Australia national under-23 football team
| Nickname(s) | Olyroos |
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| Association | Football Federation Australia |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) |
| Head coach | Josep Gombau |
| Captain | Mustafa Amini |
| Top scorer | Mark Viduka (17) |
| FIFA code | AUS |
| First international | |
 New Caledonia 2–1 Australia  (Noumea, New Caledonia; 6 November 1967) |
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| Biggest win | |
Australia 12–0 Vanuatu  (Adelaide, Australia; 25 January 1996) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
Australia 1–6 Poland  (Barcelona, Spain; 5 August 1992) |
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The Australia national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the Olympic Games. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the Olyroos.
Australia's first two appearances in the Olympic Games saw the senior men's team participate, but in 1992 the eligibility was restricted to players under the age of 23, while in 1996, it was decided to allow teams to choose three over-age players in the final Olympic squads.
The team has represented Australia at the Olympic Games on five occasions, in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. The team also represented Australia at the AFC U-22 Championship tournament in 2014 and has qualified for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.
The Australian national under-23 team made its international debut in 1967, when it took part in a triangular tournament against New Caledonia and New Zealand in Noumea. Australia lost its first game 2–1 on 6 November, and won its second 1–3 on 10 November, with Gary Manuel supplying goals in both games. The team would next played almost eighth years later in 1974, in a tour of Indonesia, sponsored by the Australian Government. During the tour, Australia, coached by Eric Worthington, won all three match against the host nation. It would then be another 16 years before the team competed in international competition of any kind.
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