The 2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament was an international football tournament held in Chile from 7 to 25 January 2004. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players, of which two had to be goalkeepers (FIFA Regulations Article 25).[1][2] Only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. The tournament exclusively required players to be born on or after 1 January 1981 to be eligible (CONMEBOL Regulations Article 2.3).[2]
Each national team had to submit its roster of 20 players to the CONMEBOL Organizing Committee by 2 January 2004, five days before the start of the tournament (CONMEBOL Regulations Articles 2.1).[2] Players who had participated in a previous Olympic Tournament, either in the preliminary competition or the final competition, were eligible to take part in this tournament. (CONMEBOL Regulations Article 2.4).[2]
The age listed for each player is as of 7 January 2004, the first day of the tournament. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players name marked in bold have been capped at full international level.
Group A
Chile
Chile announced a 22-man preliminary list on 27 December 2003.[3] The final squad of 20 players was announced on 2 January 2004,[4][5] with defender Adán Vergara and forward Paulo Pérez being ruled out from the preliminary list.[6][7]
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°20)Jose Manuel Rojas 23/06/1983 DF Universidad de Chile (Chile). and *(N°23)Eduardo Eugenio Lobos 30/07/1981 GK Colo Colo (Chile)
Brazil
Brazil announced a 17-man preliminary list on 8 December 2003.[9] The final squad of 20 players was completed on 19 December 2023, with defender Adriano being replaced by Rodolfo due to an injury and forward Nenê being ruled out as he was not released by his club Mallorca.[10][11] Subsequently, defender Luisão was not released by his club Benfica and was replaced by Adaílton.[12][13]
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Henrique Adriano Buss 14/10/1986 DF Coritiba Foot ball Club (Brazil),*(N°22)Diego Cavalieri (Italy)01/12/1982 GK Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (Brazil) and *(N°23)Alecsandro Barbosa Felisbino 04/02/1981 FW Sport Club do Recife (Brazil).
Uruguay
Uruguay announced their 20-man squad on 2 January 2004.[16][17] Forward Germán Hornos was not part of the team as its club Sevilla decided not to release him.[18]
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Luis Ariel Martinez 04/05/1984 DF Liverpool Montevideo (Uruguay), *(N°22)Juan Marcelo Scatoni 26/06/1982 GK Club Atletico Bella Vista (Uruguay) and *(N°23)Gonzalo Vargas 22/09/1981 FW Defensor Sporting (Uruguay).
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Miguel Angel Almiron 09/03/1985 DF Club Guarani (Paraguay), *(N°22)Oscar Tadeo Aguero 15/06/1982 GK Sol de America (Paraguay) and *(N°23)Jose Carlos Burgos 15/06/1983 FW Club Nacional (Paraguay).
(Source for player names:[19])
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Edder Alfonso Perez 03/07/1983 DF Caracas F.C. (Venezuela),*(N°22)Alan Jose Liebeskind 07/01/1985 GK Indpendiente (Argentina) and *(N°23)Richard Jose Blanco 21/01/1982 FW Deportivo Italia (Venezuela).
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Lisandro Lopez (Italy) 02/03/1983 FW Racing Club (Argentina),*(N°22)Enrique Alberto Bologna 13/02/1982 GK Banfield (Argentina) and *(N°23)Leandro Daniel Somoza 26/01/1981 MF Velez Sarsfield (Argentina).
Colombia
Colombia announced their 20-man squad on 31 December 2003.[26][27]
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Jaime Alberto Castrillon MF 05/04/1983 Independiente Medellin (Colombia),*(N°22)Nelson Fernando Ramos GK 23/11/1981 Deportivo Pasto (Colombia) and *(N°23)Sergio Dario Herrera FW America de Cali (Colombia).
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Salomon Alexis Libman 25/02/1984 GK Sport Boys Callao (Peru),*(N°22)Cesar Alexander Doy 07/10/1982 DF Coronel Bolognesi (Peru) and *(N°23)Mauricio Alejandro Montes 22/06/1982 FW Alianza Lima (Peru).
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Erick Rolando de Jesus 08/11/1982 DF El Nacional (Ecuador), *(N°22)Giovanni Francisco Camacho 15/12/1984 GK Barcelona S.C.(Ecuador) and *(N°23)Roberto Javier Mina 07/11/1984 FW El Nacional (Ecuador).
They did not travel with the squad:*(N°21)Hugo Suarez Vaca 07/02/1982 GK Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia), *(N°22)Luis Alberto Gutierrez 15/01/1985 DF Club Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia) and *(N°23)Julio Cesar Cortez 02/01/1981 MF Club Blooming (Bolivia).
