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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 | 1 (first in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2012) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in1963) | ||
| Best result | Gold medalists (1983,2015) | ||
| CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in1960) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1976) | ||
TheUruguay national under-23 football team (also known asUruguay Olympic football team) representsUruguay in under-23 internationalfootball competitions such as theOlympic Games,CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament andPan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by theUruguayan Football Association (AUF).
Uruguay's first participation in the Olympics was inParis,France, in1924. 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 inAmsterdam,Netherlands, in1928. 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 the SeniorUruguay national football team. The 1924 and 1928 Olympics were special tournaments that were the status equivalent of theFIFA World Cup. After the World Cup was established, in order not to compete with it, the Olympics became amateur players only (like prior to 1924) and then in 1992 becameUnder-23.
Since the1992 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for under 23 teams, with a maximum of threeoveraged 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 |
| Until1988 | SeeUruguay national football team | ||||||||
 1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1996 | |||||||||
 2000 | |||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||
 2008 | |||||||||
 2012 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
 2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020 | |||||||||
 2024 | |||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 2 Gold medals | 3/23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 11 | — |
| Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Until1995 | SeeUruguay national football team | ||||||||
 1999 | Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
 2003 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
 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 |
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 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
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Peru| 30 January 2024 (2024-01-30)2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Uruguay | 3–0 | Peru | Valencia, Venezuela |
| 16:00 UTC−4 |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Misael Delgado Referee:Gery Vargas (Bolivia) |
v Uruguay| 2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS | Argentina | 3–3 | Uruguay | Valencia, Venezuela |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
| Stadium:Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia) |
The following 22 players are called up for the2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[1][2]
Caps and goals[a] as of 2 February 2024, after the match againstArgentina.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Ignacio Suárez | (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Nacional |
| 12 | 1GK | Randall Rodríguez | (2003-11-29)29 November 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Boston River |
| 23 | 1GK | Fabrizio Correa | (2001-01-18)18 January 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo |
| 2 | 2DF | Sebastián Boselli | (2003-12-04)4 December 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | River Plate |
| 3 | 2DF | Mateo Antoni | (2003-04-22)22 April 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 4 | 2DF | Mateo Ponte | (2003-05-24)24 May 2003 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | Botafogo |
| 6 | 2DF | Valentín Rodríguez | (2001-06-13)13 June 2001 (age 24) | 6 | 0 |  Al Wasl |
| 14 | 2DF | Nicolás Marichal | (2001-03-17)17 March 2001 (age 24) | 6 | 0 |  Dynamo Moscow |
| 22 | 2DF | Fredy Martínez | (2001-05-01)1 May 2001 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | Boston River |
| 5 | 3MF | César Araújo(captain) | (2001-04-02)2 April 2001 (age 24) | 5 | 1 | Orlando City |
| 8 | 3MF | Rodrigo Chagas | (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | Juventud |
| 10 | 3MF | Tiago Palacios | (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | Estudiantes |
| 15 | 3MF | Vicente Poggi | (2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Godoy Cruz |
| 16 | 3MF | Erico Cuello | (2005-05-25)25 May 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |
| 18 | 3MF | Santiago Homenchenko | (2003-08-30)30 August 2003 (age 22) | 6 | 2 | Querétaro |
| 7 | 4FW | Anderson Duarte | (2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Mazatlán |
| 9 | 4FW | Matias Fonseca | (2001-03-12)12 March 2001 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Instituto |
| 11 | 4FW | Juan Cruz de los Santos | (2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (age 22) | 10 | 0 | Nacional |
| 13 | 4FW | Agustín Albarracín | (2005-08-29)29 August 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Boston River |
| 17 | 4FW | Matías Abaldo | (2004-04-02)2 April 2004 (age 21) | 5 | 1 | Independiente |
| 19 | 4FW | Luciano Rodríguez | (2003-07-16)16 July 2003 (age 22) | 6 | 6 |  Neom |
| 21 | 4FW | Renzo Sánchez | (2004-02-17)17 February 2004 (age 21) | 5 | 1 | Juventud |
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Marcelo Bielsa |
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