Venezuela women's national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | La Vinotinto (The Wine Red) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Venezuelan Football Federation Federación Venezolana de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| FIFA code | VEN | ||
| FIFA ranking | 20  1 (11 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 19 (May 2024) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 20 (October 2024) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Ecuador 2–3 Venezuela  (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 6 November 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Venezuela 12–0 Nicaragua  (Caracas, Venezuela; 22 April 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 16–0 Venezuela (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal; 6 December 2012) | |||
| Copa América de Futsal Femenina | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2007, 2009) | ||
| Women's Futsal World Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Sixth place (2010) | ||
The Venezuela women's national futsal team (Spanish: Selección femenina de futsal de Venezuela) represents Venezuela in international women's futsal, and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation.
History
[edit]Missing the inaugural edition of the Sudamericano de Futsal Femenino in 2005, Venezuela made their tournament debut in 2007.[2] They played their first match against hosts Ecuador, securing a 3–2 victory. The team advanced to the semi-finals in their first appearance but fell to Brazil. They ultimately settled for bronze after defeating Uruguay in the third-place playoff.[2]
Following the launch of the Women's Futsal World Tournament in 2010, Venezuela was invited to take part in the inaugural edition in Alcobendas, Spain, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Venezuela went on to participate in the next two editions of the tournament, finishing 7th and 9th, respectively.[3][4]
In the 7th edition of the Copa América Femenina de Futsal in 2019, Venezuela failed to reach the semifinals for the first time in their history, after four previous appearances. They lost all their matches before securing a 9th-place finish with a victory over Chile.
After the inclusion of women's futsal in the 2022 South American Games, Venezuela participated in the inaugural edition, finishing fifth out of six teams. The team won only one match, defeating Chile.[5][6]
At the 2023 ALBA Games, held in Caracas, the team faced Nicaragua and its B team in a three-team tournament, where they defeated Nicaragua 12–0.[7]
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
[edit]| 23 March 2025 Copa América | Bolivia  | v | Venezuela | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| 17:45 | Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
| 24 March 2025 Copa América | Venezuela | v |  Paraguay | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
| 26 March 2025 Copa América | Venezuela | v | Ecuador | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| 17:45 | Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
| 27 March 2025 Copa América | Brazil | v | Venezuela | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following 14 players were called up to the squad for the 2023 Copa América de Futsal Femenina, held in Buenos Aires from September 24 to October 1, 2023.[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Marinel Arguinzones | 18 December 1992 | Celemaster
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| 12 | GK | Eliarsi Rivas | 23 August 2002 | Pumas
| ||
| 5 | DF | Paola Ayala | 21 February 2001 | Tigres
| ||
| 6 | DF | Lavinia Antequera | 16 July 1991 |  Juventas
| ||
| 10 | DF | Yilvi Conde | 19 November 1990 | Cumanda Agua Lluvia
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| 2 | FW | Andreina Tovar | 23 August 2002 | Palacio Fajardo
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| 3 | FW | Glorimar Suárez | 7 January 1993 | Floridablanca
| ||
| 4 | FW | Diócelis Núñez | 23 October 2004 | Crearte
| ||
| 7 | FW | Daniela Rodríguez | 4 July 2000 | Pumas
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| 8 | FW | Carla Crespo | 13 December 2004 | Real Falcon
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| 9 | FW | Francheska Palencia | 19 April 1999 | Tigres
| ||
| 11 | FW | Mariangela Magdaleno | 10 July 2001 |  San Lorenzo
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| 13 | FW | Génesis Vegas | 12 March 1992 |  Sala Zaragoza
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| 14 | FW | Yuhelmi Veloz | 11 August 1995 | Pumas
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Competitive record
[edit]FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
[edit]| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 2025
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To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Best: — | 0/0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Copa América de Futsal Femenina
[edit]| Copa América de Futsal Femenina record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2005
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Did not enter | |||||||
| 2007
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Third place play-off | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2009
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Third place play-off | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 |
 2011
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Third place play-off | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
 2015
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Did not enter | |||||||
| 2017
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Third place play-off | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 |
| 2019
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Ninth place play-off | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023
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Third place play-off | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 |
| 2025
|
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Best: | 7/9 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 73 | 87 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Women's Futsal World Tournament
[edit]| Women's Futsal World Tournament record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2010
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 2011
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7th place play-off | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
 2012
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9th place play-off | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| 2013
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Did not enter | |||||||
 2014
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 2015
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| Total | Best: Fourth place | 3/6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 83 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AMF-affiliated team
[edit]
Alongside the FIFA-affiliated team, there is another team affiliated with the AMF, governed by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol de Salón. This team participated in the AMF Futsal World Cup, with their best result to date coming at Colombia 2013, where they finished as runners-up after losing to host Colombia in the final.[9]
AMF Futsal World Cup
[edit]| AMF Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 2008
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Seventh place play-off | 8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2013
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Final | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 6 |
| 2017
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Withdrew | |||||||
| 2022
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Third place play-off | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 10 |
| Total | Best: Runners-up | 3/4 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 34 |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Ranking". FIFA. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Historia del Fútbol Sala Femenino en Venezuela". accionvinotinto.com (in Spanish). June 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Vinotintos al II Mundial de Fútbol Sala Femenino". lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 2 December 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Tercera derrota para la Vinotinto de fútbol sala femenino en Mundial de Portugal". meridiano.net (in Spanish). Meridiano. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Las Selecciones Vinotinto de Futsal Femenina y Masculina sumaron en la fecha 2 de los Juegos ODESUR". balonazos.com (in Spanish). Fútbol Vinotinto. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Las Vinotinto Femenina y Masculina de FutSal en Odesur 2022 se despidieron con derrotas". balonazos.com. Fútbol Vinotinto. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Sabedra, Fabiola (23 April 2023). "Vinotinto femenina de futsal goleó a Nicaragua". liderendeportes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Venezuela inicia su camino en la Copa América de Futsal Femenina enfrentando a Bolivia". fvf.com.ve (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Venezuela logró subcampeonato en Mundial Femenino de Fútbol de Salón". diarioinforme.net. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2025.