Venezuela national football team

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 Venezuela
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)[La Vinotinto (The Burgundy)
Los Llaneros] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The Plainsmen)
Association[[[Venezuelan Football Federation|Federación Venezolana de Fútbol]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (FVF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachNoel Sanvicente
CaptainJuan Arango
Most capsJuan Arango (120)
Top scorerGiancarlo Maldonado &
Juan Arango (22)
Home stadiumEstadio José Antonio Anzoátegui
Polideportivo Cachamay
Estadio Pueblo Nuevo
FIFA codeVEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current87 Increase 1 (8 January 2015)
Highest29 (August 2014)
Lowest129 (November 1998)
First international
 Panama 3–1 Venezuela
(Panama City, Panama; February 12, 1938)
Biggest win
Venezuela 7–0 Puerto Rico 
(Caracas, Venezuela; January 16, 1959)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 11–0 Venezuela
(Rosario, Argentina; August 10, 1975)
Copa América
Appearances15 (first in 1967)
Best resultFourth place, 2011

The Venezuela national football team is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto (The Burgundy), because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts.

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 Estadio Pueblo Nuevo, in San Cristóbal. In friendly matches they tend to rotate between the rest of the stadiums in the country.

The Unofficial Football World Championships, and the related Nasazzi's baton title, was briefly held by Venezuela in 2006.

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 2014, they are the only CONMEBOL side to have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Often Venezuela would go through entire qualification tournaments without recording a single win, although this has changed in the last two qualifying rounds. Until 2011, their best finish in 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 (Japan, the United States, Australia, etc.) that the national team found incentives to increase player development and fan support.

History

Backstory

Venezuela did not participate in World Cup qualifying 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.

The team failed to qualify for both the 2002, and 2006 World Cups. The latter failure resulted in the resignation of manager Richard Paez.

César Farías era

With new coach César Farías, Venezuela improved their performances. At the beginning of 2010, during qualifying, the national team won its first game in World Cup qualifying against Ecuador in Quito, where the Ecuadorians had previously held a long unbeaten record. 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 qualifying for the 2010, Venezuela achieved their 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 June 6, 2008, Venezuela achieved their first-ever triumph over Brazil, defeating the Seleção 2–0 in a friendly match in Boston, USA.

The team obtained excellent results in the 2011 Copa América when they finished 4th, their highest finish in the tournament so far. With a team composed mostly of players who play in European leagues, they began 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification with a historic result (1-0) against Argentina in Puerto La Cruz by beating (1-0) the Argentines for the first time.

Noel Sanvicente era

On 4 September 2014, Noel Sanvicente was made coach of the Venezuelan national football team.[1] On 5 September 2014, the team lost its first match with Sanvicente under the helm 3-1 against South Korea in Bucheon.[2]

Copa America history

Venezuela first participated in the Copas America in 1967, and finished 5th 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 4 goals. In the 1993 series, Venezuela drew with Uruguay and the United States.

The team's overall Copa América record has been pretty poor (goal difference 33–145 before 2011 Copa), 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 Perú during the competition was its first Copa América victory since 1967.

2011 Copa América

At the 2011 Copa América championship, Venezuela reached the semifinals round for the first time by defeating Chile in the quarterfinal, 2–1. Despite their commanding presence against Paraguay in their semifinal, Venezuela were 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 3rd Place of Copa America 2011 at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata. Venezuela would suffer their biggest loss of the tournament, losing 4–1 to Peru and falling into 4th place overall, but 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:

July 3, 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)
July 9, 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)
July 13, 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)
July 17, 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)
July 20, 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
July 23, 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)

Historical kits

(1926)
(1967)
(1970)
(1977)
(1979)
(1981)
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(1986)
(1989)
(1990)
(1993)
(1994)
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(2011– 2013)

Current status

Venezuela Men's National Football Team Recent and forthcoming matches

Matches from the past 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

March 5, 2014 Friendly Honduras  2–1  Venezuela San Pedro Sula, Honduras
UTC-1:00 Bengtson 7'
Palacios 50'		 Report Otero 21' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
September 5, 2014 Friendly South Korea  3–1  Venezuela Bucheon, South Korea
12:00 UTC+9 Myung-joo 33'
Dong-gook 53', 64'		 Report M. Rondón 21' Stadium: Bucheon Sports Complex
Attendance: 34,456
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
September 9, 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup 2014 Japan  3–0 (forfeit)  Venezuela Yokohama, Japan
19:20 Report Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
November 14, 2014 Friendly Chile  5-0  Venezuela Talcahuano, Chile
20:00 UTC−3 A. Sánchez 17'
Valdivia 45+1'
Vargas 55'
Millar 78'
Hernández 90+3'		 Report Stadium: CAP
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
November 18, 2014 Friendly Bolivia  3-2  Venezuela La Paz, Bolivia
19:00 UTC-4 Raldes 41'
Lizio 53'
Arce 87'		 Report Ángel 39'
González 71'		 Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
February 4, 2015 Friendly Honduras  2-3  Venezuela San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Lozano 80'
Montes 90'		 Report Figuera 21'
Gómez 51'
Farías 76'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas (El Salvador)
February 11, 2015 Friendly Venezuela  v  Honduras Barinas, Venezuela
Stadium: Estadio Agustín Tovar
March 3, 2015 Friendly Peru  v  Venezuela Miami, USA
14 June 2015 Copa América Colombia  v  Venezuela Rancagua, Chile
Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
18 June 2015 Copa América Peru  v  Venezuela Valparaíso, Chile
Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa
21 June 2015 Copa América Brazil  v  Venezuela Santiago, Chile
Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano

  Win   Draw   Loss

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the Friendly Matches against Honduras.
Match Date: February 4 & 11, 2015
Opposition:  Honduras Caps and goals are correct as of February 4, 2015.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Rafael Romo (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 (age 34) 8 0 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana
1GK Alain Baroja (1989-10-23) October 23, 1989 (age 34) 1 0 Venezuela Caracas
2DF Gabriel Cichero (1984-04-25) April 25, 1984 (age 40) 54 3 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana
2DF Juan Fuenmayor (1979-09-05) September 5, 1979 (age 44) 26 0 Venezuela Deportivo Anzoátegui
2DF Francisco Carabalí (1991-02-24) February 24, 1991 (age 33) 3 0 Venezuela Caracas
2DF Andrés Sanchez (1987-12-12) December 12, 1987 (age 36) 3 0 Venezuela Caracas
2DF Jhon Chancellor (1991-01-02) January 2, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo Lara
2DF Óscar González (1992-02-25) February 25, 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Venezuela La Guaira
3MF Franklin Lucena (1981-02-20) February 20, 1981 (age 43) 55 1 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
3MF Rafael Acosta (1989-02-13) February 13, 1989 (age 35) 9 0 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana
3MF Rómulo Otero (1992-11-09) November 9, 1992 (age 31) 8 2 Venezuela Caracas
3MF Arquímedes Figuera (1989-10-06) October 6, 1989 (age 34) 3 1 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
3MF Luis Vargas (1988-01-08) January 8, 1988 (age 36) 3 0 Venezuela Zamora
3MF Argenis Gómez (1987-11-23) November 23, 1987 (age 36) 1 0 Venezuela Trujillanos
3MF Luis González (1990-12-22) December 22, 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
3MF Aquiles Ocanto (1988-11-18) November 18, 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Venezuela Carabobo
4FW Richard Blanco (1982-01-21) January 21, 1982 (age 42) 11 1 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana
4FW Edder Farías (1988-04-12) April 12, 1988 (age 36) 7 2 Venezuela Caracas
4FW Jesús Lugo (1991-09-14) September 14, 1991 (age 32) 3 0 Venezuela Aragua
4FW Manuel Arteaga (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Venezuela Zulia

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 Dani Hernández (1985-10-21) October 21, 1985 (age 38) 21 0 Spain Tenerife v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
GK Renny Vega (1979-07-04) July 4, 1979 (age 44) 62 0 Venezuela La Guaira v.  Japan, September 9, 2014
GK José Contreras (1994-10-20) October 20, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira v.  Honduras, March 5, 2014
DF Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (1984-05-31) May 31, 1984 (age 40) 59 8 France Nantes v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
DF Roberto Rosales (1988-11-20) November 20, 1988 (age 35) 52 0 Spain Málaga v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
DF Grenddy Perozo (1986-02-28) February 28, 1986 (age 38) 45 2 France Ajaccio v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
DF Alexander González (1992-09-13) September 13, 1992 (age 31) 26 1 Switzerland Thun v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
DF Wilker Ángel (1993-03-18) March 18, 1993 (age 31) 1 1 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
DF Fernando Amorebieta (1985-03-29) March 29, 1985 (age 39) 10 1 England Fulham Madrid Training Camp, October 2014
DF Víctor Hugo García (1994-06-11) June 11, 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Portugal Porto B Madrid Training Camp, October 2014
DF Andrés Túñez (1987-03-15) March 15, 1987 (age 37) 10 0 Thailand Buriram United v.  Japan, September 9, 2014
DF Rubert Quijada (1989-02-10) February 10, 1989 (age 35) 2 0 Venezuela Caracas v.  Japan, September 9, 2014
DF Javier González (1988-02-26) February 26, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Chile Ñublense v.  Honduras, March 5, 2014
MF Juan Arango (1980-05-17) May 17, 1980 (age 44) 122 22 Mexico Tijuana v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
MF Luis Manuel Seijas (1986-06-23) June 23, 1986 (age 37) 52 2 Colombia Santa Fe v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
MF Yohandry Orozco (1991-03-19) March 19, 1991 (age 33) 25 1 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
MF Édgar Jiménez (1984-10-19) October 19, 1984 (age 39) 9 0 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
MF Franco Signorelli (1991-01-01) January 1, 1991 (age 33) 2 0 Italy Empoli v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
MF Juan Pablo Añor (1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Spain Málaga v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
MF Tomás Rincón (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 36) 56 0 Italy Genoa Madrid Training Camp, October 2014
MF Alejandro Guerra (1985-07-09) July 9, 1985 (age 38) 40 4 Colombia Atlético Nacional Madrid Training Camp, October 2014
MF Christian Santos (1988-03-24) March 24, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Netherlands NEC Nijmegen Madrid Training Camp, October 2014
MF Pedro Ramírez (1992-08-24) August 24, 1992 (age 31) 1 0 Switzerland Sion v.  Japan, September 9, 2014
MF Ágnel Flores (1989-05-29) May 29, 1989 (age 35) 24 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira v.  Honduras, March 5, 2014
FW Nicolás Fedor (1985-08-19) August 19, 1985 (age 38) 50 10 Spain Rayo Vallecano v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
FW Fernando Aristeguieta (1992-04-09) April 9, 1992 (age 32) 15 1 France Nantes v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
FW Josef Martínez (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31) 13 2 Italy Torino v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
FW Emilio Rentería (1984-10-09) October 9, 1984 (age 39) 9 0 Chile San Marcos de Arica v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
FW Mario Rondón (1986-03-26) March 26, 1986 (age 38) 8 2 Portugal Nacional v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
FW Frank Feltscher (1988-05-17) May 17, 1988 (age 36) 14 2 Switzerland Aarau v.  Bolivia, November 18, 2014
FW Salomón Rondón (1989-09-16) September 16, 1989 (age 34) 36 12 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Madrid Training Camp, October 2014
FW Juan Falcón (1989-02-24) February 24, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 France Metz Madrid Training Camp, October 2014
FW Darwin Machís (1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 (age 31) 2 0 Spain Granada Madrid Training Camp, October 2014
FW Jeffrén Suárez (1988-01-20) January 20, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Spain Real Valladolid Madrid Training Camp, October 2014

Records

Most caps

The midfielder Juan Arango is the player that has defended his country in the most matches: 121 matches between 1999 and 2014.

Blue highlights denotes active players.

Position Name Period caps Goals
1 Juan Arango 1999– 121 22
2 José Manuel Rey 1997–2011 115 11
3 Jorge Alberto Rojas 1999–2009 91 3
4 Miguel Mea Vitali 1999–2012 85 1
5 Gabriel Urdaneta 1996–2005 77 9
Luis Vallenilla 1996–2007 77 1
7 Ruberth Morán 1996–2007 65 14
Giancarlo Maldonado 2003–2011 65 22
9 Leopoldo Jiménez 1999–2005 64 0
Ricardo Páez 2000–2007 64 7
As of 14 November 2014[3]

Top scorers

Blue highlights denotes active players.

Position Name Period Goals Caps Goals/Caps Ratio
1 Juan Arango 1999– 22 121 0.18
Giancarlo Maldonado 2003–2011 22 65 0.33
3 Ruberth Morán 1996–2007 14 65 0.22
4 José Salomón Rondón 2008– 12 36 0.33
5 Daniel Arismendi 2006–2011 11 31 0.35
José Manuel Rey 1997–2011 11 115 0.10
7 Nicolás Fedor 2006– 10 49 0.21
8 Gabriel Urdaneta 1996–2005 9 77 0.12
9 Oswaldo Vizcarrondo 2004– 8 58 0.14
10 Juan García Rivas 1993–2009 7 49 0.14
Ricardo Páez 2000–2007 7 64 0.11
As of 14 November 2014[4]

Competitive record

World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1954 Did not enter
1958 Withdrew
1962 Did not enter
1966 to 1970 Did not qualify
1974 Withdrew
1978 to 2014 Did not qualify

Head to head

Main article: Venezuela national football team head to head

Copa América record

Pan American Games record

References

  1. ^ http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/240/651/2/index.html
  2. ^ http://www.goal.com/en/match/korea-republic-vs-venezuela/1802751/report
  3. ^ Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin. "Appearances for Venezuela National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin. "Goals for Venezuela National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved July 24, 2013.

External links

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