Ecuador national under-23 football team explained

Ecuador Olympic
Badge:
Fifa Trigramme:	ECU
Confederation:	CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach:	Jorge Célico
Regional Name:	Olympic Games
2Ndregional Name:	Pan American Games
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	3
2Ndregional Cup First:	1995
2Ndregional Cup Best:	7th (2011)

The Ecuador national under-23 football team (also known as the Ecuador Olympic football team) represents Ecuador in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
width=60px	Year	width=120px	Host	width=100px	Round	width=40px	Pos.	width=40px	GP	width=40px	W	width=40px	D	width=40px	L	width=40px	GS	width=40px	GA
		Did not qualify
	Atlanta
	Sydney
	Athens
	Beijing
	London
	Rio de Janeiro
	Tokyo
	Paris
Total		–	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–

CONMEBOL Preolímpico

CONMEBOL Preolímpico record
width=60px	Year	width=140px	Host	width=100px	Pos.	width=40px	GP	width=40px	W	width=40px	D	width=40px	L	width=40px	GS	width=40px	GA
		Fourth place	7	3	1	3	12	6
		Group stage	4	0	1	3	5	18
		Group stage	4	0	0	4	5	12
		Group stage	4	3	0	1	10	9
		Group stage	4	0	0	4	0	9
		Group stage	4	2	1	1	7	3
Total		Fourth place	27	8	3	16	39	57

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
width=60px	Year	width=140px	Host	width=100px	Round	width=60px	Pos.	width=40px	GP	width=40px	W	width=40px	D	width=40px	L	width=40px	GS	width=40px	GA
		Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	6	10
	Winnipeg	Did not qualify
	Santo Domingo
		The Under-17 team participated^[1]
		Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4
		Did not qualify
		Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	3	6
		Did not qualify
Total		7th	3/19	9	1	2	6	11	20

Results and fixtures

2024

Players

Current squad

Head coach: Miguel Bravo

Ecuador announced their 23-man squad on 28 December 2023.^{[2] [3]} On 3 January 2024, Ecuadorian Football Federation announced that Sebastián González, Óscar Zambrano, Daykol Romero (all three from LDU Quito) and Jhoanner Chávez (Bahia) were dropped from the squad because their clubs decided not to release them and were replaced by Ronny Borja, Andrew Draper, Ronald Perlaza and Carlos Sánchez.^{[4] [5]}

Forward Nilson Angulo was initially considered but was not part of the team as his club (Anderlecht) decided not to release him.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panam07.html
2. LaTri. Ecuadorian Football Federation. 1740133870962462830. Estos son los elegidos por el DT @miguelao86 para el Preolímpico. 28 December 2023. es.
3. Web site: La influencia de Independiente del Valle en la lista de La Tri Sub 23 para el Preolímpico. Independiente del Valle's influence on La Tri U23 roster for the Pre-Olympic. Olé. 28 December 2023. es.
4. Web site: Comunicado Oficial. Ecuadorian Football Federation. 3 January 2024. es.
5. Web site: Así quedó la lista definitiva de Ecuador para el Preolímpico. Ecuador's final roster for the Pre-Olympic is as follows. Olé. 3 January 2024. es.
6. Web site: La Tri Sub 23 ya tiene a sus convocados para el Preolímpico rumbo a París 2024. ESPN. 28 December 2023. es.