| Season: | 2013 |
| Manager: | Agustín Castillo |
| Captain: | Rafael Burgos |
| Home Stadium: | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| Continentalcup1: | 2013 Copa Centroamericana |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Third Place |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Losses: | 6 |
| Matches Played: | 11 |
| Total Goals: | 7 |
| Top Goalscorer: | Rodolfo Zelaya (1) |
| Most Caps: | (5 Players) (4) |
| Players: | 26 |
| Goalscorers: | 2 |
| Debutants: | 8 |
| Biggest Home Win: | 1–0 v. Belize (1 January 2013) |
| Highest Scoring: | 0–5 v. Ecuador (21 March 2013) |
| Highest Attendance: | 70,540 v. United States (21 July 2013) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 250 v. Panama (20 January 2013) |
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| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 season is the 92nd season in El Salvador's history, their 75th in FIFA and 51st in CONCACAF. As of December 2012, the team was managed by Agustín Castillo.
Most of January 2013 was spent playing in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. El Salvador reached the semi-finals, lost, and took part in the third-place finals. They finished in third place but were able to qualify for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The following players have been capped during the 2012 season (listed alphabetically):
name (games played)
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Burgos | 1 |
| Nelson Bonilla | 1 | |
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| 1 | Cristian Castillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rafael Burgos | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | Léster Blanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| José Henríquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Darwin Ceren | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gerson Mayen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Competition | wiBAN=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 style="border-right:3px solid gray;" | Started Round | Current Position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | ||||||||
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| International Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 February 2013 | — | ||||||||
| 2013 Copa Centroamericana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Group Stage | Third place match | Third place match | 18 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | ||||||||
| 2013 Gold Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 | Group Stage | — | — | 8 July 2013 | — |
See main article: 2013 Copa Centroamericana.
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El Salvador and Panama finished with identical records and so their positions were determined by drawing of lots. El Salvador won and was placed second.[1]
See main article: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B.
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| Date | FIFA ranking position | Total Points | +/- Ranking | +/- Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | 96 | 374 | 7 | 26 | |
| February 2013 | 81 | 434 | 15 | 60 | |
| March 2013 | 83 | 432 | -2 | -2 |