Guam national under-23 football team

The Guam national football team represents Guam, an overseas territory of the United States in international football and is controlled by the Guam Football Association. They are 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; 2019)
Biggest win
Guam 6–2  Northern Mariana Islands
(Dededo, Guam; 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

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 (2023-08-03) 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
  • Meyar 88'
 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
  • 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 Australia 2019 1 1 0 0 6 2 2019 Marianas Cup[3]
Dominic Gadia Guam 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
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
Oman 2013Did not enter
Qatar 2016
China 2018
Thailand 2020
Uzbekistan 2022
Qatar 2024did not qualify Qualifiers3012212
Saudi Arabia 2026to be determinedQualifiers000000
Total0/5Qualifiers3012212

Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games Record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1992 Did not enter
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 Did not qualify
United States 2028 To be determined
Total0/9Qualifiers000000

See also

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.
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