# 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.

## Olympic history

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
### Olympic Games

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

### CONCACAF Men's Olympic qualifying tournament

CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1964 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | 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 | Total | 53 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 76 | 78 |

### Pan American Games

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

## Schedule and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2021
## Players
### Current squad

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

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

| 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

* Rigoberto Guzmán (1967–1968)
* Conrado Miranda (1971–1972)
* Marcelo Estrada and Rigoberto Guzmán (1976)
* Raul Magana (1979)
* Contreras Palma (1983)
* Raul Magana and Milovan Đorić (1987-1988)
* Óscar Benítez (1991)
* Víctor Manuel Pacheco (1995–1996)
* Juan Ramon Paredes (2003)
* Carlos de los Cobos (2007)
* Mauricio Alfaro (2011–2012)
* Juan Ramón Sánchez (2015)
* Rodolfo Góchez (2019–2020)
* Hugo Pérez (2021–2023)
* Ruben de la Barrera (2023)
* David Doniga (2024-present)

## Record versus other nations

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

* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship
** Third place (1): 2012