Portugal Olympic football team

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Portugal Olympic football team

Nickname(s)	Sub–23, Selecção Olímpica
Association	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Rui Jorge
Captain	Ricardo Esgaio
FIFA code	POR
First colours Second colours
Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 1928)
Best result	4th (1996)
Medal record Olympic Games No medals won

The Portugal national under-23 football team (also known as Portugal Olympic football team) represents Portugal in international football competitions (final stage and qualifiers) in Olympic Games, as well as in under–23 football tournaments. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three over-age players. The team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). In three participations, Portugal's highest place was fourth, in 1996. This team also competed in the now-defunct Under-23 European Championship. The first time Portugal participated in the Olympic Football Tournament, they fielded main team players since the International Olympic Committee rules allowed to do so back then and in the 1980s, the team was composed of semi-professional players. The team currently qualifies in accordance to their under-21 team position in the UEFA Under-21 Championship. The results below comprise both the under-23 team as well as the Olympic team. They won the world championships