The CONMEBOL Preolímpico ( en, Pre-Olympic Tournament) is an international

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event in the

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region organized by CONMEBOL. It is the qualification tournament for the football tournament at the

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. In

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, teams from

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and

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also entered the tournament. Before

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

, only junior or non-professional players were allowed to participate.El Fútbol Masculino en los Juegos Olímpicos
on AFA.org, 19 July 2021
by Alberto P. Sierra on ''As'', 20 July 2021 In 1987 the competition opened to any player who had not played in

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(whether a qualifying match or at the final tournament). Since 1992 the COI ruled that only players under the age of 23 could participate in Olympic competitions. The tournament was not held between 2007 and 2015, as the

South American Youth Championship The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and es, Torneo Juventudes de América, "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub 20" or pt, Juventude da América (English: "America's Youth") is a South American f ...

was chosen as the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games.Argentina campeón invicto; Paraguay, glorioso, también a los Juegos
on CONMEBOL, 25 Jan 2004 (archived) The competition was re-introduced for the 2020 games.

Results

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Performance by country

References

External links

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Pre-Olímpico - South-American Olympic Qualifying Tournament
at the RSSSF {{South American football CONMEBOL competitions Football qualification for the Summer Olympics