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Brasil vs belarus olympics 2012
The Belarus national under-23 football team (also known as Belarus Olympic, Belarus U-23) represents 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.
Contents
- Brasil vs belarus olympics 2012
- Japan u23 v belarus u23 18 7 2012 p 10
- 2004 Malta Tournament
- 2012 Toulon Tournament
- 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic Games
- References
Japan u23 v belarus u23 18 7 2012 p 10
2004 Malta Tournament
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 which was preparing for the final tournament of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship which itself was a qualifying competition for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
2012 Toulon Tournament
Belarus was invited to participate in 2012 Toulon Tournament along with a four other under-23 teams preparing for upcoming 2012 Olympic Tournament (namely 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
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. The team started preparations with friendly matches in September 2011. As confirmed by the head coach Georgy Kondratyev, three over-23 players were to be selected among players born in 1988 which were a part of the U21 team during the 2011 Under-21 Euro qualifying and final tournament, but became over-aged for Olympic squad.