places 5th 2004 Did not participate 2006 5th–8th places 7th 2008 Preliminary Round 9th 2010 Preliminary Round 10th 2012 5th–8th places 6th 2014 Final 2nd 2016 Final 1st 2018 5th–8th places 6th 2020 5th–8th places 7th 2022 Final 2nd 2024 Group stage 8th Total 2 Titles 26/29
References
External links Official website
See also Poland men's national U19 volleyball team Poland men's national U23 volleyball team Poland men's national volleyball team