Turkey national under-19 football team

Turkey Under-19
Association	Turkish Football Federation
Head coach	Şenol Ustaömer
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Turkey 2–0 Slovakia ; 25 April 1999
Biggest win
	Turkey 10–0 San Marino ; Belgium, 10 October 2004
Biggest defeat
	Portugal 6–1 Turkey ; Tbilisi Georgia, 29 May 2015
European Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2004)
Best result	Runners-up: 2004

The Turkey national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year. The Under-19 UEFA tournament originally began as the FIFA Junior Tournament between 1948 and 1954. It has since been renamed a number of times, most notably referred to as the UEFA European U-18 Championship between 1981 and 2001. The tournament was renamed as the UEFA European U-19 Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1948. In addition, every even year, the top five teams from the respective UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship compete in the FIFA U-20 World Cup the following year.

Competitive record

UEFA European U-19 Championship record*

Edition	Round	MP	W	D**	L	GF	GA
2002	Qualifying round	4	1	1	2	7	8
2003	First qualifying round	3	1	1	1	3	3
2004	Runner-up^Q	5	2	1	2	10	10
2005	First qualifying round	3	1	1	1	13	5
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	9	12
2007	Elite round	3	1	1	1	3	3
2008	Elite round	3	1	0	2	2	7
2009	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	4
2010	Elite round	3	2	0	1	6	4
2011	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
2012	Elite round	3	1	0	2	6	6
2013	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	6
2014	Elite round	3	2	1	0	7	5
2015	Elite round	3	0	0	3	2	13
2016	Elite round	3	2	1	0	7	3
2017	Elite round	3	1	1	1	2	2
2018	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	9
2019	Elite round	3	0	1	2	3	8
~~2020~~	Cancelled
~~2021~~	Cancelled
2022	Elite round	3	1	0	2	4	6
2023	Elite round	3	0	2	1	3	5
2024	Qualified
2025	To be decided
2026	To be decided
2027	To be decided

*The tournament originally began in 1948 and has had a number of different names. The tournament was renamed as the UEFA European U-19 Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1948.

**Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.

***Silver background colour indicates that Turkey finished as runner-up.

Q - Denotes qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup held the following year.

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Turkish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Year	Top Goalscorer
2004*	Ali Öztürk
2006*	İlhan Parlak

*Award was shared with other players.

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualifiers

Elite Round – Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Final tournament
2	Hungary (H)	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Turkey	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Elite round	Turkey	1–3	Israel	ETO Park, Győr, Hungary
16:00	Elmaz 42' (pen.)	Report	Turgeman 32', 35' Edri 66'	Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.^[1]
Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
Opposition: Iceland, Hungary, England
Caps and goals correct as of: 24 November 2022, after the match against Iraq

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Jankat Yılmaz	(2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Galatasaray
1GK	Mehmet Erdoğan	(2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Konyaspor
1GK	Göktuğ Baytekin	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Beşiktaş
1GK	Emre Bilgin	(2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Beşiktaş

2DF	Ayberk Karapo	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 20)	5	1	Manisa
2DF	Muhlis Dağaşan	(2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 20)	3	0	PSV Eindhoven
2DF	Ali Şahin Yılmaz	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Trabzonspor
2DF	Ayberk Kaygısız	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20)	2	1	İstanbul Başakşehir
2DF	İlker Akar	(2004-10-07) 7 October 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Altınordu
2DF	Umut Erdem	(2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Manisa
2DF	Aytuğ Batur Kömeç	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Beşiktaş
2DF	Efe Sarıkaya	(2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Altay

3MF	Emre Demir	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20)	9	0	Samsunspor
3MF	Burak İnce	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)	6	3	Arminia Bielefeld
3MF	Sami Satılmış	(2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20)	4	1	Altınordu
3MF	Hamza Akman	(2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 20)	3	2	Galatasaray
3MF	Fırat Sarı	(2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Turgutluspor
3MF	Mustafa Alptekin Çaylı	(2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Kastamonuspor
3MF	Devran Șenyurt	(2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Adanaspor
3MF	Teoman Gündüz	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Hertha BSC
3MF	Ege Tıknaz	(2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Beşiktaş

4FW	Mehmet Ali Büyüksayar	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Konyaspor
4FW	Başar Önal	(2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 (age 20)	3	1	De Graafschap
4FW	Eren Kaya	(2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Sivasspor
4FW	Semih Kılıçsoy	(2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 19)	1	1	Beşiktaş
4FW	Mert Bulut	(2004-11-06) 6 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	De Graafschap
4FW	Caner Doğan	(2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Galatasaray
4FW	Talha Sarıarslan	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Kayserispor

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Turkey under-19 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kaan Çinkaya	(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	MKE Ankaragücü	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022

DF	Yaşar Kavas	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Konyaspor	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Emir Tintiş	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Fatih Karagümrük	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Bartu Kırtaş	(2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	İstanbulspor	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
DF	Emir Ortakaya	(2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Göztepe	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022

MF	Bora Aydınlık	(2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Fenerbahçe	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Diren Dağdeviren	(2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19)	1	0	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Yiğit Kerem	(2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Bergama Belediyespor	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Furkan Yöntem	(2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Altınordu	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Atakan Dama	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Ankara Demirspor	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Tugay Güner	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Altınordu	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Emirhan İlkhan	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Torino	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Mustafa Pınarcı	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Trabzonspor	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
MF	Adem Metin Türk	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Arnavutköy Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022

FW	Habib Biçer	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Sapanca Gençlikspor	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022
FW	Ahmet Karademir	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Konyaspor	v. Bulgaria, 27 September 2022

References

^ "U19 Milli Takımımız Elit Tur Hazırlıklarının İstanbul Etabını Tamamladı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[1] "U19 Milli Takımımız Elit Tur Hazırlıklarının İstanbul Etabını Tamamladı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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