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.
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| Nickname(s) | El Tri El Tricolor (The Tricolor) | ||
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| Association | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| FIFA code | MEX | ||
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| First international | |||
 Spain 7–1 Mexico  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 30 May 1928) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Mexico 7–1 Trinidad and Tobago  (Carson, United States; 23 March 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 East Germany 7–0 Mexico (Munich, West Germany; 5 September 1972) Records for competitive matches only | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1992) | ||
| Best result |  Gold medalist (2012) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result |  Gold medalist (1999, 2011) | ||
Since 1992, the under-23 team has participated in six Olympic tournaments, winning the gold medal in 2012.[1]
Results and fixtures
editThe following matches have been played within the past 12 months.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
edit| 11 October Friendly | Mexico | 1-2 |  United States | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 10:00 ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
| 14 October Friendly | Mexico | 1–4 |  Japan | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 06:00 ET |
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Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
| 23 October 2023 Pan American Games | Mexico | 0–1 |  Chile | Valparaíso, Chile |
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Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander |
| 26 October 2023 Pan American Games | Mexico | 0–0 |  Dominican Republic | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Stadium: Estadio Sausalito |
| 29 October 2023 Pan American Games | Mexico | 1–0 |  Uruguay | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Stadium: Estadio Sausalito |
| 1 November 2023 Pan American Games Semi-finals | Mexico | 0–1 |  Brazil | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Stadium: Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar |
| 4 November 2023 Pan American Games Bronze medal match | Mexico | 4–1 | United States | Viña del Mar, Chile |
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Stadium: Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar |
2024
edit| 5 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament GS | Mexico | 2–2 (4–3 p) |  France | Fos-sur-Mer, France |
| 17:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 7 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament GS | Mexico | 3–2 |  Saudi Arabia | Aubagne, France |
| 14:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Milagros Arruela (Peru) |
| 9 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament GS | Ivory Coast  | 4–1 | Mexico | Aubagne, France |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
| 11 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament GS | South Korea  | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Mexico | Fos-sur-Mer, France |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 14 June 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament 5th | Mexico | 1–3 | Japan | Mallemort, France |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Referee: Susana Corella (Ecuador) |
| 6 September Friendly | Mexico | 4–1 |  Panama | Toluca, Mexico |
| 15:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: instalaciones de la Federación Mexicana |
| 9 September Friendly | Mexico | 2–1 | Panama | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 10:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: centro de alto rendimiento |
| 10 October Friendly | Netherlands  | 1–0 | Mexico | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 12:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
| 14 October Unofficial friendly | Jong AZ | 1–2 | Mexico | Wijdewormer, Netherlands |
| 05:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: AFAS Training Complex |
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Vacant |
| Assistant coaches | Vacant |
| Vacant | |
| Fitness coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeper coach | Alfredo Talavera
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| Doctor | Roberto Robles
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| Physiotherapist | Miguel Márquez
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| Kit man | Bernabe Zaragoza
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Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 22 players were called up for friendlies against Netherlands U-21 and Jong AZ on 10 and 14 October 2024, respectively.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Fernando Tapia | 17 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | UANL
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| GK | Álex Padilla | 1 September 2003 | 0 | 0 |  Athletic Bilbao
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| 2 | DF | Pablo Monroy (vice-captain) | 22 June 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | UNAM
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| 5 | DF | Jorge Rodríguez | 3 September 2001 | 0 | 0 | Puebla
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| 15 | DF | Jesús Gómez | 31 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Tijuana
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| DF | Mateo Chávez | 12 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | Guadalajara
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| DF | Diego Campillo | 19 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | Juárez
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| DF | José Castillo | 2 December 2001 | 0 | 0 | Guadalajara
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| DF | Eduardo Águila | 17 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | Atlético San Luis
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| DF | Ramiro Franco | 25 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Mazatlán
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| 10 | MF | Efraín Álvarez | 19 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | Tijuana
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| 11 | MF | Alberto Herrera | 23 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | Puebla
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| 18 | MF | Rodrigo López | 12 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | UNAM
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| 22 | MF | Emilio Rodríguez | 21 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Celta Fortuna
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| MF | Víctor Ríos | 11 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Atlas
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| MF | Sebastián Fierro | 17 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | UANL
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| MF | Andrés Montaño | 22 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | Cruz Azul
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| MF | Sergio Hernández | 18 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | Pachuca
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| 19 | FW | Ramiro Arciga | 30 August 2004 | 0 | 38 | Mazatlán
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| 24 | FW | Luca Martínez | 5 June 2001 | 0 | 0 |  Rosario Central
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| FW | Santiago Muñoz | 14 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | Santos Laguna
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| FW | Isaías Violante | 20 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Toluca
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Recent call-ups
editThe following players have also been called up within the last twelve months.
Honours
editMajor competitions
Other competitions
Competitive record
editOlympic Games
editBefore 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 record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1928–1988 | See Mexico national football team | ||||||||
| 1992 |
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| 1996 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
 2000 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2004 |
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
 2008 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2012 |
Gold medal | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | Squad |
| 2016 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Squad |
| 2020 |
Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
| 2024
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did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2028
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to be determined | ||||||||
| 2032
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| Total | 1 gold medal | 6/9 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 24 | |
Pre-Olympic Tournament
edit| Pre-Olympic Tournament record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1964–1988 | Mexico national football team | ||||||||
Pan American Games
editSince 1999, the Pan American Games football tournament has been an under-23 tournament.
| Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1999 |
Gold medal | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
| 2003 |
Bronze medal | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
| 2007 |
Bronze medal | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad |
| 2011 |
Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | Squad |
| 2015 |
Silver medal | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
 2019 |
Bronze medal | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| 2023 |
Bronze medal | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
| Total | 2 Gold medals | N/A | 36 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 59 | 26 | |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| All-time matches at the Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | City | Scorer(s) |
| 1999 |
Group A | Trinidad and Tobago |
2–1 | W | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg | |
 Guatemala |
1–3 | W | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg | |||
 Costa Rica |
2–2 | D | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg | |||
| Canada |
0–0 | D | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg | |||
| Semi-finals | United States |
4–0 | W | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg | ||
| Final |  Honduras |
1–3 | W | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg | ||
| 2003 |
Group A | Guatemala |
1–1 | D | Mirador Este | Santo Domingo | |
 Paraguay |
1–3 | W | Mirador Este | Santo Domingo | |||
| Argentina |
3–4 | L | Mirador Este | Santo Domingo | |||
| Semi-final | Brazil |
1–0 | L | Olímpico | Santo Domingo | ||
| Third place |  Colombia |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen.) |
W | Olímpico | Santo Domingo | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Irvin, Duncan (11 August 2012). "Mexico Wins Soccer Gold Medal, 2-1". New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Sub-23 para juegos de preparación en Países Bajos". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 2 October 2024.