Venezuela national football team
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| Nickname(s) | La Vinotinto |
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| Association | Federación Venezolana de Fútbol (FVF) |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Head coach | Rafael Dudamel |
| Captain | Tomás Rincón |
| Most caps | Juan Arango (129) |
| Top scorer | Juan Arango (23) |
| Home stadium |
Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui Polideportivo Cachamay Estadio Pueblo Nuevo |
| FIFA code | VEN |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 59  (9 February 2017)
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| Highest | 29 (August 2014) |
| Lowest | 129 (November 1998) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 44 (24 February 2017) |
| Highest | 19 (July 17, 2011) |
| Lowest | 127 (1993, 1995, 1999) |
| First international | |
 Panama 2–1 Venezuela  (Panama City, Panama; February 12, 1938) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Venezuela 7–0 Puerto Rico  (Caracas, Venezuela; January 16, 1959) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Argentina 11–0 Venezuela (Rosario, Argentina; August 10, 1975) |
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| Copa América | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1967) |
| Best result | Fourth place, 2011 |
The Venezuela national football team (Spanish: La selección de fútbol de Venezuela) represents Venezuela in men's international association football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), the governing body for football in Venezuela. 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 the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo in San Cristóbal. In friendly matches, they tend to rotate between the rest of the stadiums in the country.
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 never 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 the 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 (such as Japan, the United States and Australia) that the national team found incentives to increase player development and fan support.
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