Guam national under-23 football team

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.

Guam Under-23
Nickname(s)Matao (The Noblemen)[1]
AssociationGuam Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asian)
Head coachGuam Dominic Gadia
First colours
Second colours
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

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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

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2023

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3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) 2023 Marianas Cup Northern Mariana Islands   0–1   Guam Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
20:30 Report
  • Harmon   26'
Stadium: Northern Mariana Islands Soccer Training Center
5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 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 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Vietnam   6–0   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   1–1   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   5–1   Guam Phú Thọ, Vietnam
16:00
Report
Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

Managers

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Name Nationality Period Pld W D L GF GA Competitions
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

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AFC U-23 Championship

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AFC U-22/U-23 Championship Record
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

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Summer Olympic Games Record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1992 Did not enter
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024 Did not qualify
  2028 To be determined
Total 0/9 Qualifiers 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Guam releases rosters for 2019 Marianas Cup". Guam PDN. 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Guam, NMI split Marianas Cup titles". The Guam Daily Post. 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Guam U23 National Team to debut at AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers". Guam Football Association. 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Guam U23 vs Singapore U23". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Guam soccer to face stiff competition in Vietnam". The Guam Daily Post. 7 September 2023.
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