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Spain national under-23 football team
Medal record;
U-23 Mediterranean Games;

Olympic medal record;
Men's Football;

Spain Under-23
Nickname(s)	; La Rojita (The Little Red One); La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Association	; Royal Spanish Football Federation ; (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
Confederation	; UEFA (Europe)
Most caps;	; Luis Enrique (14)
Top scorer	; Kiko (7)
FIFA code	ESP
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First international
	; Yugoslavia 3–0 Spain ; (Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; 18 June 1969)
Biggest win
	; Spain 5–0 Libya ; (El Ejido, Spain; 1 July 2005)
Biggest defeat
	; Argentina 4–0 Spain ; (Birmingham, United States; 27 July 1996)Records for competitive matches only.;
Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 1992)
Best result	Winners: 1992;

Spain's Olympic football team (also known as Spain Under-23, or Spain U-23) represents Spain in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1992, Spain has won one gold medal (1992) and one silver medal (2000). It is the second most successful Olympic team after Argentina.^[2]

History

1920–1988 Summer Olympics

Unlike later tournaments, the Summer Olympics used to be represented by senior or amateur teams. Spain's first participation in the Olympics was in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920. Fourteen teams entered the competition which was organized on a knockout basis. Twelve teams entered the first round, with the six winners joining the host nation (Belgium) and France, in the quarter-finals. Czechoslovakia, participating in their first international tournament, cruised to the final, inflicting heavy defeats on Yugoslavia (who played their first ever international match in the competition), Norway, and France. Belgium beat a talented Spain and then the Netherlands on their way to the final. Belgium won the gold medal by default after Czechoslovakia walked off in protest during the final, unhappy with the performance of the English referee, John Lewis. The Bergvall System was used to determine second and third places. The beaten quarter-finalists played-off, Spain emerged triumphant overcoming Sweden 2–1 and Italy 2–0. Ordinarily, Spain would then have played the beaten finalists, but Czechoslovakia had been disqualified from the tournament. Spain thus advanced straight to the silver medal match against Holland, beaten in the semi-finals by gold medallists Belgium. Spain won 3–1.

1924 was not as successful, Spain bowed out of competition in round 1 after losing to Italy 1–0

At the 1928 Summer Olympics things would go from good to worse. Spain were, potentially, much to be feared. Defeated once since the last Olympic Games tournament their traditional tournament nerves would handicap them here, a key note that would strike throughout the coming years. The unavoidable loss of their experienced captain Pedro Vallana after their first game, though, would cost them dearly. Spain started with a 7–1 win over Mexico, then a 1–1 draw against Italy which would cause the match to go on a reply. There Spain were eventually eliminating with a 1–7 defeat.

Spain would not compete in another Olympic tournament until the 1968 edition held in Mexico. There the team fielded an under-21 amateur squad and reached the quarter-finals, losing only to the host nation.

The team's final two tournaments came in 1976 and 1980, where they failed to make it out of the group stage.

Debut and Gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the first under-23 competition. Spain were awarded a place at the tournament because they were the host nation. Expectations were high for the Spanish team and they did not disappoint: The team was able to win their very first gold medal after winning their group stage, defeating long-time rivals Italy in the quarter-finals and lastly Poland in the finals, 3–2.

1996 Summer Olympics

Spain were able to qualify for the following Olympics, managed by then coach Javier Clemente. La Rojita failed to repeat their past success and were eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual runners-up Argentina.

Silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney

Spain qualified for their third consecutive tournament in 2000. The squad, managed by head coach Iñaki Sáez, reached their second final but were not able to take gold, losing to Cameroon. Spain had a 2–0 lead at half time but things changed in the second half when an own goal from Iván Amaya (who also missed a penalty), and a goal from Samuel Eto'o five minutes later, levelled the scores at 2–2. The score was unchanged after extra time and the match was decided via penalty shootout, with Spain losing 5–3.

2012 Summer Olympics

After eight years without participation, Spain qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship under head coach Luis Milla. They were scheduled to play against Japan, Morocco and Honduras in the group stage. Before the start of the tournament, Spain scheduled three friendly matches against teams that would be competing at the Olympics: The first was a 3–1 victory over Egypt, followed by a 2–0 defeat against Senegal and a 1–0 victory over Mexico five days later. At the Olympics, Spain was eliminated in the group stage after falling shockingly 1–0 to Japan and a controversial loss to Honduras. This was followed by a 0–0 draw to Morocco, forcing Spain's exit from the tournament at the group stage for the first time, and without scoring a single goal. Luis Milla was sacked from both the under-23 and under-21 teams the following day and replaced by Julen Lopetegui.

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-23 Challenge Cup

This was competed for on a basis similar to a boxing title belt. The holders played a randomly chosen opponent for the championship.

Date	Winners	Runners-up	Venue
18 June 1969	Yugoslavia	Spain	Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

UEFA European Under-23 Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1972	Qualifying Stage	2	0	1	1	2	3
1974	Did Not Enter
1976	Did Not Enter
Total	0/3	2	0	1	1	2	3

Olympic Games

A gold background color indicates that Spain won the tournament.

Summer Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
1992	Gold medalists	1st	6	6	0	0	14	2	Squad
1996	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	7	Squad
2000	Silver medalists	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	6	Squad
2004	Did not qualify
2008	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	2	Squad
2016	Did not qualify
Total	Gold medalists	4/7	19	12	3	4	31	17	–

Spain U-23's Olympic record
First Match	Spain 4–0 Colombia (24 July 1992; Valencia, Spain)
Biggest Win	Spain 4–0 Colombia (24 July 1992; Valencia, Spain)
Biggest Defeat	Spain 0–4 Argentina (27 July 1996; Birmingham, United States)
Best Result	Gold medalists in 1992
Worst Result	Group stage in 2012

Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish.

Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2005	Gold medalists	1st	4	3	1	0	9	1
Total	1 Gold medal	1/1	4	3	1	0	9	1

Player records

Top appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-23 Caps
1	Luis Enrique	Sporting Gijón, Real Madrid	1991–1992	14
2	Mikel Lasa	Real Sociedad, Real Madrid	1991–1992	13
3	Abelardo	Sporting Gijón	1991–1992	12
	Pep Guardiola	Barcelona	1991–1992	12
	Kiko	Cádiz	1991–1992	12
	Roberto Solozábal	Atlético Madrid	1991–1992	12
7	Alfonso	Real Madrid	1991–1992	11
	Paco Soler	Mallorca	1991–1992	11
9	Joaquín	Sporting Gijón	1979–1982	8
	Juan Manuel Asensi	Elche, Barcelona	1969–1971	8
	Rafael Berges	Córdoba, Tenerife	1991–1992	8
	Toni	Figueres	1992	8
	Antonio Pinilla	Mallorca	1991–1992	8

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-23s.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-23 Goals
1	Kiko	Cádiz	1991–1992	7
2	Alfonso	Real Madrid	1991–1992	6
3	Abelardo	Sporting Gijón	1991–1992	5
4	Ramón Vázquez	Sevilla	1987–1988	4
5	Gabri	Barcelona	2000	3
	Luis Enrique	Sporting Gijón, Real Madrid	1991–1992	3
	Carles Rexach	Condal, Barcelona	1967–1970	3
	José Mari	Milan	2000	3
	Vavá	Elche	1967	3

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-23s.

Honours

Summer Olympics

Gold medalists: 1992

Silver medalists: 2000

References

^ Since 1992, squads for Football at the Summer Olympics have been restricted to three players over the age of 23. The achievements of such teams are not usually included in the statistics of the international team.

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External links

siemprecantera (in Spanish)

Tournament archive at uefa.com

UEFA U-23 European Championship at rsssf

[Olympics_1992--1] Since 1992, squads for Football at the Summer Olympics have been restricted to three players over the age of 23. The achievements of such teams are not usually included in the statistics of the international team.

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Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1920 Antwerp	Team^[1]
	1992 Barcelona	Team
	2000 Sydney	Team

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