Spain national beach soccer team
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The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.
NicknameLa Roja (The Red One)[citation needed]
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachChristian Méndez
| Nickname | La Roja (The Red One)[citation needed] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Christian Méndez | ||
| Captain | Dona | ||
| Most caps | Amarelle (309) | ||
| Top scorer | Amarelle (303) | ||
| FIFA code | ESP | ||
| BSWW ranking | 5  (1 June 2026)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Spain L–W United States  Score unknown (Alicante, Spain; 13 July 1996) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Spain 14–2 Latvia  (Moscow, Russia; 23 July 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 13–0 Spain (Vitória, Brazil; 28 November 1998) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result |  Runners-up (2013) | ||
| Euro Beach Soccer League | |||
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result |  Champions, (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006) | ||
| Euro Beach Soccer Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1999, 2008, 2009, 2014) | ||
Results and fixtures
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
2021
| 19 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B | Mozambique  | 4–8 | Spain | Moscow, Russia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 953 Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman) |
| 21 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B | Tahiti  | 12–8 | Spain | Moscow, Russia |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Taiarui  1'Paama 9' (pen.), 35'Zaveroni 11', 33', 35'Tehau 12', 15'Salem 16', 18'Tetauira 29', 35' |
Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan) |
| 23 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B | Spain | 5–3 |  United Arab Emirates | Moscow, Russia |
| 15:00 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,183 Referee: Aecio Fernández (Uruguay) |
| 26 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Quarter-finals | Russia  | 4–2 | Spain | Moscow, Russia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina) |
Players
Current squad
The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[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.
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- Head coach: Cristian Mendez Lacarcel
- Assistant coach: Jesus Sanchez Requena
Competitive record
Beach Soccer World Championships
| World Championships record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1995 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Group Stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 |
| 1999 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | –3 |
| 2000 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| 2002 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 |
| Total | 0 titles | 7/10 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 109 | 108 | +1 |
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (UEFA) record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
| 2005 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | –3 | No qualification matches | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | –2 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | |||||||||||
 2008 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 13 | +26 | ||
| 2009 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 | +25 | ||
 2011 |
Did not qualify | Quarterfinals | – | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +5 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 23 | +20 | ||
 2015 | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | Fourth place | 4th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 27 | +2 | ||
 2017 | Did not qualify | Final Stage | 9th | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 21 | +18 | ||||||||||
 2019 |
Sixth place | 6th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 26 | +26 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 14 | +17 | ||
| 2024 | Group Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | Play-offs | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +8 | ||
 2025 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | –2 | Qualified | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 titles | 10/14 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 159 | 149 | +10 | 4 titles | 8/8 | 56 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 318 | 179 | +139 | ||
Honours
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:
- Euro Beach Soccer League: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
- Runner-up: 2002, 2014, 2018
- Euro Beach Soccer Cup: 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014
- Runner-up: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004
- Third place: 2003
- Mundialito de Futebol de Praia: 2013
- Runner-up: 1997, 2004, 2012, 2018
- Third place: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2019
- Copa Latina:
- Runner-up: 2000, 2004
- Third place: 1998
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification: 2008, 2009, 2013
