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Nickname(s) | La Albirroja | ||
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Association | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Carlos Jara Saguier | ||
Top scorer | José Cardozo (7) | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | ||
FIFA code | PAR | ||
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Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1951) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2003, 2015) | ||
Medal record |
The Paraguay national under-23 football team, also known as the Paraguay Olympic football team, represents Paraguay in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The team is governed by the Paraguayan Football Association and is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience and expertise, in accordance with FIFA regulations.
Competitive record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Olympic Games record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1992 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
1996 | ![]() |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
2000 | ![]() | |||||||||
2004 | ![]() |
Silver medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |
2008 | ![]() |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
2012 | ![]() | |||||||||
2016 | ![]() | |||||||||
2020 | ![]() | |||||||||
2024 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
Total | 1 Silver medal | 3/9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 |
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
[edit]CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1992 | ![]() |
Champions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
1996 | ![]() |
Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
2000 | ![]() |
Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
2004 | ![]() |
Runners-up | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
2020 | ![]() |
Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
2024 | ![]() |
Champions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |
Total | 2 titles | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 49 |
Pan American Games
[edit]Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Until 1995 | See Paraguay national football team | ||||||||
1999 | ![]() |
Did not participate | |||||||
2003 | ![]() |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2007 | ![]() |
Did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | ![]() | ||||||||
2015 | ![]() |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
2019 | ![]() |
Did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | ![]() | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
Honours
[edit]- Summer Olympics:
Silver medalists (1): 2004
- CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
- South American Games:
Gold medalists (2): 1978, 2022
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2023
[edit]15 November Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
20:00 | Stadium: General Pablo Rojas Stadium |
18 November Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
20:00 | Stadium: General Pablo Rojas Stadium |
11 December Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
10:00 | Stadium: Argentinos Juniors Sport Complex |
15 December Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
16:00 | Stadium: Argentinos Juniors Sport Complex |
18 December Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
10:00 | Stadium: Defensores del Chaco Stadium |
21 December Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
19:00 | Stadium: Defensores del Chaco Stadium |
2024
[edit]13 January Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Maldonado, Uruguay |
20:30 | Homenchenko ![]() Olivera ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño |
21 January Pre-Olympic Tournament | Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Valencia, Venezuela |
19:00 | Gondou ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Flávio de Souza (Brazil) |
24 January Pre-Olympic Tournament | Paraguay ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Valencia, Venezuela |
16:00 | Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
27 January Pre-Olympic Tournament | Paraguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Valencia, Venezuela |
16:00 | Fernández ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador) |
2 February Pre-Olympic Tournament | Chile ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Caracas, Venezuela |
19:00 | Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador) |
5 February Pre-Olympic Tournament | Brazil ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Caracas, Venezuela |
16:00 | Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru) |
8 February Pre-Olympic Tournament | Argentina ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Caracas, Venezuela |
16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) |
11 February Pre-Olympic Tournament | Paraguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Caracas, Venezuela |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia) |
23 March Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
19:30 |
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Stadium: Estadio Tigo La Huerta Referee: Juan Jara (Paraguay) |
26 March Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Tigo La Huerta |
8 June Friendly | Argentina ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó Referee: Sebastián Zunino (Argentina) |
10 June Friendly | Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Lanús, Argentina |
15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús Referee: Nazareno Arasa (Argentina) |
4 July Friendly | France ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Bayonne, France |
21:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Jean-Dauger Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany) |
13 July Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Bordeaux, France |
17:00 | Report | McGuire ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
18 July Friendly | Ukraine ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Hagetmau, France |
18:30 | Khlan ![]() Fedor ![]() |
Report | Parzajuk ![]() Fernández ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Alain Lansaman |
24 July Olympic Games | Japan ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Bordeaux, France |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 14,000 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
27 July Olympic Games | Paraguay ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Paris, France |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
30 July Olympic Games | Paraguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Paris, France |
21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
2 August Olympic Games | Egypt ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ![]() | Marseille, France |
19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Marseille Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
Penalties | ||||
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
Head coach: Carlos Jara Saguier
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Roberto Fernández | 29 March 1988 (aged 36) | ![]() | ||
12 | GK | Rodrigo Frutos | 6 January 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
14 | DF | Fabián Balbuena | 23 August 1991 (aged 32) | ![]() | ||
13 | DF | Alexis Cantero | 5 February 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Ronaldo Dejesús | 21 April 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Gilberto Flores | 1 April 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Alan Núñez | 1 October 2004 (aged 19) | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Daniel Rivas | 6 December 2001 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
16 | DF | Fernando Román | 23 February 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Diego Gómez | 27 March 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
6 | MF | Marcos Gómez | 10 November 2001 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
10 | MF | Wilder Viera | 4 March 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
17 | MF | Gustavo Caballero | 21 September 2001 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
20 | MF | Ángel Cardozo Lucena | 19 October 1994 (aged 29) | ![]() | ||
7 | FW | Marcelo Fernández | 25 October 2001 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Kevin Parzajuk | 9 August 2002 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
18 | FW | Marcelo Pérez | 23 March 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() | ||
15 | FW | Julio Enciso | 23 January 2004 (aged 20) | ![]() |
Alternates
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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GK | Facundo Insfrán | 4 May 2006 (aged 18) | ![]() | |
MF | Rubén Lezcano | 9 February 2004 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
MF | Enso González | 20 January 2005 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
FW | Tiago Caballero | 27 May 2005 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
FW | Diego González | 7 January 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have received a call-up within the past 12 months:
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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GK | Ángel González | 4 February 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() | |||
GK | Javier Talavera | 12 August 2003 (aged 20) | ![]() | |||
DF | Victor Cabañas | 13 February 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() | |||
DF | Gastón Benítez | 21 May 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() | |||
MF | Fernando Cardozo | 8 February 2001 (aged 23) | ![]() | |||
MF | Ariel Gamarra | 26 February 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() | |||
MF | Juan José Cardozo | 24 February 2004 (aged 20) | ![]() | |||
MF | Nelson Gauto | ![]() | ||||
MF | Juan Salcedo | 12 August 2003 (aged 20) | ![]() | |||
MF | Jesús Llano | ![]() | ||||
MF | Diego Fernández | ![]() | ||||
MF | Rodrigo Villalba | ![]() | ||||
MF | Iván Leguizamón | 3 July 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() | |||
MF | Fabrizio Peralta | 2 August 2002 (aged 21) | ![]() | |||
FW | Diego Duarte | 8 April 2002 (aged 22) | ![]() |
Notable players
[edit]Overage players in Olympic Games
[edit]Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Carlos Gamarra (aged 33) | Julio César Enciso (aged 30) | José Cardozo (aged 33) | |
Gatito Fernández (aged 36) | Fabián Balbuena (aged 32) | Ángel Cardozo Lucena (aged 29) |
Former squads
[edit]- 1992 Summer Olympics squads - Paraguay
- 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament squads - Paraguay
- 2004 Summer Olympics squads - Paraguay
See also
[edit]- Paraguay national football team
- Paraguay national under-20 football team
- Paraguay national under-17 football team
References
[edit]- ^ "Lista de jugadores de la Selección Paraguaya para los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024" [List of Paraguayan national team players for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 3 July 2024.