Chile Olympic football team

The Chile Olympic football team (also known as Chile under-23, Chile U-23) represents Chile in international football competitions at the Olympic Games and Pan American 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]

Chile U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFederación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachEduardo Berizzo
Top scorerIván Zamorano (5)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
FIFA codeCHI
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Egypt 5–4 Chile
(Helsinki, Finland; 16 July 1952)
Biggest win
Chile 4–0 Ecuador 
(Mar del Plata, Argentina; 22 February 1996)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 6–0 Chile
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 22 December 1959)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1952)
Best resultBronze Bronze medallist (2000)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney Team

Competitive record

Pre-Olympic Tournament
Pre-Olympic record
Year Host Result GP W D L GS GA
1960Peru PeruPreliminary stage2002111
1964Peru PeruFirst stage411226
1968Colombia ColombiaFirst stage311111
1971Colombia ColombiaFirst stage402214
1976Brazil BrazilFifth place511357
1980Colombia ColombiaSixth place612375
1984Ecuador EcuadorFinal stage521276
1987Bolivia BoliviaFirst stage421164
1992Paraguay ParaguayFirst stage301227
1996Argentina ArgentinaFirst stage412169
2000Brazil BrazilFinal stage74121311
2004Chile ChileFinal stage73221410
2020Colombia ColombiaFirst stage421142
Total12/12541615236181

Olympic Games
Olympics record, senior team played before 1992
Year Host Result GP W D L GS GA Squad
1896Greece AthensNo football tournament
1900France ParisDid not participate
1904United States St. Louis
1908United Kingdom London
1912Sweden Stockholm
1920Belgium Antwerp
1924France Paris
1928Netherlands AmsterdamConsolation final311177Squad
1932United States Los AngelesNo football tournament
1936Germany BerlinWithdrew
1948United Kingdom LondonDid not participate
1952Finland HelsinkiPreliminary round100145Squad
1956Australia MelbourneDid not participate
1960Italy RomeDid not qualify
1964Japan Tokyo
1968Mexico Mexico City
1972West Germany Munich
1976Canada Montreal
1980Soviet Union Moscow
1984United States Los AngelesQuarter-finals412122Squad
1988South Korea SeoulDid not qualify
1992Spain Barcelona
1996United States Atlanta
2000Australia SydneyBronze medalists6402146Squad
2004Greece AthensDid not qualify
2008China Beijing
2012United Kingdom London
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2020Japan Tokyo
Total4/24115212720—

Pan American Games
Pan American Games record
Year Host Result Pos. GP W D L GS GA Squad
Until 1995See Chile national football team
1999Canada Winnipeg Did not qualify
2003Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
2007Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2011Mexico Guadalajara
2015Canada Toronto
2019Peru Lima
2023Chile Santiago Qualified as hosts
Total6/19

Matches

Preliminary round
Portugal 4–2 Chile
Vítor Silva 38'
Pepe 40', 50'
Valdemar Mota 63'		 Report Saavedra 14'
Carbonell 30'
Attendance: 2,309
Referee: Youssuf Mohamed (EGY)

Consolation first round
Chile 3–1 Mexico
Subiabre 24', 48', 89' Report Sota 15'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Consolation final
Netherlands 2–2 Chile
Ghering 59'
Smeets 66'		 Report Bravo 55'
Alfaro 89'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Guillermo Comorera (ESP)
  • Note: The Netherlands wins after drawing of lots but the Cup was awarded to Chile

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

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 312054+14
 Chile 312021+14
 Norway 311132+13
 Qatar 301225−31


Norway 0–0 Chile
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Socha (USA)
Chile 1–0 Qatar
Baeza 52' Report
Attendance: 14,508
Referee: Siles (CRC)
Chile 1–1 France
Santis 9' Report Lemoult 50'
Attendance: 28,114
Referee: Keizer (NED)

Quarterfinals
Italy 1–0 (aet) Chile
Vignola 95' Report
Attendance: 67,349
Referee: McGinlay (GBR)

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:
Morocco 1–4 Chile
Ouchla 79' Report Zamorano 36', 45+1' (pen.), 55'
Navia 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,654
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Spain 1–3 Chile
Lacruz 54' Report Olarra 24'
Navia 41', 90'
Attendance: 58,061
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
South Korea 1–0 Chile
Lee Dong-gook 28' Report
Attendance: 16,309

Quarterfinals
Chile 4–1 Nigeria
Contreras 17'
Zamorano 18'
Navia 42'
Tello 65'		 Report Agali 76'
Attendance: 44,425
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

Semifinals
Chile 1–2 Cameroon
Abanda 78' (o.g.) Report M'Boma 84'
Lauren 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 64,338

Bronze-medal match
United States 0–2 Chile
Report Zamorano 69' (pen.), 84'
Attendance: 26,381
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the training microcycle from 22 to 25 May 2023 with views to the 2023 Pan American Games.[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 31 August 2022 after the match against Peru U23.

Players in italics are over 23 years old.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Cristóbal Campos (1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile Universidad de Chile
1GK Diego Carreño (2002-04-26)26 April 2002 (aged 21) 0 0 Chile O'Higgins
2DF Daniel González (2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 21) 1 0 Chile Universidad Católica
2DF Jonathan Villagra (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 22) 1 0 Chile Unión Española
2DF Antonio Díaz (2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile O'Higgins
2DF Dylan Escobar (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Coquimbo Unido
2DF Jorge Espejo (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Everton
2DF Joaquín Gutiérrez (2002-07-04)4 July 2002 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Huachipato
2DF Valentín Vidal (2004-05-12)12 May 2004 (aged 19) 0 0 Chile Unión Española
2DF Matías Zaldivia (1991-01-22)22 January 1991 (aged 32) 0 0 Chile Universidad de Chile
3MF Lucas Assadi (2004-01-08)8 January 2004 (aged 19) 1 0 Chile Universidad de Chile
3MF César Pérez (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 20) 1 0 Chile Unión La Calera
3MF Javier Altamirano (1999-08-21)21 August 1999 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile Huachipato
3MF Benjamín Chandía (2002-11-25)25 November 2002 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Coquimbo Unido
3MF Renato Cordero (2003-04-16)16 April 2003 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Universidad de Chile
3MF Rodrigo Echeverría (1995-04-17)17 April 1995 (aged 28) 0 0 Chile Everton
3MF Jeison Fuentealba (2003-01-10)10 January 2003 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Universidad de Chile
3MF Maximiliano Guerrero (2000-01-15)15 January 2000 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile La Serena
3MF Carlos Palacios (2000-07-20)20 July 2000 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Colo-Colo
4FW Alexander Aravena (2002-09-06)6 September 2002 (aged 20) 1 1 Chile Universidad Católica
4FW Esteban Moreira (2002-02-17)17 February 2002 (aged 21) 1 0 Chile O'Higgins
4FW Maximiliano Rodríguez (2000-05-31)31 May 2000 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Huachipato
4FW John Valladares (2003-09-03)3 September 2003 (aged 19) 0 0 Chile Copiapó

Overage players in Olympic Games
Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
2000
 Nelson Tapia (GK) Pedro Reyes (DF) Iván Zamorano (FW)

Honours

Friendlies
  • Torneo Internacional de Guayaquil:[3]:
    • Winners: 1994

See also

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 Microciclo La Roja Sub 23 - 22 al 25 de mayo de 2023". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. "International Tournament in Guayaquil 1984". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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