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Uruguay Olympic football team (also known as Uruguay under-23, Uruguay U-23) represents Uruguay in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF). Uruguay won two gold medals (1924 and 1928).

Uruguay Olympic football team

Nickname(s)	La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Vacant
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
First colours Second colours
First international
Uruguay 7–0 Yugoslavia  (Colombes, France; 26 May 1924)
Biggest win
Uruguay 7–0 Yugoslavia  (Colombes, France; 26 May 1924)
Biggest defeat
Senegal 2–0 Uruguay  (London; Great Britain; 29 July 2012)
Olympics
Appearances	3 (first in 1924)
Best result	Gold medalists (1924, 1928)

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1924 Paris	Team
	1928 Amsterdam	Team

History

1924 Summer Olympics

Uruguay's first participation in the Olympics was in Paris, France, in 1924. In that year, Uruguay won its first gold medal, beating Yugoslavia 7–0, United States 3–0, France 5–1, Netherlands 2–1, and in the Final defeating Switzerland 3–0.

1928 Summer Olympics

Uruguay's second participation in the Olympics was in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1928. In that year, Uruguay won its second gold medal, beating Netherlands 2–0, Germany 4–1, Italy 3–2, and in the first Final tying Argentina 1–1, and defeating Argentina 2–1 in the second final.

Olympic record

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1900	Did not participate
1904	Did not participate
1908	Did not participate
1912	Did not participate
1920	Did not participate
1924	Gold medalists	1st	5	5	0	0	20	2
1928	Gold medalists	1st	5	4	1	0	12	5
1936	Withdrew
1948	Did not participate
1952	Did not participate
1956	Did not participate
1960	Did not qualify
1964	Did not qualify
1968	Did not qualify
1972	Did not qualify
1976	Withdrew
1980	Did not participate
1984	Did not participate
1988	Did not qualify
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
2008	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Did not qualify
Total	2 Gold medals	3/27	13	10	1	2	34	11

Pan American Games record

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
Until 1995	See Uruguay national football team
1999	Preliminary Round	9th	4	0	1	3	2	9
2003 to 2007	Did not enter
2011	Bronze medalists	3rd	5	2	1	2	6	8
2015	Gold medalists	1st	5	4	0	1	8	2
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	3	0	2	7	4
Total	1 Gold medal	4/5	19	9	2	8	23	23

Matches

Summer Olympics

Paris 1924

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Gold Medal match

In the other semi-final between Switzerland and Sweden the Swiss prevailed. In the final the Swiss proved no match, ultimately, for the Uruguayans whose two goals in the second half put paid to their opponent's ambitions, Uruguay eventually prevailing 3–0. Interest in the final had been considerable, such was the draw of the Uruguayan side; 60,000 watched and 10,000 were locked out.

Players : Andrés Mazali Pedro Arispe José Nasazzi Alfredo Ghierra José Vidal José Leandro Andrade Angel Romano Pedro Cea Pedro Petrone Hector Scarone Santos Urdinarán Manager : Ernesto Figoli

Players : Hans Pulver Rudolf Ramseyer Adolphe Reymond Aron Pollitz Paul Schmiedlin August Oberhauser Paul Fässler Max Abegglen Walter Dietrich Robert Pache Karl Ehrenbolger Manager : Edward Duckworth

Amsterdam 1928

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Gold medal match

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Recent and future matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
25 April 2012	Friendly match	Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú, Uruguay	Uruguay	0–0[1]	Egypt
11 July 2012	Friendly match	Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado, Uruguay	Uruguay	6–4[2]	Chile	31' 35' 47' Suárez 39' 71' Cavani 84' Hernández
15 July 2012	Friendly match	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	2–0[3]	Panama	2' Cavani 18' Ramírez
26 July 2012	2012 Olympics	Old Trafford, Manchester, Great Britain	United Arab Emirates	1–2	Uruguay	42' Ramírez 55' Lodeiro
29 July 2012	2012 Olympics	Wembley Stadium, London, Great Britain	Senegal	2–0	Uruguay
1 August 2012	2012 Olympics	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Great Britain	Great Britain	1–0	Uruguay

Players

The following 23 players were called up to the final squad for 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[4][5]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2020, subsequent to the match against Colombia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Cristopher Fiermarin	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 24)	2	0	Montevideo City Torque
12	1GK	Ignacio de Arruabarrena	(1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 25)	8	0	Arouca
23	1GK	Rodrigo Formento	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 23)	2	0	Coquimbo Unido
2	2DF	Santiago Bueno	(1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 23)	5	2	Girona
3	2DF	Sebastián Cáceres	(1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 23)	4	0	América
4	2DF	José Luis Rodríguez	(1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 25)	9	2	Nacional
6	2DF	Maximiliano Araújo	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22)	6	0	Puebla
13	2DF	Jonathan González	(2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Collado Villalba
17	2DF	Emanuel Gularte	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 25)	5	0	Puebla
21	2DF	Agustín Oliveros	(1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 24)	6	0	Necaxa
22	2DF	Mathías Laborda	(1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 23)	6	0	Nacional
5	3MF	Manuel Ugarte	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 21)	7	1	Sporting CP
8	3MF	Carlos Benavídez	(1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 24)	5	0	Alavés
10	3MF	Santiago Rodríguez	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 22)	8	0	New York City
14	3MF	Francisco Ginella	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 23)	8	1	Nacional
15	3MF	Facundo Waller (captain)	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 25)	8	0	Atlético San Luis
16	3MF	Nicolás Acevedo	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 23)	7	0	New York City
18	3MF	Juan Manuel Sanabria	(2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 22)	8	1	Atlético San Luis
19	3MF	Joaquín Piquerez	(1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 24)	9	0	Palmeiras
7	4FW	Matías Arezo	(2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 19)	6	1	Granada
9	4FW	Diego Rossi	(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 24)	9	2	Fenerbahçe
11	4FW	Ignacio Ramírez	(1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 25)	8	2	Nacional
20	4FW	Federico Viñas	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 24)	10	1	América

Honours

• Summer Olympics:
  • Gold medalists (2): 1924, 1928
• Pan American Games:
  • Gold medalists (2): 1983, 2015
  • Bronze medalists (1): 2011
  • Fourth place: 1963
• South American Games:
  • Silver Medalists (1): 2018
• CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament:
  • Runners-up (1): 1976
  • Third place (3): 1968, 1992, 1996
  • Fourth place (1): 2000
• Copa Mercosur[6]:
  • Winners: 1996

See also

• Uruguay national football team
• Uruguay national under-20 football team
• Uruguay national under-17 football team

References

External links

• Official website

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