Guam national under-23 football team

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Guam Under-23
Nickname(s) Matao (The Noblemen) [1]
Association Guam Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asian)
Head coach Flag of Guam.svg Dominic Gadia
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 6–2 Northern Mariana Islands  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
(Dededo, Guam; 20 July 2019)
Biggest win
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 6–2 Northern Mariana Islands  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
(Dededo, Guam; 20 July 2019)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 6–0 Guam  Flag of Guam.svg
(Phu Tho, Vietnam; 6 September 2023)

The Guam national under-23 and Olympic football team represents Guam, an overseas territory of the United States at the international under-22 and under-23 football competitions. It is controlled by the Guam Football Association and is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation region.

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The team's current head coach is former Guamanian international Dominic Gadia.

History

In 2019, the Guam national under-23 was established to compete in the 2019 edition of Marianas Cup after it was regulated to be an event for under-23 players. The team was coached by national team coach Karl Dodd and was consisted with mainly players selected from the U19 category alongside five U23 players. [2] The team led by Dodd managed to help Guam winning their seventh title of Marianas Cup after a 6–2 victory against Northern Mariana Islands national under-23 side. [3]

In 2023, the Guam FA decided to officially emerged an under-23 national team to ỉmprove the competitiveness of the players to serve the Guam national team. [4] Therefore, the Guam under-23 team made their first appearance in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers during the 2024 edition. [4] On 9 September 2023, Guam won their first point in an official under-23 competition following the 1–1 tie against the Singapore under-23s, with their only goal scored by Riku Meyar. [5]

Fixtures and results

2023

3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) 2023 Marianas Cup Northern Mariana Islands  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg0–1Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
20:30 Report
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Stadium: Northern Mariana Islands Soccer Training Center
5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 2023 Marianas Cup Northern Mariana Islands  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg3–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
17:00Stadium: Northern Mariana Islands Soccer Training Center
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg6–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Phú Thọ, Vietnam
19:00 Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Attendance: 7,289
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Guam  Flag of Guam.svg1–1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Phú Thọ, Vietnam
16:00
Report
Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg5–1Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Phú Thọ, Vietnam
16:00 Report
Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

Managers

NameNationalityPeriodPldWDLGFGACompetitions
Karl Dodd Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2019110062 2019 Marianas Cup [3]
Dominic Gadia Flag of Guam.svg 2023-5113315 2023 Marianas Cup
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification [6]

Competitive history

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-22/U-23 Championship Record
Hosts / YearResultPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Oman.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of Qatar.svg 2016
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018
Flag of Thailand.svg 2020
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2022
Flag of Qatar.svg 2024 did not qualify Qualifiers3012212
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2026 to be determinedQualifiers000000
Total0/5Qualifiers3012212

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Did not enter
Flag of the United States.svg 1996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024 Did not qualify
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 To be determined
Total0/9Qualifiers000000

See also

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