El Salvador National Football Team
El Salvador's national football team (Selección de fútbol de El Salvador in Spanish) represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol (FESFUT). In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador. El Salvador's national football team's first match was in September 1921, when they were invited to participate in a tournament to celebrate 100 years of Central American Independence.
El Salvador has made two FIFA World Cup appearances: first in 1970 and again in 1982, but have never progressed beyond the first group stage of a finals tournament. They were the 1943 CCCF champions, and finished in second-place in the 1941 and 1961 championships. They have competed in the CONCACAF regional tournaments thirteen times, finishing as runners-up in 1963 and 1981. La Selecta also competes in the biennial UNCAF Nations Cup, the Pan American Games, the Olympics, and have achieved two gold medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games.
The Estadio Cuscatlán, also known as "El Coloso de Montserrat" and "La Catedral del Espectaculo", is the official home stadium of the El Salvador national football team. Since 2008, the national team has had a kit sponsorship contract with England based supplier Mitre. As of March 2012, Raúl Díaz Arce is the top-scorer with 39 goals, while Alfredo Pacheco has the record of being the most capped Salvadoran player with 87 appearances. The El Salvador national football team has presented itself with 46 managers in total.
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