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Colombia national beach soccer team

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Colombia
NicknameLos Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers) La Tricolor (The Tricolors)
AssociationFederación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachSantiago Alzate
FIFA codeCOL
BSWW ranking 15 Decrease 1 (6 May 2026)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Colombia 5–2 Ecuador 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 December 2009)
Biggest win
 Colombia 9–4 Ecuador 
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3 August 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 15–0 Colombia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 10 December 2009)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage

The Colombia national beach soccer team represents Colombia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF), the governing body for football in Colombia.

Colombia entered the international beach soccer scene in 2009 at the first edition of the South American Beach Games, and made its debut at the CONMEBOL championship, the South American qualifying tournament for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, in 2011, finishing fourth.[2][3] The team competed irregularly through the 2010s before experiencing sustained growth under coach Santiago Alzate, who took charge of the senior side in 2019.[4] In March 2023, Colombia reached the third-place play-off at the Copa América de Beach Soccer in Rosario, Argentina, beating Paraguay 7–5 to secure its first-ever qualification for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[5] That year, Colombia hosted the 2023 South American Beach Games in Santa Marta and reached the men's beach soccer final for the only time to date, finishing as runners-up after losing 2–6 to Brazil,[6] and won the gold medal in beach soccer at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, defeating hosts El Salvador 7–4 in the final.[7]

Colombia made its FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup debut at the 2024 edition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where it was eliminated in the group stage. The team returned to the Copa América de Beach Soccer in 2025, reaching the semi-finals before finishing fourth and narrowly missing a second consecutive World Cup berth.[8]

History

Early years

Colombia's beach soccer programme began in 2009, when the national team made its international debut at the inaugural South American Beach Games in Montevideo and Punta del Este, Uruguay, finishing fourth.[9] Two years later the team debuted at the CONMEBOL championship, the qualifying tournament for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, again finishing fourth.[10] Through the rest of the decade, Colombia took part irregularly in the CONMEBOL qualifiers and the South American Beach Games, generally finishing in the bottom half of the standings, including a seventh-place finish in the 2013 qualifiers, eighth in 2015, and sixth in both 2017 and the 2019 World Cup qualification.

First World Cup qualification

Under coach Santiago Alzate, who took charge of the senior national team in 2019,[4][11] Colombia climbed from 30th to as high as 11th in the BSWW World Ranking.[12]

In March 2023, Colombia competed at the Copa América de Beach Soccer in Rosario, Argentina, in which, for the first time, the top three finishers qualified directly for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. After topping Group B with wins over Paraguay (5–4), Chile (3–2) and Venezuela (5–0), and a single defeat to Bolivia (2–3), Colombia advanced to the semi-finals, where it lost 0–2 to host nation Argentina. In the third-place play-off, Colombia defeated Paraguay 7–5 to claim the final South American qualifying place for the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, reaching the tournament for the first time in the team's history.[5][13]

In July 2023, Colombia won the gold medal in beach soccer at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador. The team topped its group with wins over Mexico (9–6), Costa Rica (2–1) and Panama (8–4), defeated Venezuela 5–1 in the semi-final, and beat hosts El Salvador 7–4 in the final.[7][14] Days later, Colombia hosted the 2023 South American Beach Games in Santa Marta and reached the men's beach soccer final for the only time to date, losing 2–6 to Brazil to take the silver medal.[6]

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup debut and recent campaigns

Colombia made its FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup debut at the 2024 edition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which had been postponed from its original 2023 dates. Drawn into Group C alongside Senegal, Belarus and Japan, Colombia lost a close opening match 3–5 to Senegal,[15] then 2–3 to Japan, before being eliminated from contention with a defeat to group winners Belarus, finishing without a win in the group stage.[16]

At the 2025 Copa América de Beach Soccer in Iquique, Chile, Colombia again reached the knockout stage. After a bye, the team won three of its four group matches, defeating Bolivia 7–6 and Ecuador 7–6, drawing 5–5 with Uruguay before losing on penalties, and beating hosts Chile 3–2 to finish first in Group A.[17] Colombia then lost the semi-final 4–6 to eventual champions Brazil,[18] and the third-place play-off 4–3 to Chile, finishing fourth and missing out on a place at the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[8][19]

Achievements

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Year Result Pld W W+P L GF GA GD
Brazil 1995 to United Arab Emirates 2009 Did not enter
Italy 2011 to Russia 2021 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2024Group stage3003612–6
Seychelles 2025 Did not qualify
Total1/233003612–6

Copa América de Beach Soccer

Year Result Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD
Brazil 2016Eighth place520031620–4
Peru 2018Ninth place500141825–7
Paraguay 2022Eighth place500231223–11
Argentina 2023Third place640022116+5
Chile 2025Fourth place630032726+1
Total5/5279031594110–16

CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Year Result Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD
Brazil 2005† Did not enter
Brazil 2006
Mexico 2007†
Argentina 2008
Uruguay 2009
Brazil 2011Fourth place510131620–4
Argentina 2013Seventh place630031924–5
Ecuador 2015Eighth place601051730–13
Paraguay 2017Sixth place620043032–2
Brazil 2019Sixth place420032931−2
Brazil 2021Fourth place630021718–1
Total6/1133111120128155–27
† – Note: 2005 and 2007 were held in a joint championship with CONCACAF

South American Beach Games

Year Result Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD
Uruguay 2009Fourth place510041230–18
Ecuador 2011Fifth place3100210100
Venezuela 2014Fifth place520031218–6
Argentina 2019Third place530022624+2
Colombia 2023Runners-up—
Total5/518700116082–22

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pos Pld W L GF GA GD
El Salvador 2023Champions1st5503116+15
Total 1 title 1/15503116+15

Central American and Caribbean Beach Games

Central American and Caribbean Beach Games record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Colombia 2022Fifth place5th410314140
Total 0 titles 1/1 4 1 0 3 14 14 0

See also

References

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  3. "Alea iacta est" for the CONMEBOL Qualifier – Beach Soccer Worldwide
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  14. "Colombia por el oro en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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  16. "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2024 groups drawn". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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