It's going to be an important 2024 for the Olyroos - Australia's under-23 men's football team - with the AFC U23 Asian Cup and the Paris 2024 Olympics looming.
Can head coach Tony Vidmar continue Australia's football momentum and steer the nation to a second consecutive Olympics and seventh overall?
The Sporting News has all the details on the Olyroos' Asian Cup and Olympics campaigns.
How do the Olyroos qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics?
AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 will also represent Asia's qualifiers for the Paris Olympics 2024 - which will be held July 26 to August 11.
The top three teams in the tournament will qualify directly for Paris.
This will be the two teams in the final and the winner of the third-place playoff.
The team that loses in the third-place playoff will go into a playoff against African nation Guinea for a place at the Olympics.
Olyroos AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 schedule and results
| Match | Date (AEDT) | Time (AEDT) | Stadium | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia 0-0 Jordan | April 15, 2024 | 11:00pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | |
| Australia 0-1 Indonesia | April 18, 2024 | 11:00pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | |
| Australia 0-0 Qatar | April 22, 2024 | 1:30am | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
Olyroos AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 final standings
Group A
| Pos. | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2. | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3. | Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4. | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Qualification
- Top two teams will advance to the AFC U23 Asian Cup knockout stage
- Top three teams in the tournament will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics
Latest Olyroos squad - AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 (April 2024)
| NAME | CLUB | JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB / MEMBER FEDERATION |
| Patrick BEACH (Gk) | Melbourne City FC | Glenmore Park FC / Football New South Wales |
| Lachlan BROOK | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Gawler Eagles FC / Football South Australia |
| Cameron COOK (Gk) | Perth Glory FC | Vikings FC (Football Northern Territory) |
| Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS | Sydney FC | Newmarket SFC / Football Queensland |
| Louis D'ARRIGO | Lechia Gdansk | West Torrens Birkalla SC / Football South Australia |
| Jacob FARRELL | Central Coast Mariners FC | Wyoming FC / Football New South Wales |
| Jake GIRDWOOD-REICH | Sydney FC | Sydney Olympic FC / Football New South Wales |
| Steven HALL (Gk) | Brighton Hove & Albion FC (Youth) | Para Hills Knights SC / Football South Australia |
| Jake HOLLMAN | Macarthur FC | Seaforth FC / Football New South Wales |
| Jacob ITALIANO | Borussia Monchengladbach II | Inglewood United FC / Football West |
| Alou KUOL | Central Coast Mariners FC | Goulburn Valley Suns FC / Football Victoria |
| Garang KUOL | FC Volendam | Shepparton SC / Football Victoria |
| Nicolas MILANOVIC | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Sydney United 58 FC / Football New South Wales |
| Mark NATTA | Newcastle Jets FC | Sutherland Sharks FC / Football New South Wales |
| Alexandar POPOVIC | Gwangju FC | Adelaide Comets FC / Football South Australia |
| Adrian SEGECIC | FC Dordrecht | Lidcombe Waratah Junior SC / Football New South Wales |
| Callum TALBOT | Melbourne City FC | Gymea United FC / Football NSW |
| Ryan TEAGUE | Melbourne Victory FC | Maroubra United FC / Football New South Wales |
| Marco TILIO | Melbourne City FC (loan) | APIA Leichhardt FC & Sydney Olympic FC / Football NSW |
| Mohamed TOURE | Paris FC (loan) | Croydon Kings / Football South Australia |
| Jordi VALADON | Melbourne Victory FC | Glen Eira FC / Football Victoria |
| Nishan VELUPILLAY | Melbourne Victory FC | Endeavour United SC / Football Victoria |
| Rhys YOULLEY | KVC Westerlo | Marconi Stallions FC / Football New South Wales |
