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 controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience, in accordance with FIFA regulations.
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Nickname(s) | La Albirroja | |||||||
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Association | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF) | |||||||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||
Top scorer | José Cardozo (7) | |||||||
Home stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | |||||||
FIFA code | PAR | |||||||
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Olympic Games | ||||||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) | |||||||
Best result | ![]() | |||||||
Pan American Games | ||||||||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1951) | |||||||
Best result | Group stage (2003, 2015) | |||||||
Medal record
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Olympic Games record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pos. | GP | W | D | L | GS | 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 | ![]() | |||||||||
Total | 1 Silver medal | 2/8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 |
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Pos. | GP | W | D | L | GS | 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 | |
Total | 1 title | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 40 |
Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pos. | GP | W | D | L | GS | 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 | |||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
15 November Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
19:00 | Stadium: Dr. Nicolás Léoz Stadium |
17 November Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
18:00 | Stadium: Manuel Ferreira Stadium |
19 December Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Villa Elisa, Paraguay |
18:30 | Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Stadium |
21 December Friendly | Paraguay ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Villa Elisa, Paraguay |
19:00 | Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Stadium |
7 January Friendly | Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
20:00 | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López |
19 January Pre-Olympic Tournament | Uruguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Armenia, Colombia |
18:00 | Rossi ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Piero Maza (Chile) |
22 January Pre-Olympic Tournament | Paraguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Pereira, Colombia |
18:00 | Bareiro ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) |
25 January Pre-Olympic Tournament | Paraguay ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Armenia, Colombia |
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Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina) |
31 January Pre-Olympic Tournament | Brazil ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Armenia, Colombia |
20:30 |
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Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Piero Maza (Chile) |
The following players were called up to compete in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Head coach: Ernesto Marcucci
The 23-man squad was announced on 27 December 2019.[1] On 3 January 2020, Sergio Bareiro was called up to replace Sebastián Ferreira who was not released by his team Monarcas Morelia.[2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Marino Arzamendia | (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Rodi Ferreira | (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Roberto Fernández | (2000-06-07)7 June 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Matías Espinoza | (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 22) | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Saúl Salcedo (captain) | (1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 22) | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Cristian Núñez | (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 22) | ![]() |
7 | 3MF | Mathías Villasanti | (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 22) | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Jorge Morel | (1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Sergio Bareiro | (1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Sergio Díaz | (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() |
11 | 4FW | Jesús Medina | (1997-04-30)30 April 1997 (aged 22) | ![]() |
12 | 1GK | Miguel Martínez | (1998-09-29)29 September 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() |
13 | 2DF | Pablo Meza | (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 22) | ![]() |
14 | 2DF | Enzo Giménez | (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() |
15 | 3MF | Braian Ojeda | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
16 | 3MF | Cristhian Paredes | (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 21) | ![]() |
17 | 2DF | Santiago Arzamendia | (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 22) | ![]() |
18 | 4FW | Iván Franco | (2000-04-16)16 April 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
19 | 4FW | Blas Armoa | (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
20 | 4FW | Hugo Fernández | (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 22) | ![]() |
21 | 3MF | Hugo Martínez | (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
22 | 1GK | Luis Franco | (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
23 | 4FW | Erik López | (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 18) | ![]() |
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