Venezuela national football team
| Nickname(s) | La Vinotinto | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 55  2 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 29 (August 2014, October 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 129 (November 1998) | ||
| First international | |||
 Panama 3–1 Venezuela  (Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Venezuela 7–0 Puerto Rico  (Caracas, Venezuela; 16 January 1959) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Argentina 11–0 Venezuela (Rosario, Argentina; 10 August 1975) | |||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1967) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2011) | ||
Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela.
Most appearances
[change | change source]| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomás Rincón | 139 | 1 | 2008–present |
| 2 | Juan Arango | 129 | 23 | 1999–2015 |
| 3 | José Manuel Rey | 115 | 10 | 1997–2011 |
| 4 | Salomón Rondón | 114 | 45 | 2008–present |
| 5 | Roberto Rosales | 95 | 1 | 2007–present |
| 6 | Jorge Alberto Rojas | 87 | 3 | 1999–2009 |
| 7 | Miguel Mea Vitali | 84 | 1 | 1999–2012 |
| 8 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo | 80 | 7 | 2004–2016 |
| 9 | Gabriel Urdaneta | 77 | 9 | 1996–2005 |
| 10 | Luis Vallenilla | 76 | 0 | 1996–2007 |
Top scorers
[change | change source]| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salomón Rondón | 45 | 113 | 0.4 | 2008–present |
| 2 | Juan Arango | 23 | 129 | 0.17 | 1999–2015 |
| 3 | Giancarlo Maldonado | 22 | 65 | 0.34 | 2003–2011 |
| 4 | Ruberth Morán | 14 | 63 | 0.22 | 1996–2007 |
| Josef Martínez | 14 | 66 | 0.21 | 2011–present | |
| 6 | Miku | 11 | 50 | 0.22 | 2006–2015 |
| Darwin Machís | 11 | 51 | 0.22 | 2011–present | |
| 8 | Daniel Arismendi | 10 | 30 | 0.33 | 2006–2011 |
| José Manuel Rey | 10 | 115 | 0.09 | 1997–2011 | |
| 10 | Gabriel Urdaneta | 9 | 77 | 0.12 | 1996–2005 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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