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El Salvador national football team

men's national association football team

El Salvador national football team is the national football team of El Salvador.

El Salvador
Nickname(s)La Selecta
Los Cuscatlecos
La Azul y Blanco
AssociationSalvadoran Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachCarlos de los Cobos[1]
CaptainVacant
Most caps
Top scorerRaul Diaz Arce (39)[2]
Home stadiumEstadio Cuscatlán
FIFA codeSLV
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 74 Steady (22 December 2022)[3]
Highest49 (April 2012)
Lowest190 (November 2006)
First international
 Costa Rica 7–0 El Salvador 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921)
Biggest win
 El Salvador 12–0 Anguilla 
(San Salvador, El Salvador; 6 February 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 10–1 El Salvador 
(Elche, Spain; 15 June 1982)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1970)
Best resultGroup stage, 1970 and 1982
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances22 (first in 1963)
Best resultRunners-up, 1963 and 1981
Medal record
CONCACAF Championship
Silver medal – second place 1963 El Salvador NA
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Mexico NA
Silver medal – second place 1981 Honduras NA
UNCAF Nations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 El Salvador NA
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Guatemala NA
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Honduras NA
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Panama NA
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1935 San Salvador NA
Gold medal – first place 1954 Mexico City NA
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador NA
CCCF Championship
Silver medal – second place 1941 San José NA
Gold medal – first place 1943 San Salvador NA
Silver medal – second place 1961 San José NA

Top scorers change

Pos Player Goals Apps Career
1 Mágico González 41 1976-1998
2 José María Rivas 39 1979-1989
2 Raúl Díaz Arce 39 1991-2000
4 Norberto Huezo Montoya 29 1973-1987
5 Luis Ramírez Zapata 27 1971-1989
6 Juan Francisco Barraza 23 1953-1969
7 Miguel Americano Cruz 21 1935-1943
8 Rafael Bazooka Corado 17 1943-1955
9 Juan Ramón Martínez 16 1967-1976
9 Ever Hernández 16 1976-1985

References change

  1. ↑ "El Salvador - Association Information - FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  2. ↑ "El Salvador - Record International Players". rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.


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