Belarus national under-23 football team

Belarus Under-23

Association	Football Federation of Belarus
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Georgy Kondratyev
First colours Second colours
First international
Estonia 2–1 Belarus (Ta' Qali, Malta; 14 February 2004)
Biggest win
Malta 0–4 Belarus (Ta' Qali, Malta; 18 February 2004)
Biggest defeat
France 3–1 Belarus (Aubagne, France; 24 May 2012)  Brazil 3–1 Belarus (Manchester, Great Britain; 29 July 2012)  Egypt 3–1 Belarus (Glasgow, Great Britain; 1 August 2012)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group Stage (2012)

The Belarus national under-23 football team (also known as Belarus Olympic, Belarus U-23) represented 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.^[1]

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.

Belarus was invited to participate in 2012 Toulon Tournament along with a four other under-23 teams preparing for upcoming 2012 Olympic Tournament (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.

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.

Host nation / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Part of Russian Empire
1904
1908
1912
1920	did not enter
1924	Part of Soviet Union
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Part of Soviet Union
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992	Part of Unified Team
1996	did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	10/16	3	1	0	2	3	6
2016	did not qualify
2020
2024
2028	TBD
2032
Total	1/28	3	1	0	2	3	6

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

2012 Olympic tournament

26 July 2012 (2012-07-26)

19:45

Belarus	1–0	New Zealand
Baha 45+1'	Report

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry

Attendance: 14,457^[2]

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

2012 Olympic tournament

29 July 2012 (2012-07-29)

15:00

Brazil	3–1	Belarus
Pato 15' Neymar 65' Oscar 90+3'	Report	Bressan 8'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 66,212^[3]

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

2012 Olympic tournament

1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)

14:30

Egypt	3–1	Belarus
Salah 56' Mohsen 73' Aboutrika 79'	Report	Varankow 87'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 8,732^[4]

Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

The following players were named for 18-man squad for 2012 Summer Olympics.

Caps and goals correct as of 1 August 2012, after the game with Egypt.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alyaksandr Hutar	(1989-04-18)April 18, 1989 (aged 23)	10	0	BATE Borisov
18	1GK	Andrey Shcharbakow	(1991-01-31)January 31, 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	BATE Borisov
3	2DF	Ihar Kuzmyanok	(1990-07-06)July 6, 1990 (aged 22)	6	0	Gomel
4	2DF	Syarhey Palitsevich	(1990-04-09)April 9, 1990 (aged 22)	8	0	Dinamo Minsk
6	2DF	Alyaksey Hawrylovich	(1990-01-05)January 5, 1990 (aged 22)	7	0	Naftan Novopolotsk
7	2DF	Maksim Vitus**	(1989-02-11)February 11, 1989 (aged 23)	5	0	Neman Grodno
12	2DF	Alyaksey Kazlow	(1989-07-11)July 11, 1989 (aged 23)	7	1	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
17	2DF	Dzyanis Palyakow	(1991-04-17)April 17, 1991 (aged 21)	5	0	BATE Borisov
2	3MF	Stanislaw Drahun	(1988-06-04)June 4, 1988 (aged 24)	8	1	Dinamo Minsk
5	3MF	Dzmitry Baha	(1990-01-04)January 4, 1990 (aged 22)	8	1	BATE Borisov
10	3MF	Renan Bressan	(1988-11-03)November 3, 1988 (aged 23)	4	1	BATE Borisov
13	3MF	Illya Aleksiyevich	(1991-02-10)February 10, 1991 (aged 21)	7	0	Gomel
15	3MF	Artsyom Salavey	(1990-11-01)November 1, 1990 (aged 21)	7	0	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
16	3MF	Mikhail Gordeichuk	(1989-10-23)October 23, 1989 (aged 22)	10	0	Belshina Bobruisk
8	4FW	Sergei Kornilenko	(1983-06-14)June 14, 1983 (aged 29)	4	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara
9	4FW	Uladzimir Khvashchynski	(1990-05-10)May 10, 1990 (aged 22)	6	1	Brest
11	4FW	Andrey Varankow	(1989-02-08)February 8, 1989 (aged 23)	7	1	Neman Grodno
14	4FW	Yahor Zubovich	(1989-01-06)January 6, 1989 (aged 23)	7	1	Naftan Novopolotsk
19	4FW	Maksim Skavysh**	(1989-11-13)November 13, 1989 (aged 22)	5	0	Belshina Bobruisk

** Maksim Skavysh, originally a reserve player, has replaced Maksim Vitus, who sustained an injury in pre-tournament friendly and withdrew from the squad.

The following players have been named as possible replacements in case any player from the main squad is injured.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
20	2DF	Aleh Veratsila	(1988-07-10)July 10, 1988 (aged 24)	6	0	Dinamo Minsk
21	2DF	Vital Hayduchyk	(1989-07-12)July 12, 1989 (aged 23)	4	0	Brest
22	1GK	Filip Vaytekhovich	(1990-03-26)March 26, 1990 (aged 22)	0	0	IK Frej

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