Nickname(s) | Tricolorii mici (The Small Tricolours) | ||
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Association | Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | vacant | ||
Captain | Marius Marin | ||
Top scorer | Cornel Pavlovici (6 goals) | ||
FIFA code | ROU | ||
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Summer Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1924) | ||
Best result | 5th place, 1964 |
The Romania Olympic football team represents Romania in international football competitions in Olympic Games. 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. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in 1964 (its best result).[1]
Win Draw Lose Fixture
5 June Friendly | Mexico | 1–0 | Romania | Marbella, Spain |
21:00 UTC+03:00 | Angulo 75' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
8 June Friendly | Australia | 0–1 | Romania | Marbella, Spain |
21:00 UTC+03:00 | Ganea 10' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
10 July Friendly | Romania | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia | Mogoșoaia, Romania |
19:00 UTC+03:00 | Ganea 16' | Al-Dawsari 33' | Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia |
13 July Friendly | Romania | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia | Mogoșoaia, Romania |
18:00 UTC+03:00 | Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia |
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Honduras | 0–1 Source (FIFA) | Romania | Kashima, Japan |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Oliva 45+1' (o.g.) | Stadium: Kashima Stadium |
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Romania | 0–4 Source (FIFA) | South Korea | Kashima, Japan |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Marin 27' (o.g.) Um Won-sang 59' Lee Kang-in 84' (pen.), 90' |
Stadium: Kashima Stadium |
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Romania | 0–0 | New Zealand | Sapporo, Japan |
17:30 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Sapporo Dome |
The following players were called up for the Olympic Games.[2]
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Răzvan Sava WD | 21 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | Torino | v. Mexico, 5 June 2021 |
DF | Denis Ciobotariu WD | 10 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | CFR Cluj | 2020 Summer Olympics |
DF | Mihai Velisar | 30 August 1998 | 2 | 0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
DF | Cristian Manea | 9 August 1997 | 2 | 0 | CFR Cluj | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
DF | Gabriel Buta | 29 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Farul Constanța | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
DF | Radu Drăgușin WD | 3 February 2002 | 0 | 0 | Juventus | v. Mexico, 5 June 2021 |
MF | Dragoș Nedelcu WD | 16 February 1997 | 2 | 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2020 Summer Olympics |
MF | Octavian Popescu | 27 December 2002 | 2 | 0 | FCSB | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Ovidiu Perianu | 16 April 2002 | 2 | 0 | FCSB | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Alexandru Cîmpanu | 8 October 2000 | 2 | 0 | CS U Craiova | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Alexandru Mățan | 29 August 1999 | 2 | 0 | Columbus Crew | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | David Miculescu | 2 May 2001 | 1 | 0 | UTA Arad | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Ștefan Baiaram | 31 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | CS U Craiova | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Claudiu Petrila | 7 November 2000 | 0 | 0 | CFR Cluj | v. Mexico, 5 June 2021 |
FW | George Pușcaș WD | 8 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | Reading | 2020 Summer Olympics |
FW | Valentin Costache | 2 August 1998 | 2 | 0 | CFR Cluj | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists
Summer Olympics | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
1924 to 1956 | See Romania national football team | See Romania national football team | |||||||||||||||
1960 | Italy | Did not qualify | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
1964 | Japan | Fifth place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | R2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
1968 | Mexico | Did not qualify | R2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
1972 | West Germany | R2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
1976 | Canada | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||
1980 | Soviet Union | R1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
1984 | United States | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
1988 | South Korea | 4th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
1992 | Spain | See Romania national under-21 football team | |||||||||||||||
1996 | United States | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | Australia | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | Greece | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | China | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | Japan | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad | ||||||||
2024 | France | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
Total | Fifth place | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | — | 1/8 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 51 |