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	Vacant
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

Last updated August 11, 2025

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.

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	Ácriga 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	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.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Fernando Tapia	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 24)	0	0	UANL
	1 GK	Álex Padilla	(2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Athletic Bilbao

2	2 DF	Pablo Monroy (vice-captain)	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 23)	0	0	UNAM
5	2 DF	Jorge Rodríguez	(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Atlas
15	2 DF	Alejandro Gómez	(2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Tijuana
	2 DF	Eduardo Águila	(2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Atlético San Luis
	2 DF	Diego Campillo	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Guadalajara
	2 DF	José Castillo	(2001-12-02) 2 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Guadalajara
	2 DF	Mateo Chávez	(2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 21)	0	0	AZ
	2 DF	Ramiro Franco	(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Tijuana

10	3 MF	Efraín Álvarez	(2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Guadalajara
11	3 MF	Alberto Herrera	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Mazatlán
18	3 MF	Rodrigo López	(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23)	0	0	UNAM
22	3 MF	Emilio Rodríguez	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 22)	0	0	León
	3 MF	Sebastián Fierro	(2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Mazatlán
	3 MF	Sergio Hernández	(2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Everton
	3 MF	Andrés Montaño	(2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Cruz Azul
	3 MF	Víctor Ríos	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Atlas

19	4 FW	Ramiro Árciga	(2004-08-30) 30 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Tijuana
24	4 FW	Luca Martínez	(2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Godoy Cruz
	4 FW	Santiago Muñoz	(2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Sporting Kansas City
	4 FW	Isaías Violante	(2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	América

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 24)	0	0	Santos Laguna	v. Panama, 9 September 2024

DF	Jorge Berlanga	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Pachuca	v. Panama, 9 September 2024
DF	Omar Campos	(2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Cruz Azul	v. Panama, 9 September 2024
DF	Ramón Juárez	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 24)	0	0	América	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
MF	Diego Gómez	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Necaxa	v. Panama, 9 September 2024
MF	Obed Vargas	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Seattle Sounders	v. Panama, 9 September 2024

FW	Heriberto Jurado	(2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Cercle Brugge	v. Panama, 9 September 2024
FW	Ricardo Monreal	(2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Necaxa	v. Panama, 9 September 2024
FW	Jorge Ruvalcaba	(2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 24)	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
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	to be determined
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.
↑ "Convocatoria de la Sub-23 para juegos de preparación en Países Bajos". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 2 October 2024.

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

[2] "Convocatoria de la Sub-23 para juegos de preparación en Países Bajos". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 2 October 2024.

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