Belarus national under-23 football team

Belarus Under-23

Association	Football Federation of Belarus
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Georgy Kondratyev
First colours Second colours
First international
Estonia 2–1 Belarus (Ta' Qali, Malta; 14 February 2004)
Biggest win
Malta 0–4 Belarus (Ta' Qali, Malta; 18 February 2004)
Biggest defeat
France 3–1 Belarus (Aubagne, France; 24 May 2012)  Brazil 3–1 Belarus (Manchester, Great Britain; 29 July 2012)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group Stage: 2012

The Belarus national under-23 football team (also known as Belarus Olympic, Belarus U-23) represents Belarus in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 however the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus (BFF). Belarus made its first appearance in football at the 2012 Olympics in London.^[1]

History

2004 Malta Tournament

The Belarusian Olympic team was assembled for the very first time at the 2004 Malta International Football Tournament and was composed of the members of the Belarus U-21 team which was preparing for the final tournament of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship which itself was a qualifying competition for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

2012 Toulon Tournament

Belarus was invited to participate in 2012 Toulon Tournament along with a four other under-23 teams preparing for upcoming 2012 Olympic Tournament (namely Egypt, Morocco, Mexico and Japan), two European under-21 teams (Turkey, Netherlands) and under-20 team of the host nation France. Belarus failed to advance to the knockout round and was eliminated after three games of tournament's group stage.

2012 Summer Olympics

Belarus made its debut at the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament in London after securing third place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. The team started preparations with friendly matches in September 2011. As confirmed by the head coach Georgy Kondratyev, three over-23 players were to be selected among players born in 1988 which were a part of the U21 team during the 2011 Under-21 Euro qualifying and final tournament, but became over-aged for Olympic squad.

Competitive Record

Olympic Games

Host nation / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Part of Russian Empire
1904
1908
1912
1920	Did not enter
1924	Part of Soviet Union
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Part of Soviet Union
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992	Part of Unified Team
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	10/16	3	1	0	2	3	6
Total	1/25	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and results

2012 Olympic tournament

Belarus  v  New Zealand

26 July 2012 19:45

Belarus	1–0	New Zealand
Baha  45+1'	Report

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry Attendance: 14,457[2] Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

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2012 Olympic tournament

Brazil  v  Belarus

29 July 2012 15:00

Brazil	3–1	Belarus
Pato  15' Neymar  65' Oscar  90+3'	Report	Bressan  8'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 66,212[3] Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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2012 Olympic tournament

Egypt  v  Belarus

1 August 2012 14:30

Egypt	3–1	Belarus
Salah  56' Mohsen  73' Aboutrika  79'	Report	Varankow  87'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 8,732[4] Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

2012 Olympic squad

The following players were named for 18-man squad for 2012 Summer Olympics.

Caps and goals correct as of 1 August 2012, after the game with Egypt.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Alyaksandr Hutar	April 18, 1989	10	0	BATE Borisov
18	GK	Andrey Shcharbakow	January 31, 1991	0	0	BATE Borisov
3	DF	Ihar Kuzmyanok	July 6, 1990	6	0	Gomel
4	DF	Syarhey Palitsevich	April 9, 1990	8	0	Dinamo Minsk
6	DF	Alyaksey Hawrylovich	January 5, 1990	7	0	Naftan Novopolotsk
7	DF	Maksim Vitus**	February 11, 1989	5	0	Neman Grodno
12	DF	Alyaksey Kazlow	July 11, 1989	7	1	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
17	DF	Dzyanis Palyakow	April 17, 1991	5	0	BATE Borisov
2	MF	Stanislaw Drahun	June 4, 1988	8	1	Dinamo Minsk
5	MF	Dzmitry Baha	January 4, 1990	8	1	BATE Borisov
10	MF	Renan Bressan	November 3, 1988	4	1	BATE Borisov
13	MF	Illya Aleksiyevich	February 10, 1991	7	0	Gomel
15	MF	Artsyom Salavey	November 1, 1990	7	0	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
16	MF	Mikhail Gordeichuk	October 23, 1989	10	0	Belshina Bobruisk
8	FW	Sergei Kornilenko	June 14, 1983	4	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara
9	FW	Uladzimir Khvashchynski	May 10, 1990	6	1	Brest
11	FW	Andrey Varankow	February 8, 1989	7	1	Neman Grodno
14	FW	Yahor Zubovich	January 6, 1989	7	1	Naftan Novopolotsk
19	FW	Maksim Skavysh**	November 13, 1989	5	0	Belshina Bobruisk

** Maksim Skavysh, originally a reserve player, has replaced Maksim Vitus, who sustained an injury in pre-tournament friendly and withdrew from the squad.

Reserves

The following players have been named as possible replacements in case any player from the main squad is injured.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
20	DF	Aleh Veratsila	July 10, 1988	6	0	Dinamo Minsk
21	DF	Vital Hayduchyk	July 12, 1989	4	0	Brest
22	GK	Filip Vaytekhovich	March 26, 1990	0	0	IK Frej

See also

• Belarus national football team
• Belarus national under-21 football team
• Belarus national under-19 football team
• Belarus national under-17 football team

External links

• Belarus Federation of Football (Russian)
• Football.by (Russian)

References

1. "Belarus". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
2. "Belarus – New Zealand". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
3. "Brazil – Belarus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
4. "Egypt – Belarus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.