El Salvador national football team

El Salvador
Nickname(s)	La Selecta (The National Team); Los Cuscatlecos (The Cuscatlecos) ; La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White) ; La ES (The ES)
Association	Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol (FESFUT)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	David Dóniga
Captain	Nelson Bonilla
Most caps	Darwin Cerén (95);
Top scorer	Raúl Díaz Arce (39)
Home stadium	Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González
FIFA code	SLV
FIFA ranking
Current	80 1 (20 June 2024)
Highest	49 (April 2012)
Lowest	169 (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
Appearances	2 (first in 1970)
Best result	Group stage (1970, 1982)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1963)
Best result	Runners-up (1963, 1981)
Medal record
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa Centroamericana
CCCF Championship
Central American and Caribbean Games

The El Salvador national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de El Salvador), known as La Selecta ("the National Team"), represents El Salvador in international football, and is governed by the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT).^[5]

The national team's first match was played in September 1921, when they were invited to participate in a tournament to celebrate 100 years of Central American Independence.

El Salvador has made two FIFA World Cup appearances: first in 1970 and again in 1982, but have never progressed beyond the first stage of a finals tournament. They were the 1943 CCCF champions, and finished in second place in the 1941 and 1961 championships. They have competed in the CONCACAF regional tournaments fourteen times, finishing as runners-up in 1963 and 1981. La Selecta also competes in the biennial UNCAF Nations Cup, the Pan American Games, the Olympics, and have won two gold medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games.^[6]

The Estadio Cuscatlán, also known as "El Coloso de Montserrat" and "La Catedral del Espectáculo", is the official home stadium of the El Salvador national football team. Since 2017, the national team has had a kit sponsorship contract with England-based supplier Umbro. Raúl Díaz Arce is the all-time top-scorer for the national team, with 39 goals, while Darwin Cerén has the most caps, with 93 appearances.

^ "El Salvador – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "EL SALVADOR MEN'S RANKING". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "La actividad de la selección en 2018". Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "El Gráfico". Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

[1] "El Salvador – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[3] "EL SALVADOR MEN'S RANKING". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-4] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[5] "La actividad de la selección en 2018". Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[6] "El Gráfico". Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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