The Belarus national under-23 football team (also known as Belarus Olympic, Belarus U-23) represented

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in international

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competitions in

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. 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

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(BFF). Belarus made its first appearance in football at the

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History

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.

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 (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

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Competitive Record

Olympic Games

:''*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Fixtures and results

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2012 Olympic squad

The following players were named for 18-man squad for

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Maksim Skavysh Maksim Pyatrovich Skavysh ( be, Максім Скавыш, russian: Максим Скавыш; born 13 November 1989) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Shakhtyor Soligorsk as a forward. Career Skavysh began his playing ca ...

, originally a reserve player, has replaced

Maksim Vitus Maksim Yuryevich Vitus ( be, Максім Юр'евіч Вітус; russian: Максим Юрьевич Витус; born 11 February 1989) is a Belarusian professional Association football, footballer. Career Born in Vawkavysk, Vitus made his ...

, who sustained an injury in pre-tournament friendly and withdrew from the squad.

Reserves

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

External links

Belarus Federation of Football

Football.by

References

{{Football in Belarus European national under-23 association football teams Under-23