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| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurrini (The Little Blues) | ||
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| Association | Italian Football Federation (Federazion Italia Giuoco Calcio – FIGC) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Top scorer | Nicola Ventola (4) | ||
| FIFA code | ITA | ||
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| 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.