Argentina national beach soccer team

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.

Argentina

Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste
Association	Argentine Football Association
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Gustavo Casado
Captain	Lucas Medero
Home stadium	Ezeiza
FIFA code	ARG
BSWW ranking	18 (2 June 2025)[1]
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	9 (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

Correct as of April 2015:^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   Marcelo Salgueiro 2 DF   Jonathan Levi 3 DF   Santiago Hilaire 8 MF   Rodrigo Lopez 6 DF   Luciano Franceschini 10 MF   Federico Costas

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW   Lucas Medero 7 FW   Federico Hilaire 9 FW   Luciano Sirico 11 FW   Cesar Leguizamon 4 MF   Cristian Cuevas 12 GK   Dardo Cortes

Current staff

• Coach: Gustavo Casado
• Technical Assistant: Esteban Pizzi
• Head Delegation: Gustavo Lorenzo

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record

Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W aet/pso	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Quarterfinals	8th	3	1	0	2	8	16	-8
2006		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		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
2021
2024	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	11	14	-3
2025	Did not qualify
Total	0 titles	9/13	30	14	1	16	85	89	-6

Beach Soccer World Championships record

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

• 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

• 3rd (3) 2006, 2008, 2010

Copa Latina

• 2nd (1) 2006
• 3rd (4) 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010