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El Salvadornational football team record

196
Wins
136
Draws
276
Defeats

608 matches, 1921 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1415, 133rd in the world

El Salvador have played 608 internationals since 1921: 196 wins, 136 draws and 276 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Guatemala, with 82 meetings. Their biggest win is 12–0 against Anguilla in World Cup qualifying on 6 February 2008.

El Salvador's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All608196136276759–93632%
Competitive37314472157556–56639%
Friendlies2355264119203–37022%
At home184963553372–22852%
Away1873242113139–34217%
Neutral venues2376859110248–36629%

Record against every opponent

El Salvador have played 55 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Guatemala8223253474–962026
Honduras8018233981–1272025
Costa Rica6310143953–1462024
Panama4717131765–622025
Mexico37413220–1062022
USA28172016–632023
Haiti26138533–162019
Jamaica265101117–292026
Nicaragua22201188–142022
Curaçao20118127–132025
Canada19531116–272025
Trinidad and Tobago1344516–172023
Suriname1281330–142025
Belize990027–62017
Cuba961224–112011
Ecuador81255–182021
Peru72056–152024
Colombia61147–132009
Dominican Republic641111–62026
Montserrat651011–32024
Bermuda52128–62018
Bolivia51226–92021
Russia50051–101993
St Vincent540116–72024
Venezuela52036–72013
St Kitts and Nevis431012–32021
Anguilla330019–02025
Argentina30030–72024
Brazil30030–132018
Grenada32107–32022
Hungary30123–131991
Paraguay30031–62005
Puerto Rico32108–02024
Qatar30122–42026
Belgium0–3 (1970), 0–1 (1982)20020–41982
Cayman Islands4–1 (2011), 4–0 (2011)22008–12011
Chile0–1 (1989), 0–1 (2021)20020–22021
Greece1–3 (1999), 0–3 (1999)20021–61999
Guyana2–2 (2012), 3–2 (2012)21105–42012
Japan0–2 (2019), 0–6 (2023)20020–82023
St Lucia3–0 (2019), 2–0 (2019)22005–02019
South Korea1–1 (2023), 0–1 (2026)20111–22026
Antigua and Barbuda3–0 (2021)11003–02021
Armenia0–4 (2016)10010–42016
Aruba2–0 (1955)11002–01955
Barbados3–0 (2018)11003–02018
China2–2 (2008)10102–22008
Estonia0–2 (2012)10010–22012
Iceland0–1 (2020)10010–12020
Ivory Coast1–2 (2014)10011–22014
Moldova2–0 (2012)11002–02012
New Zealand2–2 (2012)10102–22012
Serbia1–4 (1995)10011–41995
Spain0–2 (2014)10010–22014
US Virgin Islands7–0 (2021)11007–02021

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v AnguillaWorld Cup qualifying, 6 Feb 200812–0 for El Salvador
  2. v NicaraguaCCCF Championship, 16 Dec 194310–1 for El Salvador
  3. v NicaraguaFriendly, 1 May 19299–0 for El Salvador
  4. v NicaraguaCCCF Championship, 13 May 19418–0 for El Salvador
  5. v NicaraguaCCCF Championship, 7 Dec 19438–1 for El Salvador

Heaviest defeats

  1. v HungaryWorld Cup, 15 Jun 19821–10 for El Salvador
  2. at MexicoFriendly, 29 Mar 19880–8 for El Salvador
  3. v Costa RicaCentral American and Caribbean Games, 22 Mar 19302–9 for El Salvador
  4. v MexicoCentral American and Caribbean Games, 27 Mar 19351–8 for El Salvador
  5. at USAFriendly, 5 Dec 19930–7 for El Salvador

Latest results

  1. v JamaicaCONCACAF Nations League, 2 Oct 20260–2 for El Salvador
  2. at GuatemalaCONCACAF Nations League, 28 Sept 20260–6 for El Salvador
  3. v QatarFriendly, 6 Jun 20260–0 for El Salvador
  4. v South KoreaFriendly, 3 Jun 20260–1 for El Salvador
  5. at Dominican RepublicCONCACAF Series, 26 Mar 20262–2 for El Salvador
  6. at PanamaWorld Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20250–3 for El Salvador
  7. at SurinameWorld Cup qualifying, 13 Nov 20250–4 for El Salvador
  8. v GuatemalaWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Oct 20250–1 for El Salvador
  9. v PanamaWorld Cup qualifying, 10 Oct 20250–1 for El Salvador
  10. v SurinameWorld Cup qualifying, 8 Sept 20251–2 for El Salvador

El Salvador's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1921: 1478End of 1927: 1475End of 1928: 1491End of 1929: 1509End of 1930: 1442End of 1935: 1404End of 1937: 1412End of 1938: 1414End of 1941: 1469End of 1943: 1506End of 1946: 1498End of 1948: 1465End of 1949: 1468End of 1950: 1494End of 1953: 1464End of 1955: 1464End of 1959: 1472End of 1961: 1476End of 1963: 1506End of 1965: 1547End of 1966: 1534End of 1967: 1538End of 1968: 1569End of 1969: 1561End of 1970: 1467End of 1971: 1473End of 1972: 1433End of 1974: 1423End of 1976: 1469End of 1977: 1484End of 1978: 1473End of 1979: 1469End of 1980: 1536End of 1981: 1600End of 1982: 1534End of 1983: 1520End of 1984: 1524End of 1985: 1568End of 1987: 1554End of 1988: 1577End of 1989: 1468End of 1991: 1458End of 1992: 1574End of 1993: 1510End of 1994: 1525End of 1995: 1527End of 1996: 1541End of 1997: 1539End of 1998: 1516End of 1999: 1439End of 2000: 1539End of 2001: 1554End of 2002: 1561End of 2003: 1545End of 2004: 1462End of 2005: 1443End of 2006: 1430End of 2007: 1441End of 2008: 1574End of 2009: 1595End of 2010: 1559End of 2011: 1683End of 2012: 1622End of 2013: 1611End of 2014: 1617End of 2015: 1605End of 2016: 1529End of 2017: 1561End of 2018: 1566End of 2019: 1612End of 2020: 1599End of 2021: 1610End of 2022: 1575End of 2023: 1544End of 2024: 1536End of 2025: 1450End of 2026: 1415
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1689, reached on 14 July 2021. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2355264119203–370
World Cup qualifying129562350214–166
UNCAF Cup5619132456–68
Gold Cup4310112236–69
CCCF Championship361651582–74
CONCACAF Championship3211101143–40
CONCACAF Championship qualifying23145445–17
CONCACAF Nations League1892727–24
Central American and Caribbean Games15501035–64
World Cup60061–22
CONCACAF Nations League qualifying43017–2
Gold Cup qualifying30123–6
Columbus Cup20021–4
Miami Cup21013–4
CONCACAF Series10102–2

Top scorers

  1. 1Raúl Díaz Arce20
  2. 2Rodolfo Zelaya15
  3. 3Osael Romero11
  4. 4Nelson Bonilla10
  5. 5Eduardo "Volkswagen" Hernández9
  6. 6David Rugamas8
  7. 7Rudis Corrales8
  8. 8Eliseo Quintanilla7
  9. 9Juan Ramón Martínez7
  10. 10Mágico González7

Counted from the 195 of 608 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did El Salvador play their first international?

On 14 September 1921, a 0–7 defeat against Costa Rica in a friendly.

What is El Salvador's biggest win?

12–0 against Anguilla in World Cup qualifying on 6 February 2008.

What is El Salvador's heaviest defeat?

1–10 against Hungary at the World Cup on 15 June 1982.

Who have El Salvador played the most?

Guatemala: 82 matches, with 23 wins, 25 draws and 34 defeats for El Salvador.

What is El Salvador's longest winning run?

7 wins in a row, from 7 August 2011 to 15 November 2011.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.