Italy national under-23 football team

Italy Under-23

Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurrini (The Little Blues)
Association	Italian Football Federation (Federazion Italia Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Top scorer	Nicola Ventola (4)
FIFA code	ITA
First colours Second colours
First international
England 1–0 Italy  (Nottingham, England; 20 December 1967)
Biggest win
Italy 4–0 Albania  (Foggia, Italy; 19 June 1997)  Italy 5–1 Turkey  (Bari, Italy; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 4–1 Italy  (Växjö, Sweden; 10 October 1971)
Olympic Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1992)
Best result	Bronze medallist: (2004)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1997)
Best result	Gold medalist: (1997)

The Italy national under-23 football team (Italian: Nazionale Under-23 di calcio dell'Italia) represented Italy in international under-23 football competitions. Managed by the Italian Football Federation, it ceased to exist after the suppression of the UEFA European Under-23 Championship in 1977; its heir is the Olympic team, which has the same age criteria as the former under-23s.

The under-23's best result in UEFA competitions was reaching the quarter-finals of the 1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship. An impromptu U-23 team was formed in 1997, twenty years after their most recent appearance; they won the football tournament of the 1997 Mediterranean Games. As of 2022, an Italy U-23 team has not played ever since.