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Argentina national under-23 football team

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Argentina Olympic
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Selección
(The Selection)
La Albiceleste
(The White and Sky Blue)
AssociationAsociación del Fútbol Argentino
(Argentine Football Association)
ConfederationCONMEBOL
(South American Football Confederation)
Head coachJavier Mascherano
CaptainThiago Almada
Most capsJavier Mascherano (20)
Top scorerDomingo Tarasconi, Adolfo Gaich (9 each)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
First international
Argentina 11–2 United States 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 29 May 1928)
Biggest win
 Argentina 14–0 Canary Islands 
(Las Palmas, Spain; 14 November 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 3–0 Argentina 
(Bucaramanga, Colombia; 9 February 2020)
 Japan 3–0 Argentina 
(Kitakyushu, Japan; 29 March 2021)
 Japan 5–2 Argentina 
(Shimizu, Japan; 18 November 2023)
Olympic Games
Appearances10
Best result Gold medalist (2004, 2008)
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (first in 1951)
Best result Gold medalist (1951, 1955, 1959, 1975, 1995, 2003, 2019)
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Appearances12 (first in 1960)
Best result Gold medalist (1960, 1964, 1980, 2004, 2020)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires Team
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Team
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1960 Peru Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Peru Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Colombia Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Chile Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Colombia Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bolivia Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Argentina Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Venezuela Team
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Colombia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Brazil Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Brazil Team

The Argentina Olympic football team (Argentina U-23 since 1992) represents Argentina in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).

The first participation of Argentina in Olympic tournaments was in 1928, when the team was runner-up to champions Uruguay at the Games held in Amsterdam. By those times, rules stated that only amateur squads could compete,[1][2] so Argentina (and also Uruguay) played with senior players so football was still not professional in those countries by then.[3]

Argentina would not participate in Olympic Games until 1960 when the squad did a discrete performance finishing 7th. The team contested the competition with youth amateur players. After the IOC allowed professional players to participate (but with an age limit of 23 years old) Argentina returned in 1996 when the squad won their second silver medal after losing to Nigeria in the final. In 2004 and coached by Marcelo Bielsa, Argentina won their first gold medal with Carlos Tevez finishing as top scorer with eight goals. Four years later, Argentina won their second gold medal in Beijing, taking revenge against Nigeria with a 1–0 win in the final.

History

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First participation

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The team that won the Silver Medal at the 1928 Olympics

Argentina took part for the first time in the 1928 Olympic Games held in the Netherlands. Although the Olympics were restricted to amateur teams only, Argentina competed with its senior squad so football was not professional in the country until 1931.[1] The team advanced to the final after defeating United States with a thrashing 11–2 in the first round, and Belgium (6–3) in the second. In the semi-finals, the national team smashed Egypt by 6–0 to qualify for the final against Uruguay.

The first match ended in a 1–1 tie so a second game had to be played three days later. In the decisive match, Uruguay won the tournament after defeating Argentina 2–1, winning the Gold Medal. The Argentine line-up was Bossio, Bidoglio, Paternóster, Médice, Monti, Evaristo, Carricaberri, Tarasconi, Ferreira, Perduca, Orsi. Tarasconi was also the topscorer of the competition with 11 goals.[4]

1932–84: few participations

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In 1932 no football tournament was held, restarting the activities in 1936 (where Argentina did not take part), being interrupted due to World War II until 1948. Because of an agreement between FIFA and the IOC, only amateur players were allowed to play in the football tournaments from then on.

Argentina returned to football competition in the 1960 games held in Rome. The squad was eliminated in the first round after a 3–2 loss to Denmark, although the team won its successive games against Tunisia (2–1) and Poland (2–0). Argentina placed second to Denmark.[5]

Argentina's next participation was at the 1964 Summer Olympics organized by Tokyo, where the team finished in the last position of the group after a 1–1 draw with Ghana and a 2–3 loss to Japan.[6] Since then, Argentina had a long absence from the games, not having taken part in the 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics.

1988–92

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The national team returned for the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. The changes made by the IOC since 1984 (where Argentina did not participate) allowed the squad to include professional players in their lists,[2] some of them with several years playing in Primera División, such as Luis Islas, Pedro Monzón, Néstor Fabbri, Darío Siviski and Jorge Comas, among others. In the group stage, Argentina tied 1–1 to the United States, then beat South Korea by 2–1, finishing second to the Soviet Union and qualifying to the next stage. In the quarter-finals, Argentina lost to Brazil 2–1, being eliminated from the competition.[7]

Since the 1992 edition, the IOC stated that all football players should be under 23 years old, beyond they were professional or not. Coached by Alfio Basile, Argentina went to play the qualification tournament with experienced players such as Diego Simeone, Diego Latorre, Antonio Mohamed, Fernando Gamboa and Leonardo Astrada, who had also won the Copa América one year before.[8] Nevertheless, Argentina failed to qualify for the games, finishing 3rd. in group B after Paraguay and Colombia therefore being eliminated in first round.[9]

Since the 1996 Games, the IOC allowed squads to include a maximum of three over-23 players in their rosters.[2][10]

Return to podium

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Argentina came back to the competition in the 1996 edition held in Atlanta, United States. For the first time in the history of the Olympics, the IOC allowed football representatives to register a maximum of three above-23 players. The Argentine players registered under that condition were Diego Simeone, José Chamot and Roberto Sensini. Former senior team captain Daniel Passarella was the manager.

The national team debuted with a 3–1 victory over the United States, then tied to Portugal and Tunisia, both 1–1, to finish first the group and qualify for the second round. In the quarter-finals, Argentina trashed Spain 4–0 which allowed the team to pass to the semi-finals, where it defeated Portugal 2–0. After 66 years since the first final played in Amsterdam, Argentina reached its second Olympic final. The match was played on 3 August 1996 and Argentina lost to Nigeria 2–3.[11] The line-up for the final was: Cavallero; Javier Zanetti, Roberto Ayala, Roberto Sensini, José Chamot; Christian Bassedas, Matías Almeyda, Ariel Ortega, Hugo Morales; Claudio López and Hernán Crespo. Other players squad players included Carlos Bossio, Marcelo Gallardo and Marcelo Delgado.[12] In the next edition of the Games, 2000, Argentina did not participate.

First gold

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Carlos Tevez, key player and top scorer (8 goals) in 2004, when Argentina won its first gold medal

The 2004 Summer Olympics were held in Athens and Argentina returned to the competition after the absence in Sydney. The squad, managed by Marcelo Bielsa, won the gold medal for the first time in its history. Before playing the final, Argentina won all the games in the first round, thrashing Serbia and Montenegro 6–0 then defeating Tunisia and Australia. Argentina finished first in the group with no goals conceded. In the quarter-finals, Argentina smashed Costa Rica 4–0, reaching the semi-finals against Italy which it beat 3–0. Argentina played the final against Paraguay on 28 August 2004, winning not only the game (1–0) but the gold medal as well.

Argentina won the competition with an astounding campaign, winning the six matches played, with no goals allowed during the tournament. The team also totaled 17 goals (2.83 per match). The line-up for the final was: Germán Lux; Fabricio Coloccini, Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze; Lucho González, Javier Mascherano, Kily González, Andrés D'Alessandro, Carlos Tevez; Mauro Rosales and César Delgado. The most notable player of the tournament was Tevez, who finished as topscorer with eight goals.[13][14]

Second gold

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Lionel Messi against Brazil in the semi-final match in 2008, when the team won its second gold medal

The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing where Argentina, coached by former World Champion Sergio Batista, won their second consecutive gold medal. The squad debuted with a 2–1 victory over the Ivory Coast, then defeating Australia (1–0) and Serbia (2–0). In the knockout stage, Argentina eliminated the Netherlands (aet) by 2–1, thrashed Brazil by 3–0 and won the gold medal in the final match against Nigeria, 1–0.

Argentina won all the matches played (six), scoring 11 goals with only two conceded. Some of the most notable players of the tournament were Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María, Éver Banega, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fernando Gago and Pablo Zabaleta, who would all play for the senior team in successive years.

The three over-23 years players were Juan Román Riquelme, Javier Mascherano and Nicolás Pareja.

2012–present

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Anthony Lozano scores the goal for Honduras during the match where Argentina was eliminated in 2016

Argentina failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London. The 2011 South American U-20 Championship qualified the top two teams for the Olympics. Argentina failed to qualify in the final stage, finishing 3rd. after Brazil and Uruguay.

For the 2016 competition held in Rio de Janeiro, most of the players called up for the squad were not given permission to play by their respective clubs, including Paulo Dybala, Mauro Icardi, Matías Kranevitter, Luciano Vietto, Ramiro Funes Mori and goalkeeper Augusto Batalla, among others.[15] After the resignation of Gerardo Martino as coach, Julio Olarticoechea (who was the Argentina U-20 coach) was appointed to take over the team.[16]

At Rio 2016, the squad debuted with a 2–0 loss to Portugal, then defeating Algeria 2–1. In the last fixture of group stage, Argentina drew 1–1 with Honduras, which caused the squad finished third in the group, not enough to qualify for the next round.[17] Some of Argentina's players were Ángel Correa, Jonathan Calleri and Cristian Pavón.

In Tokyo 2020, Argentina debuted in group C with a 2–0 loss to Australia, then beating Egypt 1–0. The team tied 1–1 to Spain, finishing third in the group and failing to qualify to the next stage. Fernando Batista was the head coach. Like the previous edition in Rio, several clubs denied their players to play for Argentina, some examples were Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Exequiel Palacios, Lautaro Martínez, Julián Álvarez, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Domínguez, Nicolás González, and Nahuel Molina (went on vacation after playing the 2019 Copa América); on the other hand, footballers playing for teams outside Argentine were not also allowed to play, such as Matías Zaracho, Nicolás Capaldo, Juan Foyth, Marcos Senesi, and Leonardo Balerdi. The large list of players denied also included over-23 players Carlos Izquierdoz, Enzo Pérez, Ángel Correa, Nacho Fernández, Sebastián Driussi, Agustín Marchesín, and Juan Musso.[18]

Rivalries

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Brazil

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Main article: Argentina–Brazil football rivalry

The Argentina and Brazil national football teams are sporting rivals.

Results and fixtures

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The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2023

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13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) Friendly Argentina  0–0  Venezuela Ezeiza, Argentina
Report Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Friendly Argentina  1–1  Venezuela Ezeiza, Argentina
  • Zapelli
Report
Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) Friendly Japan  5–2  Argentina Shimizu, Japan
14:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 11,225
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) Friendly Japan  0–0  Argentina Shimizu, Japan
Report Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) Friendly Argentina  3–0  Ecuador Caseros, Argentina
 Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Caseros
17 December 2023 (2023-12-17) Friendly Argentina  2–0  Ecuador Ezeiza, Argentina
 Report Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi

2024

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21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Group B Argentina  1–1  Paraguay Valencia, Venezuela
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Flávio de Souza (Brazil)
24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Group B Peru  0–2  Argentina Valencia, Venezuela
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Group B Chile  0–5  Argentina Valencia, Venezuela
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Group B Argentina  3–3  Uruguay Valencia, Venezuela
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
5 February 2024 (2024-02-05) 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Final stage Argentina  2–2  Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Final stage Argentina  3–3  Paraguay Caracas, Venezuela
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
11 February 2024 (2024-02-11) 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Final stage Brazil  0–1  Argentina Caracas, Venezuela
16:30 Report Gondou 78' Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Christian Garay (Chile)
22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) Friendly Mexico  2–4  Argentina Mazatlán, Mexico
 Report
Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán
25 March 2024 (2024-03-25) Friendly Mexico  3–0  Argentina Puebla, Mexico
 Report Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
8 June 2024 (2024-06-08) Friendly Argentina  4–0  Paraguay Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Report Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Referee: Sebastián Zunino (Argentina)
10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) Friendly Argentina  2–0  Paraguay Lanús, Argentina
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
Referee: Nazareno Arasa (Argentina)
19 July 2024 (2024-07-19) Friendly Guinea  1–0  Argentina Vitré, France
--:-- UTC+2
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Vitré
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) 2024 Summer Olympics Group B Argentina  1–2  Morocco Saint-Étienne, France
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 2024 Summer Olympics Group B Argentina  3–1  Iraq Décines-Charpieu, France
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 2024 Summer Olympics Group B Ukraine  0–2  Argentina Décines-Charpieu, France
17:00 Report
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) 2024 Summer Olympics QF France  1–0  Argentina Bordeaux, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Coaching staff

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As of 24 March 2024.
Position Name
Head coach Argentina Javier Mascherano
Assistant coach Argentina Lucas Pagano
Assistant coach Argentina Leandro Stillitano
Fitness coach Argentina Pablo Blanco
Goalkeeping coach Argentina Mauro Dobler

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called-up for the 2024 Olympics

  • Caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2024. - source: Official web
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gerónimo Rulli (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32) France Marseille
12 1GK Leandro Brey (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22) Argentina Boca Juniors
2 2DF Marco Di Cesare (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22) Argentina Racing
3 2DF Julio Soler (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) Argentina Lanús
4 2DF Joaquín García (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
6 2DF Bruno Amione (2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 22) Mexico Santos Laguna
13 2DF Gonzalo Luján (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) Argentina San Lorenzo
16 2DF Nicolás Otamendi (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 36) Portugal Benfica
5 3MF Ezequiel Fernández (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22) Argentina Boca Juniors
7 3MF Kevin Zenón (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 23) Argentina Boca Juniors
8 3MF Cristian Medina (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22) Argentina Boca Juniors
10 3MF Thiago Almada (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 23) United States Atlanta United
11 3MF Claudio Echeverri (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) Argentina River Plate
14 3MF Santiago Hezze (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23) Greece Olympiacos
9 4FW Julián Álvarez (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24) England Manchester City
15 4FW Luciano Gondou (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
17 4FW Giuliano Simeone (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 21) Spain Atlético Madrid
18 4FW Lucas Beltrán (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23) Italy Fiorentina

Top goalscorers in Olympic Games

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Domingo Tarasconi, all-time top scorer in Olympic Games with 11 goals in the 1928 edition
Rank. Player Games Goals Matches
1 Domingo Tarasconi 1928 11 5
2 Carlos Tévez 2004 8 6
3 Manuel Ferreira 1928 6 5
3 Hernán Crespo 1996 6 6
4 Juan Oleniak 1960 4 3
4 Roberto Cherro 1928 4 5
5 Carlos Alfaro Moreno 1988 3 4

Overage players in Olympic Games

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Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 José Chamot (DF) Roberto Sensini (DF) Diego Simeone (MF)
2004
 Roberto Ayala (DF) Gabriel Heinze (DF) Kily González (MF)
2008
 Nicolás Pareja (DF) Javier Mascherano (MF) Juan Román Riquelme (MF)
2016
 Gerónimo Rulli (GK) Víctor Cuesta (DF) did not select
2020
 Jeremías Ledesma (GK) did not select
2024
 Gerónimo Rulli (GK) Nicolás Otamendi (DF) Julián Álvarez (FW)

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Rules
  • 1900–1904: club teams[1][2]
  • 1908–1984: amateur / youth national teams[n1 1][n1 2]
  • 1988: professional players who had not played in FIFA World Cup[19]
  • 1992: under-23 national teams[2][10]
  • 1996–present: under-23 national teams (with three 'no age limit' players allowed, after an agreement between FIFA and OIC)[2][10]
Clarification notes
  • No South American teams competed between 1904–1920
  • The 1928 edition was played with the Senior squad
  • As no tournament was held in 1932, no records are included
Olympic Games record
Year Host Round Pos. Pld. W D L GF GA Squad
1900–1924
Did not participate
1928 Silver medalists 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 25 8 Squad
1936 Did not participate[20]
1948 Did not participate
1952 Did not participate
1956 Did not participate
1960 Group stage 7th 3 2 0 1 6 4 Squad
1964 Group stage 10th 2 0 1 1 3 4 Squad
1968 Did not participate[n1 3]
1972 Did not qualify
1976 Did not qualify
1980 Qualified, but did not participate[n1 4]
1984 Did not participate[n1 3]
1988 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad
1992 Did not qualify
1996 Silver medalists 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 13 6 Squad
2000 Did not qualify
2004 Gold medalists 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0 17 0 Squad
2008 Gold medalists 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0 11 2 Squad
2012 Did not qualify
2016 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 3 4 Squad
2020 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad
2024 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
Total 10/22 2–2–0 42 25 7 10 90 40 –
Notes
  1. ^ the 1924 and 1928 editions were co-organised with FIFA[1][10]
  2. ^ Countries from Eastern Europe competed with professional players.[10]
  3. ^ a b Argentina did not contest the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament either.
  4. ^ Although Argentina had qualified to the Games and the COA had also announced the participation, any athlete from the country attended the Olympics. Venezuela replaced Argentina at the competition.[21]

Other competitions

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CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

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CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament record
Year Host Pos. Pld. W D L GF GA
1960
 Peru
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0 25 6
1964
 Peru
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 11 1
1968 Did not participate
1971 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 5 1 7 6
1976 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 1 2 7 8
1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 13 2
1984  Ecuador Did not participate
1987  Bolivia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 3 1 8 2
1992  Paraguay 5 4 2 1 1 4 3
1996  Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 1 0 21 3
2000  Brazil 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 3 1 3 12 9
2004  Chile 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 2 0 16 8
2020  Colombia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 1 14 8
2024  Venezuela 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 4 0 17 9
Total 5–3–3 75 47 19 9 155 65

Pan American Games

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Rules (CONMEBOL)
  • 1951–1983: amateur senior teams
  • 1987–1995: youth teams
  • 1999: under-23 teams
  • 2003: under-20 teams
  • 2007: under-17 teams plus 3 no-age-limit players
  • 2011–present: under-22 teams plus 3 no-age-limit players[22]
Pan American Games record
Year Host Round Pos. Pld. W D L GF GA Squad
1951 Gold medalists 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 0 0 16 2 –
1955 Gold medalists 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 23 7 –
1959 Gold medalists 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 20 4 –
1963 Silver medalists 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2 2 0 11 3 –
1967 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 7 3 –
1971 Gold medalists 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 7 2 –
1975 Bronze medalists 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 1 0 19 1 –
1979 Bronze medalists 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 9 0 –
1983 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 4 –
1987 Bronze medalists 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 3 0 0 9 0 –
1991 Did not participate due to CONMEBOL boycott
1995 Gold medalists 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3 0 1 10 4 –
1999 Canada Winnipeg Did not qualify
2003 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Gold medalists[n2 1] 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 10 5 –
2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro Group stage[n2 2] 9th 3 0 2 1 1 3 –
2011 Mexico Guadalajara Silver medalists 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 6 2 Squad
2015 Canada Toronto Did not qualify
2019 Peru Lima Gold medalists 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 0 1 14 6 Squad
2023 Chile Santiago Did not qualify
Total 15/19 7–2–3 65 43 13 5 166 42 –
Notes
  1. ^ CONMEBOL teams (included Argentina) played with U-20 squads.[23]
  2. ^ CONMEBOL teams (included Argentina) played with U-17 squads.[24]

Honours

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See also

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References

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  21. ^ Sugerencia oficial y adiós a Moscú 1980: la historia del boicot argentino a los Juegos Olímpicos by Juan Manuel Trenado] on La Nación, 30 May 2020 (archived)
  22. ^ https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/2011-guadalajara-tomo-2-lq.pdf Guadalajara 2011 - Memoria Panamericana, p. 142 (official report) on PanamSports.org
  23. ^ Panamerican Games 2003 (Santo Domingo) on the RSSSF, by James Goloboy and Marcelo Leme de Arruda
  24. ^ Panamerican Games 2007 (Rio de Janeiro) by Marcelo Leme de Arruda on the RSSSF
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