Spain national under-23 football team

Spain Olympics
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red One)
La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)[1]
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSanti Denia
Most capsLuis Enrique (14)
Top scorerKiko (7)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
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Second colours
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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.
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 1992)
Best result Gold medalists (1992)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best result Gold medalists (2005, 2009, 2018)

The Spain 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 five Olympic competitions since 1992, Spain has won one gold medal (1992) and two silver medals (2000 and 2020). It is one of the most successful Olympic teams.

  1. ^ ""La Roja"". 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ 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 senior team.

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