Chile Olympic football team

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Chile U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFederación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCH)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachBernardo Redín
Top scorerIván Zamorano (5)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile
FIFA codeCHI
First colours
Second colours
First international
Chile Chile 4–5 Egypt Egypt
(Helsinki, Finland; February 22, 1996)
Biggest win
Chile Chile 4–0 Ecuador 
(Mar del Plata, Argentina; February 22, 1996)
Biggest defeat
Argentina Argentina 6–0 Chile Chile
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; December 22, 1959)
Olympics
Appearances3 (first in 1952)
Best resultBronze Medal: 2000
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Melbourne Team

Chile Olympic football team (also known as Chile under-23, Chile U-23) represents Chile in international football competitions in Olympic Games. Since the 1992 tournament, the team is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh). Combined with pre-1992 tournaments, Chile has qualified on four occasions to the Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2000.[1]

Pre-Olympic Tournament Record[]

Olympics Record
Year Host Result GP W D L GS GA
1960 Peru Peru Preliminary Stage 2 0 0 2 1 11
1964 Peru Peru First Stage 4 1 1 2 2 6
1968 Colombia Colombia First Stage 3 1 1 1 1 1
1972 Colombia Colombia First Stage 4 0 2 2 1 4
1976 Brazil Brazil Fifth Place 5 1 1 3 5 7
1980 Colombia Colombia Sixth Place 6 1 2 3 7 5
1984 Ecuador Ecuador Final Stage 5 2 1 2 7 6
1988 Bolivia Bolivia First Stage 4 2 1 1 6 4
1992 Paraguay Paraguay First Stage 3 0 1 2 2 7
1996 Argentina Argentina First Stage 4 1 2 1 6 9
2000 Brazil Brazil Final Stage 7 4 1 2 13 11
2004 Chile Chile Final Stage 7 3 2 2 14 10
Total 12/12 54 16 15 23 61 81

Summer Olympics record[]

Olympics record, senior team played before 1992
Year Host Result GP W D L GS GA
1896 Greece Athens No football tournament
1900 France Paris Did not participate
1904 United States St. Louis
1908 United Kingdom London
1912 Sweden Stockholm
1920 Belgium Antwerp
1924 France Paris
1928 Netherlands Amsterdam Consolation final 3 1 1 1 7 7
1932 United States Los Angeles No football tournament
1936 Germany Berlin Withdrew
1948 United Kingdom London Did not participate
1952 Finland Helsinki Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 4 5
1956 Australia Melbourne Did not participate
1960 Italy Rome Did not qualify
1964 Japan Tokyo
1968 Mexico Mexico City
1972 West Germany Munich
1976 Canada Montreal
1980 Soviet Union Moscow
1984 United States Los Angeles Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 2 2
1988 South Korea Seoul Did not qualify
1992 Spain Barcelona
1996 United States Atlanta
2000 Australia Sydney Bronze medalists 6 4 0 2 14 6
2004 Greece Athens Did not qualify
2008 China Beijing
2012 United Kingdom London
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2020 Japan Tokyo
Total 4/24 11 5 2 1 27 20

Matches[]

1928 Summer Olympics[]

Preliminary round[]
Portugal 4–2 Chile
Vítor Silva Goal 38'
Pepe Goal 40'50'
Valdemar Mota Goal 63'
Report Saavedra Goal 14'
Carbonell Goal 30'
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,309
Referee: (EGY)
Consolation First Round[]
Chile 3–1 Mexico
Subiabre Goal 24'48'89' Report Sota Goal 15'
Monnikenhuize, Arnhem
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)
Consolation Final[]
Netherlands 2–2 Chile
Ghering Goal 59'
Smeets Goal 66'
Report Bravo Goal 55'
Alfaro Goal 89'
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: (ESP)
  • Note: The Netherlands wins after drawing of lots but the Cup was awarded to Chile

1952 Summer Olympics[]

Preliminary round[]
Egypt 5–4 Chile
Elfar Goal 27'
Mechaury Goal 43'
Eldizwi Goal 66'75'80'
Report Jara Goal 7'78'
Vial Goal 14'88'
Attendance: 5,354
Referee: (SWE)

1984 Summer Olympics[]

Group stage[]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
 Chile 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
 Norway 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1


Norway 0–0 Chile
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Socha (USA)

Chile 1–0 Qatar
Baeza Goal 52' Report
Attendance: 14,508
Referee: Siles (CRC)

Chile 1–1 France
Santis Goal 9' Report Lemoult Goal 50'
Attendance: 28,114
Referee: Keizer (NED)
Quarterfinals[]
Italy 1–0 (aet) Chile
Vignola Goal 95' Report
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 67,349
Referee: McGinlay (GBR)

2000 Summer Olympics[]

Group stage[]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Spain 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 6
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source:[citation needed]
Morocco 1–4 Chile
Ouchla Goal 79' Report Zamorano Goal 36'45+1' (pen.)55'
Navia Goal 72' (pen.)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 22,654
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

Spain 1–3 Chile
Lacruz Goal 54' Report Olarra Goal 24'
Navia Goal 41'90'
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 58,061
Referee: (Zimbabwe)

South Korea 1–0 Chile
Lee Dong-gook Goal 28' Report
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 16,309
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Quarterfinals[]
Chile 4–1 Nigeria
Contreras Goal 17'
Zamorano Goal 18'
Navia Goal 42'
Tello Goal 65'
Report Agali Goal 76'
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 44,425
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Semifinals[]
Chile 1–2 Cameroon
Abanda Goal 78' (o.g.) Report M'Boma Goal 84'
Lauren Goal 89' (pen.)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 64,338
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
Bronze Medal Match[]
Chile 2–0 United States
Zamorano Goal 69' (pen.)84' Report
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 26,381
Referee: (Australia)

Current squad[]

The following 23 players were called up to play 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 31 January 2020 after the match against Colombia U-23.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Omar Carabalí (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 22) 4 0 Chile Colo-Colo
1GK Luis Ureta (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 20) 2 0 Chile O'Higgins
1GK Julio Fierro (2002-04-09)9 April 2002 (aged 17) 0 0 Chile Colo-Colo

2DF Sebastián Cabrera (1998-03-16)16 March 1998 (aged 21) 7 0 Chile Palestino
2DF Nicolás Díaz (1999-05-20)20 May 1999 (aged 20) 7 0 Chile Palestino
2DF Nicolás Ramírez (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 22) 7 0 Chile Huachipato
2DF Raimundo Rebolledo (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 22) 5 0 Chile Universidad Católica
2DF Alex Ibacache (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 20) 4 0 Chile Everton
2DF Nicolás Fernández (1999-08-03)3 August 1999 (aged 20) 3 0 Chile Audax Italiano
2DF (1997-07-14)14 July 1997 (aged 22) 1 0 Chile Huachipato
2DF Thomas Galdames (1998-11-20)20 November 1998 (aged 21) 0 0 Chile Unión Española

3MF Ángelo Araos (1997-01-06)6 January 1997 (aged 22) 9 2 Brazil Corinthians
3MF Tomás Alarcón (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 20) 8 0 Chile O'Higgins
3MF Pablo Aránguiz (1997-03-17)17 March 1997 (aged 22) 8 0 Chile Unión Española
3MF Gabriel Suazo (Captain) (1997-08-09)9 August 1997 (aged 22) 8 0 Chile Colo-Colo
3MF Adrián Cuadra (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 22) 4 0 Chile Santiago Wanderers
3MF Camilo Moya (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 21) 4 1 Chile Universidad de Chile

4FW Iván Morales (1999-07-29)29 July 1999 (aged 20) 9 2 Chile Colo-Colo
4FW Nicolás Guerra (1999-01-09)9 January 1999 (aged 20) 7 0 Chile Universidad de Chile
4FW Ignacio Jara (1997-02-11)11 February 1997 (aged 22) 5 1 Chile Cobreloa
4FW Matías Cavalleri (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 21) 4 0 Chile Curicó Unido
4FW Franco Lobos (1999-02-22)22 February 1999 (aged 20) 3 0 Chile Universidad de Chile
4FW Diego Valencia (2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 19) 2 0 Chile Universidad Católica

Former squads[]

See also[]

  • Chile national football team
  • Chile national under-20 football team
  • Chile national under-17 football team

References[]

  1. ^ "Repasa la historia de Chile en los Juegos Olímpicos". Emol.com. Santiago de Chile. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Nómina de La Roja Sub 23 para el Preolímpico Sudamericano Colombia 2020". ANFP. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

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