Argentina national beach soccer team

The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFA, the governing body for football in Argentina.

Argentina
Nickname(s)La Albiceleste
AssociationArgentine Football Association
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachGustavo Casado
CaptainLucas Medero
Home stadiumEzeiza
FIFA codeARG
BSWW ranking11


First colours


Second colours
World Cup
Appearances8 no officials and 8 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (First in 2005)
Best resultFifth place: 2006, 2008, 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2005)
Best resultWinner (2013)
Websitewww.afa.org.ar

The Argentina national beach soccer team has qualified and participated in all eight FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tournaments and has been a Winner of the CONMEBOL Competition once and Runners-up twice. Argentina is ranked 10th in the FIFA World Rankings.

Current squad

Correct as of April 2015:[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   Marcelo Salgueiro
2 DF   Jonathan Levi
3 DF   Santiago Hilaire
8 MF   Rodrigo Lopez
6 DF   Luciano Franceschini
10 MF   Federico Costas
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   Lucas Medero
7 FW   Federico Hilaire
9 FW   Luciano Sirico
11 FW   Cesar Leguizamon
4 MF   Cristian Cuevas
12 GK   Dardo Cortes

Current staff

  • Coach: Gustavo Casado
  • Technical Assistant: Esteban Pizzi
  • Head Delegation: Gustavo Lorenzo

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Record

Year Round Pos Pld W W
aet/pso
L GF GA GD
Brazil2005Quarterfinals8th3102816-8
Brazil2006Quarterfinals5th4301119+2
Brazil2007Group stage11th310299-
France2008Quarterfinals5th4301137+6
United Arab Emirates2009Group stage9th3111116+5
Italy2011Group stage11th3102610-4
Tahiti2013Quarterfinals5th42021817+1
Portugal2015Group stage13th3102914-5
Bahamas2017Did not qualify
Paraguay2019Did not qualify
Russia2021To be determined
Total8/11-27131138589-

Beach Soccer World Cup record

Year Round Pos Pld W W
aet/pso
L GF GA GD
Brazil 1995Group stage7th310246
Brazil 1996Group stage8th3003512
Brazil 1997Semifinalist4th52031433
Brazil 1998Quarterfinals8th41031319
Brazil 1999Did not qualify
Brazil 2000Group stage10th3003910
Brazil 2001Semifinalist3rd54012212
Brazil 2002Group stage8th30031227
Brazil 2003Did not qualify
Brazil 2004Quarterfinals7th3102815
Total8/10-301002084125-

Regional honours

Mundialito de Futebol de Praia

  • 3rd (3) 2006, 2008, 2010

Copa Latina

  • 2nd (1) 2006
  • 3rd (4) 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010

References

  1. Squad Archived 3 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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