The Romania Olympic football team represents Romania in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in 1964 (its best result).[1]
Nickname(s) | Tricolorii mici (The Small Tricolours) | ||
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Association | Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mirel Rădoi | ||
Captain | Marius Marin | ||
Top scorer | Cornel Pavlovici (6 goals) | ||
FIFA code | ROU | ||
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Summer Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1924) | ||
Best result | 5th place, 1964 |
Win Draw Lose Fixture
5 June Friendly | Mexico ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Marbella, Spain |
21:00 UTC+03:00 | Angulo ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
8 June Friendly | Australia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Marbella, Spain |
21:00 UTC+03:00 | Ganea ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
10 July Friendly | Romania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Mogoșoaia, Romania |
19:00 UTC+03:00 | Ganea ![]() |
Al-Dawsari ![]() |
Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia |
13 July Friendly | Romania ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Mogoșoaia, Romania |
18:00 UTC+03:00 | Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia |
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Honduras ![]() | 0–1 Source (FIFA) | ![]() | Kashima, Japan |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Oliva ![]() |
Stadium: Kashima Stadium |
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Romania ![]() | 0–4 Source (FIFA) | ![]() | Kashima, Japan |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Marin ![]() Um Won-sang ![]() Lee Kang-in ![]() |
Stadium: Kashima Stadium |
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Romania ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sapporo, Japan |
17:30 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Sapporo Dome |
The following players were called up for the Olympic Games.[2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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12 | 1GK | Mihai Aioani | (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | 1GK | Mihai Popa | (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | 1GK | Ștefan Târnovanu | (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | 2DF | Ricardo Grigore | (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | 2DF | Andrei Rațiu | (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Alex Pașcanu | (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | 2DF | Andrei Chindriș | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Radu Boboc | (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | 2DF | Virgil Ghiță | (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Florin Ștefan | (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | 3MF | Marco Dulca | (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Marius Marin | (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 24) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Andrei Ciobanu | (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 24) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | 3MF | Antonio Sefer | (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | 3MF | Ion Gheorghe | (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | 3MF | Alex Dobre | (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 3MF | Eduard Florescu | (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | 3MF | Valentin Gheorghe | (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | 3MF | Tudor Băluță | (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | 3MF | Ronaldo Deaconu | (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | George Ganea | (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 23) | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
19 | 4FW | Andrei Sîntean | (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Răzvan Sava WD | (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Denis Ciobotariu WD | (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 Summer Olympics |
DF | Mihai Velisar | (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Cristian Manea | (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Gabriel Buta | (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Radu Drăgușin WD | (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Dragoș Nedelcu WD | (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 Summer Olympics |
MF | Octavian Popescu | (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ovidiu Perianu | (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | George Cîmpanu | (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Alexandru Mățan | (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | David Miculescu | (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ștefan Baiaram | (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Claudiu Petrila | (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | George Pușcaș WD | (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 Summer Olympics |
FW | Valentin Costache | (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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Games | Competed as | Squad | Coach | Performance | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
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Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
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3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
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Fifth place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Second round | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
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Did not qualify | Second round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
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2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||
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First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
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2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||
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4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | ||||||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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