CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

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CONMEBOL Preolímpico
Organizing body CONMEBOL
Founded1960;64 years ago (1960)
RegionSouth America
Qualifier for Summer Olympics
Current champion(s)Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (7 titles)
Website conmebol.com/preolimpico

The CONMEBOL Preolímpico (English: Pre-Olympic Tournament) is an international association football event in the South America region organized by CONMEBOL. It is the qualification tournament for the football tournament at the Olympic Games.

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In 1960, teams from North and Central America also entered the tournament. [1] Before 1984, only junior or non-professional players were allowed to participate. [2] [3] In 1987 the competition opened to any player who had not played in World Cup (whether a qualifying match or at the final tournament). [1] Due to an International Olympic Committee ruling, since 1992, male competitors have been required to be under 23 years old, and since 1996, a maximum of three over-23-year-old players have been allowed per squad. [3] [1]

The tournament was not held between 2007 and 2015, as the South American Youth Championship was chosen as the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games. [4] The competition was re-introduced for the 2020 games. [5]

Results

Keys

Teams qualified for the Olympics: [1]

Ed.YearHostFinal StandingsNum.
teams
Gold medal icon.svg ChampionSilver medal icon.svg Runner-upBronze medal icon.svg ThirdFourth
1
1960 Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Peru (state).svg
Peru
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg
Brazil
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg
Mexico
10
[n 1]
2
1964 Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg
Brazil
Flag of Peru (state).svg
Peru
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
7
3
1968 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg
Paraguay
8
4
1971 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Peru (state).svg
Peru
10
5
1976 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
6
6
1980 Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
Flag of Peru (state).svg
Peru
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg
Venezuela
7
7
1984 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg
Paraguay
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Ecuador
6
8
1987 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Bolivia.svg
Bolivia
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
10
9
1992 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg
Paraguay
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Ecuador
10
10
1996 Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg
Venezuela
10
11
2000 Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
10
12
2004 Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg
Paraguay
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
10
13
2020 Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
10
14
2024 Flag of Paraguay.svg
Paraguay
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg
Venezuela
10
Notes
  1. This edition was contested by Conmebol and Concacaf teams (6 and 4, respectively), which played against in second round.

Performance by country

TeamTitlesTitles yearsRunn.Runners-up years
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
7
1968, 1971, 1976, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000
2
1964, 2020
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5
1960, 1964, 1980, 2004, 2020
3
1987, 1996, 2024
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
2
1992, 2024
1
2004
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
4
1968, 1971, 1980, 1992
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2
1984, 2000
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1
1976
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
1
1960

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