Argentina national under-23 football team

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Argentina Under-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Albicelestes (White and Sky blue)
AssociationAsociación del Fútbol Argentino
(Argentine Football Association)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachArgentina Sergio Batista
CaptainJuan Román Riquelme
Home stadiumEl Monumental
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
Olympics
Appearances7 (first in 1928)
Best resultWinners: 2004, 2008
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team

Argentina national under-23 football team (also known as Argentina Under-23, Argentina U-23 or Argentina Olympic Team) represents Argentina in international football competitions in Olympic Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA).

History

Argentine team (with only three players of over 23 years of age included in the squad) won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

Athens 2004

At the Athens 2004 Olympics, Argentina won the gold medal winning Serbia and Montenegro (6-0), Tunisia (2-0), Australia (1-0) at group stage and Costa Rica (4-0), Italy (3-0) and Paraguay (1-0) in the final.

2004 roster: Roberto Ayala,Nicolas Burdisso, Wilfredo Caballero, Fabricio Coloccini, César Delgado, Andrés D'Alessandro, Leandro Fernández, Luciano Figueroa, Cristian 'Kily' González, Luis González, Mariano González, Gabriel Heinze, Germán Lux, Javier Mascherano, Nicolás Medina, Clemente Rodríguez, Mauro Rosales, Javier Saviola, Carlos Tévez, Coach: Marcelo Bielsa

Beijing 2008

At the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Argentina won the gold medal winning Côte d'Ivoire (2-1), Australia (1-0), Serbia (2-0) at group stage and Netherlands (2-1), Brazil (3-0) and Nigeria (1-0) in the final.

2008 roster: Oscar Ustari, Ezequiel Garay, Luciano Fabián Monzón, Pablo Zabaleta, Fernando Gago, Federico Fazio, José Ernesto Sosa, Éver Banega, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Juan Román Riquelme, Ángel Di María, Nicolás Pareja, Lautaro Acosta, Javier Mascherano, Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Diego Buonanotte, Sergio Romero, Nicolas Navarro Coach: Sergio Batista

Olympic record

Olympics Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
France 1900 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1904 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United Kingdom 1908 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Sweden 1912 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Belgium 1920 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
France 1924 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Netherlands 1928 Runners-up 2 5 3 1 1 24 7
United States 1932 No football tournament - - - - - - -
Germany 1936 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United Kingdom 1948 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Finland 1952 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Australia 1956 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Italy 1960 Round 1 - 3 2 0 1 6 4
Japan 1964 Round 1 - 2 0 1 1 3 4
Mexico 1968 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Germany 1972 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 1976 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Soviet Union 1980 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1984 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
South Korea 1988 Quarter-finals - 4 1 1 2 4 5
Spain 1992 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1996 Runners-up 2 6 3 2 1 13 6
Australia 2000 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Greece 2004 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 17 0
China 2008 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 11 2
Total 7/24 2 Titles 32 21 5 6 78 28

Current team

# Name Club Date of Birth
Goalkeepers
1 Oscar Ustari Spain Getafe (1986-07-03)July 3, 1986
18 Sergio Romero Netherlands AZ (1987-02-22)February 22, 1987
22 Nicolas Navarro Italy Napoli (1985-03-25)March 25, 1985
Defenders
2 Ezequiel Garay Spain Real Madrid (1986-10-10)October 10, 1986
3 Luciano Fabián Monzón Argentina Boca Juniors (1987-04-13)April 13, 1987
4 Pablo Zabaleta Spain Espanyol (1985-01-16)January 16, 1985
6 Federico Fazio Spain Sevilla (1987-03-17)March 17, 1987
12 Nicolás Pareja[1] Belgium Anderlecht (1984-01-18)January 18, 1984
Midfielders
5 Fernando Gago Spain Real Madrid (1986-04-10)April 10, 1986
7 José Ernesto Sosa Germany Bayern Munich (1985-06-19)June 19, 1985
8 Éver Banega Spain Valencia (1988-06-29)June 29, 1988
10 Juan Román Riquelme[1] (C) Argentina Boca Juniors (1978-06-24)June 24, 1978
11 Ángel Di María Portugal Benfica (1988-02-14)February 14, 1988
14 Javier Mascherano[1] England Liverpool (1984-06-08)June 8, 1984
Forwards
9 Ezequiel Lavezzi Italy Napoli (1985-05-03)May 3, 1985
13 Lautaro Acosta Spain Sevilla FC (1988-03-14)March 14, 1988
15 Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona (1987-06-24)June 24, 1987
16 Sergio Agüero Spain Atlético Madrid (1988-06-02)June 2, 1988
17 Diego Buonanotte Argentina River Plate (1988-04-19)April 19, 1988
Coach
Sergio Batista (1962-11-09)November 9, 1962
  1. ^ a b c Over aged player
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