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.
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Coaching staff
Current coaching staff Position Name Manager Eduardo ArceAssistant coaches Jorge Hernández Yasser Corona Fitness coach Juan Alberto Cerda Goalkeeper coach Alfredo Talavera Doctor Roberto Robles Physiotherapist Miguel Márquez Kit man Bernabe Zaragoza
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendlies against Pachuca and Atlante.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months.
Honours Major competitions
Summer Olympics Gold medalists (1): 2012 Bronze medalists (1): 2020 Pan American Games Gold medalists (2): 1999, 2011 Silver medalists (1): 2015 Bronze medalists (3): 2003, 2019, 2023 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament Winners (5): 1996, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2020 Runners-up (1): 1992 Third place (1): 2000
Other competitions Central American and Caribbean Games Gold medalists (7): 1935, 1938, 1959, 1966, 1990, 2014, 2023 Toulon Tournament Winners (1): 2012 Runners-up (1): 2023 Third place (2): 1976, 2019 Summer Universiade Winners (1): 1979
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 recordYearResultPosition Squad1928–1988See Mexico national football team 1992Group stage10th303033Squad 1996Quarter-finals7th412123Squad 2000Did not qualify 2004Group stage10th311133Squad 2008Did not qualify 2012Gold medal1st6510124Squad 2016Group stage9th311174Squad 2020Bronze medal3rd6411177Squad 2024Did not qualify 2028Qualified 2032To be determinedTotal1 gold medal6/92512944424
All-time matches at the Summer OlympicsYearRoundOpponentScoreResultVenueCityScorer(s) 1992Group D1–1D La RomaredaZaragozaRotllán1–1D SarriàBarcelonaCastañeda1–1D Nova Creu AltaSabadellRotllán 1996Group C1–0W Legion FieldBirminghamPalencia0–0D Legion FieldBirmingham1–1D Robert F. Kennedy MemorialDistrict of ColumbiaAbundisQuarter-finals0–2L Legion FieldBirmingham 2004Group A0–0D PanthessalikoVolos0–1L KaraiskakisAthens3–2W PanthessalikoVolosMárquez ∙ Bravo (2) 2012Group B0–0D St James' Newcastle 2–0W City of Coventry Coventry Dos Santos (2)1–0W Millennium Cardiff PeraltaQuarter-finals4–2 W Wembley London Enríquez ∙ Aquino ∙ Dos Santos ∙ HerreraSemi-finals3–1W Wembley London Fabián ∙ Peralta ∙ CortésFinal2–1W Wembley London Peralta (2) 2016Group C2–2D Arena Fonte NovaSalvadorPeralta ∙ Pizarro5–1W Arena Fonte NovaSalvadorGutiérrez (4) ∙ Salcedo0–1L Mané GarrinchaBrasília 2020Group A4–1W TokyoTokyoVega ∙ Córdova ∙ Antuna ∙ Aguirre1–2L SaitamaSaitamaAlvarado3–0W Sapporo DomeSapporoVega ∙ Romo ∙ MartínQuarter-finals6–3W Internantional Yokohama Yokohama Martín (2) ∙ Romo ∙ Córdova (2) ∙ AguirreSemi-finals0–0 D Kashima Kashima Third place match3–1W Saitama Saitama Córdova ∙ Vásquez ∙ Vega
Pre-Olympic Tournament Pre-Olympic Tournament recordYearResultPosition Squad1964–1988Mexico national football team
Pan American Games Since 1999, the Pan American Games football tournament has been an under-23 tournament.
Pan American Games recordYearResultPosition Squad 1999Gold medal1st6420145Squad 2003Bronze medal3rd512177Squad 2007Bronze medal3rd532061Squad 2011Gold medal1st5410124Squad 2015Silver medal2nd531185Squad 2019Bronze medal3rd532072Squad 2023Bronze medal3rd521252SquadTotal2 Gold medalsN/A36201145926 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
All-time matches at the Pan American GamesYearRoundOpponentScoreResultVenueCityScorer(s) 1999Group A2–1W Winnipeg Soccer ComplexWinnipeg1–3W Winnipeg Soccer ComplexWinnipeg2–2D Winnipeg Soccer ComplexWinnipeg0–0D Winnipeg Soccer ComplexWinnipegSemi-finals4–0W Winnipeg Soccer ComplexWinnipegFinal1–3W Winnipeg Soccer ComplexWinnipeg 2003Group A1–1DMirador EsteSanto Domingo1–3WMirador EsteSanto Domingo3–4LMirador EsteSanto DomingoSemi-final1–0LOlímpicoSanto DomingoThird place0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen.)WOlímpicoSanto Domingo
See also Mexico national football team Mexico national under-20 football team Mexico national under-17 football team Mexico women's national football team Mexico national beach football team Mexico national futsal team
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