The France Olympic football team, also known as the France national under-23 football team, represents France in men's international football competitions in Olympic Games. It has been active since 1948, and first competed in 1948. 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
2024
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2024 Olympic Games, including three overage players in Alexandre Lacazette, Loïc Badé and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped by the senior team.
Caps and goals as of 9 August 2024, after the team's match against Spain.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the France Olympic squad and remain eligible:
Notes INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby WD Withdrew due to non-injury issue
Overage players in Olympic Games
TournamentPlayer 1Player 2Player 3 colspan="3" align="center" André-Pierre Gignac (FW) Téji Savanier (MF) Florian Thauvin (FW) Loïc Badé (DF) Alexandre Lacazette (FW) Jean-Philippe Mateta (FW)
Summer Olympics record Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists
Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, teams consist of under-23 players, with the possibility of three 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.
Summer OlympicsQualificationYearHostRoundSquad1900 to 1936See France national football teamSee France national football team1948Second round210133SquadInvited1952Preliminary round100112Squad1956Did not enterDid not enter1960Group stage311139Squad1st4301761964Did not qualifyR12002281968Quarter-finals420297SquadF4220841972Did not qualify2nd63121191976Quarter-finals421197Squad1st43011151980Did not qualify3rd4112791984Gold medal6420136Squad1st6420931988Did not qualify5th81349161992See France under-21 team1996Quarter-finals421164Squad2000Did not qualify20042008201220162020Group stage3102511Squad2024Silver medal6501146SquadQualified as hosts2028To be determinedSee France under-21 teamTotal33185106355—38179126460
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
Honours Olympic Games Gold medalists: 1984 Silver medalists: 2024
See also Sport in France Football in France Women's football in France France national football team France national football B team France national under-21 football team France women's national football team
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