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	Dória
Home stadium	Various
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)
Biggest defeat
Colombia 5–1 Brazil  (Cali, Colombia; 10 February 1980)
Olympics
Appearances	12 (First in 1952)
Best result	Runners-up : 1984, 1988 and 2012

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1984 Los Angeles	Team
	1988 Seoul	Team
	1996 Atlanta	Team
	2008 Beijing	Team
	2012 London	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 12 participations, Brazil won three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).

The Olympic football tournament is the only international competition in football organized by FIFA that Brazil has never won, although they have 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, 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 August 11,^[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 the Great Britain team 2–0 in a friendly game.

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

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for friendlies against Nigeria on 24 March and South Africa on 27 March 2016.^[21]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Ederson	August 17, 1993	5	0	Benfica
	GK	Matheus Vidotto	April 10, 1994	0	0	Corinthians
	DF	Wendell	July 20, 1993	7	0	Bayer Leverkusen
	DF	Fabinho	October 23, 1993	6	0	Monaco
	DF	Dória	November 8, 1994	5	0	Granada
	DF	Rodrigo Caio	August 17, 1993	5	0	São Paulo
	DF	Rodrigo Ely	November 3, 1993	3	0	Milan
	DF	Zeca	May 16, 1994	2	0	Santos
	DF	Douglas Santos	March 22, 1994	2	0	Atlético Mineiro
	DF	Wallace	October 14, 1994	1	0	Monaco
	MF	Felipe Anderson	April 15, 1993	5	1	Lazio
	MF	Alisson	June 25, 1993	3	0	Cruzeiro
	MF	Rafinha	February 12, 1993	3	0	Barcelona
	MF	Thiago Maia	March 13, 1997	0	0	Santos
	MF	Andreas Pereira	January 1, 1996	0	0	Manchester United
	MF	Matheus Sales	May 13, 1995	0	0	Palmeiras
	MF	Rodrigo Dourado	June 17, 1994	0	0	Internacional
	FW	Gabriel	August 30, 1996	5	3	Santos
	FW	Luciano	May 18, 1993	4	5	Corinthians
	FW	Gabriel Jesus	April 3, 1997	3	1	Palmeiras
	FW	Malcom	February 26, 1997	0	0	Bordeaux
	FW	Clayton	October 23, 1995	0	0	Atlético Mineiro

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 1 1 16 8 2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 6 6 2004 Did not Qualify 2008 Third Place 3rd 6 4 1 1 14 3 2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 16 7 2016 Total 3 Silver Medal 2 Bronze Medal 13/26 48 25 9 13 95 57

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  Qatar

4 September 2014 Friendly Match	Brazil	4–0	Qatar	Doha, Qatar

Brazil  v  Egypt

6 September 2014 Friendly Match	Brazil	3–0	Egypt	Doha, Qatar

Brazil  v  Lebanon

8 September 2014 Friendly Match	Brazil	2–2	Lebanon	Doha, Qatar
	Ademilson  2' Vinícius Araújo  87'		Ghaddar  45+2' Maatouk  52'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Abbas Al-Shumari (Kuwait)

Brazil  v  Bolivia

10 October 2014 Friendly Match	Brazil	3–1	Bolivia	Cuiabá, Brazil
21:00 UTC−4	Thalles  14',  39' Luan  38'		Damián Lizio  58'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Brazil  v  United States

13 October 2014 Friendly Match	Brazil	3–0	United States	Brasília, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3	Luan  3' Douglas Coutinho  74' Vinícius Araújo  81'			Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Referee: Omar Ponce Ecuador

Brazil  v  Paraguay

26 March 2015 Friendly Match	Brazil	4–1	Paraguay	Cariacica, Brazil
	Lucas Silva  15' Vitinho  42',  58' Talisca  64'		Domínguez  53'	Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade Attendance: 16,000

Brazil  v  Mexico

29 March 2015 Friendly Match	Brazil	0–0	Mexico	São Luís, Brazil

Brazil  v  Haiti

12 October 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

11 November 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

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

Brazil  v  Nigeria

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

Brazil  v  South Africa

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

Honours

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]
  • Silver Medals (3): 1984, 1988, 2012
  • Bronze Medals (2): 1996, 2008
• Pan American Games:
  • Winners (4): 1963, 1975, 1979, 1987
• CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament:
  • Winners (7): 1968, 1971, 1976, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000

References

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21. http://selecao.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-base-masculina/olimpica-convocada-para-amistosos-no-brasil

See also

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