El Salvador national football team records and statistics

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

Player records

Players in bold are still active with El Salvador.

Most appearances

RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer1Darwin Cerén9352012–present2Alfredo Pacheco8572002–20133Dennis Alas8332001–20124Leonel Cárcamo8201988–20005Marvin González8112002–20116Rudis Corrales78171999–2011Alexander Larín7872012–presentRamón Sánchez7822003–20129Osael Romero77162007–201310Guillermo Rivera76151988–2000Jorge Rodríguez7691995–2004

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Raúl Díaz Arce39721991–20002Rodolfo Zelaya23522008–20193Jorge "Mágico" González21621976–19984Juan Francisco Barraza19401953–1969José María Rivas19471979–1989Nelson Bonilla19602012–present7Rudis Corrales17782001–20118Luis Ramírez Zapata16581971–1989Osael Romero16772007–201310Miguel Cruz15141935–1950Eliseo Quintanilla15682006–2012Guillermo Rivera15761988–2000

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.El Salvador turned down an invitation from Brazil.

FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1930Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member 1934 1938Did not enterDid not enter 1950WithdrewWithdrew 1954Did not enterDid not enter 1958 1962 1966 1970 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 9 Squad 10 7 0 3 19 12 1974Did 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 1986Did 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 2026Qualification in progress 2 1 1 0 3 1 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034TotalGroup stage6006122—162713457263181

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1963Runners-up2nd73311711 SquadQualified as hosts 1965Fourth place4th521279 Squad2 2 0 0 7 1 1967Did not enterDid not enter 1969BannedBanned 1971WithdrewWithdrew 1973Did not qualify2 0 0 2 0 2 1977Third place3rd521289 Squad6 2 3 1 10 7 1981Runners-up2nd522121 Squad8 5 2 1 12 5 1985Fourth place4th421172 Squad2 2 0 0 8 0 1989Fifth place5th602428 Squad2 2 0 0 6 0 1991Did not qualify5 2 1 2 7 11 19933 0 1 2 1 5 1996Group stage6th210134 Squad4 3 0 1 7 3 1998Group stage8th301206 Squad5 1 1 3 2 5 2000Did not qualify8 1 2 5 6 15 2002Quarter-finals8th310215 Squad6 2 4 0 8 4 2003Quarter-finals6th310237 Squad5 3 0 2 6 4 2005Did not qualify2 0 0 2 1 3 2007Group stage9th310226 Squad5 2 1 2 4 5 2009Group stage9th310223 Squad5 1 1 3 5 8 2011Quarter-finals7th412188 Squad5 2 1 2 7 6 2013Quarter-finals7th411248 Squad4 1 2 1 2 2 2015Group stage9th302112 Squad4 2 0 2 4 3 2017Quarter-finals8th411246 Squad5 2 1 2 5 4 2019Group stage9th311114 Squad4 3 0 1 7 2 2021Quarter-finals6th420264 Squad6 5 0 1 10 1 2023Group stage14th302134Squad412165TotalRunners-up19/277422203281107—102442236131101 CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup historyFirst match 1–1 (23 March 1963; San Salvador, El Salvador)Biggest Win 6–1 (25 March 1963; San Salvador, El Salvador) 6–1 (12 June 2011; Chicago, United StatesBiggest Defeat 5–0 (5 June 2011; Arlington, United States)Best ResultRunners-up (1963, 1981)Worst ResultGroup stage (1996, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2019,2023, 2025)

CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Nations League recordLeagueFinalsSeasonDivisionGroupYearResult2019–20BB6501101 2021Ineligible2022–23AD412165 2023Did not qualify2023–24AA401326 20242024–25BATo be determined 2025IneligibleTotal——146351812—Total0 Titles——————— CONCACAF Nations League historyFirst match 3–0 (7 September 2019; San Salvador, El Salvador)Biggest Win 3–0 (7 September 2019; San Salvador, El Salvador)Biggest Defeat 2–0 (7 September 2023; Guatemala City, Guatemala)Best Result—Worst Result—

Copa Centroamericana Copa Centroamericana record YearRoundPosition 1991Fourth place4th301229 1993Fourth place4th301215 1995Third place3rd420255 1997Third place3rd531155 1999Fourth place4th511339 2001Third place3rd624084 2003Third place3rd530264 2005Group stage6th200213 2007Fourth place4th521245 2009Fourth place4th511356 2011Fourth place4th521276 2013Third place3rd412122 2014Fourth place4th420243 2017Third place3rd521254TotalThird place14/14571914245467

CCCF Championship CCCF Championship record YearRoundPosition 1941Runners-up2nd4211158 1943Champions1st64112811 1946Third place3rd53021511 1948Fifth place5th8215617 1951Did not enter 1953Fifth place5th62131014 1955Fourth place4th6303813 1957Did not enter 1960Withdrew 1961Runners-up2nd6411187Total1 Title7/10412051610081

Olympic Games Olympic Games recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1900 Did not participate 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968Group stage15th301228 Squad 1972Did not qualify 1976 1980 1984 1988 Since 1992See El Salvador national under-23 football teamTotalGroup stage1/19301228—

Pan American Games Pan American Games recordYearRoundPosition 1951Did not qualify 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975Preliminary round10th311143 1979Did not qualify 1983 1987Preliminary round7th311111 1991Did not qualify 1995Since 1999See El Salvador national under-23 football teamTotalPreliminary round2/12622254

Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games record YearRoundPosition 1930Fourth place4th51041325 1935Third place3rd52031520 1938Fourth place4th5203719 1946Did not qualify 1950Fourth place4th310245 1954Champions1st431095 1959Did not qualify 1962 1966Fourth place4th512259 1970Did not qualify 1974 1978Group stage9th5104221 1982Did not qualify 1986 1990 1993 1998 2002Champions1st5500101 2006Quarter-finals5th310297 2010Quarter-finals5th211010 2014Group stage5th310235 2018Group stage6th310214Total2 Titles12/22482042479121

Central American Games Central American Games record YearRoundPosition 1973Third place3rd412124 1977Champions1st6411172 1986Fourth place4th301204 1990Did not participate 1994Runners-up2nd3300122 1997Fourth place4th420252 2001Group stage6th200205 2006Not held 2010 2013Third place3rd6204623 2017Fourth place4th412121Total1 Title9/1132136134443

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 5 October 2026 after the match against Martinique.

OpponentPldWDLGFGAGD 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 9 9 0 0 26 6 +20 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 5 1 2 2 6 9 −3 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 18 4 4 10 13 24 −11 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 8 1 2 5 9 18 -9 60 9 13 38 50 130 -80 9 7 2 0 24 4 +20 23 12 9 2 31 17 +14 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 10 1 2 7 8 31 -23 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 90 23 27 40 75 110 -35 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 27 15 6 6 36 18 +18 78 18 21 39 76 126 -50 4 0 1 3 3 17 −14 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 27 6 10 11 18 29 −11 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 7 3 2 2 7 5 +2 37 4 1 32 20 106 −86 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 31 27 3 1 120 21 +99 45 14 11 20 58 64 −6 6 0 0 6 1 11 −10 7 2 0 5 6 15 −9 4 2 2 0 10 2 +8 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 5 0 0 5 1 10 -9 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 5 4 0 1 16 7 +9 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 12 8 1 3 30 14 +16 13 4 4 5 16 17 -1 28 1 7 20 16 63 −47 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 5 2 0 3 6 7 -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total 646 209 143 294 801 977 –176

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

Notes

References

External links FIFA.com Worldfootball.net