The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina.
| Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste | ||
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| Association | Argentine Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Gustavo Casado | ||
| Captain | Lucas Medero | ||
| Home stadium | Ezeiza | ||
| FIFA code | ARG | ||
| BSWW ranking | 12th (31 March 2023) [1] | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2006, 2008, 2013) | ||
| CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result |  Winner (2013) | ||
| Beach Soccer World Championship (BSWW) | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result |  Third Place (2001) | ||
| Website | www.afa.org.ar | ||
The team has qualified for and participated in eight FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup tournaments and has been a winner of the CONMEBOL competition once and runners-up twice. Argentina is ranked 10th in the FIFA world rankings.
Current squad edit
Correct as of April 2015:[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current staff edit
- Coach: Gustavo Casado
- Technical Assistant: Esteban Pizzi
- Head Delegation: Gustavo Lorenzo
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record edit
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W aet/pso |
L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2005 |
Quarterfinals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | -8 |
| 2006 |
Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| 2007 |
Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 2008 |
Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
 2009 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
 2011 |
Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
 2013 |
Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
 2015 |
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
 2017 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2019
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 2021
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| 2024 |
Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
 2025 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0 titles | 9/13 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 85 | 89 | -6 |
Beach Soccer World Championships record edit
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W aet/pso |
L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1996 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1997 |
Semifinalist | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 33 | |
| 1998 |
Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | |
| 1999 |
Not invited | ||||||||
| 2000 |
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2001 |
Semifinalist | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | |
| 2002 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 27 | |
| 2003 |
Not invited | ||||||||
| 2004 |
Quarterfinals | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| Total | 8/10 | - | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 84 | 125 | - |
Regional honours edit
- CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship:
- 4th 2005
- 3rd 2007
- CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship:
- 3rd (3) 2006, 2009 and 2015
- Runners-up (2) 2008 and 2011
- Winners (1) 2013.
Mundialito de Futebol de Praia edit
- 3rd (3) 2006, 2008, 2010
Copa Latina edit
- 2nd (1) 2006
- 3rd (4) 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010
References edit
- ^ Squad Archived 3 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
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