El Salvador national under-23 football team

The El Salvador national under-23 football team represents El Salvador in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The team is controlled by the Salvadoran Football Federation. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players.

El Salvador U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Seleccion
AssociationFederación Salvadoreña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachDavid Doniga
FIFA codeSLV
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1968)
Best resultGroup stage (1968)
Pan American Games
Appearances2 (first in 1975)
Best resultPreliminary round (1975, 1987)

Olympic history

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At the 1968 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador passed the first round with an aggregated score of 5–1 against Cuba. For the final round, the national team finished with an aggregate score of 4–1 against Trinidad and Tobago, three of them were scored by Juan Ramón Martínez.[1]

In the 1972 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador came close to clinching qualification for their second appearance at the Olympic Games. In the first round, the national team got an aggregate score of 2–2 against the United States and an aggregate score of 7–2 against Barbados. The group was tied between El Salvador and the United States, so they had to play in a neutral setting. In regulatory time, the two teams were tied at 0–0. At the end of extra time, the game was tied 1–1 with a goal from Victor Manuel Valencia (112'). The United States advanced after a crucial victory of 6–5 in a penalty shootout. The team was coached by Conrado Miranda.[1]

At the 1976 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador, at home, surpassed with an aggregate score of 6–1 the preliminary round. In the first round of series B, El Salvador lost with an aggregate score of 1–3 with only goal from Luis Ramírez Zapata.[1]

In the 1980 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador lost in an aggregate score of 1–2 (0–2,1–0) against Guatemala. The only goal was scored by Alex Cordero. Coached by Raúl Magaña, they did not participate for that Olympics.[1]

In the 1984 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador lost in an aggregate score of 0–6 (0–2,0–4) against Guatemala. Coached by Contreras Palma, they did not participate for that Olympics.[1]

In the 1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador won in an aggregate score of 4–3 (1–1,3–2) against Panama. They did not participate for that Olympics.[1]

The El Salvador U-23 national football team has failed to qualify for the Olympic Games since it became a specifically under-23 competition during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Previously El Salvador had only once participated at the Olympic Games. They achieved this in their first attempt in 1967 when they qualified to the 1968 Summer Olympics. This qualification was achieved after defeating both Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago in the qualifiers.

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Until 1988 See El Salvador national football team
  1992 Did not qualify
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024
Total 0/9

CONCACAF Men's Olympic qualifying tournament

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CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
1964 Did not enter
1968 First place 4 3 0 1 8 3
1972 Play-offs 5 1 2 2 7 7
1976 Round 1 4 1 0 3 6 5
1980 Preliminary round 2 1 0 1 1 2
1984 Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 1 6
1988 Final round 5 1 1 3 7 12
1992 Group stage 6 4 0 1 10 7
  1996 Final round 7 2 1 4 9 15
  2000 Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 2 3
  2004 Second round 2 1 0 1 1 1
  2008 Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 5 1
  2012 Third place 6 3 2 1 13 8
  2015 Preliminary round 3 0 2 1 3 4
  2020 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 4
Total 53 18 9 25 76 78

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Until 1995 See El Salvador national football team
  1999 Did not qualify
  2003
  2007
  2011
  2015
  2019
Total 0/6

Schedule and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

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19 March 2021 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Canada   2–0   El Salvador Guadalajara, Mexico
16:00 Buchanan   17', 21' Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
22 March 2021 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying El Salvador   1–1   Honduras Zapopan, Mexico
18:30 Márquez   64' Report Martinez   46' Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
25 March 2021 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying El Salvador   2–1   Haiti Guadalajara, Mexico
17:30 Pérez   19', 45+3' Report Louima   21' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Players

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Current squad

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The following 20 players were called up for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Mario González (1997-05-20)20 May 1997 (aged 23)   Alianza
1GK Tomás Romero (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 20)   Los Angeles FC
1GK Damián Alguera (2004-02-11)11 February 2004 (aged 17)   San Jose Earthquakes

2DF Alexis Renderos (1998-06-01)1 June 1998 (aged 22)   Sonsonate
2DF Rómulo Villalobos (1997-09-01)1 September 1997 (aged 23)   Once Deportivo
2DF Lizandro Claros (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 23)   Luis Angel Firpo
2DF Ronald Gómez (1998-09-22)22 September 1998 (aged 22)   Águila
2DF Kevin Menjívar (2000-09-23)23 September 2000 (aged 20)   Once Deportivo
2DF Siliazar Henríquez (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 22)   FAS

3MF Ezequiel Rivas (1998-05-20)20 May 1998 (aged 22)   Chalatenango
3MF Fernando Castillo (1997-07-09)9 July 1997 (aged 23)   Isidro Metapán
3MF Melvin Cartagena (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 21)   Once Deportivo
3MF Marcelo Díaz (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 20)   Alianza
3MF Elvin Alvarado (1998-08-23)23 August 1998 (aged 22)   Once Deportivo
3MF José Portillo (1999-11-14)14 November 1999 (aged 21)   Alianza
3MF Eric Calvillo (1998-01-02)2 January 1998 (aged 23)   El Paso Locomotive

4FW Marvin Márquez (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 23)   Isidro Metapán
4FW Gerber Chávez (1997-10-15)15 October 1997 (aged 23)   Isidro Metapán
4FW Joshua Pérez (1998-01-21)21 January 1998 (aged 23)   Miami FC
4FW Enrico Hernández (2001-02-23)23 February 2001 (aged 20)   Cartagena B

Recent call-ups

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The following were a part of the provisional 2020 Olympic Qualifying Championship announced on 23 February 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
3MF Marvin Aranda (1998-06-13)13 June 1998 (aged 22)   FAS
2DF Giovanni Ávila (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 (aged 20)   Santa Tecla
4FW Luis Canales (1997-03-17)17 March 1997 (aged 24)   Luis Angel Firpo
3MF Diego Chávez (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 23)   FAS
2DF Elvis Claros (2000-08-31)31 August 2000 (aged 20)   Jocoro
3MF Enrique Contreras (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 24)   Alianza
3MF Denis García (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 (aged 21)   Brujos de Izalco
2DF Ronald Gómez (1998-09-22)22 September 1998 (aged 22)   Águila
1GK Marlon Joya (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 (aged 19)   Jocoro
2DF Luis Méndez (1997-10-29)29 October 1997 (aged 23)   Municipal Limeño
4FW Roberto Monge (1998-08-08)8 August 1998 (aged 22)   Municipal Limeño
2DF Alexis Montes (1998-06-01)1 June 1998 (aged 22)   Sonsonate
4FW Boris Morales (1998-08-13)13 August 1998 (aged 22)   Chalatenango
3MF Jacobo Kattan (1997-01-21)21 January 1997 (aged 24)   Sonsonate
4FW Óscar Paz (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 23)   Santa Tecla
3MF Fernando Quintanilla (1998-01-02)2 January 1998 (aged 23)   Santa Tecla
3MF Kevin Reyes (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 23)   Santa Tecla
1GK Luis Emilio Rivera (1997-09-06)6 September 1997 (aged 23)   Isidro Metapán
2DF Walter Torres (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 22)   Santa Tecla
3MF Gilbert Fuentes (2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 19)   San Jose Earthquakes
3MF Christian Sorto (2000-01-19)19 January 2000 (aged 21)   Loudoun United

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach   David Doniga
Assistant coach   Juan Carlos Serrano
Assistant coach   William Renderos Iraheta
Fitness coach   Juan Pablo Rodas
Goalkeeping coach   Adolfo Humberto Menendez
Director of Football   Diego Henriquez

Coaches

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Record versus other nations

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Records for competitive matches only from 1991. As of 03-31-12

Nat P W D L GF GA
  Belize 2 2 0 0 5 0
  Canada 6 2 1 3 6 10
  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 3 9
  Cuba 1 1 0 0 4 0
  Guatemala 5 3 1 1 6 5
  Honduras 4 0 1 3 3 11
  Jamaica 1 1 0 0 3 1
  Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 3
  Panama 4 1 1 2 5 6
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 3 4
  United States 1 0 1 0 3 3

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Olympic tournaments". Elbaloncuscatleco.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  2. ^ La Selecta Twitter [@LaSelecta_SLV] (7 March 2021). "Los 2️0️ convocados por @hugoperez_07 para la #SelecciónPreOlimpica que buscará el boleto a #Tokio2020" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: |author1= has generic name (help)