Guam national under-23 football team
Nickname(s) | Matao (The Noblemen)[1] | ||
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Association | Guam Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asian) | ||
Head coach | Dominic Gadia | ||
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First international | |||
Guam 6–2 Phu Tho, Vietnam ; 6 September 2023) |
The Guam national under-23 and Olympic football team represents
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 Marianas Cup | Northern Mariana Islands | 0–1 | Guam | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Northern Mariana Islands Soccer Training Center |
5 August 2023 2023 Marianas Cup | Northern Mariana Islands | 3–0 | Guam | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
17:00 | Stadium: Northern Mariana Islands Soccer Training Center |
6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Vietnam | 6–0 | Guam | Phú Thọ, Vietnam |
19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Hong Kong ) |
9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Guam | 1–1 | Singapore | Phú Thọ, Vietnam |
16:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei) |
12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Yemen | 5–1 | Guam | Phú Thọ, Vietnam |
16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium |
Managers
Name | Nationality | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Competitions |
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Karl Dodd | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2019 Marianas Cup[3] | |
Dominic Gadia | 2023- | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2023 Marianas Cup 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification[6] |
Competitive history
AFC U-23 Championship
AFC U-22/U-23 Championship Record
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
2013 | Did not enter | |||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2018 | ||||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2022 | ||||||||
2024 | did not qualify | Qualifiers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
2026 |
to be determined | Qualifiers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/5 | Qualifiers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1992 | Did not enter | |||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2024
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Did not qualify | |||||||
2028
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To be determined | |||||||
Total | 0/9 | Qualifiers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
- Guam national football team
- Guam national under-20 football team
- Guam national under-17 football team
References
- ^ Mike Nauta Jr. (1 June 2012). "Guam men's national soccer team now known as 'Matao'". Marianas Variety. Guam. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Guam releases rosters for 2019 Marianas Cup". Guam PDN. 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Guam, NMI split Marianas Cup titles". The Guam Daily Post. 24 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Guam U23 National Team to debut at AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers". Guam Football Association. 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Guam U23 vs Singapore U23". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Guam soccer to face stiff competition in Vietnam". The Guam Daily Post. 7 September 2023.