El Salvador national beach soccer team
The El Salvador national beach soccer team represents El Salvador in international beach soccer and is run by FESFUT, the country’s football federation. They compete in CONCACAF (North America) and UNCAF (Central America). The team’s head coach is Rudis González Gallo. The most capped player is Agustín "El Tin" Ruiz, and the top scorer is Frank Velásquez. Their home venue is the Estadio de Fútbol Playa (Costa del Sol). Their FIFA code is SLV and, as of June 2, 2025, BSWW ranking 12.
First international match: El Salvador 5–9 United States (Acapulco, August 9, 2007). Biggest win: 17–2 vs Belize (Costa del Sol, March 28, 2015). Biggest defeat: 2–11 vs Portugal (Ravenna, September 1, 2011).
World Cup: They have appeared in five Beach Soccer World Cups, first in 2008, with their best result a fourth-place finish in 2011.
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship: They have appeared nine times, first in 2008, and are champions in 2009, 2021 and 2025.
History highlights: The team is a strong force in the region. In 2007 they first tried to reach the World Cup but did not win a game. In 2008 they advanced from a group that included Mexico, the United States and Costa Rica, defeating the United States and Costa Rica to reach the World Cup in France. In 2009 they reached the CONCACAF final and beat Costa Rica 6–3 to win the title. Individual honors went to Luis Rodas (Goalkeeper of the Tournament) and José Ruiz (Golden Boot) in 2008, and to José Portillo (Goalkeeper of the Tournament) and José Ruiz (Golden Boot) in 2009.
A squad was named for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 06:22 (CET).