The Romania Olympic football team represents
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
in international
football
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competitions in
Olympic Games
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. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the
Romanian Football Federation
Romanian Football Federation (), also known by its acronym FRF, is the sports governing body, governing body of association football, football in Romania. They are headquartered in the capital city of Bucharest and affiliated to FIFA and UEFA sinc ...
. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
(its best result).
Results and fixtures
;Legend
2021
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Olympic Games.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
;Notes
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INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
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RET = Player who retired from national team
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WD = Player withdrew from the squad
Competitive record
Olympic Games
See also
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Sport in Romania
Sport in Romania are an important part of the country's culture. Romania has risen to prominence in a number of sporting areas in recent decades. Association football is the most popular sport in Romania, a nation of 20 million. The most successfu ...
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Football in Romania
Football is the most popular sport in Romania.. The Romanian Football Federation ( ro, Federaţia Română de Fotbal or FRF), a member of UEFA, is the sport's national governing body.
History
The pre-war period
The Bucharest architect Gheorgh ...
***Women's football in Romania
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Romania national football team
The Romania national football team ( ro, Echipa națională de fotbal a României) represents Romania in international men's football competition and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation ( ro, Federația Română de Fotbal), al ...
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Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team, also known as Romania under-21s or Romania U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Romania national football team.
This team is for Romanian players aged under 21 at the start of the cale ...
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Romania women's national football team
The Romania women's national football team represents Romania in international women's football. Their most recent competition is qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Despite not gaining as much success as the men's, the women's ...
References
{{UEFA under-23 teams
European national under-23 association football teams
European Olympic national association football teams
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