Uruguay Olympic football team
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).
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Nickname(s) | La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) | ||
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Association | Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Gustavo Ferreyra | ||
Captain | Facundo Waller | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Centenario | ||
FIFA code | URU | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Colombes, France; 26 May 1924) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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Olympics | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1924) | ||
Best result | Gold medalists (1924, 1928) |
Olympic medal record | ||
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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
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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
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![]() | Gold medalists | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
![]() | Gold medalists | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
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![]() | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Total | 2 Gold medals | 3/24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 11 |
Pan American Games record
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
Until 1995 | See Uruguay national football team | |||||||
![]() | Preliminary Round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
2003 to 2007 | Did not enter | |||||||
![]() | Bronze medalists | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
![]() | Gold medalists | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Total | 1 Gold medal | 4/5 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 |
Matches
First round
Second round
Uruguay ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Petrone ![]() Scarone ![]() |
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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.
First round
Netherlands ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Scarone ![]() Urdinarán ![]() |
Quarter-finals
Recent and future matches
Win Draw Loss
Date | Competition | Location | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers |
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Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú, Uruguay | ![]() |
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Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado, Uruguay | ![]() |
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Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
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Old Trafford, Manchester, Great Britain | ![]() |
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Wembley Stadium, London, Great Britain | ![]() |
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Great Britain | ![]() |
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Players
Current squad
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 |
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1 | GK | Cristopher Fiermarin | 1 January 1998 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Ignacio De Arruabarrena | 16 January 1997 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | Rodrigo Formento | 25 September 1999 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Santiago Bueno | 9 November 1998 | 5 | 2 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Sebastián Cáceres | 18 August 1999 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | José Luis Rodríguez | 14 March 1997 | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Maximiliano Araújo | 15 February 2000 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Jonathan González | 22 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Emanuel Gularte | 30 September 1997 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Agustín Oliveros | 17 August 1998 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | DF | Mathías Laborda | 15 September 1999 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | MF | Manuel Ugarte | 11 April 2001 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Carlos Benavídez | 30 March 1998 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Santiago Rodríguez | 8 January 2000 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Francisco Ginella | 21 January 1999 | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Facundo Waller (captain) | 9 April 1997 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Nicolás Acevedo | 14 April 1999 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Juan Manuel Sanabria | 29 March 2000 | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Joaquín Piquerez | 24 August 1998 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Matías Arezo | 21 November 2002 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Diego Rossi | 5 March 1998 | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Ignacio Ramírez | 1 February 1997 | 8 | 2 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Federico Viñas | 30 June 1998 | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Juan Tinaglini | 9 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament PRE |
DF | Emiliano Ancheta | 9 June 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament INJ |
DF | Gastón Álvarez | 24 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament PRE |
MF | Leonardo Fernández | 8 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament PRE |
MF | Agustín González | 25 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament PRE |
WIT Withdrew from final squad |
See also
References
- "SUB 23: URUGUAY Y EGIPTO EMPATARON 0:0". Tenfieldigital.com (in Spanish). 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- "Uruguay encendió la llama con goles..." Tenfieldigital.com (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- "Uruguay se despidió con sonrisas". Tenfieldigital.com (in Spanish). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- "Gustavo Ferreyra definió el plantel para el Torneo Preolímpico 2020" (in Spanish). auf.org.uy. 29 December 2019.
- "Jonathan González sustituirá a Emiliano Ancheta en el Torneo Preolímpico 2020" (in Spanish). auf.org.uy. 10 January 2020.