Soviet Union Olympic football team [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Soviet Union Olympic football team
The Soviet Union Olympic football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union from 1959 to 1990. The team participated in most of the qualification football tournaments for Summer Olympics. Until 1992, when age restrictions were officially introduced, the Soviet Union fielded its reserves in qualification tournaments, while in the finals the first team participated. Starting from 1990 the Soviet Union national under-21 football team participated in the Olympic qualifying competitions.
History.
Officially the Olympic national team was founded in 1959 after
Soviet Union national under-23 football team
Soviet Union national under-23 football team may refer to:
- Soviet Union national under-21 football team, which replaced the U-23 team in 1978
- Soviet Union Olympic football team, which competes in the Olympic football tournament, an under-23 competition