The 2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament began on 7 January 2004, and is the 12th CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. This was the 4th tournament is open to players under the age of 23 without any other restriction. There is no qualification stage and all 10 member of CONMEBOL automatic qualified. The winner and the runner-up qualified for 2004 Summer Olympics. Players born on or after 1 January 1981 were eligible to play in this competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 7 January – 25 January |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 89 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sergio Herrera (5 goals) |
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Host nation and venues
editOn 16 July 2002, during a meeting of the CONMEBOL Executive Committee, Chile was named as the host country of the tournament at the request of the Football Federation of Chile.[1] This decision was ratified a year later, on 7 August 2003.[2][3][4] It was the first time that Chile hosted the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
On 22 August 2003, the Football Federation of Chile proposed five host cities, with Concepción (Group A), La Serena and Coquimbo (both of Group B) as host cities of the first stage matches, while Viña del Mar and Valparaíso would host the final stage matches.[5][6]
| Coquimbo | La Serena | Location of host cities |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso | Estadio La Portada | |
| Capacity: 13,000[7] | Capacity: 18,000[7] | |
| Viña del Mar | Valparaíso | |
| Estadio Sausalito | Estadio Playa Ancha | |
| Capacity: 18,000[7] | Capacity: 16,000[7] | |
| Concepción | ||
| Estadio Municipal de Concepción | ||
| Capacity: 32,000[7] | ||
Teams
editAll ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 10th | Winners (1960, 1964, 1980) |
| Bolivia | 7th | Third place (1987) |
| Brazil (holders) | 12th | Winners (1968, 1971, 1976, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000) |
| Chile (hosts) | 11th | Runners-up (1984, 2000) |
| Colombia | 12th | Runners-up (1968, 1971, 1980, 1992) |
| Ecuador | 9th | Fourth place (1984, 1992) |
| Paraguay | 8th | Winners (1992) |
| Peru | 11th | Runners-up (1960) |
| Uruguay | 10th | Runners-up (1976) |
| Venezuela | 9th | Fourth place (1980, 1996) |
Squads
editGroups composition
editThe groups were composed according to the proposal presented by Reinaldo Sanchez, president of the Football Federation of Chile, on 22 August 2003. The proposal was unanimously approved by the CONMEBOL Executive Committee and the groups were formed as follows:[5]
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Match officials
editOn 10 December 2003, the CONMEBOL Referee Commission announced 11 referees and 22 assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[8]
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Matches
editFirst stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 1 |
| Chile | 3 – 0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| M.González 5' Soto 33' Villanueva 49' |
Report |
| Chile | 3 – 0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Valdivia 42' Villanueva 54' Luis Figueroa 91' |
Report |
| Chile | 1 – 1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Beausejour 63' | Report | Alex 19' |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 |
| Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| Peru | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 |
| Argentina | 5 – 2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Luis González 6' Ferreyra 9', 60' Fernández 22' Delgado 75' |
Report | Salas 1' (pen.) Perlaza 50' |
| Argentina | 4 – 2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Mosquera 14' (o.g.) Luis González 30' Gonzalo Rodríguez 38' Ferreyra 66' |
Report | Álvaro Domínguez 21' Herrera 70' |
Playoffs
edit| Ecuador | 0 – 0 | Paraguay |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Guagua Miña Valencia Baldeón |
2 – 4 | Díaz E.Barreto Bareiro Martínez |
Final stage
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 – 0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| G. Rodríguez 77' | Report |
| Chile | 2 – 2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Bascuñán 5' Beausejour 61' |
Report | Figueroa 4' A. Domínguez 38' |
Scorers
editReferences
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- ^ "Reunión del Fútbol Sudamericano en la CONMEBOL" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 August 2003. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004.
- ^ Polar, Santiago (7 August 2003). "Chile organizará preolímpico de fútbol en enero de 2004" [Chile will host the football pre-Olympic in January 2024] (in Spanish). Laredo Morning Times.
- ^ "Conmebol pospone decisión sobre equipos mexicanos en Copa Libertadores" [Conmebol postpones decision on Mexican teams in Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). Beaumont Enterprise. 7 August 2003.
- ^ a b "Reunión de Comité Ejecutivo y Presidentes: Copa Toyota Libertadores 2004 con 36 equipos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 August 2003. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004.
- ^ "Preolímpico Chile 2004: Inspección de estadios" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 September 2003. Archived from the original on 17 May 2004.
- ^ a b c d e "Los cinco estadios del Preolímpico" (in Spanish). LaRed21. 7 January 2004.
- ^ "Se designaron los árbitros del Preolímpico Chile 2004" [Referees for the Pre-Olympic Chile 2024 were designated] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 December 2003. Archived from the original on 17 May 2004.