Uruguay Olympic football team

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Uruguay Olympic football team
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)
La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
AssociationAsociación Uruguaya
de Fútbol
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachVacant
Home stadiumEstadio Centenario
FIFA codeURU
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Uruguay 7–0 Yugoslavia 
(Colombes, France; 26 May 1924)
Biggest win
 Uruguay 7–0 Yugoslavia 
(Colombes, France; 26 May 1924)
Biggest defeat
 Senegal 2–0 Uruguay 
(London; Great Britain; 29 July 2012)
Olympics
Appearances3 (first in 1924)
Best resultGold medalists (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).

History[]

1924 Summer Olympics[]

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.

1928 Summer Olympics[]

The Uruguay national football team that won the 1928 Olympic tournament

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.

Olympic record[]

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
France 1900 Did not participate
United States 1904 Did not participate
United Kingdom 1908 Did not participate
Sweden 1912 Did not participate
Belgium 1920 Did not participate
France 1924 Gold medalists 1st 5 5 0 0 20 2
Netherlands 1928 Gold medalists 1st 5 4 1 0 12 5
Germany 1936 Withdrew
United Kingdom 1948 Did not participate
Finland 1952 Did not participate
Australia 1956 Did not participate
Italy 1960 Did not qualify
Japan 1964 Did not qualify
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972 Did not qualify
Canada 1976 Withdrew
Soviet Union 1980 Did not participate
United States 1984 Did not participate
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
Spain 1992 Did not qualify
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
Japan 2020 Did not qualify
Total 2 Gold medals 3/27 13 10 1 2 34 11

Pan American Games record[]

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Until 1995 See Uruguay national football team
Canada 1999 Preliminary Round 9th 4 0 1 3 2 9
2003 to 2007 Did not enter
Mexico 2011 Bronze medalists 3rd 5 2 1 2 6 8
Canada 2015 Gold medalists 1st 5 4 0 1 8 2
Peru 2019 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 7 4
Total 1 Gold medal 4/5 19 9 2 8 23 23

Matches[]

Summer Olympics[]

Paris 1924[]

First round[]
Uruguay 7–0 Yugoslavia
Vidal 20'
Scarone 23'
Cea 50', 80'
Petrone 35', 61'
Romano 58'		 Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (FRA)
Second round[]
Uruguay 3–0 United States
Petrone 10', 44'
Scarone 15'		 Report
Attendance: 10,455
Referee: (BEL)
Quarter-finals[]
France 1–5 Uruguay
Nicolas 12' Report Scarone 2', 24'
Petrone 58', 68'
Romano 83'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)
Semi-finals[]
Uruguay 2–1 Netherlands
Cea 62'
Scarone 81' (pen.)		 Report Pijl 32'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (FRA)
Gold Medal match[]

In the other semi-final between Switzerland and Sweden the Swiss prevailed. In the final the Swiss proved no match, ultimately, for the Uruguayans whose two goals in the second half put paid to their opponent's ambitions, Uruguay eventually prevailing 3–0. Interest in the final had been considerable, such was the draw of the Uruguayan side; 60,000 watched and 10,000 were locked out.

Uruguay 3–0  Switzerland
Petrone 9'
Cea 65'
Romano 82'		 Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)

Players :
Andrés Mazali
Pedro Arispe
José Nasazzi
Alfredo Ghierra
José Vidal
José Leandro Andrade
Angel Romano
Pedro Cea
Pedro Petrone
Hector Scarone
Santos Urdinarán

Manager :
Ernesto Figoli Uruguay
Finale des JO 1924Andrés MazaliJosé NasazziPedro ArispeJosé Leandro AndradeJosé VidalAlfredo GhiarraSantos UrdinaránHéctor ScaronePedro PetroneJosé CeaAngel RomanoHans PulverRudolf RamseyerAdolphe ReymondAron PollitzPaul SchmiedlinAugust OberhauserPaul FässlerMax AbegglenRobert PacheKarl EhrenbolgerWalter Dietrich
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Players :
Hans Pulver
Rudolf Ramseyer
Adolphe Reymond
Aron Pollitz
Paul Schmiedlin
August Oberhauser
Paul Fässler
Max Abegglen
Walter Dietrich
Robert Pache
Karl Ehrenbolger

Manager :
England Edward Duckworth

Amsterdam 1928[]

First round[]
Netherlands 0–2 Uruguay
Report Scarone 20'
Urdinarán 86'
Attendance: 27.730
Referee: Jan Langenus (BEL)
Quarter-finals[]
Uruguay 4–1 Germany
Petrone 35', 39', 84'
Castro 63'		 Report Hofmann 81'
Attendance: 25.131
Referee: (EGY)
Semi-finals[]
Uruguay 3–2 Italy
Cea 17'
Campolo 28'
Scarone 31'		 Report Baloncieri 9'
Levratto 60'
Attendance: 15.230
Referee: (NED)
Gold medal match[]
Uruguay 1–1 Argentina
Petrone 23' Report Ferreira 50'
Attendance: 28.253
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)
Uruguay 2–1 Argentina
Figueroa 17'
Scarone 73'		 Report Monti 28'
Attendance: 28.113
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Recent and future matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Competition Location Home Team Result Away Team Scorers
25 April 2012
Friendly match
 Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú, Uruguay  Uruguay
0–0[1]
  Egypt
11 July 2012
Friendly match
 Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado, Uruguay  Uruguay
6–4[2]
  
31' 35' 47' Suárez
39' 71' Cavani
84' Hernández
15 July 2012
Friendly match
 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay
2–0[3]
  
2' Cavani
18' Ramírez
26 July 2012
2012 Olympics
 Old Trafford, Manchester, Great Britain  United Arab Emirates
1–2
  Uruguay
42' Ramírez
55' Lodeiro
29 July 2012
2012 Olympics
 Wembley Stadium, London, Great Britain  Senegal
2–0
  Uruguay
1 August 2012
2012 Olympics
 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Great Britain  Great Britain
1–0
 Uruguay

Players[]

The following 23 players were called up to the final squad for 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[4][5]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2020, subsequent to the match against Colombia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Cristopher Fiermarin (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 24) 2 0 Belgium Lommel
12 1GK Ignacio De Arruabarrena (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 25) 8 0 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers
23 1GK Rodrigo Formento (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 22) 2 0 Chile Coquimbo Unido
2 2DF Santiago Bueno (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 23) 5 2 Spain Girona
3 2DF Sebastián Cáceres (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 22) 4 0 Mexico América
4 2DF José Luis Rodríguez (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 25) 9 2 Uruguay Nacional
6 2DF Maximiliano Araújo (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22) 6 0 Mexico Puebla
13 2DF Jonathan González (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Unattached
17 2DF Emanuel Gularte (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 24) 5 0 Mexico Puebla
21 2DF Agustín Oliveros (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 23) 6 0 Mexico Necaxa
22 2DF Mathías Laborda (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 22) 6 0 Uruguay Nacional
5 3MF Manuel Ugarte (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 20) 7 1 Portugal Sporting CP
8 3MF Carlos Benavídez (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 23) 5 0 Argentina Independiente
10 3MF Santiago Rodríguez (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 22) 8 0 United States New York City
14 3MF Francisco Ginella (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 23) 8 1 United States Los Angeles
15 3MF Facundo Waller (captain) (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 24) 8 0 Mexico Atlético San Luis
16 3MF Nicolás Acevedo (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22) 7 0 United States New York City
18 3MF Juan Manuel Sanabria (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 21) 8 1 Mexico Atlético San Luis
19 3MF Joaquín Piquerez (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 23) 9 0 Brazil Palmeiras
7 4FW Matías Arezo (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 19) 6 1 Spain Granada
9 4FW Diego Rossi (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 24) 9 2 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 4FW Ignacio Ramírez (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 25) 8 2 Uruguay Nacional
20 4FW Federico Viñas (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 23) 10 1 Mexico América

Honours[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "SUB 23: URUGUAY Y EGIPTO EMPATARON 0:0". Tenfieldigital.com (in Spanish). 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Uruguay encendió la llama con goles..." Tenfieldigital.com (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Uruguay se despidió con sonrisas". Tenfieldigital.com (in Spanish). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Gustavo Ferreyra definió el plantel para el Torneo Preolímpico 2020" (in Spanish). auf.org.uy. 29 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Jonathan González sustituirá a Emiliano Ancheta en el Torneo Preolímpico 2020" (in Spanish). auf.org.uy. 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Copa Mercosur". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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