Guam national under-17 football team explained

Guam U-17
Nickname:Youth Matao[1]
Association:Guam Football Association
Sub-Confederation:EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Samuel San Gil
Captain:Micah Elwell
Home Stadium:Guam National Football Stadium
Fifa Trigramme:GUM
First Game: 10–0
(20 April 1998)
Largest Win: 0–1
(Hebei, China; 23 October 2007)
Largest Loss: 33–0
(Bishan, Singapore; 23 October 2024)
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The Guam national under-17 football team is the national association football youth team for the United States territory of Guam and is controlled by the Guam Football Association. They are affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation region.

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[2]

Coaching staff

[2]

PositionName
Head coach Dominic Gadia
Assistant coaches Jude Bischoff
Ralph Awa
Goalkeeping coaches Jeroen Bos
Doctor Kevin Estillore
Physioterapist Walfred Javier
Manager Vance Manibusan

Results and fixtures

2024

2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification (23 -27 Oct)

Competition record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Hosts/Yearwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1985Did not enter
1987
1989
1991
1993Withdrew
1995Did not qualify
1997Did not enter
1999Did not qualify
2001
2003Withdrew
2005Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023Did not qualify
2025
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AFC U-16 Championship / AFC U-17 Asian Cup record

AFC U-16 Championship Record
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1985Did not enter
1986
1988
1990
1992Withdrew
1994Did not qualify
1996Did not enter
1998Did not qualify
2000
2002Withdrew
2004Did not qualify
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Did not qualify
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Notes and References

  1. News: Guam men's national soccer team now known as 'Matao' . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317140849/http://mvguam.com/sports/23944-guam-mens-national-soccer-team-now-known-as-matao.html. Mike Nauta Jr. . Marianas Variety . Guam . 2012-06-01 . 2014-03-17. 2012-06-02 .
  2. Web site: Guam U17 Team Ready for AFC Tournament Qualifiers in Singapore . Guam Football Association . 25 October 2024.