2011 El Salvador national football team season

2011 El Salvador national football team season
Season2011
ManagerUruguay Rubén Israel
Home stadiumEstadio Cuscatlán
2011 Copa CentroamericanaFourth
2011 CONCACAF Gold CupQuarterfinals
Wins12
Losses4 (2 Pso.)
Goals scored43
Top goalscorerRodolfo Zelaya
(7 goals)
Players50
Goalscorers17
Debutants7
Biggest home win4–0 0v0 Cayman Islands
11 October 2011
4–0 0v0 Suriname
15 November 2011
Biggest away win4–1 0v0 Cayman Islands
6 September 2011
Highest scoring6–1 0v0 Cuba
12 June 2011
5–2 Belize
16 January 2011
Highest attendance80,108 0v0 Mexico
5 June 2011
Lowest attendance500 0v0 Suriname
11 November 2011
Home colours
Away colours
2010
2012

The El Salvador national football team 2011 season was the 90th season of the El Salvador national football team, their 73rd season in FIFA and 49th season in CONCACAF. The team was managed by José Luis Rugamas from January 2010. Rubén Israel took over as manager in April 2011.

January 2011 was spent playing in the Copa Centroamericana. El Salvador lost at the semi-finals and would unsuccessfully contest in the tournament for third-place. Their fourth place qualified them for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Forward Rafael Burgos received the Golden Boot having made three goals. El Salvador's cache of success at season's end would be three international competitions; one was lost. Two others were to be played in 2011.

El Salvador took part in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A in June, and in September they started on their 2014 World Cup qualification. El Salvador starting at the second round.[clarification needed]