Australian National Football Team (U-23 Men)
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| Nickname (s) | Olyroos |
| Association | Football Federation Australia |
| confederacy | OFC |
| Head coach |
 Josep Gombau
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| captain | Ryan Edwards |
| Record scorer | Mark Viduka (17) |
| FIFA code | OUT |
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First international New Caledonia 2-1 Australia ( Noumea , New Caledonia ; November 6, 1967 )  |
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Biggest win Australia 12-0 Vanuatu ( Adelaide , Australia ; Jan 25, 1996 )
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Biggest defeat Australia 1: 6 Poland ( Barcelona , Spain ; August 5, 1992 )
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| Successes in tournaments | |
| Olympic football tournament | |
| Participation | 5 ( first : 1992 ) |
| Best results | Fourth in 1992 |
| U-23 Asian Cup | |
| Participation in the finals | 3 ( first : 2013 ) |
| Best results | Quarterfinals 2014 |
| (As of November 3, 2016) | |
The Australian U-23 national soccer team is a selection team of Australian soccer players . It is subordinate to the Australian Football Association FFA and represents it internationally at the U-23 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, at U-23 Asian championships or the football tournament of the Summer Olympics . Before the Australian Association moved to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2006 , it was a member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).
So far, the team has qualified for the Olympic football tournament five times. In 1992 she reached fourth place in her first participation. Australia took part in the U-23 Asian Cup three times and made it to the quarter-finals in 2014 .
Eligible to play are players who have not yet reached the age of 23 and who are Australian citizens .
Balance sheets
Web links
- Official website of the U-23 national soccer team
- U-23 selection at Soccerway.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australian U23s Home. Football Federation Australia , accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ^ John Greco: Gombau: Ange key in my Olyroos decision. Football Federation Australia , June 28, 2016, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Damien Belle More: Olyroos go down in Olympic qualifier. Football Federation Australia , January 14, 2016, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Mark Viduka to receive the PFA Alex Tobin OAM Medal. Professional Footballers Australia, December 1, 2010, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ↑ John Punshon, Greg Stock: Australian Under 23 National Team Matches for 1967. OzFootball, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Thomas Esamie: Olyroos Matches for 1996. OzFootball, accessed on November 4, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Thomas Esamie, Greg Stock, Darren Pye, John Punshon: Olyroos Matches for 1992. OzFootball, accessed November 4, 2016 (English).