Paraguay national under-23 football team

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.

Paraguay
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Albirroja
AssociationAsociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachCarlos Jara Saguier
Top scorerJosé Cardozo (7)
Home stadiumEstadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA codePAR
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 1992)
Best result Silver medallist (2004)
Pan American Games
Appearances5 (first in 1951)
Best resultGroup stage (2003, 2015)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens Team

Competitive record

Olympic Games
Olympic Games record
Year Host Round Pos. GP W D L GS GA
1992Spain BarcelonaQuarter-finals8th412155
1996United States AtlantaDid not qualify
2000Australia Sydney
2004Greece AthensSilver medal2nd6402129
2008China BeijingDid not qualify
2012United Kingdom London
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2020Japan Tokyo
Total1 Silver medal2/8105231714

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament record
Year Host Pos. GP W D L GS GA
1992Paraguay ParaguayChampions7421102
1996Argentina ArgentinaGroup stage4103812
2000Brazil BrazilGroup stage410379
2004Chile ChileRunners-up84131111
2020Colombia ColombiaGroup stage410356
Total1 title27113134140

Pan American Games
Pan American Games record
Year Host Round Pos. GP W D L GS GA
Until 1995See Paraguay national football team
1999Canada Winnipeg Did not participate
2003Dominican Republic Santo DomingoGroup stage5th310234
2007Brazil Rio de Janeiro Did not qualify
2011Mexico Guadalajara
2015Canada TorontoGroup stage5th311163
2019Peru Lima Did not qualify
2019Chile Santiago
TotalGroup stage2/7621397

Honours

Results and fixtures

2019
15 November Friendly Paraguay  3–1  Venezuela Asunción, Paraguay
19:00 Stadium: Dr. Nicolás Léoz Stadium
17 November Friendly Paraguay  3–0  Venezuela Asunción, Paraguay
18:00 Stadium: Manuel Ferreira Stadium
19 December Friendly Paraguay  3–1  Colombia Villa Elisa, Paraguay
18:30 Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Stadium
21 December Friendly Paraguay  2–2  Colombia Villa Elisa, Paraguay
19:00 Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Stadium

2020
7 January Friendly Argentina  1–1  Paraguay Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:00 Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López
19 January Pre-Olympic Tournament Uruguay  1–0  Paraguay Armenia, Colombia
18:00 Rossi 48' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
22 January Pre-Olympic Tournament Paraguay  2–0  Bolivia Pereira, Colombia
18:00 Bareiro 45', 88' Stadium: Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
25 January Pre-Olympic Tournament Paraguay  2–3  Peru Armenia, Colombia
20:30
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
31 January Pre-Olympic Tournament Brazil  2–1  Paraguay Armenia, Colombia
20:30
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to compete in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Head coach: Argentina 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
1 1GK Marino Arzamendia (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 21) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
2 2DF Rodi Ferreira (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 21) Paraguay Nacional
3 2DF Roberto Fernández (2000-06-07)7 June 2000 (aged 19) Russia Dynamo Moscow
4 2DF Matías Espinoza (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 22) Paraguay Libertad
5 2DF Saúl Salcedo (captain) (1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 22) Argentina Huracán
6 3MF Cristian Núñez (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 22) Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
7 3MF Mathías Villasanti (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 22) Brazil Grêmio
8 3MF Jorge Morel (1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 21) Argentina Estudiantes
9 4FW Sergio Bareiro (1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 21) Paraguay General Díaz
10 3MF Sergio Díaz (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 21) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
11 4FW Jesús Medina (1997-04-30)30 April 1997 (aged 22) Russia CSKA Moscow
12 1GK Miguel Martínez (1998-09-29)29 September 1998 (aged 21) Paraguay General Díaz
13 2DF Pablo Meza (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 22) Paraguay General Díaz
14 2DF Enzo Giménez (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 21) Paraguay General Díaz
15 3MF Braian Ojeda (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 19) England Nottingham Forest
16 3MF Cristhian Paredes (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 21) United States Portland Timbers
17 2DF Santiago Arzamendia (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 22) Spain Cádiz
18 4FW Iván Franco (2000-04-16)16 April 2000 (aged 19) Paraguay Libertad
19 4FW Blas Armoa (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 19) Argentina Tigre
20 4FW Hugo Fernández (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 22) Paraguay Olimpia
21 3MF Hugo Martínez (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (aged 19) Paraguay Libertad
22 1GK Luis Franco (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 20) Paraguay Sol de América
23 4FW Erik López (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 18) Argentina Banfield

Notable players

Overage players in Olympic Games
Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
2012

Former squads

See also

References
  1. "Los 23 elegidos para el Preolímpico "Colombia 2020"" (in Spanish). APF. 27 December 2019.
  2. "Sergio Bareiro se sumó a la Albirroja Sub 23 en reemplazo de Sebastián Ferreira" (in Spanish). APF. 3 January 2020.
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