The Czechoslovakia Olympic football team was a national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia around the turn of the year 1992/93. Varying changes regarding the conditions of participation for Olympic Games over the years resulted in different eligible players for this team. For a long time it was almost identical with the Czechoslovakia national team and a lot of games were counted as full internationals. Since the late 1970s the squad of the two teams diverged from each other because players who had participated at FIFA World Cup matches were ruled out for the Olympic team. Because of age restrictions already in the qualifying stage for the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona the Czechoslovakia under-21 selection replaced the team. As in Europe the UEFA Under-21 Championship became the qualifying format for the Olympic Football tournaments the national under-21 teams of the two independent countries, Czech Republic under-21 team and Slovakia under-21 team, became the virtually successor sides of the Czechoslovakia Olympic selection and the Czechoslovakia under-21 team respectively.

Summer Olympics record Gold medalists   Silver medalists   Bronze medalists  

Since 1992 the Olympic roster may consist out of under-23 year old players, plus three over the age players.Olympic tournaments

Summer OlympicsQualificationYearHostRoundSquad1908 to 1956See Czechoslovakia national football teamSee Czechoslovakia national football team1960Did not qualify2nd4112451964Silver medal6501195SquadR22200821968First round3111103SquadF2101531972Did not enterDid not enter1976Did not qualify2nd6330921980Gold medal6420101Squad1st6402961984WithdrewQualified as defending champion1988Did not qualify2nd86021031992See Czechoslovakia national under-21 football teamTotal151032399—2817474521

See also Football in Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia national football team Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team Czechoslovakia national under-19 football team

References

External links Official Czech national football team website