Turkey national under-21 football team

Turkey Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Ümit Millî
(The Youth Team)
Ay-Yıldızlılar
(The Crescent-Stars)[1]
Bizim Çocuklar
(Our Guys)
AssociationTurkish Football Federation (TFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLevent Sürme[2][3]
CaptainDoğan Alemdar
Most capsNihat Kahveci (32)
Top scorerBerkant Göktan (11)
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances1 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup 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.

  1. ^ "Türkiye sneak through as best third-placed team". UEFA. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Friendly match (U-21 NT)". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Genç Millî Takımlar'da alt yaş grubu teknik direktörleri belirlendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.