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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, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the
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. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in
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(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 *INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury *RET = Player who retired from national team *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 *
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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