Chile national football team - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nickname(s) | La Roja (The Red One) (El equipo de todos) | |||||||||||
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Association | Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh) | |||||||||||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||||||
Head coach | Reinaldo Rueda | |||||||||||
Captain | Gary Medel | |||||||||||
Most caps | Alexis Sánchez (124) | |||||||||||
Top scorer | Alexis Sánchez (41) | |||||||||||
Home stadium | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | |||||||||||
FIFA code | CHI | |||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||
Current | 31 ![]() | |||||||||||
Highest | 3 (April–May 2016) | |||||||||||
Lowest | 84 (December 2002) | |||||||||||
First international | ||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 May 1910) | ||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Santiago, Chile; 29 August 1979) ![]() ![]() (Viña del Mar, Chile; 4 January 1997) ![]() ![]() (Santa Clara, California , United States; 18 June 2016) | ||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 17 September 1959) | ||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1930) | |||||||||||
Best result | Third place (1962) | |||||||||||
Copa América | ||||||||||||
Appearances | 38 (first in 1916) | |||||||||||
Best result | Champions (2015, 2016) | |||||||||||
Confederations Cup | ||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | |||||||||||
Best result | Runners-up (2017) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Chile national football team is the national football team of Chile.
Most appearances
[change | change source]Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
1 | Claudio Bravo | 97 | 0 | 2004- |
2 | Alexis Sánchez | 89 | 31 | 2006- |
3 | Leonel Sánchez | 85 | 27 | 1955-1968 |
4 | Gary Medel | 83 | 7 | 2007- |
4 | Gonzalo Jara | 83 | 3 | 2006- |
6 | Nelson Tapia | 73 | 0 | 1994-2005 |
7 | Arturo Vidal | 71 | 12 | 2007- |
7 | Jorge Valdivia | 71 | 7 | 2004- |
7 | Jean Beausejour | 71 | 6 | 2004- |
10 | Marcelo Salas | 70 | 37 | 1994-2007 |
10 | Alberto Fouillioux | 70 | 12 | 1960-1972 |
- If a player's name is in bold, that means that they are still playing international football.
Top scorers
[change | change source]Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
1 | Alexis Sánchez | 47 | 132 | 2006- |
2 | Eduardo Vargas | 38 | 91 | 2009- |
3 | Marcelo Salas | 37 | 70 | 1994-2007 |
4 | Iván Zamorano | 34 | 69 | 1987-2001 |
5 | Arturo Vidal | 31 | 118 | 2007- |
6 | Leonel Sánchez | 24 | 85 | 1955-1968 |
7 | Jorge Aravena | 22 | 37 | 1983-1989 |
8 | Humberto Suazo | 21 | 60 | 2005-2013 |
9 | Carlos Campos | 18 | 42 | 1960-1967 |
9 | Juan Carlos Letelier | 18 | 57 | 1979-1989 |
11 | Enrique Hormazábal | 17 | 43 | 1950-1963 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Chile". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 25 April 2018.