Paraguay national under-23 football team

Paraguay
Nickname(s) Albirroja
Association Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol
(Paraguayan Football Association)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Top scorer José Cardozo (7)
Home stadium Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code PAR
First colours
Second colours
Best result Runners-up: 2004
Confederations Cup
Appearances CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament (First in 1960)
Best result Champions: 1992
Olympic medal record
Men's football
2004 Athens Team

Paraguay national under-23 football team, also known as Paraguay Olympic football team, represents Paraguay in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The team is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF), and is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience, in accordance with FIFA regulations.

History

Summer Olympics

Olympics Record
Year Host Round Pos. GP W D L GS GA
1992 Spain Barcelona Quarter-finals8412155
2004 Greece Athens Silver Medal26402129
Total 2/19 2105231714

Pan American Games

Pan American Games Record
Year Host Round Pos. GP W D L GS GA
1951 Argentina Buenos Aires Fourth place 44103514
1955 Mexico Mexico City Did Not Compete
1959 United States Chicago
1963 Brazil Sao Paulo
1967 Canada Winnipeg
1971 Colombia Cali
1975 Mexico Mexico City
1979 Puerto Rico San Juan
1983 Venezuela Caracas
1987 United States Indianapolis Group Stage 9302118
1991 Cuba Havana Did Not Compete
1995 Argentina Mar del Plata Quarter-finals 7420243
1999 Canada Winnipeg Did Not Compete
2003 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Group Stage 5310234
2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro Did Not Qualify
2011 Mexico Guadalajara
2015 Canada Toronto Group Stage 5311163
Total5/170 titles175391932

Honours

Current Squad

The following players were called up to compete in the 2015 Pan American Games.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Ignacio Don Paraguay Nacional
1GK Gabriel Perrota Paraguay Nacional
2DF Juan Escobar Paraguay Sportivo Luqueno
2DF Saul Salcedo Paraguay Olimpia
2DF Luis Gimenez Paraguay Olimpia
2DF Ivan Cañete Spain Atletico Madrid
2DF Miller Mareco Paraguay San Lorenzo
3MF Robert Piris Da Motta Paraguay Olimpia
3MF Derlis Alegre Paraguay Sportivo Luqueno
3MF Oscar Luis Roa Paraguay Sportivo Luqueno
3MF Walter Clar Paraguay Rubio Ñu
3MF Angel Cardozo Paraguay Libertad
3MF Arturo Aranda Paraguay Libertad
3MF Cristhian Paredes Paraguay Sol de America
4FW Walter González Paraguay Olimpia
4FW Cristian Colman Paraguay Nacional
4FW Miguel Almirón Paraguay Cerro Porteño
4FW Sebastián Ferreira Paraguay Olimpia

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Notable players

Former squads

See also

References

External links

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