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| Nickname(s) | La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) | ||
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| Association | Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Marcelo Bielsa | ||
| Captain | César Araújo | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Centenario | ||
| FIFA code | URU | ||
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1924) | ||
| Best result | Gold medalists (1924, 1928) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Gold medalists (1983, 2015) | ||
| CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1960) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1976) | ||
The Uruguay national under-23 football team (also known as Uruguay Olympic football team) represents Uruguay in under-23 international football competitions such as the Olympic Games, CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).
Uruguay's first participation in the Olympics was in Paris, France, in 1924. In that year, Uruguay won its first gold medal, beating Yugoslavia 7–0, United States 3–0, France 5–1, Netherlands 2–1, and in the Final defeating Switzerland 3–0.
Uruguay's second participation in the Olympics was in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1928. In that year, Uruguay won its second gold medal, beating Netherlands 2–0, Germany 4–1, Italy 3–2, and in the first Final tying Argentina 1–1, and defeating Argentina 2–1 in the second final.
During this time, the Uruguay Olympic football team was technically the Uruguay national football team.
Since the 1992 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for under 23 teams, with a maximum of three overaged players. The era of the Uruguay national under-23 football team began in earnest.
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Until 1988 | See Uruguay national football team | ||||||||
 1992 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
 2016 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020
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 2024
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| Total | 2 Gold medals | 3/28 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 11 | — |
| Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Until 1995 | See Uruguay national football team | ||||||||
 1999 |
Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
 2003 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2007
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 2011 |
Bronze medalists | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad |
| 2015 |
Gold medalists | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Squad |
 2019 |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Squad |
 2023 |
Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
| Total | 2 Gold medals | 8/19 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 25 | — |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
| 23 October 2023 2023 Pan American Games GS | Uruguay  | 1–0 | Dominican Republic | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| 15:00 UTC−3 | Rodriguez  35' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Referee: Juan López (Paraguay) |
| 26 October 2023 2023 Pan American Games GS | Chile | 1–0 | Uruguay | Valparaíso, Chile |
| 18:00 UTC−3 | Aravena 45+1' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Yender Herrera (Venezuela) |
| 29 October 2023 2023 Pan American Games GS | Uruguay | 0–1 | Mexico | Valparaíso, Chile |
| 13:00 UTC−3 | Report | Saldivia 28' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Juan López (Paraguay) |
| 1 November 2023 2023 Pan American Games Fifth place match | Uruguay | 0–0 (4–3 p) |  Colombia | Valparaíso, Chile |
| 12:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Manuel Vergara (Chile) | ||
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| 13 January 2024 Friendly | Uruguay | 4–1 |  Paraguay | Maldonado, Uruguay |
| 18:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño |
| 16 January 2024 Friendly | Uruguay | 0–2 |  Banfield | Maldonado, Uruguay |
| 18:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño |
| 24 January 2024 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Paraguay | 4–3 | Uruguay | Valencia, Venezuela |
| 16:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
| 27 January 2024 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Uruguay | 0–1 | Chile | Valencia, Venezuela |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Flávio de Souza (Brazil) |
| 30 January 2024 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Uruguay | 3–0 |  Peru | Valencia, Venezuela |
| 16:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) |
| 2 February 2024 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Argentina | 3–3 | Uruguay | Valencia, Venezuela |
| 19:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia) |
The following 22 players are called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[1][2]
Caps and goals[a] as of 2 February 2024, after the match against Argentina.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ignacio Suárez | 5 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | Nacional
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| 12 | GK | Randall Rodríguez | 29 November 2003 | 6 | 0 | Peñarol
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| 23 | GK | Fabrizio Correa | 18 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo
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| 2 | DF | Sebastián Boselli | 4 December 2003 | 4 | 0 | River Plate
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| 3 | DF | Mateo Antoni | 22 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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| 4 | DF | Mateo Ponte | 24 May 2003 | 6 | 0 | Botafogo
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| 6 | DF | Valentín Rodríguez | 13 June 2001 | 6 | 0 | Pachuca
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| 14 | DF | Nicolás Marichal | 17 March 2001 | 6 | 0 |  Dynamo Moscow
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| 22 | DF | Fredy Martínez | 1 May 2001 | 5 | 0 | Nacional
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| 5 | MF | César Araújo (captain) | 2 April 2001 | 5 | 1 | Orlando City
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| 8 | MF | Rodrigo Chagas | 20 August 2003 | 9 | 0 | Nacional
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| 10 | MF | Tiago Palacios | 28 March 2001 | 6 | 0 | Estudiantes
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| 15 | MF | Vicente Poggi | 11 July 2002 | 7 | 0 | Godoy Cruz
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| 16 | MF | Erico Cuello | 25 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting
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| 18 | MF | Santiago Homenchenko | 30 August 2003 | 6 | 2 | Real Oviedo
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| 7 | FW | Anderson Duarte | 23 March 2004 | 4 | 0 | Defensor Sporting
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| 9 | FW | Matias Fonseca | 12 March 2001 | 3 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers
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| 11 | FW | Juan Cruz de los Santos | 22 February 2003 | 10 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo
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| 13 | FW | Agustín Albarracín | 29 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers
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| 17 | FW | Matías Abaldo | 2 April 2004 | 5 | 1 | Gimnasia LP
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| 19 | FW | Luciano Rodríguez | 16 July 2003 | 6 | 6 | Liverpool Montevideo
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| 21 | FW | Renzo Sánchez | 17 February 2004 | 5 | 1 | Nacional
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The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ramiro Méndez | 7 January 2001 | 3 | 0 | Unattached | 2023 Pan American Games |
| GK | Facundo Machado | 19 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Nacional
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2023 Pan American Games |
| GK | José Arbío | 21 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| DF | Sebastián Figueredo | 25 August 2001 | 4 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers
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2023 Pan American Games |
| DF | Jairo O'Neill | 31 July 2001 | 4 | 0 | Argentinos Juniors
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2023 Pan American Games |
| DF | Renzo Orihuela | 4 April 2001 | 4 | 0 |  Bolívar
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2023 Pan American Games |
| DF | Alan Saldivia | 6 April 2002 | 4 | 0 | Colo-Colo
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2023 Pan American Games |
| DF | Martín Gianoli | 27 July 2000 | 2 | 0 | Peñarol
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2023 Pan American Games |
| DF | Edhard Greising | 2 September 2000 | 1 | 0 | Colón
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2023 Pan American Games |
| DF | Paolo Calione | 22 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| DF | Joaquín Ferreira | 2 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Peñarol
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| DF | Valentín Gauthier | 8 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Juventud
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| MF | Manuel Monzeglio | 25 September 2001 | 4 | 0 | Danubio
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2023 Pan American Games |
| MF | Diego Hernández | 22 June 2000 | 3 | 0 | Botafogo
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2023 Pan American Games |
| MF | Francisco Barrios | 19 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | Defensor Sporting
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2023 Pan American Games |
| MF | Matías Alfonso | 29 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| MF | Lucas Carrizo | 3 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | Plaza Colonia
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| MF | Facundo de León | 1 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| MF | Tiago Galletto | 11 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| MF | Kevin Rolón | 2 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| FW | Cristian Olivera | 17 April 2002 | 2 | 1 | Los Angeles FC
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2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament WD |
| FW | Rodrigo Dudok | 23 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting
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2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament INJ |
| FW | Joaquín Lavega | 3 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo
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2023 Pan American Games |
| FW | Dylan Nandín | 28 February 2002 | 4 | 0 | Racing Montevideo
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2023 Pan American Games |
| FW | Rodrigo Piñeiro | 5 May 1999 | 4 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield
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2023 Pan American Games |
| FW | Emiliano Rodríguez | 16 July 2003 | 3 | 1 | Atlético Goianiense
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2023 Pan American Games |
| FW | Faustino Barone | 11 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo
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Training camp; September 2023 |
| FW | Luciano Inverso | 22 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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Training camp; September 2023 |
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| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Marcelo Bielsa
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Silver Medalists (1): 2018
