CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
South American association football event
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The CONMEBOL Preolímpico (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.
| Organizer(s) | CONMEBOL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| Region | South America |
| Qualifier for | Summer Olympics |
| Current champion |  Paraguay (2nd title) |
| Most championships |  Brazil (7 titles) |
| Website | conmebol.com/preolimpico |
In 1960, teams from North and Central America also entered the tournament.[1] Before 1984, only junior or non-professional players were allowed to participate.[2][3] In 1987 the competition opened to any player who had not played in World Cup (whether a qualifying match or at the final tournament).[1] 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.[3][1]
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.[4] The competition was re-introduced for the 2020 games.[5]
Results
- Keys
Teams qualified for the Olympics:[1]
- 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 [n 1] | |
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.
