The France Olympic football team, also known as the France national under-23 football team, represents France in international football competitions in Olympic Games. It has been active since 1900, and first competed in 1900. Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War II France national team was also amateur, it was able to send a team to the games. The rules on amateurism were relaxed in the 1980s, which allowed France some success, notably a gold medal finish in 1984. Since 1992 the tournament has been competed by under-23 teams, making France's Olympic qualification dependent on the results of the under-21 team. Only in 2020 the French returned to the Olympic stage after a 24-year absence.
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Voided or Postponed Fixture
2024
22 March Friendly | France ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Châteauroux, France |
--:-- UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit |
25 March Friendly | France ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Montbéliard, France |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
11 July Friendly | France ![]() | v | ![]() | Toulon, France |
21:15 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade Mayol |
24 July Olympics | France ![]() | v | ![]() | Marseille, France |
21:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
30 July Olympics | New Zealand ![]() | v | ![]() | Marseille, France |
19:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Players
Current squad
The following 18 players were called up for the 2024 Olympic Games, including three overage players in Alexandre Lacazette, Loïc Badé and Jean-Philippe Mateta.[1][2]
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped by the senior team.
Caps and goals as of 25 March 2024, after the team's match against United States.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Guillaume Restes | 11 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Obed Nkambadio | 7 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Adrien Truffert | 20 November 2001 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Kiliann Sildillia | 16 May 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Bradley Locko | 6 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Castello Lukeba | 17 December 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Loïc Badé | 11 April 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Soungoutou Magassa | 8 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Désiré Doué | 3 June 2005 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | |
MF | Maghnes Akliouche | 25 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Manu Koné | 17 May 2001 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Enzo Millot | 17 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Joris Chotard | 24 September 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Rayan Cherki | 17 August 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Arnaud Kalimuendo | 20 January 2002 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | |
FW | Alexandre Lacazette (captain) | 28 May 1991 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Jean-Philippe Mateta | 28 June 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Michael Olise | 12 December 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the France Olympic squad and remain eligible:
Overage players in Olympic Games
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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did not select | |||
André-Pierre Gignac (FW) | Téji Savanier (MF) | Florian Thauvin (FW) | |
Loïc Badé (DF) | Alexandre Lacazette (FW) | Jean-Philippe Mateta (FW) |
Olympic Games record
Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, teams consist of under-23 players, with the possibility of 3 players over the age of 23 being selected. The 1960 Summer Olympics mark the moment FIFA no longer consider Olympic matches to be played by national A teams. Before the 1984 Summer Olympics, only amateur footballers could participate. In fact, some countries fielded teams that were very similar to their A teams since their players were considered amateur.
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | — | ||||||
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did not enter | did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
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Semi-final | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | Squad | Invited | — | ||||||
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withdrew | invited | — | ||||||||||||||
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Semi-final | 4th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | Invited | — | ||||||
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Quarter-final | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | — | ||||||
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First round | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | Invited | — | ||||||
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did not enter | did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
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Quarter-final | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | Invited | — | ||||||
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Preliminary round | 17th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad | Invited | — | ||||||
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did not qualify | did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
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First round | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1960 | |
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did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1964 | |||||||||
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Quarter-final | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1968 | |
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did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1972 | |||||||||
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Quarter-final | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1976 | |
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did not enter | did not enter | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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Gold medal | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1984 | |
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did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1988 | |||||||||
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship | 1992 | |||||||||||||||
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Quarter-final | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 1996 | |||||||
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did not qualify | 2000 | |||||||||||||||
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2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | Squad | 2020 | |||||||
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Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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to be determined | to be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | 2 medals | 13/27 | 36 | 16 | 5* | 15 | 61 | 94 | — | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 49 | Total |
- *Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Coaching history
FFF Committee: 1900 – Paris & 1908 – London
Fred Pentland: 1920 – Brussels
Charles Griffiths: 1924 – Paris
Peter Farmer: 1928 – Amsterdam
FFF Committee: 1948 – London & 1952 – Helsinki
Jean Rigal: 1960 – Rome
André Grillon: 1968 – Mexico City
Gaby Robert: 1976 – Montreal
Henri Michel: 1984 – Los Angeles
Raymond Domenech: 1996 – Atlanta
Sylvain Ripoll: 2020 – Tokyo
Thierry Henry: 2024 – Paris
See also
- Sport in France
- France national football team
- France national football B team
- France national under-21 football team
- France women's national football team
References
- ^ "Jeux Olympiques Paris 2024 - Pre-Liste" (PDF). fff.fr. French Football Federation. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "JO : LA PRÉ-LISTE ACTUALISÉE" [Olympic Games: The preliminary list updated] (in French). French Football Federation. 11 June 2024.
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