The El Salvador national under-23 football team represents El Salvador in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The team is controlled by the Salvadoran Football Federation. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players.
At the 1968 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador passed the first round with an aggregated score of 5âÂÂ1 against Cuba. For the final round, the national team finished with an aggregate score of 4âÂÂ1 against Trinidad and Tobago, three of them were scored by Juan Ramón MartÃÂnez.
In the 1972 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador came close to clinching qualification for their second appearance at the Olympic Games. In the first round, the national team got an aggregate score of 2âÂÂ2 against the United States and an aggregate score of 7âÂÂ2 against Barbados. The group was tied between El Salvador and the United States, so they had to play in a neutral setting. In regulatory time, the two teams were tied at 0âÂÂ0. At the end of extra time, the game was tied 1âÂÂ1 with a goal from Victor Manuel Valencia (112'). The United States advanced after a crucial victory of 6âÂÂ5 in a penalty shootout. The team was coached by Conrado Miranda.
At the 1976 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador, at home, surpassed with an aggregate score of 6âÂÂ1 the preliminary round. In the first round of series B, El Salvador lost with an aggregate score of 1âÂÂ3 with only goal from Luis RamÃÂrez Zapata.
In the 1980 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador lost in an aggregate score of 1âÂÂ2 (0âÂÂ2,1âÂÂ0) against Guatemala. The only goal was scored by Alex Cordero. Coached by Raúl Magaña, they did not participate for that Olympics.
In the 1984 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador lost in an aggregate score of 0âÂÂ6 (0âÂÂ2,0âÂÂ4) against Guatemala. Coached by Contreras Palma, they did not participate for that Olympics.
In the 1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, El Salvador won in an aggregate score of 4âÂÂ3 (1âÂÂ1,3âÂÂ2) against Panama. They did not participate for that Olympics.
The El Salvador U-23 national football team has failed to qualify for the Olympic Games since it became a specifically under-23 competition during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Previously El Salvador had only once participated at the Olympic Games. They achieved this in their first attempt in 1967 when they qualified to the 1968 Summer Olympics. This qualification was achieved after defeating both Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago in the qualifiers.
The following 20 players were called up for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
The following were a part of the provisional 2020 Olympic Qualifying Championship announced on 23 February 2021.
Records for competitive matches only from 1991. As of 03-31-12