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Venezuela
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Vinotinto (The Red Wine)[1]
AssociationFederación Venezolana de Fútbol (FVF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachFernando Batista
CaptainTomás Rincón
Most capsJuan Arango (127)
Top scorerSalomón Rondón (39)
Home stadiumEstadio Olímpico de la UCV
Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Polideportivo Cachamay
FIFA codeVEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 37 Increase 17 (18 July 2024)[2]
Highest25 (November 2019)
Lowest129 (November 1998)
First international
 Panama 3–1 Venezuela 
(Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)
Biggest win
 Venezuela 7–0 Puerto Rico 
(Caracas, Venezuela; 16 January 1959)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 11–0 Venezuela 
(Rosario, Argentina; 10 August 1975)
Copa América
Appearances19 (first in 1967)
Best resultFourth place (2011)

The Venezuela national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Venezuela) represents Venezuela in men's international football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), the governing body for football in Venezuela. They are nicknamed La Vinotinto ("The Red Wine"). When playing at home in official games, they usually rotate between three stadiums: The Polideportivo Cachamay in Puerto Ordaz, the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz and the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo in San Cristóbal. In friendly matches, they tend to rotate between the rest of the stadiums in the country.

Unlike other South American nations, and akin to some Caribbean nations, baseball is extremely popular in Venezuela, which diverts athletic talent away from football, contributing to its historic lack of success in CONMEBOL competitions. As of 2022, they are the only CONMEBOL side to have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Often Venezuela would go through entire qualification tournaments without recording a single win, although this has not happened since 1998. Until 2011, their best finish at the Copa América was fifth in their first entry, in 1967. It is only recently with the spread of the World Cup's popularity in nations where football was not the primary sport (such as Japan, the United States, and Australia) that the national team found incentives to increase player development and fan support. As of December 2019, Venezuela has the highest position on the FIFA World Ranking of any team that has not yet qualified for the World Cup, being ranked 25th.[4]

History

Backstory

Venezuela did not participate in FIFA World Cup qualification until the 1966 qualifiers in which they were drawn with Uruguay and Peru, but failed to register a point in four games. In the 1970 qualifiers they managed to register a point, and after withdrawing from the 1974 series, repeated that in the 1978 qualifiers. The 1982 qualifiers saw them register their first win, over Bolivia. They wouldn't register another World Cup qualifying win until the 1994 series when they defeated Ecuador. A highlight of the 1998 qualifiers was goalkeeper Rafael Dudamel scoring against Argentina in a 5–2 defeat.

Despite poor results during the 1960s and 1970s, outstanding players like Luis Mendoza and Rafael Santana achieved recognition. Venezuela at that time also managed to qualify for the 1980 Summer Olympics, it first-ever major international football competition Venezuela participated in.

Richard Páez era

After José Omar Pastoriza's resignation during the 2002 World Cup qualifyings, Richard Páez took the technical direction of the national team. Finishing this process, Venezuela achieved 4 victories in a row against Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Paraguay; winning more than 1 game in row, their first away game and not finishing in the last place for the first time in their World Cup qualifying history.

However, the team failed to qualify for both the 2002, and 2006 World Cups, gaining 12 and 18 points respectively. After this, the team advanced to the second round Copa America 2007 in Venezuela, is the first time they could reach it on this competition.

In November 2007, Páez resigned after discrepancies with media and supporters.[5]

César Farías era

With a new coach César Farías, Venezuela national team improved their performances. At the beginning of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Venezuela won its first game in World Cup qualifying against long unbeaten Ecuador in Quito. Something similar happened to Bolivia in La Paz, where Venezuela won for the first time at Bolivian altitude. Also, they received their first point against Brazil in qualifying. Despite not ultimately reaching the 2010, Venezuela achieved its best result in qualifying. They finished this round with 22 points in 18 matches, surpassing Peru and Bolivia for eighth place in the region.

On 6 June 2008, Venezuela achieved its first-ever triumph over Brazil, defeating the Seleção 2–0 in a friendly match in Boston, United States. Venezuela obtained excellent results in the 2011 Copa América when they finished fourth, their highest finish in the tournament to date. With a squad composed mostly of players playing in Europe, they began 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification with a historic result (1–0) against Argentina in Puerto La Cruz, beating the Argentines for the first time.

Noel Sanvicente era

Match between Galicia (in white) and Venezuela (in burgundy).

On 4 September 2014, Noel Sanvicente was made coach of the Venezuela national team.[6] On 5 September 2014, the team lost its first match with Sanvicente under the helm 3–1 against South Korea in Bucheon.[7]

Sanvicente's first tournament came in the 2015 Copa América, with Venezuela drawn in Group C of the competition. Their opening game finished with an upset victory over tournament favorites Colombia by 1–0, but subsequent defeats to Peru and Brazil saw La Vinotinto eliminated.[citation needed]

Venezuela began the World Cup qualification campaign with a 1–0 defeat against Paraguay at home, and would not earn their first point until their match against Peru, a 2–2 draw in Lima where Venezuela led until the last minute of stoppage time. Their match with Chile ended in a disappointing 4–1 defeat, Sanvicente announced his resignation a week later after mutual consent with the FVF. At the time of Sanvicente's departure, Venezuela was last in the qualification standings with a sole point, and was unofficially eliminated.

Rafael Dudamel era

Sanvicente was replaced by former Vinotinto goalkeeper Rafael Dudamel, who decided to revamp the entire national team, by injecting the team with the promising young generation of Venezuelan players that finished second at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup that was dubbed as the country's first-ever football Golden Generation.[8] Under his coaching, La Vinotinto quickly improved and reached the quarterfinals in the Copa América Centenario, with two 1–0 wins over Jamaica and Uruguay and a 1–1 draw against Mexico in the group stage and then a 4–1 defeat to Argentina in the quarter-finals. In the 7th matchday of the 2018 World Cup qualifier, Venezuela lost to Colombia 2–0 in Barranquilla, the first loss against Los Cafeteros since 2009. Later, on matchday 11, Venezuela won for the first time in the qualifier, 5–0 over Bolivia in Maturín with a hat-trick from Josef Martínez and goals from Jacobo Kouffati and Rómulo Otero.

On 2 January 2020, Dudamel resigned from the national team.

Copa América history

Venezuela first participated at the Copa América in 1967, and finished fifth after defeating Bolivia 3–0 with a side containing Mendoza and Santana. The 1975 tournament saw Venezuela drawn in a group with Brazil and Argentina, and finished bottom with an 11–0 defeat to Argentina. In the 1979 edition, which would be the international swansong for Mendoza and Santana, they drew 0–0 with Colombia and 1–1 with Chile. A highlight of the 1989 tournament was midfielder Carlos Maldonado's four goals. In the 1993 series, Venezuela drew with Uruguay and the United States.

The team's overall Copa América record has been relatively poor (goal difference 33–145 before the 2011 Copa América), but the "Auge Vinotinto" (Vinotinto Rise) period in the early 2000s (decade) brought increased attention to the sport in the country, which in turn brought increased support from both government and private institutions. Said support contributed greatly to the "Vinotinto's" rise in quality. In 2007, during the Copa América held in Venezuela, the team progressed to the quarterfinals for the first time in its history after finishing first in a group containing Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Venezuela's 2–0 victory over Peru during the competition was its first Copa América victory since 1967.

2011 Copa América

At the 2011 Copa América championship, Venezuela reached the semi-finals round for the first time by defeating Chile in the quarter-final, 2–1. Despite their commanding presence against Paraguay in their semifinal, Venezuela was unable to convert their chances into goals. They would eventually lose 5–3 to Paraguay in a penalty shootout after remaining scoreless in normal and extra time. Venezuela and Peru played for third place at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, where Venezuela would suffer their biggest loss of the tournament, losing 4–1 to Peru and falling into fourth place overall. Nonetheless, it was their best-ever finish at the competition.

Group B:

Main article: 2011 Copa América Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
 Venezuela 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Paraguay 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
 Ecuador 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1

Results:

3 July 2011 Group stages Brazil  0–0  Venezuela La Plata, Argentina
16:00 UTC-3 Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
9 July 2011 Group stages Venezuela  1–0  Ecuador Salta, Argentina
18:30 UTC-3 C. González 61' Report Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
13 July 2011 Group stages Paraguay  3–3  Venezuela Salta, Argentina
19:15 UTC-3 Alcaraz 32'
Barrios 62'
Riveros 85'		 Report Rondón 5'
Miku 89'
Perozo 90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
17 July 2011 Quarterfinals Chile  1–2  Venezuela San Juan, Argentina
19:15 UTC-3 Suazo 69' Report Vizcarrondo 34'
Cichero 80'		 Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
20 July 2011 Semifinals Venezuela  0–0
(3–5 p)		  Paraguay Mendoza, Argentina
21:45 UTC-3 Report Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
Penalties
Maldonado soccer ball with check mark
Rey soccer ball with check mark
Lucena soccer ball with red X
Miku soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Ortigoza
soccer ball with check mark Barrios
soccer ball with check mark Riveros
soccer ball with check mark Martínez
soccer ball with check mark Verón
23 July 2011 Third-place match Peru  4–1  Venezuela La Plata, Argentina
16:00 UTC-3 Chiroque 41'
Guerrero 63', 89', 90+2'		 Report Arango 77' Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Team image

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Venezuela national football team kits.

Venezuela made its international debut in the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Panama in 1938, wearing the vinotinto (burgundy) color. The burgundy color originated from the uniform of the Venezuelan National Guard.[9] In the 1967 Copa América Venezuela also wore the Peñarol shirt v Chile to avoid colors clash, as Venezuela had arrived in the Estadio Centenario (Peñarol's frequent venue) with no alternate shirts.[10]

In 1993, a vertical band with the colors of the National flag was added to the left side of the jersey, which changed its colors to a more traditional red tone. This lasted until 1996 when Venezuela returned to the vinotinto tone.[11]

Nevertheless, in 1998 Venezuela adopted a yellow/blue/red scheme, similar to their flag colors, by Mexican manufacturer "ABA Sports".[11] The national team returned to the traditional color in 2000. It has been remaining (with few changes)[12] as the main uniform up to present days.

Kit providers

Source:[13]

Adidas jersey worn during the 2014 World Cup qualifying
Manufacturer Period
Germany Adidas 1981–1991
Venezuela Forte 1993–1996
Peru Polmer 1996–1997
Mexico Aba Sport 1998–1999
Mexico Atlética 2000–2005
Germany Adidas 2005–2018
Italy Givova 2019–2023
Germany Adidas 2024–

Results and fixtures

Main article: Venezuela national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

22 September 2022 Friendly Venezuela  0–1  Iceland Mödling, Austria
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Motion invest Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
27 September 2022 Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–4  Venezuela Wiener Neustadt, Austria
17:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Attendance: 350
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
15 November 2022 Friendly Panama  2–2  Venezuela Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Sultan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
20 November 2022 Friendly Syria  1–2  Venezuela Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

2023

24 March 2023 Friendly Saudi Arabia  1–2  Venezuela Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 4,960
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
28 March 2023 Friendly Uzbekistan  1–1  Venezuela Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 30
Referee: Khaled Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
15 June 2023 Friendly Venezuela  1–0  Honduras Washington, United States
20:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Jaime Alfredo Herrera (El Salvador)
18 June 2023 Friendly Venezuela  1–0  Guatemala East Hartford, United States
16:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Referee: Jeremy Scheer (United States)
7 September 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Colombia  v  Venezuela Barranquilla, Colombia
18:00 UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
12 September 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Venezuela  v  Paraguay Maturín, Venezuela
18:00 UTC−4 Stadium: Estadio Monumental
October 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Brazil  v  Venezuela Brazil
--:-- UTC−5
October 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Venezuela  v  Chile Venezuela
--:-- UTC−4
November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Venezuela  v  Ecuador Venezuela
--:-- UTC−4
November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Peru  v  Venezuela Lima, Peru
--:-- UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Argentina Fernando Batista
Assistant coach Argentina Leandro Cufré
Goalkeeper coach Venezuela Vicente Rosales
Fitness coach Argentina Jorge Pidal
Argentina Cristian Palandella

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the training module from 31 July to 2 August 2023.[14]

Caps and goals are correct as of 18 June 2023, after the match against Guatemala.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alain Baroja (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 34) 15 0 Venezuela Caracas
1GK Alejandro Araque (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
1GK Luis Romero (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Venezuela Puerto Cabello
2DF Alexander González (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 31) 61 2 Venezuela Caracas
2DF Jefre Vargas (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Venezuela Metropolitanos
2DF Eduardo Fereira (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Venezuela Puerto Cabello
2DF Anthony Graterol (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Venezuela Portuguesa
2DF Yanniel Hernández (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
2DF Steven Pabón (2001-07-25) 25 July 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Venezuela Metropolitanos
2DF Jesús Paz (2001-05-13) 13 May 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Venezuela Rayo Zuliano
2DF Edwin Peraza (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Venezuela Puerto Cabello
2DF Rubén Ramírez (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Venezuela Monagas
2DF Rafael Uzcátegui (2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana
2DF Carlos Vivas (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
3MF Andrés Romero (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Venezuela Monagas
3MF Telasco Segovia (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Unattached
3MF Yerson Chacón (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
3MF David Martínez (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Venezuela Monagas
3MF Edgar Carrión (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Venezuela Monagas
3MF Anderson Contreras (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Venezuela Caracas
3MF Maurice Cova (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
3MF Bryant Ortega (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Venezuela Caracas
3MF Wilfredo Peña (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida
3MF Cristhian Rivas (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Venezuela Monagas
3MF Emerson Ruiz (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana
4FW Freddy Vargas (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Venezuela Metropolitanos
4FW Fernando Basante (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Venezuela Monagas
4FW Luifer Hernández (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Venezuela Puerto Cabello
4FW Santiago Rodríguez (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Venezuela Caracas

Friendlies not recognized by FIFA are not counted.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rafael Romo (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 34) 13 0 Ecuador Universidad Católica v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
GK Joel Graterol (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27) 11 0 Greece Panetolikos v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
GK Javier Otero (2002-11-18) 18 November 2002 (age 21) 0 0 United States Orlando City v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
GK Jorge Sánchez (2006-09-30) 30 September 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira Training module, 15–17 May 2023
GK Beycker Velásquez (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida Training module, 15–17 May 2023
GK Cristopher Varela (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga v.  Uzbekistan, 28 March 2023
DF Roberto Rosales (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 35) 94 1 Brazil Sport Recife v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
DF Jhon Chancellor (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32) 36 3 Mexico Necaxa v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
DF Wilker Ángel (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31) 30 2 Ecuador Aucas v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
DF Yordan Osorio (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30) 22 0 Italy Parma v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
DF Luis Mago (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 29) 18 2 Argentina Banfield v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
DF Christian Makoun (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24) 6 0 United States New England Revolution v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
DF Jon Aramburu (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad B v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
DF Moisés Tablante (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 23) 0 0 United States Orlando City B v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
DF Miguel Navarro (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 25) 5 0 United States Chicago Fire v.  Honduras, 15 June 2023 INJ
DF Óscar González (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992 (age 32) 11 0 Venezuela Monagas Training module, 15–17 May 2023
DF Andrés Ferro (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Argentina Central Córdoba Training module, 15–17 May 2023
DF Rai Hidalgo (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Venezuela Puerto Cabello Training module, 15–17 May 2023
DF Ronald Hernández (1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 (age 26) 33 1 United States Atlanta United v.  Uzbekistan, 28 March 2023
DF Yohán Cumana (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28) 9 0 Colombia Once Caldas v.  Uzbekistan, 28 March 2023
DF Jean Fuentes (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Venezuela Metropolitanos v.  Uzbekistan, 28 March 2023
DF Teo Quintero (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Belgium Deinze v.  Uzbekistan, 28 March 2023
DF Nahuel Ferraresi (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 25) 22 1 Brazil São Paulo v.  Syria, 20 November 2022 INJ
DF Mikel Villanueva (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31) 31 2 Portugal Vitória Guimarães v.  United Arab Emirates, 27 September 2022
MF Tomás Rincón (captain) (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 36) 126 1 Brazil Santos v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Rómulo Otero (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 31) 48 6 Ecuador Aucas v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Jhon Murillo (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 28) 41 4 Mexico Atlético San Luis v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Darwin Machís (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31) 38 9 Spain Cádiz v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Júnior Moreno (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31) 38 1 United States FC Cincinnati v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Yeferson Soteldo (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 27) 32 3 Brazil Santos v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Jefferson Savarino (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27) 32 2 United States Real Salt Lake v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Yangel Herrera (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26) 27 3 Spain Girona v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF José Martínez (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 29) 23 0 United States Philadelphia Union v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Cristian Cásseres (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) 21 0 France Toulouse v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Eduard Bello (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 28) 12 1 Mexico Mazatlán v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Daniel Pereira (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 24) 2 0 United States Austin FC v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
MF Samuel Sosa (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Ecuador Emelec v.  Honduras, 15 June 2023 WD
MF Edson Castillo (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) 6 1 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Training module, 15–17 May 2023
MF Christian Larotonda (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Venezuela Metropolitanos Training module, 15–17 May 2023
MF Robinson Flores (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Armenia Alashkert Training module, 15–17 May 2023
MF Edanyilber Navas (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Venezuela Monagas Training module, 15–17 May 2023
MF Leandro Rodríguez (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro U20 Training module, 15–17 May 2023
MF Juan Pablo Añor (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30) 27 1 Greece Panetolikos v.  Syria, 20 November 2022
FW Salomón Rondón (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 34) 96 39 Argentina River Plate v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
FW Josef Martínez (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31) 63 14 United States Inter Miami v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
FW Ernesto Torregrossa (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 32) 5 2 Italy Pisa v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
FW Alejandro Marqués (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Portugal Estoril v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
FW Jovanny Bolívar (2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Spain Albacete v.  Guatemala, 18 June 2023
FW Kevin Kelsy (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Honduras, 15 June 2023 WD
FW Brayan Alcócer (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Uruguay Boston River Training module, 15–17 May 2023
FW Saúl Guarirapa (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Venezuela Caracas Training module, 15–17 May 2023
FW Lewuis Peña (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Venezuela Rayo Zuliano Training module, 15–17 May 2023
FW Lucciano Reinoso (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Venezuela Caracas Training module, 15–17 May 2023
FW Sergio Córdova (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27) 15 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps v.  Saudi Arabia, 24 March 2023 INJ
FW Erickson Gallardo (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28) 3 0 United States Phoenix Rising v.  Syria, 20 November 2022
  • INJ Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • SUS Suspended
  • WD Withdrew from the squad

Player records

As of 18 June 2023[15]
Players in bold are still active with Venezuela.

Most capped players

Midfielder Juan Arango has played the most matches for Venezuela, with 129 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Juan Arango 127 23 1999–2015
2 Tomás Rincón 126 1 2008–present
3 José Manuel Rey 110 10 1997–2011
4 Salomón Rondón 96 39 2008–present
5 Roberto Rosales 94 1 2007–present
6 Jorge Alberto Rojas 87 3 1999–2009
7 Miguel Mea Vitali 84 1 1999–2012
8 Oswaldo Vizcarrondo 80 7 2004–2016
9 Luis Vallenilla 76 0 1996–2007
10 Gabriel Urdaneta 74 9 1996–2005

Top goalscorers

Salomón Rondón is the nation's all-time top goalscorer.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Salomón Rondón 39 96 0.41 2008–present
2 Juan Arango 23 127 0.18 1999–2015
3 Giancarlo Maldonado 22 65 0.34 2003–2011
4 Ruberth Morán 16 63 0.25 1996–2007
5 Josef Martínez 14 63 0.22 2011–present
6 Miku 11 51 0.22 2006–2015
7 Daniel Arismendi 10 30 0.33 2006–2011
José Manuel Rey 10 110 0.09 1997–2011
9 Darwin Machís 9 38 0.24 2011–present
Gabriel Urdaneta 9 77 0.12 1996–2005

Competitive record

Main article: Venezuela national football team records and statistics

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Withdrew Withdrew
Chile 1962 Did not enter Declined participation
England 1966 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 4 15
Mexico 1970 6 0 1 5 1 18
West Germany 1974 Withdrew Withdrew
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 4 0 1 3 2 8
Spain 1982 4 1 0 3 1 9
Mexico 1986 6 0 1 5 5 15
Italy 1990 4 0 0 4 1 18
United States 1994 8 1 0 7 4 34
France 1998 16 0 3 13 8 41
South Korea Japan 2002 18 5 1 12 18 44
Germany 2006 18 5 3 10 20 28
South Africa 2010 18 6 4 8 23 29
Brazil 2014 16 5 5 6 14 20
Russia 2018 18 2 6 10 19 35
Qatar 2022 18 3 1 14 14 34
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/23 158 28 26 104 134 348

Copa América

Main article: Venezuela at the Copa América

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916 Did not participate
Uruguay 1917
Brazil 1919
Chile 1920
Argentina 1921
Brazil 1922
Uruguay 1923
Uruguay 1924
Argentina 1925
Chile 1926
Peru 1927
Argentina 1929
Peru 1935
Argentina 1937
Peru 1939
Chile 1941
Uruguay 1942
Chile 1945
Argentina 1946
Ecuador 1947
Brazil 1949
Peru 1953
Chile 1955
Uruguay 1956
Peru 1957
Argentina 1959
Ecuador 1959
Bolivia 1963
Uruguay 1967 Fifth place 5th 5 1 0 4 7 16 Squad
1975 Group stage 10th 4 0 0 4 1 26 Squad
1979 10th 4 0 2 2 1 12 Squad
1983 10th 4 0 1 3 1 10 Squad
Argentina 1987 10th 2 0 0 2 1 8 Squad
Brazil 1989 10th 4 0 1 3 4 11 Squad
Chile 1991 10th 4 0 0 4 1 15 Squad
Ecuador 1993 11th 3 0 2 1 6 11 Squad
Uruguay 1995 12th 3 0 0 3 4 10 Squad
Bolivia 1997 12th 3 0 0 3 0 5 Squad
Paraguay 1999 12th 3 0 0 3 1 13 Squad
Colombia 2001 12th 3 0 0 3 0 7 Squad
Peru 2004 11th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
Venezuela 2007 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 5 6 Squad
Argentina 2011 Fourth place 4th 6 2 3 1 7 8 Squad
Chile 2015 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 3 Squad
United States 2016 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 4 5 Squad
Brazil 2019 7th 4 1 2 1 3 3 Squad
Brazil 2021 Group stage 9th 4 0 2 2 2 6 Squad
United States 2024 Qualified
Total Fourth place 19/47 70 8 17 45 52 180 —

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1951 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 5 14
Mexico 1955 Fourth place 4th 6 1 2 3 9 20
United States 1959 Did not participate
Brazil 1963
Canada 1967
Colombia 1971
Mexico 1975
Puerto Rico 1979
Venezuela 1983 Group stage 7th 2 1 0 1 3 3
United States 1987 Did not qualify
Cuba 1991
Argentina 1995
Since 1999 See Venezuela national under-23 football team
Total Fourth place 3/12 12 3 2 7 17 37

See also

Notes

References

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  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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  11. ^ a b "La evolución de la camisa vinotinto desde 1938". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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