Ecuador national beach soccer team

The Ecuador national beach soccer team represents Ecuador in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ecuador.

 Ecuador
Nickname(s)La Tricolor (the Tricolor)
La Tri
Los Amarillos (the Yellows)
AssociationFederación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (FEF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJosé Palma
CaptainHugo Cevallos
FIFA codeECU
BSWW ranking 42 Steady (8 April 2024)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Brazil 8–3 Ecuador 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 11 March 2009)
Biggest win
 Ecuador 10–3 Dominican Republic 
(Lima, Peru; 7 November 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Ecuador 1–14 Brazil 
(Manta, Ecuador; 25 April 2015)

The team made their debut in international beach soccer at the 2009 World Cup qualifiers. Having reached the semi-finals of the World Cup qualifying championship on three previous occasions without finishing as one of the top three nations who qualify to the World Cup, Ecuador finally secured their first qualification to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2017.[2]

Current squad

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As of February 2017

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   ECU Carlos Saltos
2 DF   ECU Hugo Cevallos (captain)
3 FW   ECU Cesar Barre
4 DF   ECU Mario Alava
5 MF   ECU José Vera
6 MF   ECU Cristhian Gallegos
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF   ECU Segundo Moreira
8 MF   ECU Jorge Bailón
9 MF   ECU Daniel Cedeño
10 MF   ECU Mauricio Mera
11 MF   ECU Joffre Delgado
12 GK   ECU Jorge León

Coach: José Palma

Achievements

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Competitive record

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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Year Result Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
1995 to 2008 did not enter
2009 to 2015 did not qualify
  2017 Group stage 3 0 0 3 6 22 –16
  2019 did not qualify
  2021 did not qualify
  2023 to be determined
  2025
Total 1/21 3 0 0 3 6 22 –16

CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

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Year Result Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
  2005 did not enter
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009 4th place 5 2 0 3 27 30 –3
  2011 8th place 3 0 0 3 9 21 –12
  2013 4th place 5 2 0 3 18 29 –11
  2015 4th place 6 3 0 3 21 36 –15
  2017 3rd place 6 2 2 2 22 30 –8
Total 5/9 25 9 2 14 97 146 –49
† – Note: 2005 and 2007 were held in a joint championship with CONCACAF

Sources

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  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on February 13, 2017.