Association | Football Federation of Belarus | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Georgy Kondratyev | ||
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First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2012) |
The Belarus national under-23 football team (also known as Belarus Olympic, Belarus U-23) represented Belarus in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 however the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus (BFF). Belarus made its first appearance in football at the 2012 Olympics in London.[1]
History
[edit]2004 Malta Tournament
[edit]The Belarusian Olympic team was assembled for the very first time at the 2004 Malta International Football Tournament and was composed of the members of the Belarus U-21 team.
2012 Toulon Tournament
[edit]Belarus was invited to participate in 2012 Toulon Tournament along with a four other under-23 teams preparing for upcoming 2012 Olympic Tournament (Egypt, Morocco, Mexico and Japan), two European under-21 teams (Turkey, Netherlands) and under-20 team of the host nation France. Belarus failed to advance to the knockout round and was eliminated after three games of tournament's group stage.
2012 Summer Olympics
[edit]Belarus made its debut at the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament in London after securing third place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Competitive Record
[edit]Olympic Games
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10/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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Total | 1/28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Fixtures and results
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2012 Olympic squad
[edit]The following players were named for 18-man squad for 2012 Summer Olympics.
Caps and goals correct as of 1 August 2012, after the game with Egypt.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Alyaksandr Hutar | April 18, 1989 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | ![]() | ||
18 | GK | Andrey Shcharbakow | January 31, 1991 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Ihar Kuzmyanok | July 6, 1990 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Syarhey Palitsevich | April 9, 1990 (aged 22) | 8 | 0 | ![]() | ||
6 | DF | Alyaksey Hawrylovich | January 5, 1990 (aged 22) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | ||
7 | DF | Maksim Vitus** | February 11, 1989 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | ![]() | ||
12 | DF | Alyaksey Kazlow | July 11, 1989 (aged 23) | 7 | 1 | ![]() | ||
17 | DF | Dzyanis Palyakow | April 17, 1991 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | ![]() | ||
2 | MF | Stanislaw Drahun | June 4, 1988 (aged 24) | 8 | 1 | ![]() | ||
5 | MF | Dzmitry Baha | January 4, 1990 (aged 22) | 8 | 1 | ![]() | ||
10 | MF | Renan Bressan | November 3, 1988 (aged 23) | 4 | 1 | ![]() | ||
13 | MF | Illya Aleksiyevich | February 10, 1991 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | ||
15 | MF | Artsyom Salavey | November 1, 1990 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | ||
16 | MF | Mikhail Gordeichuk | October 23, 1989 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | ![]() | ||
8 | FW | Sergei Kornilenko | June 14, 1983 (aged 29) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Uladzimir Khvashchynski | May 10, 1990 (aged 22) | 6 | 1 | ![]() | ||
11 | FW | Andrey Varankow | February 8, 1989 (aged 23) | 7 | 1 | ![]() | ||
14 | FW | Yahor Zubovich | January 6, 1989 (aged 23) | 7 | 1 | ![]() | ||
19 | FW | Maksim Skavysh** | November 13, 1989 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
** Maksim Skavysh, originally a reserve player, has replaced Maksim Vitus, who sustained an injury in pre-tournament friendly and withdrew from the squad.
Reserves
[edit]The following players have been named as possible replacements in case any player from the main squad is injured.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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20 | DF | Aleh Veratsila | July 10, 1988 (aged 24) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Vital Hayduchyk | July 12, 1989 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Filip Vaytekhovich | March 26, 1990 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
See also
[edit]- Belarus national football team
- Belarus national under-21 football team
- Belarus national under-19 football team
- Belarus national under-17 football team
External links
[edit]- Belarus Federation of Football (in Russian)
- Football.by (in Russian)
References
[edit]- ^ "Belarus". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Belarus – New Zealand". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Brazil – Belarus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Egypt – Belarus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.