El Salvador national beach soccer team

El Salvador

Nickname(s)	La Selecta, La Playera, Los Pescadores, Los Guerreros, Los Cangrejitos
Association	Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America). (UNCAF Central America)
Head coach	Rudis González Gallo [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Most caps	Agustín "El Tin" Ruiz [7]
Top scorer	Frank Velásquez
Home stadium	Estadio de Fútbol Playa (Costa del Sol)
FIFA code	SLV
BSWW ranking	12 4 (9 April 2025) [8]
First colours Second colours
First international
El Salvador 5–9   United States (Acapulco, Mexico; 9 August 2007)
Biggest win
El Salvador 17–2   Belize (Costa del Sol, El Salvador; 28 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
El Salvador 2–11   Portugal (Ravenna, Italy; 1 September 2011)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2008 )
Best result	Fourth place (2011)
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2008 )
Best result	Champions (2009, 2021, 2025)

The El Salvador national beach soccer team represents El Salvador in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FESFUT, the governing body for football in El Salvador.

Compared to their national association football team counterparts, they are considerable force in the sport both continently and internationally.

History

The team's first qualification attempt for the Beach Soccer World Cup came in 2007, when they joined Mexico, Costa Rica and the United States in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship. They failed to win a game and ultimately finished last. ^[9]

In April 2008, the team again participated in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship. Although they lost their opening game 4–2 to Mexico, they went on to defeat raining CONCACAF and CONMEBOL champions, the United States (5–6) and Costa Rica (3–4), to finish second in the group; this allowed them to qualify for, along with Mexico, the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which was held in France. Adding to the group's achievements, two of its players also picked up individual awards, with Luis Rodas being named Goalkeeper of the Tournament, and José Ruiz winning the Golden Boot for scoring the most goals (six in total). ^[10]

In June 2009, the team took part at the 2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship. The team reached the final after defeating the United States in the semi-final round. They faced Costa Rica in the final who had defeated reigning champions Mexico in the other semi-final match. El Salvador, contesting their second final, defeated Costa Rica 6–3. Individual awards were given to José Portillo, who was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament, and José Ruiz, who won the Golden Boot a second time, shooting eight goals out of four matches.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Win in penalties  Lose  Fixture

2023

El Salvador   v   Turks and Caicos Islands

8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship GS Group A	El Salvador	10–3	Turks and Caicos Islands	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
16:30	Urbina 2', 34' Perdomo 3', 16', 24' Velásquez 6', 24', 31' Ramos 12' Rauda 17'	Report	Brooks 4' Forbes 12' Jerome 36'	Referee: Arian Crespo (Cuba)

Guadeloupe   v   El Salvador

9 May 2023 (2023-05-09) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship GS Group A	Guadeloupe	1–10	El Salvador	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
16:30	Andre-Lubin 36'	Report	Urbina 3', 13', 28', 36' Rauda 9', 18' Perdomo 14', 16' Osorio 24' Ramos 32'	Referee: Erlis Bermúdez (Cuba)

El Salvador   v   Costa Rica

10 May 2023 (2023-05-10) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship GS Group A	El Salvador	7–1	Costa Rica	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
16:30	Urbina 4', 21' Cruz 12' Perdomo 15' (pen.), 24' Velásquez 19', 33'	Report	Calero 10'	Referee: Gumercindo Batista (Panama)

El Salvador   v   Guatemala

12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Quarter-finals	El Salvador	7–2	Guatemala	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
16:30	Ramos 2', 33' Perdomo 7', 24' Urbina 16' Cruz 16' González 27'	Report	Lem 14' Crocker 16'	Referee: Jair Robles (Mexico)

United States   v   El Salvador

13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Semi-finals	United States	5–2	El Salvador	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
18:00	Perera 2', 24' Perea 17' Silveira 26' Canale 30'	Report	Ramos 24' Velásquez 32'	Referee: Gumercindo Batista (Panama)

El Salvador   v   Bahamas

14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Third place	El Salvador	3–2	Bahamas	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
18:00	Ramos 12' Urbina 15', 18'	Report	Thompson 20' Williams 33'	Referee: Mario Nava (Mexico)

2025

El Salvador   v   Costa Rica

11 March 2025 (2025-03-11) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship GS Group A	El Salvador	6–1	Costa Rica	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
14:00	Castro 4', 25' Cerna 14', 30' Urbina 19' González 29' (pen.)	Report	Valencia 5'	Referee: Juan Andrés Ángeles (Dominican Republic)

Guatemala   v   El Salvador

12 March 2025 (2025-03-12) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship GS Group A	Guatemala	0–7	El Salvador	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
14:00		Report	Ruiz 4' Ramos 16', 25' Castro 26' Batres 31' Velásquez 32' Cerna 36'	Referee: Alexander Vetia (Cuba)

Mexico   v   El Salvador

13 March 2025 (2025-03-13) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship GS Group A	Mexico	6–7	El Salvador	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
16:00	Morales 23' Maldonado 23', 29' López 26' García 31' Montes de Oca 31'	Report	Castro 3' Velásquez 4' Cerna 5', 21' González 21', 26' Batres 21'	Referee: Jorge Tuñón (Panama)

El Salvador   v   United States

15 March 2025 (2025-03-15) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Semi-finals	El Salvador	1-1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	United States	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
18:00	Cerna 17'	Report	Chavez 25'	Referee: Arian Crespo (Cuba)
	Penalties
	Velásquez Ramos Castro González Ruiz Cerna Robles		Navas Perea Canale Carvalho Valcarcel Akol Rezende

El Salvador   v   Guatemala

16 March 2025 (2025-03-16) CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Final	El Salvador	2-1	Guatemala	Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
20:00	Robles Najera	Report	Miguel Gonzalez

Coaching staff

Source: []

Position	Name
Head coach	Rudis González Gallo
Assistant coach	Ramón Arturo Muñoz
Goalkeeping coach	TBD
Physician	Elmer Guidos
Medical Trainer	Francisco Amaya Cruz
Ulitiliy	Alex Geovanny Galdáme
Team manager
Press officer
Translator
Video analyst

Managerial history

• Rudis González Gallo (2007–Present)

Players

Current squad

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. ^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SLV Erick Najera 2 MF   SLV Oscar Cruz 3 DF   SLV Heber Ramos 4 DF   SLV Melvin Quinteros 5 FW   SLV Emerson Cerna 6 FW   SLV Jason Urbina

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF   SLV Elmer Robles 8 MF   SLV Anderson Castro 9 FW   SLV Ruben Batres 10 FW   SLV Agustin Ruiz 11 FW   SLV Frank Velásquez 12 GK   SLV Eliodoro Portillo

Head coach: Rudis Mauricio Gonzalez

Assistant coach: Elias Alexander Ramirez

Goalkeeping coach: Jose Alberto Lovato

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification (CONCACAF) record [a]
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD		Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	did not qualify										did not enter
2006
2007											Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	12	19	–7
2008	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	6	18	−12		Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	12	12	0
2009		14th	3	0	0	3	11	21	−10		Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	20	16	+4
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	21	32	−11		Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	25	22	+3
2013	Quarterfinals	6th	4	2	0	2	14	13	+1		Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	27	26	+1
2015	did not qualify										Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	43	10	+33
2017											Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	35	12	+23
2019											Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	42	16	+26
2021	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	14	17	–3		Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	50	12	+38
2024	did not qualify										Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	39	14	+25
2025	Group stage										Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	23	9	+14
Total	0 titles	5/11	19	4	1	14	66	101	–35		3 titles	11/13	55	38	5	12	328	168	+160

1. In 2005 and 2007 merged qualification tournament with CONMEBOL

World Beach Games

World Beach Games record											Qualification
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD		Round	Pos	Pld	W	L
2019	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	9	10	−1		Runners-up	2nd	3	2	1
2023	Cancelled [12] [13]										Runners-up	2nd	2	1	1
Total	0 titles	1/1	3	1	0	2	9	10	−1		0 titles	2/2	5	3	2

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2023	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	31	15	+16
Total	0 titles	0/1	5	4	0	1	31	15	+16

Central American and Caribbean Beach Games

Central American and Caribbean Beach Games record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2022	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	19	11	+8
Total	1 title	1/1	5	4	1	0	19	11	+8

References

1. "El Gráfico". Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
2. "Todo listo para conocer al campeón de la liga nacional de fútbol playa".
3. "La Pirraya recibe atención mundial por título de liga nacional de fútbol playa".
4. "Selección playera inició entrenos de cara a la UNCAF 2018".
5. "Rudis Gallo: "Las puertas están abiertas para Frank Velásquez"". 20 March 2018.
6. "Rudis Gallo apostará al cambio generacional en azul playera".
7. "Agustín Ruiz no jugará la Copa UNCAF de fútbol playa por falta de apoyo económico".
8. "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
9. 2007 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Final Standings Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 20 April 2008.
10. Golden Boot & Goalkeeper Awards Announced ^{[ permanent dead link ]} Accessed 20 April 2008.
12. "The USA and El Salvador qualify for the World Beach Games".
13. "World Beach Games nixed after host Bali pulls out".

External links

• El Salvador at FIFA
• El Salvador at BSWW
• El Salvador at Beach Soccer Russia