Brazil national under-23 football team

Brazil Olympic

Nickname(s)	A Seleção (The National Team)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Rogério Micale[1]
Captain	TBD
FIFA code	BRA
First colors Second colors
First international
Brazil 5–1 Netherlands  (Turku, Finland; 16 July 1952)
Biggest win
Brazil 9–0 Colombia  (Londrina, Brazil; 30 January 2000)
Olympics
Appearances	13 (first in 1952)
Best result	Winners : (2016)
Medal record 2016 Rio Team 1984 Los Angeles Team 1988 Seoul Team 2012 London Team 1996 Atlanta Team 2008 Beijing Team

Brazil Olympic football team (also known as Brazil under-23, Brazil U23) represents Brazil 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 Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). In 13 participations, Brazil won one gold medal (2016), three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).

The Olympic football tournament was the last international competitium in football organized by FIFA which Brazil had never won until they won at home in 2016. They had previously won three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).^[2] The Brazilian Olympic team is often coached by the current national team coach, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Vanderlei Luxemburgo in 2000, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012.

History

1952–1976 Summer Olympics

Brazil's first participation in the Olympics was in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. In that year, Brazil reached the quarter-finals, when they were eliminated by West Germany 4–2.^[3] In 1960, in Rome, Italy,^[4] in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan,^[5] in 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico,^[6] and in 1972 in Berlin, West Germany,^[7] Brazil was eliminated in the first stage. In Montreal, 1976, Brazil was defeated by Poland 2–0 in the semi-finals, then Brazil was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–0 in the bronze medal match, finishing in the fourth place.^[8] In these six participations, Brazil was represented by a team of junior or non-professional players as the Olympics did not allow professional players to participate during this period.

1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles

Starting in 1984, professional players were allowed to participate. However, European and South American teams were only allowed to include players with no more than five "A" caps at the start of the tournament. Brazil won its first medal in 1984, in Los Angeles, United States. In the group stage, Brazil beat Saudi Arabia 3–1, West Germany 1–0 and Morocco 2–0. In the quarter-finals Brazil defeated Canada in the penalty shootout, then they beat Italy 2–1 after extra-time in the semi-finals, but was beaten by France 2–0 in the gold medal Match, thus winning the silver medal.^[9]

1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul

The second Brazilian silver medal was won in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. Brazil won the medal after defeating in the group stage Nigeria 4–0, Australia 3–0 and Yugoslavia 2–1. In the quarter-finals Brazil beat their South American rivals Argentina 1–0, then defeated West Germany in the penalty shootout, but was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–1 after extra time in the gold medal match.^[10] Romário was the competition's top goal scorer with seven goals.^[11]

1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta

Starting in 1992, only players under the age of 23 were allowed to participate, with an exception of three overage players in the team. Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Mário Zagallo, won the bronze medal for the first time in 1996, in Atlanta, United States. In the group stage, Brazil was beaten by Japan 1–0 in the first match, then they beat Hungary 3–1 and Nigeria 1–0, finishing in the group's first position. After beating Ghana 4–2 in the quarter-finals, Brazil was defeated by Nigeria 4–3 after extra time. In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Portugal 5–0.^[12]

2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the group stage, Brazil beat by Slovakia 3–1 in the first match, then they were beaten by South Africa 3–1. In the last group match, Brazil beat Japan 1–0 to secure the first position in the group stage. In the quarter-finals, Brazil was beaten by Cameroon 1–2, who later won the gold medal.^[13]

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

In December 2002, CBF appointed Ricardo Gomes as the coach for Brazil Olympic team prepared for the 2004 Olympic Games. Prior to the Olympic qualification tournament, Brazil Olympic team or Brazil U23 was sent to compete at 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Brazil was invited to the tournament and decided to send their Under-23 team because their senior team was competing at 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup a month earlier. Although Brazil competed as an Under-23 team, all the appearances and goals in this tournament were recognized by FIFA as full international caps.^[14] Brazil U-23 team went on to the final and was beaten by Mexico 0–1 after extra time, denying Brazil the chance to be the first guest team to win the tournament. The following year Brazil failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games after losing out to Paraguay and Argentina in the qualifying tournament.^[15]

2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Dunga, finished in the first position in the group stage, ahead of Belgium, New Zealand and China, which they beat 1–0, 5–0 and 3–0 respectively.^[16] In the second round, Brazil beat Cameroon 2–0 after extra time.^[17] Brazil and Argentina met on August 19 in the semi-final game of the competition. The game was marred by numerous fouls and two ejections for Brazil. Argentina won 3–0.^[18] In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Belgium 3–0.^[19]

2012 Summer Olympics – London

Brazil, under coach Mano Menezes, was defeated by Mexico 2–1 in the gold medal match, played on 11 August,^[20] after beating Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand in the preliminary round, Honduras in the quarter-finals and South Korea in the semi-finals. Before the Games, they beat Great Britain 2–0 in a friendly game.

2016 Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro

Brazil finished in the first position in the group stage, ahead of Denmark (won 4–0), Iraq (tied 0–0) and South Africa (tied 0–0). In the second round, Brazil beat Colombia 2–0 and in the semi-final match, Brazil played a one-sided game against Honduras and won 6–0. In the final against Germany, on 20 August 2016 – the first match between the two teams since the historic 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final – Brazil edged a 5–4 victory on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Neymar, captaining the side, scored the decisive penalty.

Honors

Note: Players marked with an asterisk (*) are the three overage players allowed to augment the under-23 squad. Note: The ages listed for the players are their current ages, not their ages during the tournament.

• Olympic Summer Games:^[2]
  • Gold Medals: 2016
  • Silver Medals: 1984, 1988, 2012
  • Bronze Medals: 1996, 2008
• Pan American Games:
  • Winners: 1963, 1975, 1979, 1987
• CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament:
  • Winners: 1968, 1971, 1976, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000

Competitive record

Olympic Games Olympics record Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA 1900 Did not participate 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 Did not Qualify 1928 Did not Participate 1936 1948 1952 Quarter-finals 6th 3 2 0 1 9 6 1956 Did not Qualify 1960 Round 1 6th 3 2 0 1 10 6 1964 Round 1 9th 3 1 1 1 5 2 1968 Round 1 11th 3 0 2 1 4 5 1972 Round 1 12th 3 0 1 2 4 6 1976 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 1 2 6 6 1980 Did not Qualify 1984 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 9 5 1988 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 12 4 1992 Did not Qualify 1996 Third Place 3rd 6 4 0 2 16 8 2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 6 6 2004 Did not Qualify 2008 Third Place 3rd 6 5 0 1 14 3 2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 16 7 2016 Champion 1st 6 3 3 0 13 1 Total 1 Gold Medal 3 Silver Medal 2 Bronze Medal 13/26 60 34 10 16 124 65 Pan American Games Pan American Games record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1951 Did not enter 1955 1959 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 27 11 1963 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 18 3 1967 Did not Qualify 1971 1975 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 33 2 1979 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 1 1983 Third Place 3rd 3 2 0 1 3 1 1987 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 10 2 1991 Did not Qualify 1995 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 5 2 1999 Did not Qualify 2003 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 12 2 2007 Round 1 5th 3 2 0 1 7 4 2011 Round 1 6th 3 0 2 1 2 4 2015 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 15 7 Total 4 Titles 11/17 50 34 10 6 146 39

Recent results

Brazil  v  Haiti

October 12, 2015 Friendly Match	Brazil	5–1	Haiti	Manaus, Brazil
	Maicon  35' Vinícius Araújo  41' Gabriel Jesus  50' Gabriel Barbosa  83' (P),  86'		Belford  87'	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 27,282

Brazil  v  United States

November 11, 2015 Friendly Match	Brazil	2–1	United States	Recife, Brazil
	Gabriel Barbosa  43' Luan  47'		Kiesewetter  60' (P)	Stadium: Estádio Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 6,902

Brazil  v  United States

November 15, 2015 Friendly Match	Brazil	5–1	United States	Belém, Brazil

Brazil  v  Nigeria

March 24, 2016 Friendly Match	Brazil	0–1	Nigeria	Cariacica, Brazil

Brazil  v  South Africa

March 27, 2016 Friendly Match	Brazil	3–1	South Africa	Maceió, Brazil

Brazil  v  Japan

July 30, 2016 Friendly Match	Brazil	2–0	Japan	Goias, Brazil

Brazil  v  South Africa

August 4, 2016 2016 Olympics GS	Brazil	0–0	South Africa	Brasília, Brazil
16:00 BRT				Attendance: 69,389[21] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Brazil  v  Iraq

August 7, 2016 2016 Olympics GS	Brazil	0–0	Iraq	Brasília, Brazil
22:00 BRT				Attendance: 65,829[22] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Denmark  v  Brazil

August 10, 2016 2016 Olympics GS	Denmark	0–4	Brazil	Salvador, Brazil
22:00 BRT			Gabriel  26', 80' Gabriel Jesus  40' Luan  50'	Attendance: 41,067[23] Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Brazil  v  Colombia

August 13, 2016 2016 Olympics Quarter-finals	Brazil	2–0	Colombia	São Paulo, Brazil
22:00 BRT	Neymar  12' Luan  83'			Attendance: 41,560[24] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Brazil  v  Honduras

August 17, 2016 2016 Olympics Semi-finals	Brazil	6–0	Honduras	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13:00 BRT	Neymar  1', 90+1' Gabriel Jesus  26', 35' Marquinhos  51' Luan  79'			Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 52,457[25] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Brazil  v Germany

August 20, 2016 2016 Olympics Gold medal match	Brazil	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Germany	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17:30 BRT	Neymar  27'		Meyer  59'	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 63,707 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
		Penalties
	Auguto Marquinhos Rafinha Luan Neymar		Ginter Gnabry Brandt Süle Petersen

Team

Current squad

The following 18 players were called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[26] Neymar, Renato Augusto and Weverton Pereira da Silva were the three over-aged players selected to play in the games.

Caps and goals as of August 21, 2016 after the match against Germany.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Weverton*	December 13, 1987	5	0	Atlético Paranaense
18	GK	Uilson	April 28, 1994	2	0	Atlético Mineiro
3	DF	Rodrigo Caio	August 17, 1993	11	1	São Paulo
14	DF	Luan	May 10, 1993	3	0	Vasco da Gama
4	DF	Marquinhos	May 14, 1994	7	1	Paris Saint-Germain
2	DF	Zeca	May 16, 1994	7	0	Santos
6	DF	Douglas Santos	March 22, 1994	9	0	Atlético Mineiro
13	DF	William	April 3, 1995	3	0	Internacional
17	MF	Felipe Anderson	April 15, 1993	10	3	Lazio
8	MF	Rafinha	February 12, 1993	9	0	Barcelona
16	MF	Thiago Maia	March 13, 1997	5	0	Santos
12	MF	Walace	April 4, 1995	3	0	Grêmio
15	MF	Rodrigo Dourado	June 17, 1994	1	0	Internacional
5	MF	Renato Augusto*	February 8, 1988	5	0	Beijing Guoan
9	FW	Gabriel	August 30, 1996	10	8	Internazionale
7	FW	Luan	March 27, 1993	9	5	Grêmio
11	FW	Gabriel Jesus	April 3, 1997	11	5	Palmeiras
10	FW	Neymar* (Captain)	February 5, 1992	14	8	Barcelona

Previous squads

• 1952 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 1960 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 1964 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 1968 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 1972 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 1976 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 1984 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 1988 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 1996 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 2000 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 2008 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 2012 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil
• 2016 Summer Olympics squads – Brazil

See also

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

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