# Mexico national under-23 football team

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.
Since 1992, the under-23 team has participated in six Olympic tournaments, winning the gold medal in 2012.

## Results and fixtures

The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2024
## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Vacant |
| Assistant coaches | Vacant |
| Assistant coaches | Vacant |
| Fitness coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeper coach | Alfredo Talavera |
| Doctor | Roberto Robles |
| Physiotherapist | Miguel Márquez |
| Kit man | Bernabe Zaragoza |

## Players
### Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for friendlies against Netherlands U-21 and Jong AZ on 10 and 14 October 2024, respectively.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Fernando Tapia | (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | UANL |
| | 1GK | Álex Padilla | (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | UNAM |
| 2 | 2DF | Pablo Monroy (vice-captain) | (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | UNAM |
| 5 | 2DF | Jorge Rodríguez | (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Puebla |
| 15 | 2DF | Jesús Gómez | (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Tijuana |
| | 2DF | Mateo Chávez | (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Guadalajara |
| | 2DF | Diego Campillo | (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Juárez |
| | 2DF | José Castillo | (2001-12-02) 2 December 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Guadalajara |
| | 2DF | Eduardo Águila | (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Atlético San Luis |
| | 2DF | Ramiro Franco | (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Tijuana |
| 10 | 3MF | Efraín Álvarez | (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Tijuana |
| 11 | 3MF | Alberto Herrera | (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Puebla |
| 18 | 3MF | Rodrigo López | (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | UNAM |
| 22 | 3MF | Emilio Rodríguez | (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Pachuca |
| | 3MF | Víctor Ríos | (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Atlas |
| | 3MF | Sebastián Fierro | (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | León |
| | 3MF | Andrés Montaño | (2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Cruz Azul |
| | 3MF | Sergio Hernández | (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Pachuca |
| 19 | 4FW | Ramiro Árciga | (2004-08-30) 30 August 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 38 | Tijuana |
| 24 | 4FW | Luca Martínez | (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Godoy Cruz |
| | 4FW | Santiago Muñoz | (2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Santos Laguna |
| | 4FW | Isaías Violante | (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Toluca |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Héctor Holguín | (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Santos Laguna | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| DF | Jesús Alcántar | (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Necaxa | 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament |
| DF | Rodrigo Huescas | (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Copenhagen | 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament |
| DF | Antonio Leone | (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Monterrey | 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament |
| DF | Omar Campos | (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Los Angeles FC | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| DF | Ramón Juárez | (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | América | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| DF | Jorge Berlanga | (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Pachuca | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Fidel Ambríz (captain) | (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Monterrey | 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament |
| MF | Diego Medina | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Santos Laguna | 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament |
| MF | Denzell García | (2003-08-15) 15 August 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Juárez | 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament |
| MF | Alán Bautista | (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Pachuca | 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament |
| MF | Obed Vargas | (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Seattle Sounders | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Diego Gómez | (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Necaxa | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Jordan Carrillo | (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Santos Laguna | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| FW | Ettson Ayón | (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | León | 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament |
| FW | Ricardo Monreal | (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Necaxa | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| FW | Heriberto Jurado | (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Necaxa | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |
| FW | Jorge Ruvalcaba | (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | UNAM | v. Panama, 9 September 2024 |

## Honours

Major competitions
* Summer Olympics
** Gold medalists (1): 2012
** Bronze medalists (1): 2020
* Pan American Games
** Gold medalists (2): 1999, 2011
** Silver medalists (1): 2015
** Bronze medalists (3): 2003, 2019, 2023
* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
** Winners (5): 1996, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2020
** Runners-up (1): 1992
** Third place (1): 2000
Other competitions
* Central American and Caribbean Games
** Gold medalists (2): 1990, 2023
* Toulon Tournament
** Winners (1): 2012
** Runners-up (1): 2023
** Third place (2): 1976, 2019
* Summer Universiade
** Winners (1): 1979

## Competitive record
### Olympic Games

Before 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 :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1928–1988 | See Mexico national football team | See Mexico national football team | See Mexico national football team | See Mexico national football team | See Mexico national football team | See Mexico national football team | See Mexico national football team | See Mexico national football team | 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 | 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 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 2028 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| 2032 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 1 gold medal | 6/9 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 24 | |
All-time matches at the Summer Olympics :
| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | City | Scorer(s) |
| 1992 | Group D | Denmark | 1–1 | D | La Romareda | Zaragoza | Rotllán |
| 1992 | Group D | Australia | 1–1 | D | Sarrià | Barcelona | Castañeda |
| 1992 | Group D | Ghana | 1–1 | D | Nova Creu Alta | Sabadell | Rotllán |
| 1996 | Group C | Italy | 1–0 | W | Legion Field | Birmingham | Palencia |
| 1996 | Group C | South Korea | 0–0 | D | Legion Field | Birmingham | |
| 1996 | Group C | Ghana | 1–1 | D | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial | District of Columbia | Abundis |
| 1996 | Quarter-finals | Nigeria | 0–2 | L | Legion Field | Birmingham | |
| 2004 | Group A | Mali | 0–0 | D | Panthessaliko | Volos | |
| 2004 | Group A | South Korea | 0–1 | L | Karaiskakis | Athens | |
| 2004 | Group A | Greece | 3–2 | W | Panthessaliko | Volos | Márquez ∙ Bravo (2) |
| 2012 | Group B | South Korea | 0–0 | D | St James' | Newcastle | |
| 2012 | Group B | Gabon | 2–0 | W | City of Coventry | Coventry | Dos Santos (2) |
| 2012 | Group B | Switzerland | 1–0 | W | Millennium | Cardiff | Peralta |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | Senegal | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | W | Wembley | London | Enríquez ∙ Aquino ∙ Dos Santos ∙ Herrera |
| 2012 | Semi-finals | Japan | 3–1 | W | Wembley | London | Fabián ∙ Peralta ∙ Cortés |
| 2012 | Final | Brazil | 2–1 | W | Wembley | London | Peralta (2) |
| 2016 | Group C | Germany | 2–2 | D | Arena Fonte Nova | Salvador | Peralta ∙ Pizarro |
| 2016 | Group C | Fiji | 5–1 | W | Arena Fonte Nova | Salvador | Gutiérrez (4) ∙ Salcedo |
| 2016 | Group C | South Korea | 0–1 | L | Mané Garrincha | Brasília | |
| 2020 | Group A | France | 4–1 | W | Tokyo | Tokyo | Vega ∙ Córdova ∙ Antuna ∙ Aguirre |
| 2020 | Group A | Japan | 1–2 | L | Saitama | Saitama | Alvarado |
| 2020 | Group A | South Africa | 3–0 | W | Sapporo Dome | Sapporo | Vega ∙ Romo ∙ Martín |
| 2020 | Quarter-finals | South Korea | 6–3 | W | Internantional Yokohama | Yokohama | Martín (2) ∙ Romo ∙ Córdova (2) ∙ Aguirre |
| 2020 | Semi-finals | Brazil | 0–0 (1–4 p) | D | Kashima | Kashima | |
| 2020 | Third place match | Japan | 3–1 | W | Saitama | Saitama | Córdova ∙ Vásquez ∙ Vega |

### Pre-Olympic Tournament

Pre-Olympic Tournament record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1964–1988 | Mexico national football team | Mexico national football team | Mexico national football team | Mexico national football team | Mexico national football team | Mexico national football team | Mexico national football team | Mexico national football team | Mexico national football team |

### Pan American Games

Since 1999, the Pan American Games football tournament has been an under-23 tournament.
Pan American Games record :
| 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 :
| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | City |
| 1999 | Group A | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | W | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg |
| 1999 | Group A | Guatemala | 1–3 | W | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg |
| 1999 | Group A | Costa Rica | 2–2 | D | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg |
| 1999 | Group A | Canada | 0–0 | D | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg |
| 1999 | Semi-finals | United States | 4–0 | W | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg |
| 1999 | Final | Honduras | 1–3 | W | Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Winnipeg |
| 2003 | Group A | Guatemala | 1–1 | D | Mirador Este | Santo Domingo |
| 2003 | Group A | Paraguay | 1–3 | W | Mirador Este | Santo Domingo |
| 2003 | Group A | Argentina | 3–4 | L | Mirador Este | Santo Domingo |
| 2003 | Semi-final | Brazil | 1–0 | L | Olímpico | Santo Domingo |
| 2003 | Third place | Colombia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen.) | W | Olímpico | Santo Domingo |