# El Salvador national football team records and statistics

The following are the El Salvador national football team statistical records.

## Player records

    As of 26 March 2024
    Players in bold are still active with El Salvador.

### Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Darwin Cerén | 93 | 5 | 2012–present |
| 2 | Alfredo Pacheco | 85 | 7 | 2002–2013 |
| 3 | Dennis Alas | 83 | 3 | 2001–2012 |
| 4 | Leonel Cárcamo | 82 | 0 | 1988–2000 |
| 5 | Marvin González | 81 | 1 | 2002–2011 |
| 6 | Rudis Corrales | 78 | 17 | 1999–2011 |
| 6 | Alexander Larín | 78 | 7 | 2012–present |
| 6 | Ramón Sánchez | 78 | 2 | 2003–2012 |
| 9 | Osael Romero | 77 | 16 | 2007–2013 |
| 10 | Guillermo Rivera | 76 | 15 | 1988–2000 |
| 10 | Jorge Rodríguez | 76 | 9 | 1995–2004 |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
| 1 | Raúl Díaz Arce | 39 | 72 | 0.54 | 1991–2000 |
| 2 | Rodolfo Zelaya | 23 | 52 | 0.44 | 2008–2019 |
| 3 | Jorge "Mágico" González | 21 | 62 | 0.34 | 1976–1998 |
| 4 | Juan Francisco Barraza | 19 | 40 | 0.48 | 1953–1969 |
| 4 | José María Rivas | 19 | 47 | 0.4 | 1979–1989 |
| 4 | Nelson Bonilla | 19 | 60 | 0.32 | 2012–present |
| 7 | Rudis Corrales | 17 | 78 | 0.22 | 2001–2011 |
| 8 | Luis Ramírez Zapata | 16 | 58 | 0.28 | 1971–1989 |
| 8 | Osael Romero | 16 | 77 | 0.21 | 2007–2013 |
| 10 | Miguel Cruz | 15 | 14 | 1.07 | 1935–1950 |
| 10 | Eliseo Quintanilla | 15 | 68 | 0.22 | 2006–2012 |
| 10 | Guillermo Rivera | 15 | 76 | 0.2 | 1988–2000 |

## Competition records
### FIFA World Cup

El Salvador has never advanced beyond the first round of the finals competition. El Salvador declined to participate at the 1950 FIFA 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 record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| 1934 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| 1938 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1950 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1954 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1958 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1962 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1966 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 |
| 1974 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 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 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 |
| 1982 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Squad | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| 1986 | 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 1990 | 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 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 1994 | 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 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 11 |
| 1998 | 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 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 |
| 2002 | 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 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 |
| 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 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 2010 | 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 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 21 |
| 2014 | 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 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 |
| 2018 | 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 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2022 | 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 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 19 |
| 2026 | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Group stage | 2/20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | — | 162 | 71 | 34 | 57 | 263 | 181 |

### CONCACAF Gold Cup

| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1963 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 1965 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1967 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1969 | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| 1971 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1973 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1981 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| 1985 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | Fifth place | 5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 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 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 1993 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1998 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Squad | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 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 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 2002 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Squad | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Total | Runners-up | 19/27 | 74 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 81 | 107 | — | 102 | 44 | 22 | 36 | 131 | 101 |
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history :
| First Match | El Salvador 1–1 Panama (23 March 1963; San Salvador, El Salvador) |
| Biggest Win | El Salvador 6–1 Nicaragua (25 March 1963; San Salvador, El Salvador)  El Salvador 6–1 Cuba (12 June 2011; Chicago, United States |
| Biggest Defeat | Mexico 5–0 El Salvador (5 June 2011; Arlington, United States) |
| Best Result | Runners-up (1963, 1981) |
| Worst Result | Group stage (1996, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2019, 2023) |

### CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record :
| League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2019–20 | B | B | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | | 2021 | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible |
| 2022–23 | A | D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | 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 |
| 2023–24 | A | A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024–25 | B | A | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 2025 | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible |
| Total | — | — | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
CONCACAF Nations League history :
| First Match | El Salvador 3–0 Saint Lucia (7 September 2019; San Salvador, El Salvador) |
| Biggest Win | El Salvador 3–0 Saint Lucia (7 September 2019; San Salvador, El Salvador) |
| Biggest Defeat | Guatemala 2–0 El Salvador (7 September 2023; Guatemala City, Guatemala) |
| Best Result | — |
| Worst Result | — |

### Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1993 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1995 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1997 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2001 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Total | Third place | 14/14 | 57 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 54 | 67 |

### CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1941 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
| 1943 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 |
| 1946 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 |
| 1948 | Fifth place | 5th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 1951 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1953 | Fifth place | 5th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 1955 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 1957 | 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 |
| 1960 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1961 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
| Total | 1 Title | 7/10 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 100 | 81 |

### Olympic Games

Olympic Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1900 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1904 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1908 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1912 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1920 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1924 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1928 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1936 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1948 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1952 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1956 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1960 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1964 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1968 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad |
| 1972 | 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 |
| 1976 | 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 |
| 1980 | 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 |
| 1984 | 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 |
| 1988 | 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 |
| Since 1992 | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team |
| Total | Group stage | 1/19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — |

### Pan American Games

Pan American Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1955 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1959 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1963 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1967 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1971 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1975 | Preliminary round | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Preliminary round | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Since 1999 | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team | See El Salvador national under-23 football team |
| Total | Preliminary round | 2/12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |

### Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 1935 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 1938 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 1946 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1950 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1954 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 1959 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1966 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Group stage | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2006 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 2 Titles | 12/22 | 48 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 79 | 121 |

### Central American Games

Central American Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1973 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1977 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| 1986 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1990 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1994 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 1997 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2001 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2010 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2013 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 1 Title | 9/11 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 43 |

## Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the El Salvador national football team all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup and qualifiers, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, as well as numerous other international friendly tournaments and matches.
Updated to 14 June 2024 after the match against Peru.
Positive Record  Neutral Record  Negative Record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Anguilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| Belize | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
| Bonaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 |
| Canada | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −9 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| Costa Rica | 60 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 50 | 130 | -80 |
| Cuba | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 |
| Curaçao | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 | -23 |
| Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| Grenada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Guatemala | 85 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 72 | 102 | -30 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Haiti | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 18 | +18 |
| Honduras | 77 | 18 | 21 | 38 | 76 | 124 | -48 |
| Hungary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Jamaica | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 27 | −9 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
| Martinique | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Mexico | 37 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 106 | −86 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Montserrat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicaragua | 31 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 21 | +99 |
| Panama | 43 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 58 | 60 | −2 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
| Peru | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Russia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -9 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Suriname | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| United States | 28 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 63 | −47 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 619 | 199 | 137 | 283 | 774 | 941 | -167 |
* ↑ Includes matches against Netherlands Antilles.
* ↑ Includes matches against Soviet Union.
* ↑ Includes matches against Yugoslavia.

## FIFA ranking record

The following is a chart of the yearly averages of El Salvador's FIFA ranking.