# El Salvador national beach soccer team

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.
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).
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

### 2025
## 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 qualification for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
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 |
| — | GK | SLV | Eliodoro Portillo |
| — | GK | SLV | Erick Najera |
| — | DF | SLV | Heber Ramos |
| — | DF | SLV | Melvin Quinteros |
| — | MF | SLV | Elmer Robles |
| — | MF | SLV | Anderson Castro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SLV | Oscar Cruz |
| — | FW | SLV | Ruben Batres |
| — | FW | SLV | Frank Velásquez |
| — | FW | SLV | Jason Urbina |
| — | FW | SLV | Emerson Cerna |
| — | FW | SLV | Francisco Velasquez |
    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 | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record | Qualification (CONCACAF) record |
| 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 qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 | Group stage | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10 | +33 |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | +23 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 14 | +25 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 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 |
* ↑ In 2005 and 2007 merged qualification tournament with CONMEBOL

### World Beach Games

| World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | World Beach Games record | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | 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 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 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 |