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.
| Nickname(s) | Matao (The Noblemen)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Northern Mariana Islands  (Dededo, Guam; 20 July 2019) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Guam 6–2 Northern Mariana Islands (Dededo, Guam; 20 July 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Vietnam 6–0 Guam (Phu Tho, Vietnam; 6 September 2023) | |||
The team's current head coach is former Guamanian international Dominic Gadia.
History edit
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 edit
2023 edit
| 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: Việt Trì Stadium Attendance: 7,289 Referee: Tam Ping Wun (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 edit
| Name | Nationality | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Dodd | 
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2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2019 Marianas Cup[3] |
| Dominic Gadia |
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2023- | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2023 Marianas Cup 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification[6] |
Competitive history edit
AFC U-23 Championship edit
| AFC U-22/U-23 Championship Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 2013 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 2016
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 2018
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 2020
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 2022
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| 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 edit
| Summer Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1992
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Did not enter | |||||||
 1996
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| 2000
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 2004
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| 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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 2020
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 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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.