El Salvador women's national football team

El Salvador
Nickname(s)	La Selecta; Selección Cuscatleca; Las Cuscatlecas; La Azul
Association	Salvadoran Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Eric Acuña
Top scorer	Brenda Cerén (10)
FIFA code	SLV
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	97 7 (15 March 2024)
Highest	84 (December 2017)
Lowest	119 (December 2021)
First international
	El Salvador 1–1 Honduras ; (Guatemala; 21 July 1998)
Biggest win
	El Salvador 18–1 Nicaragua ; (Guatemala; 28 July 2004)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 16–0 El Salvador ; (Mexico; 14 May 2000)
CONCACAF W Championship / CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Group stage

The El Salvador women's national football team is governed by the Salvadoran Football Federation.

Results and fixtures[edit]

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 Draw Lose Fixture

2023[edit]

29 June CAC games group stage	Jamaica	2–5	El Salvador	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
20:00 CST (UTC−6)	Nelson 13' Atkinson 79'	Report	Gutiérrez 5' Sánchez 7', 54' Cerén 27' Velásquez 50'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)

1 July CAC games group stage	Colombia	Canceled	El Salvador	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias

1 July CAC games group stage	El Salvador	2–3	Mexico	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
20:00 CST (UTC−6)	Cerén 66' (pen.) Reyes 89'	Report	Casarez 46', 77' Burkenroad 48'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Centro Caribe Sports)

3 July CAC games group stage	Puerto Rico	2–2	El Salvador	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
20:00 CST (UTC−6)	DeJesus 22', 45'	Report	Gutiérrez 5' Cerén 90'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)

5 July CAC games SF	Venezuela	2–1	El Salvador	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
16:00 CST (UTC−6)	Viso 13' Castellanos 60'	Report	Cerén 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)

7 July CAC games 3rd	El Salvador	2–1	Centro Caribe Sports^[a]	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
16:00 CST (UTC−6)	Gutiérrez 33' Sánchez 80'		Monterroso 24'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	Nicaragua	0–3	El Salvador	Managua, Nicaragua
21:00 UTC−6		Report (CONCACAF)	Cerén 21' Gutiérrez 32' Gómez 66'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad And Tobago)

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	El Salvador	9–1	Martinique	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
18:00 UTC−6	Gómez 3', 21' Cerén 16', 70' Gutiérrez 26', 43' Amaya 34' Fuentes 45+1' V. Meza 77'	Report (CONCACAF)	Carin 13'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Kimberly Sánchez (Costa Rica)

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	Honduras	0–1	El Salvador	Tegucigalpa
		Report	Fuentes 57'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	El Salvador	5–0	Honduras	San Salvador
	Gutiérrez 12' Fuentes 25', 57' Gómez 61' López 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González Referee: Alyssa Nichols (United States)

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	Martinique	0-2	El Salvador	Fort-de-France
				Stadium: Pierre-Aliker Municipal Stadium

3 December 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B

El Salvador

4–1

Nicaragua

2024[edit]

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification	El Salvador	3–1	Guatemala	Carson, United States
	Cerén 19', 45+1', 69' (pen.)	Report	Martínez 77'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

22 February 2024 (2024-02-22) W Gold Cup Group C	Canada	6–0	El Salvador	Houston, United States
9:00PM ET		Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) W Gold Cup Group C	El Salvador	0–2	Costa Rica	Houston, United States
9:00PM ET				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

28 February 2024 (2024-02-28) W Gold Cup Group C	Paraguay	3–2	El Salvador	Houston, United States
9:00PM ET				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

As of 1 September 2021

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Eric Acuña	El Salvador
Assistant manager	Hugo Escobar	El Salvador
Goalkeeper coach	Fidel Mondragon	El Salvador
Physiotherapist	TBD	El Salvador

Manager history[edit]

Julio César Ramos (2006–2008)
José Ricardo Herrera (2010–2011)
José de la Cruz Flores Barahona (2012–2013)
Giovanni Trigueros (2014)
José Ricardo Herrera (2015–2016)
Elmer Guidos (2018)
Debbie Gómez (2019 -November 2019)^[4]
Eric Acuña (November 2020–Present)

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following 23 players were named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.^[5]

Caps and goals are updated as of 7 July 2023 after the match against Centro Caribe Sports (a proxy for the Guatemala women's national football team).

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Idalia Serrano	(1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 24)	10	0	Utah Valley Wolverines
18	1GK	Samantha Valadez	(2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	OLLU Saints
21	1GK	Ana Valenzuela	(2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 22)			Alianza

17	2DF	Linda Guillén	(2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Alianza
3	2DF	Priscila Ortiz (captain)	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28)	14	0	Alianza
4	2DF	Elaily Hernández	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23)	10	0	FC Premier Women
16	2DF	Vasthy Delgado	(1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 29)	2	0	Virginia Marauders FC
2	2DF	Juana Plata	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)	9	0	Monterrey
5	2DF	Nicolle Amaya	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Alianza
13	2DF	Irma Dolores Hernández	(2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 23)	7	0	Alianza

8	3MF	Victoria Meza	(2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 19)	12	4	Texas State Bobcats
11	3MF	Samantha Fisher	(1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 24)	1	0	Chicago Red Stars
6	3MF	Alejandra Chirino	(1990-08-23) 23 August 1990 (age 33)	9	0	United City FC
23	3MF	Amber Marinero	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 25)	2	0	United City FC
9	3MF	Makenna Dominguez	(2003-06-19)19 June 2003 (aged 20)			North Carolina Tar Heels
15	3MF	Danya Gutiérrez	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24)	5	3	United City FC
7	3MF	Danielle Fuentes	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 23)	7	0	Necaxa
	3MF	Isabella Recinos	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	UMass Minutewomen

10	4FW	Brenda Cerén	(1998-09-24) 24 September 1998 (age 25)	15	8	Atlas
14	4FW	Karen Reyes	(1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26)	9	3	Necaxa
9	4FW	Samaria Gómez	(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Bnot Netanya
11	4FW	Jackeline Velásquez	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 28)	5	1	Alianza
12	4FW	Abigaíl López	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Real Estelí

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players were called up to the squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Joseline Rivas	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Real Estelí	v. Martinique, 24 September 2023
DF	Reina Cruz	(1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 27)	3	0	Houston Aces	v. Honduras, 29 Octobre 2023
DF	Sarina Cuellar	(2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 17)			Sting ECNL	v. Nicaragua,3 December 2023
DF	Carolina Benitez				UMass Minutewomen	v. Nicaragua,3 December 2023

MF	Angie Machado	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF	Jasmine Díaz	(2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 17)			Houston Dash	v. Honduras, 29 Octobre 2023
MF	Stephanie Zúñiga	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 27)	4	0		v. Nicaragua,3 December 2023

FW	Ashley Webb	(1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 28)	4	0	International USF	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
FW	Paola Calderón	(2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22)	11	0	Pérez Zeledón	v. Honduras, 29 Octobre 2023

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	did not enter
1995	did not enter
1999	did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023	did not qualify
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[edit]

Summer Olympics record									Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	did not enter								1995 FIFA WWC
2000	did not qualify								1999 FIFA WWC
2004	did not enter								did not enter
2008	did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	5
2012									4	2	0	2	12	10
2016									3	1	0	2	1	5
2020									2	0	0	2	1	7
2024	to be determined								to be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	3	0	8	15	27

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Championship[edit]

CONCACAF Women's Championship record								Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	did not enter							did not enter
1993
1994
1998	did not qualify							3	0	1	2	3	10
2000	did not enter							did not enter
2002	did not qualify							4	1	0	3	3	11
2006								2	0	0	2	1	10
2010								2	1	0	1	10	2
2014								2	1	0	1	2	4
2018								3	0	1	2	4	19
2022	to be determined							In progress
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	3	2	11	23	56

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup[edit]

CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2024	Qualified
Total	1/1	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games[edit]

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	did not enter
2003
2007
2011	did not qualify
2015
2019
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games[edit]

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2010	did not enter
2014
2018
2023	Bronze medal	5	2	1	2	12	10
Total	1 Bronze medal	5	2	1	2	12	10

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games[edit]

Central American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2001	Fourth place	4	1	0	3	8	11
2013	Group stage	3	1	0	2	11	6
2017	Fourth place	5	0	1	4	4	19
2022	Canceled
Total	Fourth place	12	2	1	9	23	36

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Notes[edit]

^ Due to the suspension of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee in 2022,^[2] Guatemala is competing at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games under the Centro Caribe Sports flag.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ Jensen Toussaint (18 October 2022). "Guatemala gets suspended by International Olympic Committee". Al Dia. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ Viana, Diego (20 June 2023). "Atletas de Guatemala no podrán representar a su país en Juegos San Salvador 2023". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Debbie Gómez es la nueva entrenadora de selección mayor femenina". elGrafico.com (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ [ https://twitter.com/LaSelecta_SLV/status/1760834742239244566 Así inicia #LaSelectaFemeninaMayor en el juego #1 de La Selección Femenina Mayor en Copa Oro ]

External links[edit]

[4] Due to the suspension of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee in 2022,^[2] Guatemala is competing at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games under the Centro Caribe Sports flag.^[3]

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[2] Jensen Toussaint (18 October 2022). "Guatemala gets suspended by International Olympic Committee". Al Dia. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[3] Viana, Diego (20 June 2023). "Atletas de Guatemala no podrán representar a su país en Juegos San Salvador 2023". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[5] "Debbie Gómez es la nueva entrenadora de selección mayor femenina". elGrafico.com (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[6] [ https://twitter.com/LaSelecta_SLV/status/1760834742239244566 Así inicia #LaSelectaFemeninaMayor en el juego #1 de La Selección Femenina Mayor en Copa Oro ]

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