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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see El Salvador women's national football team.

 El Salvador
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Selecta
La Selección Cuscatleca
Los Cuscatlecos
AssociationSalvadoran Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederation UNCAF (Central America)
Head coachRubén Israel
CaptainMarvin González
Most capsLeonel Cárcamo (84)
Top scorerRaúl Díaz Arce (39)
Home stadiumEstadio Cuscatlán
FIFA codeSLV
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current72
Highest50 (December 1992)
Lowest169 (November 2006)
First international
El Salvador El Salvador 0–7[note 1] Costa Rica 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921)
Biggest win
El Salvador El Salvador 12–0 Anguilla 
(San Salvador, El Salvador; February 6, 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 10–1 El Salvador El Salvador
(Elche, Spain; June 15, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1970)
Best resultRound 1, 1970, 1982
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1963)
Best resultRunners-Up, 1963, 1981
Medal record
CONCACAF Championship
Silver medal – second place 1963 El Salvador NA
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Mexico NA
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Honduras NA
UNCAF Nations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 El Salvador NA
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Guatemala NA
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Honduras NA
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Panama NA
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1935 San Salvador NA
Gold medal – first place 1954 Mexico City NA
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador NA
CCCF Championship
Silver medal – second place 1941 San José NA
Gold medal – first place 1943 San Salvador NA
Silver medal – second place 1961 San José NA

El Salvador's national football team (Selección de fútbol de El Salvador in Spanish) represents El Salvador in international football and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol (FESFUT). In 1899, the selection of Santa Ana and the selection of San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador. El Salvador's national football team's first match came 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 Cuscatlan, also known as "El Coloso De Montserrat" and "La Catedral del Espectaculo", is the official home stadium of the El Salvador national football team with a capacity of 52,000 seats for the public. Since 2008, the national team has had a kit sponsorship contract with England based supplier Mitre. Raúl Díaz Arce is the top-scorer with 39 goals, while Leonel Cárcamo has the record of being the most capped Salvadoran player with 84 appearances. The El Salvador national football team has presented itself with 41 managers in total, in the national team, and currently the head coach is Rubén Israel.

History

Beginnings of the national team

Salvadoran football had its birth in the city of Santa Ana on a field called Campo Marte. This was the first time a football game was hosted in El Salvador. That first game took place on July 26, 1899 among players from Santa Ana and San Salvador. Both teams had several foreign players from England who are credited with introducing football to El Salvador. The local team won the game 2–0.[1]


Although El Salvador played a few games in the early part of the 20th century, they did not become a fully committed national team until 1921 when players such as Pablo Huezo, Carlos Escobar Leiva or Santiago Barrachina revolutionized football in the country.[2] In September 1921, El Salvador were invited to Guatemala to take part in the Independence Centenary Games, to celebrate 100 years of Central American Independence.[3][4] The tournament was compromised as only Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador were able to participate. It was a single-elimination tournament, or round-robin format, with Guatemala playing Honduras and El Salvador playing Costa Rica. El Salvador were eliminated by Costa Rica 7–0.[note 1][5] Despite the loss, this tournament is seen by many as the starting point of the rise of the El Salvador national team.

After the 1921 Guatemala tournament, El Salvador only played two other international friendlies, both against Honduras. El Salvador lost the first match 1–0, while the second ended in a 0–0 draw .[5] On 7 December 1928, El Salvador recorded its first ever win: a 5–0 victory over Honduras, the team that would later become their traditional rivals. The game was played at Campo Marte San Salvador and was not only El Salvador's first ever recorded win, but also the first time the team had scored in an international match. On the day, Gustavo "Taviche" Marroquin become the first ever Salvadoran player to score five goals in a single game for the El Salvador national football team,[5] a feat later equaled by Raúl Díaz Arce, Miguel Cruz and Rudis Corrales.

1930s

In the early 1930s, El Salvador appointed its first official national coach, American national Mark Scott Thompson, in preparation for the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana, Cuba.[6] El Salvador finished in fourth place at the games.[7] The Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol, the official governing football organization in El Salvador, was founded in 1935. By this time, El Salvador were coached by Spaniard Pablo Ferre Elías.[6] The El Salvador-hosted 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games took place in the new government funded Estadio Flor Blanca, at that time the biggest stadium in the country. The Salvadoran squad consisted of Edmundo Majano as goalkeeper, Tobias Rivera and Raul Castro in defense, Américo Gonzalez and Napolean Cañas as midfielders, and Alex Morales, Rogelio Aviles, Fidel Quintanilla, Miguel “Americano” Cruz and Andres Hernandez as strikers. Previously the national team had worn black and white striped jerseys and this was the first time they turned out in a new blue strip. The team improved their performance over the previous competition to finish in third place as bronze medal winners.[7][8]

By 1938 the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol had become affiliates of FIFA.[9] Once again the El Salvador national football team participated in the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama, which was won by Mexico with Costa Rica in second place. El Salvador won two games and lost three out of its the five played. A match for third place between Colombia and El Salvador scheduled but cancelled due to bad physical state of the players. El Salvador finished in fourth place.[7][10]

1940s–1950s

On April 26, 1940, the first national football federation was approved, with Dr. Luis Rivas Palacios as president. In 1941, the first international competition in the CONCACAF, the continental governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, the Central American and Caribbean Championship (CCCF) took place in Costa Rica. El Salvador took part for the first time alongside teams from Costa Rica, Curacao, Panama, and Nicaragua. El Salvador were runners-up, recording two wins, one tie, and one loss.[11]

The 1943 CCCF Championship took place in San Salvador with the participation of Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. The El Savador team were coached by former national player Américo González. At the end of the tournament, El Salvador and Guatemala ended up with the same number of points and so had to play a tiebreaker. On December 21, Guatemala failed to show up for the match resulting in El Salvador declaring themselves 1943 CCCF Championship winners by goal difference. This was the country's first international title. El Salvador's 10‒1 win over Nicaragua set the team's record for the most goals scored in a single game. It was also the second time a Salvadoran player (Miguel “Americano” Cruz) had scored five goals in a single match.[12] El Salvador participated in the 1946 CCCF Championship, hosted in Costa Rica, alongside six other participants. The national team finished in second place, winning three matches and losing two. In 1948, the El Salvador national football team participated in its fourth CCCF Championship, the 1948 CCCF Championship in Guatemala alongside teams from five other countries. For the third time, Costa Rica won the championship with El Salvador finishing in fifth place.

El Salvador were invited by Brazil but turned down an invitation to play in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and did not participate in the playoffs for the subsequent World Cups in 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1966. Reasons for these refusals to participate might have possibly be due to economic issues since in those times they had never played so far from home. At that time it had a good quad with players like goalkeeper Manuel "tamalon" Garay, Rafael "chapuda" Reyes, Conrado Miranda, Miguel "americano" Cruz, Rafael Corado and Mando Rivas, to name a few.

At the group stage of the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico, El Salvador recorded two wins, one tie, and one loss. They began the final round by beating Curaçao 3–1, but lost their other two matches leaving them in fifth place.[7] In 1953, the El Salvador national football team took part in its fifth CCCF Championship, the 1953 CCCF Championship held in Costa Rica. together with seven other national teams. Costa Rica became champions for the fourth time and El Salvador finished in fifth place. El Salvador won their second international title in 1954 under the direction of Carbilio Tomasino and a team consisting of Yohalmo Aurora, Manuel "tamalones" Garay, Hugo Moreno, Armando Larin, Luis Regalado, Conrado Miranda, Fernando Barrios, Ramon "pezote" Chavez, Jose Hernandez, Mario Montoya, Juan Francisco "cariota" Barraza, Ricardo "chilenito" Valencia, Alfredo "Baiza" Ruano and Obdulio "calulo" Hernandez. They debuted against Colombia in a 2–2 tie, beat Cuba 3–1, beat Mexico 3–2 and finally beat Panama 1–0 with a goal by "Cariota" Barraza. The 3–2 victory against Mexico, with two goals from Mario Montoya (16',36') and one from Ricardo Valencia (37'), was the first victory by a Central American team against Mexico.[7]

At the 1955 CCCF Championship in Costa Rica , El Salvador's sixth, the national team took part along with five other participants. For the fifth time Costa Rica crowned themselves champions with El Salvador runners-up.

1960s

The El Salvador football team participated in its seventh CCCF Championship, the 1961 CCCF Championship in Costa Rica, in competition with nine other teams with El Salvador finishing in fourth place. El Salvador hosted the first CONCACAF Championship qualification tournament (a replacement for the CCCF Championship) in 1963. There were nine other participants, with Costa Rica becoming the first CONCACAF champions and El Salvador finishing as runners-up.[13] Chilean Hernan Carrasco Vivanco became coach in 1964 and would later revolutionize Salvadoran football. He led the national team for the first time at the 1965 CONCACAF Championship in Guatemala, where they won 2–1 against Costa Rica and 3–1 against Haiti. The team tied 1 game, losing two eventually finishing in fourth place. In 1966 the El Salvador football team took part in the Central American and Caribbean Games for the sixth time in a competition that took place in Puerto Rico. The national team participated alongside seven other teams, finishing in fourth place.[7]

The first elimination rounds at the CONCACAF level were in preparation for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, whilst similar elimination rounds were held for Central American members prior to the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1968 El Salvador qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time, where they lost 4–0 to Hungary,[14] 3–1 to Israel,[15] and tied 1–1 with Ghana.[16] The coach by this time was Rigoberto Guzman.

Gregorio Bundio and his assistant Jose Santacolomba coached the team in the qualifying stages for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. This would be the first time that El Salvador would participate in this qualifying tournament. For this World Cup, CONCACAF would be represented by Mexico (host of the World Cup) and another national team. El Salvador won group 3, playing four games, winning three and losing one. Their record was 10 goals for and 5 goals against with 6 points. As a result they qualified for a 3-game playoff against the group 2 winner, Honduras. Immediately following the match an eighteen-year old Salvadoran girl Amelia Bolaños shot herself in the heart, and was subsequently regarded as a martyr in El Salvador, with her funeral being televised and the El Salvador president and national football team walking behind her coffin.[17][18] The second game, on 15 June 1969 in the Salvadoran capital of San Salvador, which was won 3–0 by El Salvador, was followed by even greater violence.[19] A play-off match took place in Mexico City on 26 June 1969. El Salvador won 3–2 after extra time. As a result of existing tensions being exacerbated by the football matches, on 14 July 1969 the two countries began the a 100 hour long war known as the Football War. As a result of the conflict, El Salvador and Honduras were disqualified from entering the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification.[18]

The final set of qualifying games for the 1970 FIFA World Cup took place against Haiti. The first leg was won by El Salvador in Haiti, 2–1, with goals from Elver Acevedo (43') and Mauricio 'Pipo' Rodriguez (60+2'). The second lef was lost 3–0. The third game on 8 October 1969 was won by El Salvador with a goal by Juan Ramon "Mon" Martinez (a.e.t. 14'). The El Salvador national football team qualified for their first FIFA World Cup, even though it was their first time in the qualifying stages.

1970s

In their first ever World Cup Finals appearance, at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, El Salvador lost their first game 3–0 to Belgium in Mexico City on June 3.[20] The second match was played against the host nation, Mexico, on 7 June. The game turned on a controversial moment near the end of the first half with the score at 0–0. Egyptian referee Hussain Kandil awarded a free kick to El Salvador in their own half. However a Mexican player took the free-kick, passing to another Mexican player who scored. The Salvadoran players protested vigorously, to the extent of physically jostling Bermudan linesman Keith Dunstan, but the goal was allowed to stand. El Salvador restarted the game by kicking the ball into the crowd in protest. They eventually lost the game 4–0.[21] The team's third and final game occurred on June 10 with El Salvador losing the game 2–0 to the USSR in Mexico City, to finish at the bottom of Group A.[22] "El Pajaro Picon Picon" was a Colombian song written by Eliseo Herrera which was very popular in El Salvador during the qualifying stages of the 1970 World Cup. During a radio show, Mauricio Bohorquez parodied the song, which he named "Arriba con la Seleccion". That parody became so famous that it became the "official anthem" of the El Salvador national football team.[23]

At the 1971 CONCACAF Championship, which was hosted on Trinidadian soil, El Salvador advanced from the first round with an aggregate score of 4–2 against Nicaragua. In the second round, El Salvador withdrew from the playoff when they had to play against Honduras with Honduras eventually making the finals. The national team took part in the 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification process for the 1974 FIFA World Cup but they did not advance to the final stage after they were eliminated by Guatemala with an aggregate score of 0–2 (0–1, 0–1).[24] The team was managed by Hector D'Angelo.[6] In 1975 El Salvador participated at the Pan American Games for the first time at the VII (7) Pan American Games, hosted in Mexico. The national team participated in a group that included Brazil, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. They debuted with a 4–1 score against Nicaragua on October 14 with 3 goals from "Pajarito" Huezo and the debut of Francisco "Paco" Jovel. Then they played against Brazil on the 15th — for the first time in history — and lost 0–2. They ended the tournament by playing against Costa Rica, where they tied 0–0 and wherein "Pele" Zapata missed a penalty. They could not proceed to the next stage and finished at third place in Group D.[25]

At the 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification, La Azul played against four other teams on a home-and-away basis. The group winner (Guatemala) and runner-up (El Salvador) advanced to the Final Round. In the final round, El Salvador played five games; they won two, drew one, and lost two with 5 points. They finished in thirs place, below Haiti (7 points) and Mexico (10 points).[24] In 1978 the El Salvador football team took part in the Central American and Caribbean Games for the seventh time in the competition that took place in Colombia. For the fourth time, Cuba was crowned champions. El Salvador finished in ninth place.[7]

1980s

At the 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification, La Azul and five other teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner (Honduras) and runner-up (El Salvador) advanced to the final round. On November 19, 1981, in the hexagonal at Honduras, El Salvador beat Haiti by 1–0 with a penalty kick taken by Norberto Huezo. Honduras tied with Mexico, meaning the national team scored more points than Mexico and qualified for the second time for a World Cup, alongside Honduras. In the hexagonal games, La Selecta won 1–0 over Mexico — with a memorable goal from Ever Hernandez on November 6 — and Haiti. The national team tied Cuba and Honduras 0–0 and lost to Canada 0–1. The national team was under the direction of Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez.[26][27]

In 1982 El Salvador took a 20-man squad (two players short of the normal 22, for controversial reasons that remain unclear), coached by Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez, to Spain. The team's experience was an unhappy one. In their first match on June 15 in Elche, they were defeated 10–1 by Hungary, a scoreline that stands as a World Cup record to this day.[28] One comfort was that Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata scored the country's first World Cup goal during the game, albeit at a point when the Salvadorans were already down 5–0.[29]

El Salvador managed to regain some pride in their subsequent games: displaying much-improved levels of organisation and commitment, they lost 1–0 to Belgium on June 19 in Elche and 2–0 to the then-reigning world champions, Argentina, in Alicante on June 23.[30][31]

In the 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification, El Salvador and 15 other teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. With an aggregate score of 8–0 (5–0, 3–0) against Puerto Rico, El Salvador passed to the first round of the final tournament. They were unable to advance to the second round, with 5 points (2 won, 1 tied, 1 lost).[24] In the qualifying stages they eliminated the Netherlands Antilles (1–0, 5–0), and in the final round they placed fifth, with 2 points in 6 games (victories were then counted as two points).[24]

1990s

In the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup, La Selecta defeated Nicaragua with an aggregate score of 5–2 (3–2, 2–0) at the first round. In the final round, they played three games, drawing in one and losing two. They ended in fourth place and thus did not advance to the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[32][33]

In the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup, La Selecta played three games, drawing in one and losing two. They ended in fourth place and thus did not advance to the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. They were coached by Jorge Viera.[32] They eliminated Nicaragua (5–0,5–1), then finished first in a group composed of Bermuda (0–1 and 4–1), Canada (1–1 and 3–2), and Jamaica (2–0, 2–1). Already in the final quadrangular, they debuted by beating Mexico 2–1, but lost the next 4 games, losing all classification option. They came in third with 4 points in 6 games (victories were then counted as two points).[24]

In the first round of the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup, they won their first two games. La Selecta won Belize 3–0 and Costa Rica 2–1. In the semifinals they lost against Guatemala 0–1, so they had to go for the third-place playoff against Costa Rica. In that game they won by a score of 2–1; goals came from Raúl Díaz Arce (18') and Jorge Rodríguez (21'). For the first time they advanced to the Gold Cup.[32][34]

At the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, El Salvador defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3–2, with goals from Raúl Díaz Arce (34', 72' (pen.) and Ronald Cerritos (50'). They lost to the United States, and thus could not continue in the competition.[35][36]

In the first round of the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup, La Selecta lost to Honduras 3–0 but defeated Costa Rica 2–0. In the final round they lost against Guatemala 0–1, Costa Rica 0–1, and tied Honduras 0–0. They finished in third, with 1 point. They advanced to the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[32][37] At the US-hosted 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, El Salvador were coached by Kiril Dojcinovski. In Group A, El Salvador tied with Guatemala 0–0 and lost to Brazil 0–4 and Jamaica 0–2.[35][38]

After the global stakes in 1970 and 1982, this was the playoff which was closest to a return to a World Cup, which created great excitement among the fans in El Salvador. In the final round, the club finished in fifth place, with 10 points in as many games.[24]

In the first round of the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup, El Salvador tied Guatemala 1–1 and defeated Nicaragua 1–0, with goals from Magdonio Corrales. In the final round they lost to Honduras (1–3), Guatemala (0–1), and Costa Rica (0–4). They finished in fourth place, with 0 points, and did not advance to the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. They were coached by Mario Peres Ulibarri.[39]

2000s

In the group stage of the Honduras-hosted 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup, El Salvador defeated Nicaragua by 3–0, defeated Panama 2–1, and tied with Honduras 1–1. At the final stage of that tournament, they tied Guatemala (0–0), Panama (1–1), and Costa Rica (1–1). El Salvador advanced to the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup after ending up in third place. They were coached by Carlos Recinos.[32][40]

Still coached by Recinos, El Salvador lost to Mexico 0–1 in Group A of the 2002 Gold Cup. On January 23, they defeated Guatemala 1–0, with a goal from Santos Cabrera (58'). For the first time, they advanced to the Quarter-finals of a Gold Cup. On January 27, they lost to eventual champions United States by a score of 0–4.[35][41]

The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification process marked the beginning of the current decline in Salvadoran football, because after being a regular in the CONCACAF final round, the team was eliminated in the second round by Honduras and Jamaica, who later participated in the final round.[42]

In the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup in Panama, El Salvador managed to get third place, with Ramon Paredes as head coach. In the tournament El Salvador won against Panama (2–1), lost against Costa Rica (0–1), defeated Nicaragua (3–0), defeated Honduras (1–0), and lost against Guatemala.(0–2). They qualified for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup alongside Guatemala and Costa Rica (Honduras went to the playoffs).[43]

El Salvador lost to the United States 0–2 in Group C of the 2003 Gold Cup. On July 16, they won over Martinique 1–0 with a goal from defender Marvin Gonzalez (76'). For the second time, they had advanced to the Quarter-finals of a Gold Cup. On July 19, they lost to Costa Rica by 2–5. Three of the seven goals were penalty kicks counted by the referee, Mexican Felipe Ramos.[35][44]

In the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup in Guatemala, El Salvador lost against Panama (0–1) and Costa Rica (1–2). They were not able to qualify for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. They were coached by Carlos Cavagnaro.[45]

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification process, they eliminated Bermuda (2–1 and 2–2) but were defeated in the second round by the United States.[46]

In the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup, hosted on Salvadoran soil, El Salvador won over Belize and Nicaragua by 2–1 and tied with Guatemala with no goals. They advanced to the Semifinals as top of Group 1. At the semifinals, El Salvador lost to the eventual champions, Costa Rica, by two early goals. For the third place playoff, El Salvador lost 0–1 to Guatemala but still qualified to advance to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team was coached by Carlos de los Cobos.[47]

At the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Ramon Sanchez (38') and Dennis Alas (81') scored to give the national team their only victory in the tournament against Trinidad and Tobago. They lost the following two matches against Guatemala 0–1 and United States 0–4.[48]

In the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, El Salvador defeated Belize (4–1), tied against Nicaragua (1–1) with an own-goal, and lost to Honduras 0–2. They qualified for the semifinals. At the semifinals, the game was called after 60 minutes of play when El Salvador was reduced to six players. Two El Salvador players, Alexander Escobar and Eliseo Quintanilla, were awarded red cards in the first half, and Deris Umanzor, Rodolfo Zelaya, and goalkeeper Juan José Gómez were injured and had to leave the game after El Salvador had already exhausted their three substitutions. The game was awarded 3–0 to Costa Rica. In the third place playoff, Honduras earned a win over los Cuscatlecos with an only goal scored by Roger Espninoza (30').[49]

At the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, El Salvador were in Group A, along with Costa Rica, Canada, and Jamaica. They debuted against Costa Rica, with two goals scored by Osael Romero in the 19th and 85th minute. The next two games were defeats by a score of 1–0. The team was still coached by Carlos de los Cobos.[50]

2010s

For the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process, the team passed the first round by defeating the weak selection of Anguilla (12–0 and 4–0) and surprisingly, in the next round, eliminated Panama (0–1 and 3–1). By August 2008 they played the third phase against Costa Rica, Haiti and Suriname, after which they were in second place. El Salvador and five other teams that reached the fourth round formed one double-round-robin, home-and-away group. The top three teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fourth place team qualified for a home-and-away play-off against the fifth-place team from CONMEBOL. After the qualifying round (final stage) the team was in fifth, with eight points. Rudis Corrales was top goalscorer of the qualification process with 8 in total.[51]

On 11 May 2010 The FIFA Emergency Committee suspended the Salvadoran Football Association (FESFUT) on account of government interference. This decision by FIFA was based on the fact that the statutes ratified by the FESFUT general assembly in August 2009 had not been formally entered in the country’s official register, and that the government had failed to acknowledge the authority of the Normalisation Committee set up to represent FESFUT.[52] Consequently, FIFA considered that it was not possible for FESFUT to organise the elective general assembly in line with the action plan that had been drawn up, and suspended FESFUT. For the suspension to be lifted, Salvadoran authorities needed to recognize the legitimacy of the Normalisation Committee of the Salvadoran Football Association.[52] The suspension was lifted on May 28. By FIFA lifting the suspension, El Salvador was allowed to participate in international tournaments at both club and national levels. El Salvador's under-21 team qualified for the CAC tournament in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. However, CONCACAF made a decision to suspend football at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games shortly thereafter. Metapan and FAS participated in the CONCACAF Champions League. The Salvadoran referees selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup were able to participate in the World Cup. El Salvador will also be able to participate in the qualifying stages for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Under-23 Olympics.[53]

At the 2011 Copa Centroamericana, formerly known as the UNCAF Nations Cup, El Salvador achieved fourth place. Los Cuscatlecos defeated Nicaragua (2–0) and Belize (5–2), and lost against Panama 2–0. At the semifinals they lost against Honduras once again by a 2–0 score. In the third place match, they lost to Panama in a penalty shootout by a score of 4–5. The team was coached by José Luis Rugamas. They were able to qualify to the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Forward Rafael Burgos received the Golden Boot, with three goals.[54]

Rubén Israel, who took over El Salvador's coaching administration from Jose Luis Rugamas in April 2011, introduced a new system and spirit into the team.[55] At the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, El Salvador started off holding Mexico to a 0–0 draw through 55 minutes, which included several close calls, but then allowed five goals in the next 35 to lose 5–0.[56] Against Costa Rica, Rodolfo Zelaya scored a 25 yard free kick opener before the half. It was until the fifth minute of injury time where it allowed an equalizing goal and settled for a 1–1 draw.[57] El Salvador opened the doors to the quarterfinals as second–best third after they defeated Cuba 6–1. The goals were scored by 5 different players, including 2 from Rodolfo Zelaya. The goal difference was instrumental in El Salvador's qualification. A 1–1 draw with Panama and Canada enabled El Salvador to advance to their first quarterfinal berth since 2003 and third overall.[58][59] At the quarterfinals against Panama, Panamanian goalkeeper Penedo stopped a penalty at the 23' from Salvadoran striker Rodolfo Zelaya, who also finished converting another penalty kick at 78' with a shot that was embedded in the upper left corner. Panama forced an extra time at 89', when striker Luis Tejada between several defenders drove a ball that bounced in front of goal and goalkeeper Miguel Montes managed to catch. The play left confused doubts whether the shot from Tejada was with his head or his hand. Eventually, the referee Walter Quesada decided that Montes caught the ball behind the goal line and ruled the goal to a 1–1 tie at the last minute. The coach of El Salvador called the decision an "error of haste"[60] that cost the whole team the pass to semifinals. Also, both teams played the extra time with 10 men after Panamanian striker Blas Perez and Captain Luis Anaya engaged in a discussion at the end of the second half. The Panamanians converted their 5 shots and Penedo stopped a shot by Salvadoran Dennis Alas to leave a Salvadoran loss of 3–5 after a 1–1 draw during the 90 minutes and 30 in overtime.[61]

FIFA World Cup Record

El Salvador have never advanced beyond the first round of the finals competition. El Salvador declined to participate at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[note 2]

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Withdrew[note 2]
Switzerland 1954 Did not enter
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 9
Germany 1974 Did not qualify
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 13
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Total 2/19 6 0 0 6 1 22

CONCACAF Championships record

In 1963 El Salvador participated in the first CONCACAF Championship which included all countries of the region, North America, Central America and the Caribbean. During 1963 to 1971 only 5 championships were played. El Salvador achieving only a runner-up in 1963. From 1973 to 1989 no championship was played. The CONCACAF proclaimed champion of the region for the country that achieved the first place in qualifying to the FIFA World Cup. In 1990, CONCACAF again created a tournament as its showpiece event to crown the regional champion of the CONCACAF. The event was named the CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the USA hosting the first competition in 1991. In the 2002, 2003 and 2011 events El Salvador reached the Quarter-finals.

Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Runner-Up 7 3 3 1 17 7
Guatemala 1965 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 7 9
Honduras 1967 Did not enter
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Withdrew
Haiti 1973 Did not qualify
Mexico 1977 Third Place 5 2 1 2 8 9
Honduras 1981 Runner-Up 5 2 2 1 2 1
1985 Round 1 4 2 1 1 7 2
1989 Fifth Place 6 0 2 4 2 8
United States 1991 Did not qualify
United States Mexico 1993
United States 1996 Round 1 2 1 0 1 3 4
United States 1998 Round 1 3 0 1 2 0 6
United States 2000 Did not qualify
United States 2002 Quarter-finals 3 1 0 2 1 5
United States Mexico 2003 Quarter-finals 3 1 0 2 7 3
United States 2005 Did not qualify
United States 2007 Round 1 3 1 0 2 2 6
United States 2009 Round 1 3 1 0 2 2 3
United States 2011 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 8 8
Total 13/21 53 17 12 24 66 71
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Other tournament records

Stadium

Main articles: Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González and Estadio Cuscatlán
Aerial view of the Estadio Cuscatlán, El Salvador's national stadium

El Salvador's current national stadium is the Estadio Cuscatlán which saw its first game in 1976. Before the opening of the Estadio Cuscatlán the national stadium was the Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca (now known as Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González).

During El Salvador's early run of existence, the team's national stadium was the Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca (now known as Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González) in San Salvador, El Salvador. It was first built in 19 April 1932 during the presidency of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez in preparation for the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games. On 24 March 1935 El Salvador played its first game at the Flor Blanca against Cuba and won 4–1.[64] El Salvador used to play at Campo Marte, a 16 acre of land that housed a ministadium, (now known as Parque Infantil) between 1928 and 1934.[65] El Salvador played at this stadium for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification and accomplished to qualify for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[64] A one-off hame was played at the stadium to commemorate a major refurbishment, it was the last time El Salvador played a game in the stadium, on 15 November 2000, against Jamaica in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification process.[64]

In 1969, EDESSA (Estadios Deportivos de El Salvador Sociedad Anonima) first proposed the idea of a new national stadium.[66] This came to fruition when the construction of the new national stadium, the Estadio Cuscatlán, began on March 24, 1971, with then-president of El Salvador, General Fidel Sánchez Hernández, breaking ground. After 5 years of construction, the stadium was opened and held its very first game on July 24, 1976, in a friendly match. The game saw German Bundesliga champions Borussia Mönchengladbach play the El Salvador national football team, with the match ending in a 2–0 victory to the German side. Since that match, El Salvador has used the stadium for almost every major home game and it is the official home stadium of the El Salvador national football team and the Salvadoran club Alianza FC.[67] On May 25, 1978, EDESSA agreed to sign a 99-year lease of the stadium to CLIMA (Asociación de Clubes de Liga Mayor A) to operate and control which events are held there.[1]

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

See also: El Salvador national football team season 2011
Date Location Opponent Score* Competition El Salvador scorers
January 14, 2011 Panama City, Panama  Nicaragua 2 – 0 CAC J. Alas 71', Burgos 76'
January 16, 2011 Panama City, Panama  Belize 5 – 2 CAC Romero 15', Burgos 24', 46', J. Alas 54', Umanzor 58'
January 18, 2011 Panama City, Panama  Panama 0 – 2 CAC
January 21, 2011 Panama City, Panama  Honduras 0 – 2 CAC
January 23, 2011 Panama City, Panama  Panama 0 – 0
(4 – 5 Pso.) 		CAC
February 9, 2011 San Salvador, El Salvador  Haiti 1 – 0 F Burgos 15'
March 24, 2011 Havana, Cuba  Cuba 1 – 0 F D. Alas 73'
March 29, 2011 San Salvador, El Salvador  Jamaica 2 – 3 F J. Alas 41', Blanco 90+1'
May 29, 2011 Houston, United States  Honduras 2 – 2 F Zelaya 73', Corrales 76'
June 5, 2011 Arlington, United States  Mexico 0 – 5 GC
June 9, 2011 Charlotte, United States  Costa Rica 1 – 1 GC Zelaya 45'
June 12, 2011 Chicago, United States  Cuba 6 – 1 GC Zelaya 13', 71', Romero 29', Blanco 69', Alvarez 84', Quintanilla 90+4'
June 19, 2011 Washington, D.C., United States  Panama 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
3 – 5 (p.s.o) 		GC Zelaya 78' (pen.)
August 7, 2011 Washington, D.C., United States  Venezuela – F
August 10, 2011 Los Angeles, United States  Ivory Coast – F
September 13, 2011 Rosario, Argentina  Argentina – F

Key

Last updated: 19 July 2011
Source: Soccerway

Kit

Main article: El Salvador national football team kit
File:FESFUT logo on jersey.png
Official FEFSUT logo on Mitre jersey.

El Salvador's traditional first kit colour is blue with white trim with an their second kit being white with blue trim. The current home and away kit feature a watermark of the country's national shield on the center of the shirt and some horizontal stripes along the kit. The current kit features white remains along the neck, at the bottom of the kit, and over the shoulders. When this kit was introduced in 2009 it also introduced a new logo that replaced the typical logo of an "E" and an "S" surrounded by a circle.[68]

Home Kit (2008–2011)
Away Kit (2009–2011)
Goalkeeper Kit

El Salvador and Mitre announced a new partnership in 2008 that saw them supply the Central American national football team with home and away kits, training, and bench wear until August 2010. Mitre, and their Panamanian partner, The Harari Group, designed the kit that El Salvador used. The kit was showcased by the team on February 11, 2009 as they started their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign against Trinidad & Tobago in the CONCACAF (Central-American Football Union) Hexagonal Cup.[69] On October 22, 2010, the FESFUT extended the contract with Mitre by four years.[70]

Players

Current squad

The following 23-man squad was selected for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[71] Caps and goals as of 19 June 2011. Clubs are up to date.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Miguel Montes (1980-02-12) February 12, 1980 (age 44) 43 0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán
18 1GK Dagoberto Portillo (1979-11-16) November 16, 1979 (age 45) 11 0 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
22 1GK Juan José Gómez (1980-11-08) November 8, 1980 (age 44) 61 0 El Salvador Águila
2 2DF Xavier García (1990-06-26) June 26, 1990 (age 34) 14 0 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
3 2DF Marvin González (captain) (1982-04-17) April 17, 1982 (age 42) 83 1 El Salvador Águila
4 2DF Steve Purdy (1985-02-05) February 5, 1985 (age 39) 1 0 United States Portland Timbers
5 2DF Víctor Turcios (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988 (age 36) 23 0 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
13 2DF Deris Umanzor (1980-01-07) January 7, 1980 (age 44) 44 2 El Salvador Águila
19 2DF Reynaldo Hernández (1984-11-11) November 11, 1984 (age 40) 9 0 El Salvador Vista Hermosa
23 2DF Luis Anaya (vice-captain) (1981-05-19) May 19, 1981 (age 43) 35 2 El Salvador Águila
6 3MF Shawn Martin (1987-02-15) February 15, 1987 (age 37) 30 4 El Salvador Águila
7 3MF Ramón Sánchez (4th captain) (1982-05-25) May 25, 1982 (age 42) 67 2 El Salvador Isidro Metapán
8 3MF Osael Romero (1986-04-18) April 18, 1986 (age 38) 54 10 El Salvador Águila
10 3MF Eliseo Quintanilla (1983-02-05) February 5, 1983 (age 41) 56 15 Guatemala Municipal
12 3MF Arturo Alvarez (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 39) 18 1 United States Real Salt Lake
14 3MF Dennis Alas (3rd captain) (1985-01-10) January 10, 1985 (age 39) 62 3 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
15 3MF Edwin Sánchez (1990-02-21) February 21, 1990 (age 34) 7 0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán
16 3MF Jaime Alas (1989-07-30) July 30, 1989 (age 35) 15 3 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo
20 3MF Andrés Flores (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 34) 18 0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán
21 3MF Gilberto Baires (1990-04-11) April 11, 1990 (age 34) 8 0 El Salvador Atlético Marte
9 4FW Rudis Corrales (1979-11-06) November 6, 1979 (age 45) 76 17 El Salvador Alianza
11 4FW Rodolfo Zelaya (1988-07-03) July 3, 1988 (age 36) 29 11 Russia Alania Vladikavkaz
17 4FW Lester Blanco (1989-01-17) January 17, 1989 (age 35) 12 2 El Salvador Isidro Metapán


File:Selecta.jpg
Player numbers correspond to the one in the list above, although #1 and #18 are switched and #25 in the picture is #21 in the list.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the El Salvador squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Benji Villalobos (1988-07-15) July 15, 1988 (age 36) 1 0 El Salvador Águila v.  Guatemala; September 7, 2010
GK Diego Cuéllar (1990-08-10) August 10, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 El Salvador Atlético Marte v.  Costa Rica; October 12, 2010
GK Fidel Mondragón (1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 43) 0 0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán v.  Haiti; February 9, 2011
GK Henry Hernández (1985-01-04) January 4, 1985 (age 39) 4 0 El Salvador Alianza v.  Jamaica; March 29, 2011
DF Carlos Arevalo (1988-03-23) March 23, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 El Salvador Alianza v.  Panama; October 8, 2010
DF Manuel Salazar (1986-01-23) January 23, 1986 (age 38) 50 0 Retired CAC Preliminary squad; November 30, 2010 (unable to train due to injury)
DF Leonel Guevara (1983-08-07) August 7, 1983 (age 41) 5 0 El Salvador Águila CAC Preliminary squad; December 20, 2010 (unable to continue training)
DF Alexander Mendoza (1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 El Salvador UES CAC Preliminary squad; January 7, 2011 (unable to continue due to injury)
DF Luis Hernández (1985-02-09) February 9, 1985 (age 39) 20 0 El Salvador Águila CAC Preliminary squad; January 7, 2011 (unable to continue)
DF Mardoqueo Henríquez (1987-05-24) May 24, 1987 (age 37) 25 0 El Salvador Águila v.  Panama; January 18, 2011
DF Alexander Escobar (1984-04-04) April 4, 1984 (age 40) 34 0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán v.  Honduras Preliminary squad; May 17, 2011
DF Marcelo Messias (1981-11-09) November 9, 1981 (age 43) 2 0 El Salvador Alianza v.  Honduras Preliminary squad; May 21, 2011
DF Milton Molina (1989-02-02) February 2, 1989 (age 35) 1 0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán v.  Honduras Preliminary squad; May 17, 2011
MF Josué Odir Flores (1988-05-13) May 13, 1988 (age 36) 2 0 El Salvador Alianza v.  Honduras; September 4, 2010 (replaced due to injury)
MF Cristian Castillo (1984-07-27) July 27, 1984 (age 40) 35 3 El Salvador Alianza v.  Guatemala; September 7, 2010
MF Julio Martínez (1985-07-08) July 8, 1985 (age 39) 12 2 El Salvador Alianza v.  Guatemala; September 7, 2010
MF Alan Rovira (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 United States Los Angeles Galaxy Academy v.  Guatemala; September 7, 2010
MF Efrain Burgos, Jr. (1988-08-14) August 14, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Canada Toronto v.  Guatemala; September 7, 2010
MF Jorge Morán (1989-04-10) April 10, 1989 (age 35) 0 0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán CAC Preliminary squad; January 7, 2011 (unable to continue)
MF Isidro Gutiérrez (1989-10-21) October 21, 1989 (age 35) 0 0 El Salvador Águila v.  Haiti; February 9, 2011
MF Herbert Sosa (1990-01-11) January 11, 1990 (age 34) 3 0 El Salvador Alianza v.  Haiti; February 9, 2011
MF Henry Escobar (1990-05-25) May 25, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo v.  Jamaica; March 29, 2011
MF Diego Chavarría (1990-02-28) February 28, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 El Salvador Once Municipal v.  Honduras Preliminary squad; May 17, 2011
MF Juan Carlos Moscoso (1982-05-06) May 6, 1982 (age 42) 10 1 El Salvador FAS v.  Honduras Preliminary squad; May 21, 2011
FW Alexander Campos (1980-05-08) May 8, 1980 (age 44) 22 0 El Salvador Once Municipal CAC Preliminary squad; December 20, 2010 (unable to continue training)
FW Christian Bautista (1987-12-10) December 10, 1987 (age 37) 1 0 El Salvador Isidro Metapán v.  Haiti; February 9, 2011
FW Ricardo Orellana (1990-08-26) August 26, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 El Salvador Atlético Marte v.  Honduras Preliminary squad; May 17, 2011
FW Dustin Corea (1992-03-21) March 21, 1992 (age 32) 0 0 El Salvador Atlético Marte v.  Honduras Preliminary squad; May 17, 2011
FW Rafael Burgos (1988-06-03) June 3, 1988 (age 36) 9 5 El Salvador Alianza v.  Honduras Preliminary squad; May 17, 2011

Current coaching staff

File:Coaching staff of El Salvador.jpg
Israel begins the road to Brazil 2014 with Rugamas, Coppia, Alfaro and Cañadas.

On 6 April 2011 the new head coach, Rubén Israel, was presented in a press conference. "First of all thanks to the executive committee for welcoming me in this country and give me such a huge responsibility and so pretty, as is leading a national team," said the Uruguayan coach. The technical director explained that, "we have come here with our coaching staff to honor the work, beyond the mistakes and successes, the healthy intention is to work on Salvadoran football as a whole, working with major selections, but have a chronogram of action for youth teams, who are the future of the country."[55]

Position Staff
Head coach Uruguay Rubén Israel
Assistant manager Vacant
Physical coordinator Uruguay Nicolás dos Santos
Goalkeeping coach El Salvador Carlos Felipe Cañadas
Doctor El Salvador Rafael Antonio Olivares

Last updated: 28 May 2011
Source: FESFUT Template:Es icon

Managers

From 1930 to 1935, Mark Scott Thompson was appointed as El Salvador's first ever manager. As of April 2011, the El Salvador national football team has presented itself with 41 managers in the selection. It is reported that all 3 titles (1943,[12] 1954[62] and 2002[63]) have been won by Salvadoran born managers. Conrado Miranda has managed in 4 different occasions and Armando Contreras in 3. Chilean Hernán Vivanco was manager when El Salvador competed at their first World Cup.[72] Pipo Rodríguez managed to qualify El Salvador to another World Cup. Rodiguez participated at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

 
Name Years
United States Mark Scott Thompson 1930–1935
Spain Pablo Ferre Elías 1935–1938
Argentina Maximo Garay 1940–1941
Slade 1941–1943
El Salvador Americano Gonzalez 1943–1948
Argentina Rodolfo Orlandini 1949–1951
El Salvador Marcelo Estrada 1953
El Salvador Carbilio Tomasino 1954–1959
El Salvador Milo Guardado 1959–1960
El Salvador Conrado Miranda 1961
Uruguay Luis Comitante 1962–1963
Chile Hernán Vivanco 1965–1967
El Salvador Rigoberto Guzmán 1968
Argentina Gregorio Bundio 1968–1970
Chile Hernán Vivanco 1970
El Salvador Conrado Miranda 1971
Argentina Hector D'Angelo 1972
Brazil Jorge Tupinambá 1973
El Salvador Pipo Rodríguez 1973–1974
 
Name Years
El Salvador Conrado Miranda 1975
El Salvador Marcelo Estrada 1975–1976
El Salvador Raúl Magaña 1976
Brazil Aurelio Pinto Beltrao 1976
Uruguay Porta 1977
El Salvador Julio Contreras Cardona 1977
El Salvador Ricardo Tomasino 1978
El Salvador Raúl Magaña 1979
El Salvador Pipo Rodríguez 1979–1982
El Salvador Armando Contreras 1983
El Salvador Raúl Magaña 1984
Argentina Juan Quarterone 1984–1985
El Salvador Paulo Roberto Cabrera 1986
El Salvador Raúl Magaña 1987
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Đorić 1988
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav Vukašinović 1988–1989
El Salvador Conrado Miranda 1989
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kiril Dojčinovski 1989
El Salvador Oscar Emigdio Benítez 1991
 
Name Years
Uruguay Jorge Aude 1991–1992
Uruguay Aníbal Ruiz 1992
Brazil Jorge Vieira 1993–1994
Argentina José Omar Pastoriza 1995–1996
El Salvador Armando Contreras 1996–1997
Serbia Milovan Đorić 1997–1998
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kiril Dojčinovski 1998
Brazil Marinho Peres 1998
El Salvador Oscar Emigdio Benítez 1999–2000
El Salvador Carlos Recinos 2000–2002
El Salvador Juan Ramon Paredes 2002–2004
El Salvador Armando Contreras 2004
Argentina Carlos Cavagnaro 2005
El Salvador Miguel Aguilar 2005–2006
Mexico Carlos de los Cobos 2006–2009
El Salvador José Luis Rugamas 2010–2011
Uruguay Rubén Israel 2011–

Records and Honours

El Salvador were the first Central American team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, in 1970, and the first Central American team to qualify twice which they achieved with entry into the 1982 World Cup. They were the first Central American team to ever score a goal in a FIFA World Cup on June 15, 1982.

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The final score of the first match has also been considered to be 3–0. Different texts of sports magazines and books on Guatemalan, Salvadoran and Costa Rican football history do not agree with the result obtained.
  2. ^ a b El Salvador withdrew to take part after it was invited by Brazil.
  3. ^ El Salvador was crowned champions by goal difference after Guatemala withdrew from the final between the both countries, respectfully.

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Preceded by CCCF Champions
1943 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Central American and Caribbean Games Champions
1954 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Central American and Caribbean Games Champions
2002 (Third title) 		Succeeded by
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