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."Alea iacta est" for the CONMEBOL Qualifier – Beach Soccer Worldwide The team competed irregularly through the 2010s before experiencing sustained growth under coach Santiago Alzate, who took charge of the senior side in 2019. 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. 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, 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.

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.

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. 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."Alea iacta est" for the CONMEBOL Qualifier – Beach Soccer Worldwide 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, Colombia climbed from 30th to as high as 11th in the BSWW World Ranking.

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.

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. 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.

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, 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.

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. Colombia then lost the semi-final 4–6 to eventual champions Brazil, 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.

Achievements 2011 Copa América de Beach Soccer best: 3rd place 2023 South American Beach Games best: Runners-up 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games best: 1st place 2023 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games best: 5th place 2022

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup YearResultPldWW+PLGFGAGD 1995 to 2009Did not enter 2011 to 2021Did not qualify 2024Group stage3003612–6 2025Did not qualifyTotal1/233003612–6

Copa América de Beach Soccer YearResultPldWW+WPLGFGAGD 2016Eighth place520031620–4 2018Ninth place500141825–7 2022Eighth place500231223–11 2023Third place640022116+5 2025Fourth place630032726+1Total5/5279031594110–16

CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup YearResultPldWW+WPLGFGAGD 2005Did not enter 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011Fourth place510131620–4 2013Seventh place630031924–5 2015Eighth place601051730–13 2017Sixth place620043032–2 2019Sixth place4200329 31−2 2021Fourth place630021718–1Total6/1133111120128155–27 – Note: 2005 and 2007 were held in a joint championship with CONCACAF

South American Beach Games YearResultPldWW+WPLGFGAGD 2009Fourth place510041230–18 2011Fifth place3 1 0 0 2 10 10 0 2014Fifth place5 2 0 0 3 12 18 –6 2019Third place530022624+2 2023Runners-up—Total5/518700116082–22

Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games recordYearResultPosPldWLGFGAGD 2023Champions1st5503116+15Total1 title1/15503116+15

Central American and Caribbean Beach Games Central American and Caribbean Beach Games recordYearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD 2022Fifth place5th410314140Total0 titles1/1410314140

See also Colombia national futsal team

References

External links Colombia Profile, at Beach Soccer Worldwide Colombia, at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)