Romania Olympic football team explained

Romania
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Nickname:Tricolorii mici (The Small Tricolours)
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach:vacant
Captain:Marius Marin
Top Scorer:Cornel Pavlovici (6 goals)
Fifa Trigramme:ROU
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Regional Name:Summer Olympic Games
Regional Cup Apps:4
Regional Cup First:1924
Regional Cup Best:5th place, 1964

The Romania Olympic football team represents Romania in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in 1964 (its best result).[1]

Results and fixtures

See main article: Romania Olympic football team results.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Olympic Games.[2]

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Notes

Summer Olympics record

Gold medalists   Silver medalists   Bronze medalists  

Summer OlympicsQualification
YearHostRoundSquad
1924 to 1956See Romania national football teamSee Romania national football team
1960 ItalyDid not qualify3rd411224
1964 JapanFifth place6411126SquadR25401107
1968 MexicoDid not qualifyR2200202
1972R2420277
1976 Canada2nd6501156
1980R1210123
1984 United States2nd632175
19884th8215517
1992 SpainSee Romania national under-21 football team
1996 United States
2000 Australia
2004 Greece
2008 China
2012 United Kingdom
2016 Brazil
2020 JapanGroup stage311114Squad
2024 FranceDid not qualify
Total9522131037184154851

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 mai 1924 - România debutează în competiţia de fotbal de la Jocurile Olimpice. Antena 3. 27 May 2012. Romanian.
  2. Web site: Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo. Federația Română de Fotbal. 1 July 2021.