Mexico national under-23 football team

Mexico Olympic
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Nickname(s)	El Tri ; El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association	Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Eduardo Arce
FIFA code	MEX
First colours	Second colours
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)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Pan American Games

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.^[1]

Results and fixtures

The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

6 September Friendly	Mexico	4–1	Panama	Toluca, Mexico
15:00 CT	Castillo 7' A. Herrera 66', 82' Muñoz 69'	Report	G. Herrera 13'	Stadium: instalaciones de la Federación Mexicana

9 September Friendly	Mexico	2–1	Panama	Mexico City, Mexico
10:00 CT	Árciga 75' Castillo 90+2'	Report	Mosquera 34'	Stadium: centro de alto rendimiento

10 October Friendly	Netherlands	1–0	Mexico	Almelo, Netherlands
12:00 CT	Dekker 76'	Report		Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

14 October Unofficial friendly	Jong AZ	1–2	Mexico	Wijdewormer, Netherlands
05:00 CT	Daal 5'	Report	Violante 15' Fierro 38'	Stadium: AFAS Training Complex

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Eduardo Arce
Assistant coaches	Jorge Hernández
Assistant coaches	Yasser Corona
Fitness coach	Juan Alberto Cerda
Goalkeeper coach	Alfredo Talavera
Doctor	Roberto Robles
Physiotherapist	Miguel Márquez
Kit man	Bernabe Zaragoza

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the June 2026 training camp.^[2]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	César Camacho	(2006-09-21) 21 September 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Pachuca
1GK	Emmanuel Ochoa	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Cruz Azul

2DF	César Bustos	(2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Monterrey
2DF	Francisco Méndez	(2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Necaxa
2DF	Jaziel Mendoza	(2005-05-20) 20 May 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Cruz Azul
2DF	Diego Ochoa	(2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Necaxa
2DF	Rodrigo Pachuca	(2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Puebla
2DF	Geovanni Pérez	(2005-10-27) 27 October 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Santos Laguna
2DF	Franco Rossano	(2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 21)	0	0	América

3MF	Gael Álvarez	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Pachuca
3MF	Ariel Castro	(2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Cruz Azul
3MF	Diego Covarrubias	(2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Guadalajara
3MF	Marco Fava	(2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Pachuca
3MF	Omar Gálvez	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Monterrey
3MF	Gael García	(2008-06-04) 4 June 2008 (age 18)	0	0	Tapatío
3MF	Amaury Morales	(2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Cruz Azul
3MF	Omar Moreno	(2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Puebla
3MF	Bernardo Parra	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Querétaro
3MF	Israel Tello	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Necaxa
3MF	Juan Pablo Uribe	(2006-06-27) 27 June 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Tapatío
3MF	Octavio Vázquez	(2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Atlante

4FW	Tahiel Jiménez	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Santos Laguna
4FW	Mateo Levy	(2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Cruz Azul
4FW	Joaquín Moxica	(2006-01-27) 27 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Atlante

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	Eros García	(2005-07-23) 23 July 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Toluca	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026

DF	Sebastián Aceves	(2005-12-20) 20 December 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Toluca	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
DF	Ángel Chávez	(2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Tapatío	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
DF	Ángel Leyva	(2006-10-13) 13 October 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Puebla	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
DF	Éder López	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Juárez	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026

MF	Stanley García	(2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 19)	0	0	UNAM	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
MF	Diego Latorre	(2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Tapatío	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
MF	Jassiel Medrano	(2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 21)	0	0	UNAM	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
MF	Luis Navarrete	(2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Toluca	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
MF	Cristian Reyes	(2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Monterrey	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
MF	Allen Rojas	(2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Monterrey	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
MF	Emmanuel Sánchez	(2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
MF	Jesús Serrato	(2005-12-21) 21 December 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Atlas	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026
MF	Diego Valdez	(2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	v. Toluca U21, 30 March 2026

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 (7): 1935, 1938, 1959, 1966, 1990, 2014, 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
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	Did not qualify
2028	Qualified
2032	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
		Australia	1–1	D	Sarrià	Barcelona	Castañeda
		Ghana	1–1	D	Nova Creu Alta	Sabadell	Rotllán
1996	Group C	Italy	1–0	W	Legion Field	Birmingham	Palencia
		South Korea	0–0	D	Legion Field	Birmingham
		Ghana	1–1	D	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial	District of Columbia	Abundis
	Quarter-finals	Nigeria	0–2	L	Legion Field	Birmingham
2004	Group A	Mali	0–0	D	Panthessaliko	Volos
		South Korea	0–1	L	Karaiskakis	Athens
		Greece	3–2	W	Panthessaliko	Volos	Márquez ∙ Bravo (2)
2012	Group B	South Korea	0–0	D	St James'	Newcastle
		Gabon	2–0	W	City of Coventry	Coventry	Dos Santos (2)
		Switzerland	1–0	W	Millennium	Cardiff	Peralta
	Quarter-finals	Senegal	4–2 (a.e.t.)	W	Wembley	London	Enríquez ∙ Aquino ∙ Dos Santos ∙ Herrera
	Semi-finals	Japan	3–1	W	Wembley	London	Fabián ∙ Peralta ∙ Cortés
	Final	Brazil	2–1	W	Wembley	London	Peralta (2)
2016	Group C	Germany	2–2	D	Arena Fonte Nova	Salvador	Peralta ∙ Pizarro
		Fiji	5–1	W	Arena Fonte Nova	Salvador	Gutiérrez (4) ∙ Salcedo
		South Korea	0–1	L	Mané Garrincha	Brasília
2020	Group A	France	4–1	W	Tokyo	Tokyo	Vega ∙ Córdova ∙ Antuna ∙ Aguirre
		Japan	1–2	L	Saitama	Saitama	Alvarado
		South Africa	3–0	W	Sapporo Dome	Sapporo	Vega ∙ Romo ∙ Martín
	Quarter-finals	South Korea	6–3	W	Internantional Yokohama	Yokohama	Martín (2) ∙ Romo ∙ Córdova (2) ∙ Aguirre
	Semi-finals	Brazil	0–0 (1–4 p)	D	Kashima	Kashima
	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

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	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

References

↑ Irvin, Duncan (11 August 2012). "Mexico Wins Soccer Gold Medal, 2-1". New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
↑ "Sub-23 | Esta es la convocatoria oficial de la SNM para el microciclo de junio". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). 29 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.

External links

[1] Irvin, Duncan (11 August 2012). "Mexico Wins Soccer Gold Medal, 2-1". New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

[2] "Sub-23 | Esta es la convocatoria oficial de la SNM para el microciclo de junio". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). 29 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.

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