Paraguay national under-23 football team

Paraguay
Nickname(s)	La Albirroja
Association	Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Top scorer	José Cardozo (7)
Home stadium	Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code	PAR
First colours	Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 1992)
Best result	Silver medallist (2004)
Pan American Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1951)
Best result	Group stage (2003, 2015)
Medal record
Olympic Games

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.

Competitive record[]

Olympic Games[]

Olympic Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Barcelona	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	5	5
1996	Atlanta	Did not qualify
2000	Sydney	Did not qualify
2004	Athens	Silver medal	2nd	6	4	0	2	12	9
2008	Beijing	Did not qualify
2012	London
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2020	Tokyo
Total		1 Silver medal	2/8	10	5	2	3	17	14

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament[]

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament record
Year	Host	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Paraguay	Champions	7	4	2	1	10	2
1996	Argentina	Group stage	4	1	0	3	8	12
2000	Brazil	Group stage	4	1	0	3	7	9
2004	Chile	Runners-up	8	4	1	3	11	11
2020	Colombia	Group stage	4	1	0	3	5	6
Total		1 title	27	11	3	13	41	40

Pan American Games[]

Pan American Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Until 1995	See Paraguay national football team
1999	Winnipeg	Did not participate
2003	Santo Domingo	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2007	Rio de Janeiro	Did not qualify
2011	Guadalajara	Did not qualify
2015	Toronto	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	6	3
2019	Lima	Did not qualify
Total		Group stage	2/6	6	2	1	3	9	7

Honours[]

Summer Olympics:
- Silver medalists (1): 2004
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
- Champions (1): 1992
- Runners-up (1): 2004
- Third place (1): 1984
South American Games:
- Gold medalists (1): 1978

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: (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	Salcedo 15' Díaz 16'		53' Carranza 71' S. Arzamendia 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: (Argentina)

31 January Pre-Olympic Tournament	Brazil	2–1	Paraguay	Armenia, Colombia
20:30	Paulinho 75' Pepê 89'		R. Fernández 61'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: (Chile)

Current squad[]

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

Head coach:

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)	Sportivo Luqueño
2	2DF	Rodi Ferreira	(1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 21)	Nacional
3	2DF	Roberto Fernández	(2000-06-07)7 June 2000 (aged 19)	Guaraní
4	2DF		(1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 22)	Libertad
5	2DF	Saúl Salcedo (captain)	(1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 22)	Huracán
6	3MF	Cristian Núñez	(1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 22)	Vélez Sarsfield
7	3MF	Mathías Villasanti	(1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 22)	Cerro Porteño
8	3MF	Jorge Morel	(1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 21)	Guaraní
9	4FW	Sergio Bareiro	(1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 21)	General Díaz
10	3MF	Sergio Díaz	(1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 21)	Cerro Porteño
11	4FW	Jesús Medina	(1997-04-30)30 April 1997 (aged 22)	New York City FC
12	1GK	Miguel Martínez	(1998-09-29)29 September 1998 (aged 21)	General Díaz
13	2DF		(1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 22)	General Díaz
14	2DF		(1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 21)	General Díaz
15	3MF	Braian Ojeda	(2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 19)	Defensa y Justicia
16	3MF	Cristhian Paredes	(1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 21)	Portland Timbers
17	2DF	Santiago Arzamendia	(1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 22)	Cerro Porteño
18	4FW	Iván Franco	(2000-04-16)16 April 2000 (aged 19)	Libertad
19	4FW	Blas Armoa	(2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 19)	Sportivo Luqueño
20	4FW		(1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 22)	Olimpia
21	3MF	Hugo Martínez	(2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (aged 19)	Libertad
22	1GK	Luis Franco	(1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 20)	Sol de América
23	4FW	Erik López	(2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 18)	Olimpia

Notable players[]

Former squads[]

1992 Summer Olympics squads - Paraguay
2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament squads - Paraguay
2004 Summer Olympics squads - Paraguay

References[]

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

External links[]

[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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