El Salvador association football records
The following are the El Salvador national football team statistical records.
Player records
As of 26 March 2024 [ 1]
Players in bold are still active with El Salvador.
Most appearances
Darwin Cerén is El Salvador's most capped player with 90 appearances.
Top goalscorers
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.[ note 1]
FIFA World Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
Squad
1930
Not a FIFA member
Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
Did not enter
Did not enter
1950
Withdrew [ note 1]
Withdrew
1954
Did not enter
Did not enter
1958
1962
1966
1970
Group stage
16th
3
0
0
3
0
9
Squad
10
7
0
3
19
12
1974
Did not qualify
2
0
0
2
0
2
1978
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
6
4
1
1
15
2
1990
8
2
2
4
8
8
1994
14
8
1
5
28
11
1998
16
5
5
6
23
22
2002
10
6
1
3
23
15
2006
8
2
2
4
6
14
2010
20
8
3
9
39
21
2014
12
7
2
3
28
16
2018
10
3
3
4
12
16
2022
20
7
5
8
27
19
2026
Qualification in progress
2
1
1
0
3
1
2030
To be determined
To be determined
2034
Total
Group stage
6
0
0
6
1
22
—
162
71
34
57
263
181
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
Squad
1963
Runners-up
2nd
7
3
3
1
17
11
Squad
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
1969
Banned
Banned
1971
Withdrew
Withdrew
1973
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
5
2
1
2
7
11
1993
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
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
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
Copa Centroamericana
Copa Centroamericana record
Year
Round
Position
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
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
1953
Fifth place
5th
6
2
1
3
10
14
1955
Fourth place
4th
6
3
0
3
8
13
1957
Did not enter
1960
Withdrew
1961
Runners-up
2nd
6
4
1
1
18
7
Total
1 Title
7/10
41
20
5
16
100
81
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
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
1950
Fourth place
4th
3
1
0
2
4
5
1954
Champions
1st
4
3
1
0
9
5
1959
Did not qualify
1962
1966
Fourth place
4th
5
1
2
2
5
9
1970
Did not qualify
1974
1978
Group stage
9th
5
1
0
4
2
21
1982
Did not qualify
1986
1990
1993
1998
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
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
2010
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 .[ 2]
Positive Record
Neutral Record
Negative Record
FIFA ranking record
The following is a chart of the yearly averages of El Salvador's FIFA ranking .
Notes
^ a b El Salvador turned down an invitation from Brazil .
References
External links
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