Nickname(s) |
La Azul y Blanco Los Chapines La Bicolor La Furia Azul |
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Association | National Football Federation of Guatemala |
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) |
Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) |
Head coach | Vacant |
Captain | Carlos Ruíz |
Most caps | Carlos Ruíz (133) |
Top scorer | Carlos Ruiz (68) |
Home stadium | Estadio Mateo Flores |
FIFA code | GUA |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 78 1 (12 January 2017) |
Highest | 50 (August 2006) |
Lowest | 163 (November 1995) |
Elo ranking | |
Current | 81 (23 January 2017) |
Highest | 40 (April 1972) |
Lowest | 105 (February 2010) |
First international | |
Guatemala 10–1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921) |
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Biggest win | |
Guatemala 10–1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Costa Rica 9–1 Guatemala (San José, Costa Rica; July 24, 1955) |
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CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup |
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Appearances | 18 (first in 1963) |
Best result | Champions, 1967 |
The Guatemala national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guatemala) is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF.
Guatemala have been suspended by FIFA since 28 October 2016.
The team has made three Olympic tournament appearances, competing at the 1968, 1976, and 1988 Olympic Games. Guatemala have never qualified for a finals tournament of the World Cup, although they have reached the final round of qualification on four occasions.
Guatemala won the 1967 CONCACAF Championship and the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup. The team's best performance in a CONCACAF Gold Cup was in 1996, when they finished fourth. Guatemala has also earned a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. The national team kits are supplied by Umbro. Past kit suppliers include Atletica, Adidas and Puma.