El Salvador national beach soccer team
| Nickname(s) | La Selecta, La Playera, Los Pescadores, Los Guerreros, Los Cangrejitos |
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| Association | Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol |
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America). (UNCAF Central America) |
| Head coach | Rudis González |
| Captain | Agustin "El Tin" Ruiz |
| Most caps | Agustin "El Tin" Ruiz |
| Top scorer | Frank Velásquez |
| Home stadium | Estadio de Fútbol Playa (Costa del Sol) |
| FIFA code | SLV |
| First international | |
 El Salvador 5:9 United States 
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| Biggest win | |
El Salvador 17:2 Belize 
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| Biggest defeat | |
El Salvador 2:11 Portugal 
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 |
| Best result | Fourth place, 2011 |
| CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | |
The El Salvador national beach soccer team represents El Salvador in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FESFUT, the governing body for football in El Salvador. Compared to their national association football team counterparts, they are considerable force in the sport both continently and internationally. El Salvador ranks 1st in CONCACAF Beach Soccer, and 5th in the BSWW. It is also the only country in the CONCACAF confederation to Qualify four consecutive times in a FIFA World Cup
The team's first attempt at qualification for the Beach Soccer World Cup, came in 2007, when they joined Mexico, Costa Rica and the US in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship. Unfortunately, the team failed to win a game and ultimately finished last.
In April 2008, the team again participated in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, with the hope of reaching their first World Cup. On this occasion, the team played above expectations, and although they lost their opening game 4–2 to CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico, they went on to defeat raining CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach soccer champions the USA (5–6), and Costa Rica (3–4) to finish second in the group; this allowed them to qualify for, along with Mexico, the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which was held in France. Adding to the group's achievements, two of its players also picked up individual awards, with Luis Rodas being named Goalkeeper of the tournament, and José Ruiz winning the Golden Boot for scoring the most goals (six in total).
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