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Guam Under-23

Nickname(s)	Matao (The Noblemen)
Association	Guam Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asian)
Head coach	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 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.

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. 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.

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. Therefore, the Guam under-23 team made their first appearance in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers during the 2024 edition. 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.

Fixtures and results

2023

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	Lê Văn Đô 33' Nguyễn Văn Tùng 54' (pen.) Hồ Văn Cường 68' Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn 79' Hoàng Văn Toản 83' Bùi Vĩ Hào 90' (pen.)	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	Meyar 88'	Report	Zulkifli 63' (pen.)	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	Mahross 2' Al-Qashmi 17' Al-Sharafi 25' Maher 69' Al-Harbi 88'	Report	Thomas 23'	Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

Managers

Name	Nationality	Period	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Competitions
Karl Dodd		2019	1	1	0	0	6	2	2019 Marianas Cup
Dominic Gadia		2023-	5	1	1	3	3	15	2023 Marianas Cup 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Competitive history

AFC U-23 Championship

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

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

• Guam national football team
• Guam national under-20 football team
• Guam national under-17 football team

References

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. ^ "Guam, NMI split Marianas Cup titles". The Guam Daily Post. 24 July 2019.
4. ^ "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.

External links

• Guam FA Official website

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