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(Redirected from Mexico Olympic football team) National association football team

Mexico Olympic

Nickname(s)El Tri
El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
AssociationFederación Mexicana de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachVacant
FIFA codeMEX
First colours Second colours
First international
 Spain 7–1 Mexico Mexico
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 30 May 1928)
Biggest win
Mexico Mexico 7–1 Trinidad and Tobago 
(Carson, United States; 23 March 2012)
Biggest defeat
East Germany East Germany 7–0 Mexico Mexico
(Munich, West Germany; 5 September 1972)
Records for competitive matches only
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (first in 1992)
Best result Gold medalist (2012)
Pan American Games
Appearances6 (first in 1999)
Best result Gold medalist (1999, 2011)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team

The Mexico national under-23 football team (also known as Mexico Olympic football team) represents Mexico in under-23 international football competitions such as the Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympic Games which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body of football in Mexico.

Since 1992, the under-23 team has participated in six Olympic tournaments, winning the gold medal in 2012.

Results and fixtures

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

Mexico  v  United States
11 October Friendly Mexico  1-2  United States Phoenix, Arizona
10:00 ET Report Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Mexico  v  Japan
14 October Friendly Mexico  1–4  Japan Phoenix, Arizona
06:00 ET Report Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Mexico  v  Chile
23 October 2023 Pan American Games Mexico  0–1  Chile Valparaíso, Chile
Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Mexico  v  Dominican Republic
26 October 2023 Pan American Games Mexico  0–0  Dominican Republic Viña del Mar, Chile
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Mexico  v  Uruguay
29 October 2023 Pan American Games Mexico  1–0  Uruguay Viña del Mar, Chile
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Mexico  v  Brazil
1 November 2023 Pan American Games Semi-finals Mexico  0–1  Brazil Viña del Mar, Chile
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar
Mexico  v  United States
4 November 2023 Pan American Games Bronze medal match Mexico  4–1  United States Viña del Mar, Chile
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar

2024

Mexico  v  Argentina
22 March Friendly Mexico  2–4  Argentina Mazatlán, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán
Mexico  v  Argentina
25 March Friendly Mexico  3–0  Argentina Puebla, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Mexico  v  France
5 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament GS Mexico  2–2
(4–3 p)
 France Fos-sur-Mer, France
17:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)
Penalties
Mexico  v  Saudi Arabia
7 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament GS Mexico  3–2  Saudi Arabia Aubagne, France
14:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny
Referee: Milagros Arruela (Peru)
Ivory Coast  v  Mexico
9 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament GS Ivory Coast  4–1  Mexico Aubagne, France
14:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
South Korea  v  Mexico
11 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament GS South Korea  0–0
(3–5 p)
 Mexico Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Penalties
Mexico  v  Japan
14 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament 5th Mexico  1–3  Japan Mallemort, France
17:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Referee: Susana Corella (Ecuador)
Mexico  v  Panama
6 September Friendly Mexico  4–1  Panama Toluca, Mexico
15:00 CT Report Stadium: instalaciones de la Federación Mexicana
Mexico  v  Panama
9 September Friendly Mexico  2–1  Panama Mexico City, Mexico
10:00 CT Report Stadium: centro de alto rendimiento
Netherlands  v  Mexico
10 October Friendly Netherlands  1–0  Mexico Almelo, Netherlands
12:00 CT Report Stadium: Erve Asito
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
Jong AZ v  Mexico
14 October Unofficial friendly Jong AZ 1–2  Mexico Wijdewormer, Netherlands
05:00 CT Report Stadium: AFAS Training Complex

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Vacant
Assistant coaches Vacant
Vacant
Fitness coach Vacant
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Alfredo Talavera
Doctor Mexico Roberto Robles
Physiotherapist Mexico Miguel Márquez
Kit man Mexico Bernabe Zaragoza

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for friendlies against Netherlands U-21 and Jong AZ on 10 and 14 October 2024, respectively.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Fernando Tapia (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico UANL
1GK Álex Padilla (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao

2 2DF Pablo Monroy (vice-captain) (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 21) 0 0 Mexico UNAM
5 2DF Jorge Rodríguez (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico Puebla
15 2DF Jesús Gómez (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mexico Tijuana
2DF Mateo Chávez (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Mexico Guadalajara
2DF Diego Campillo (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico Juárez
2DF José Castillo (2001-12-02) 2 December 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico Guadalajara
2DF Eduardo Águila (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mexico Atlético San Luis
2DF Ramiro Franco (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Mexico Mazatlán

10 3MF Efraín Álvarez (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mexico Tijuana
11 3MF Alberto Herrera (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico Puebla
18 3MF Rodrigo López (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico UNAM
22 3MF Emilio Rodríguez (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Celta Fortuna
3MF Víctor Ríos (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Mexico Atlas
3MF Sebastián Fierro (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico UANL
3MF Andrés Montaño (2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mexico Cruz Azul
3MF Sergio Hernández (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mexico Pachuca

19 4FW Ramiro Arciga (2004-08-30) 30 August 2004 (age 20) 0 38 Mexico Mazatlán
24 4FW Luca Martínez (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Argentina Rosario Central
4FW Santiago Muñoz (2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mexico Santos Laguna
4FW Isaías Violante (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Mexico Toluca

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Héctor Holguín (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico Santos Laguna v.  Panama, 9 September 2024

DF Jesús Alcántar (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Mexico Necaxa 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament
DF Rodrigo Huescas (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Denmark Copenhagen 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament
DF Antonio Leone (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Mexico Monterrey 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament
DF Omar Campos (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 22) 0 0 United States Los Angeles FC v.  Panama, 9 September 2024
DF Ramón Juárez (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico América v.  Panama, 9 September 2024
DF Jorge Berlanga (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Mexico Pachuca v.  Panama, 9 September 2024

MF Fidel Ambríz (captain) (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Mexico Monterrey 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Diego Medina (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico Santos Laguna 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Denzell García (2003-08-15) 15 August 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Mexico Juárez 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Alán Bautista (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mexico Pachuca 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Obed Vargas (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0 United States Seattle Sounders v.  Panama, 9 September 2024
MF Diego Gómez (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Mexico Necaxa v.  Panama, 9 September 2024
MF Jordan Carrillo (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico Santos Laguna v.  Panama, 9 September 2024

FW Ettson Ayón (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico León 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament
FW Ricardo Monreal (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico Necaxa v.  Panama, 9 September 2024
FW Heriberto Jurado (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Mexico Necaxa v.  Panama, 9 September 2024
FW Jorge Ruvalcaba (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mexico UNAM v.  Panama, 9 September 2024

Honours

Major competitions

Other competitions

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Before 1984, the football tournament at the Olympic Games was played only by amateur athletes. In 1984, professionals were allowed to compete for the first time. Since 1992, the Olympic Games tournament has been an under-23 tournament, and since 1996, the squads were allowed to have a maximum of three over-aged players.

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
19281988 See Mexico national football team
Spain 1992 Group stage 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 Squad
United States 1996 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 2 3 Squad
Australia 2000 did not qualify
Greece 2004 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad
China 2008 did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 Gold medal 1st 6 5 1 0 12 4 Squad
Brazil 2016 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 4 Squad
Japan 2020 Bronze medal 3rd 6 4 1 1 17 7 Squad
France 2024 did not qualify
United States 2028 to be determined
Australia 2032
Total 1 gold medal 6/9 25 12 9 4 44 24
All-time matches at the Summer Olympics
Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue City Scorer(s)
Spain 1992 Group D  Denmark 1–1 D La Romareda Zaragoza Rotllán
 Australia 1–1 D Sarrià Barcelona Castañeda
 Ghana 1–1 D Nova Creu Alta Sabadell Rotllán
United States 1996 Group C  Italy 1–0 W Legion Field Birmingham Palencia
 South Korea 0–0 D Legion Field Birmingham
 Ghana 1–1 D Robert F. Kennedy Memorial District of Columbia Abundis
Quarter-finals  Nigeria 0–2 L Legion Field Birmingham
Greece 2004 Group A  Mali 0–0 D Panthessaliko Volos
 South Korea 0–1 L Karaiskakis Athens
 Greece 3–2 W Panthessaliko Volos MárquezBravo (2)
United Kingdom 2012 Group B  South Korea 0–0 D St James' Newcastle
 Gabon 2–0 W City of Coventry Coventry Dos Santos (2)
  Switzerland 1–0 W Millennium Cardiff Peralta
Quarter-finals  Senegal 4–2 (a.e.t.) W Wembley London EnríquezAquinoDos SantosHerrera
Semi-finals  Japan 3–1 W Wembley London FabiánPeraltaCortés
Final  Brazil 2–1 W Wembley London Peralta (2)
Brazil 2016 Group C  Germany 2–2 D Arena Fonte Nova Salvador PeraltaPizarro
 Fiji 5–1 W Arena Fonte Nova Salvador Gutiérrez (4) ∙ Salcedo
 South Korea 0–1 L Mané Garrincha Brasília
Japan 2020 Group A  France 4–1 W Tokyo Tokyo VegaCórdovaAntunaAguirre
 Japan 1–2 L Saitama Saitama Alvarado
 South Africa 3–0 W Sapporo Dome Sapporo VegaRomoMartín
Quarter-finals  South Korea 6–3 W Internantional Yokohama Yokohama Martín (2) ∙ RomoCórdova (2) ∙ Aguirre
Semi-finals  Brazil 0–0 (1–4 p) D Kashima Kashima
Third place match  Japan 3–1 W Saitama Saitama CórdovaVásquezVega

Pre-Olympic Tournament

Pre-Olympic Tournament record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
19641988 Mexico national football team

Pan American Games

Since 1999, the Pan American Games football tournament has been an under-23 tournament.

Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Canada 1999 Gold medal 1st 6 4 2 0 14 5 Squad
Dominican Republic 2003 Bronze medal 3rd 5 1 2 1 7 7 Squad
Brazil 2007 Bronze medal 3rd 5 3 2 0 6 1 Squad
Mexico 2011 Gold medal 1st 5 4 1 0 12 4 Squad
Canada 2015 Silver medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 8 5 Squad
Peru 2019 Bronze medal 3rd 5 3 2 0 7 2 Squad
Chile 2023 Bronze medal 3rd 5 2 1 2 5 2 Squad
Total 2 Gold medals N/A 36 20 11 4 59 26

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All-time matches at the Pan American Games
Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue City Scorer(s)
Canada 1999 Group A  Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 W Winnipeg Soccer Complex Winnipeg
 Guatemala 1–3 W Winnipeg Soccer Complex Winnipeg
 Costa Rica 2–2 D Winnipeg Soccer Complex Winnipeg
 Canada 0–0 D Winnipeg Soccer Complex Winnipeg
Semi-finals  United States 4–0 W Winnipeg Soccer Complex Winnipeg
Final  Honduras 1–3 W Winnipeg Soccer Complex Winnipeg
Dominican Republic 2003 Group A  Guatemala 1–1 D Mirador Este Santo Domingo
 Paraguay 1–3 W Mirador Este Santo Domingo
 Argentina 3–4 L Mirador Este Santo Domingo
Semi-final  Brazil 1–0 L Olímpico Santo Domingo
Third place  Colombia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 pen.)
W Olímpico Santo Domingo

See also

References

  1. Irvin, Duncan (11 August 2012). "Mexico Wins Soccer Gold Medal, 2-1". New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. "Convocatoria de la Sub-23 para juegos de preparación en Países Bajos". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 2 October 2024.
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