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Uruguay national under-23 football team

Uruguay Olympic football team
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Charrúas
La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)
La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Association Asociación Uruguaya
de Fútbol
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Óscar Tabárez
Captain Luis Suárez
Home stadium Estadio Centenario de Montevideo
FIFA code URU
First international
 Uruguay 7 – 0 Yugoslavia 
(France; 26 May 1924)
Biggest win
 Uruguay 7 – 0 Yugoslavia 
(France; 26 May 1924)
Biggest defeat
 Senegal 2 - 0 Uruguay 
(London; Great Britain 29 July 2012)
Olympics
Appearances 3 (first in 1924)
Best result Winners: 1924, 1928
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam 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).

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.

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.


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