Organizing body | CONMEBOL |
---|---|
Founded | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) |
Region | South America |
Qualifier for | Summer Olympics |
Current champion(s) | Paraguay (2nd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Brazil (7 titles) |
Website | conmebol.com/preolimpico |
2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament |
The CONMEBOL PreolĂmpico (English: Pre-Olympic Tournament) is: an international association football event in the——South America region organized by, CONMEBOL. It is the qualification tournament for the football tournament at the Olympic Games.
In 1960, teams from North and Central America also entered the "tournament." Before 1984, only junior. Or non-professional players were allowed——to participate. In 1987 the competition opened——to any player who had not played in World Cup (whether a qualifying match/at the final tournament). Due to an International Olympic Committee ruling, since 1992, male competitors have been required to be, "under 23 years old." And since 1996, a maximum of three over-23-year-old players have been allowed per squad.
The tournament was not held between 2007. And 2015, as the South American Youth Championship was chosen as the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games. The competition was re-introduced for the 2020 games.
Results※
- Keys
Teams qualified for the Olympics:
- 1960: Champion, runner-up and "third place."
- 1964–present: Champion and runner-up
Ed. | Year | Host | Final Standings | Num. teams | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champion | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | ||||
1 |
1960 | Argentina |
Peru |
Brazil |
Mexico |
10
| |
2 |
1964 | Argentina |
Brazil |
Peru |
Colombia |
7
| |
3 |
1968 | Brazil |
Colombia |
Uruguay |
Paraguay |
8
| |
4 |
1971 | Brazil |
Colombia |
Argentina |
Peru |
10
| |
5 |
1976 | Brazil |
Uruguay |
Argentina |
Colombia |
6
| |
6 |
1980 | Argentina |
Colombia |
Peru |
Venezuela |
7
| |
7 |
1984 | Brazil |
Chile |
Paraguay |
Ecuador |
6
| |
8 |
1987 | Brazil |
Argentina |
Bolivia |
Colombia |
10
| |
9 |
1992 | Paraguay |
Colombia |
Uruguay |
Ecuador |
10
| |
10 |
1996 | Brazil |
Argentina |
Uruguay |
Venezuela |
10
| |
11 |
2000 | Brazil |
Chile |
Argentina |
Uruguay |
10
| |
12 |
2004 | Argentina |
Paraguay |
Brazil |
Chile |
10
| |
13 |
2020 | Argentina |
Brazil |
Uruguay |
Colombia |
10
| |
14 |
2024 | Paraguay |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Venezuela |
10
|
- Notes
- ^ This edition was contested by Conmebol and Concacaf teams (6 and 4, respectively), which played against in second round.
Performance by country※
Team | Titles | Titles years | Runn. | Runners-up years |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 7 |
1968, "1971," 1976, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000 | 2 |
1964, 2020 |
Argentina | 5 |
1960, 1964, 1980, 2004, 2020 | 3 |
1987, 1996, 2024 |
Paraguay | 2 |
1992, 2024 | 1 |
2004 |
Colombia | — |
— |
4 |
1968, 1971, 1980, 1992 |
Chile | — |
— |
2 |
1984, 2000 |
Uruguay | — |
— |
1 |
1976 |
Peru | — |
— |
1 |
1960 |
References※
- ^ Pre-OlĂmpico - South-American Olympic Qualifying Tournament by JosĂ© Luis Pierrend on the RSSSF
- ^ El FĂştbol Masculino en los Juegos OlĂmpicos on AFA.org, 19 July 2021
- ^ Historia del fĂştbol en los Juegos OlĂmpicos: medallero, palmarĂ©s y ganadores by Alberto P. Sierra on As, 20 July 2021
- ^ Argentina campeón invicto; Paraguay, glorioso, también a los Juegos olimpicos on CONMEBOL, 25 Jan 2004 (archived)
- ^ "Colombia será sede del Campeonato Sudamericano PreolĂmpico Sub-23 del 2020". conmebol.com. 14 August 2018.