Chile national football team records and statistics

This is a list of Chile national football team's competitive records. The Chile national football team represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895.

Individual records

Player records

As of 15 October 2024

Players in bold are still active at international level.

Most capped players

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	International career
1	Alexis Sánchez	166	51	2006–present
2	Gary Medel	161	7	2007–present
3	Claudio Bravo	150	0	2004–2024
4	Mauricio Isla	144	5	2007–present
5	Arturo Vidal	142	34	2007–present
6	Eduardo Vargas	116	44	2009–present
7	Gonzalo Jara	115	3	2006–2019
8	Jean Beausejour	109	6	2004–2021
9	Charles Aránguiz	101	7	2009–2023
10	Leonel Sánchez	85	24	1955–1968

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	International career
1	Alexis Sánchez	51	166	0.31	2006–present
2	Eduardo Vargas	44	116	0.38	2009–present
3	Marcelo Salas	37	70	0.53	1994–2007
4	Iván Zamorano	34	69	0.49	1987–2001
	Arturo Vidal	34	142	0.24	2007–present
6	Carlos Caszely	29	49	0.59	1969–1985
7	Leonel Sánchez	24	85	0.28	1955–1968
8	Jorge Aravena	22	37	0.59	1983–1990
9	Humberto Suazo	21	60	0.35	2005–2013
10	Juan Carlos Letelier	18	57	0.32	1979–1989

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Chile at the FIFA World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	5	3	Squad		Qualified as invitees
1934	Withdrew										Withdrew
1938
1950	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	5	6	Squad		Qualified automatically
1954	Did not qualify										4	0	0	4	1	10
1958											4	1	0	3	2	10
1962	Third place	3rd	6	4	0	2	10	8	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1966	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad		5	3	1	1	14	8
1970	Did not qualify										4	1	2	1	5	4
1974	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad		5	3	1	1	6	2
1978	Did not qualify										4	2	1	1	5	3
1982	Group stage	22nd	3	0	0	3	3	8	Squad		4	3	1	0	6	0
1986	Did not qualify										9	5	2	2	18	12
1990											4	2	1	1	9	4
1994	Banned										Banned
1998	Round of 16	16th	4	0	3	1	5	8	Squad		16	7	4	5	32	18
2002	Did not qualify										18	3	3	12	15	27
2006											18	5	7	6	18	22
2010	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	3	5	Squad		18	10	3	5	32	22
2014		9th	4	2	1	1	6	4	Squad		16	9	1	6	29	25
2018	Did not qualify										18	8	2	8	26	27
2022											18	5	4	9	19	26
2026	To be determined										In progress
2030											To be determined
2034
Total	Third place	9/22	33	11	7	15	40	49	—		165	67	33	65	237	220

Copa América

Main article: Chile at the Copa América

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1916	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	2	11	Squad
1917	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	10	Squad
1919	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	12	Squad
1920	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad
1921	Withdrew
1922	Fifth place	5th	4	0	1	3	1	10	Squad
1923	Withdrew
1924	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	10	Squad
1925	Withdrew
1926	Third place	3rd	4	2	1	1	14	6	Squad
1927	Withdrew
1929	Did not participate
1935	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad
1937	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	12	13	Squad
1939	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	8	12	Squad
1941	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	6	3	Squad
1942	Sixth place	6th	6	1	1	4	4	15	Squad
1945	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	15	5	Squad
1946	Fifth place	5th	5	2	0	3	8	11	Squad
1947	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	14	13	Squad
1949	Fifth place	5th	7	2	1	4	10	14	Squad
1953	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	10	Squad
1955	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	19	8	Squad
1956	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	11	8	Squad
1957	Sixth place	6th	6	1	1	4	9	17	Squad
1959	Fifth place	5th	6	2	1	3	9	14	Squad
1959	Did not participate
1963
1967	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	8	6	Squad
1975	Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	7	6	Squad
1979	Runners-up	2nd	9	4	3	2	13	6	Squad
1983	Group stage	5th	4	2	1	1	8	2	Squad
1987	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	9	3	Squad
1989	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	7	5	Squad
1991	Third place	3rd	7	3	2	2	11	6	Squad
1993	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	3	4	Squad
1995	Group stage	11th	3	0	1	2	3	8	Squad
1997	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	1	5	Squad
1999	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	8	7	Squad
2001	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad
2004	Group stage	10th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad
2007	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	11	Squad
2011	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	4	Squad
2015	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	13	4	Squad
2016	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	16	5	Squad
2019	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	7	7	Squad
2021	Quarter-finals	7th	5	1	2	2	3	5	Squad
2024	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	0	1	Squad
Total	2 Titles	41/48	191	67	35	89	291	317	—

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	4	3	Squad
Total	Runners-up	1/10	5	1	3	1	4	3	—

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1896	No football tournament
1900	Did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928	Consolation final	10th	3	1	1	1	7	7	Squad
1932	No football tournament
1936	Withdrew
1948	Did not participate
1952	Preliminary round	17th	1	0	0	1	4	5	Squad
1956	Did not participate
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	2	2	Squad
1988	Did not qualify
Since 1992	See Chile Olympic football team
Total	Quarter-finals	3/19	8	6	3	5	27	20	—

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Bronze medal	3rd	4	1	2	1	8	6
1955	Did not participate
1959
1963	Bronze medal	3rd	4	2	1	1	12	6
1967	Did not participate
1971
1975
1979
1983	Round 1	4th	3	1	2	0	3	2
1987	Silver medal	2nd	5	2	2	1	6	6
1991	Did not participate
1995	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	3	6
Since 1999	See Chile national under-23 football team
Total	Silver medal	5/12	20	7	8	5	32	26

Head-to-head record

This is a list of the official games played by the Chile national team. The team has played a number of countries around the world, some repeatedly. It has played the most games (92) against neighbouring Argentina. This list is updated to include the match against Venezuela on 19 November 2024.

AFC

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Australia	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	50.00
China	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Iran	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	33.33
Iraq	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Japan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	33.33
North Korea	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00
Oman	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Qatar	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0.00
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	50.00
South Korea	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	33.33
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total	19	8	8	3	28	17	+11	42.11

Source: Results 1910–59, 1960–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present
Notes:

CAF

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Algeria	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0.00
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Cameroon	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	50.00
Egypt	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	66.67
Ghana	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0.00
Guinea	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00
Morocco	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	0.00
South Africa	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Tunisia	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	50.00
Zambia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Total	17	8	5	4	27	20	+7	47.06

Source: Results 1910–59, 1960–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present

CONCACAF

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Canada	5	2	2	1	4	2	+2	40.00
Costa Rica	11	3	2	6	14	13	+1	27.27
Cuba	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00
Dominican Republic	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
El Salvador	3	3	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Guatemala	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	60.00
Haiti	8	4	3	1	8	3	+5	50.00
Honduras	7	4	0	3	14	11	+3	57.14
Jamaica	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	50.00
Mexico	33	12	6	15	42	37	+5	36.36
Panama	4	3	1	0	12	4	+8	75.00
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
United States	11	5	3	3	22	14	+8	45.45
Total	94	45	18	31	145	90	+55	47.87

Source: Results 1910–59, 1960–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present

CONMEBOL

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Argentina	92	6	25	61	72	198	−126	6.52
Bolivia	50	33	9	8	117	51	+66	66.00
Brazil	77	8	14	55	62	176	−114	10.39
Colombia	44	15	17	12	70	59	+11	34.09
Ecuador	54	28	13	13	98	57	+41	51.85
Paraguay	68	31	8	29	96	93	+3	45.59
Peru	85	44	16	25	132	109	+23	51.76
Uruguay	84	18	19	47	86	149	−63	21.43
Venezuela	31	22	5	4	76	22	+54	70.97
Total	585	205	126	254	809	914	−105	35.04

Source: Results 1910–59, 1960–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present

OFC

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Australia	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	75.00
New Zealand	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	75.00
Total	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	75.00

Source: Results 1910–59, 1960–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present
Notes:

UEFA

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Albania	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Armenia	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Austria	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	33.33
Belgium	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0.00
Bulgaria	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Croatia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00
Czechoslovakia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Denmark	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	50.00
East Germany	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	25.00
England	6	2	2	2	5	4	+1	33.33
Estonia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Finland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
France	6	2	1	3	7	14	−7	33.33
Germany	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	0.00
Greece	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00
Hungary	3	1	1	1	9	6	+3	33.33
Iceland	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	50.00
Italy	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	33.33
Israel	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	50.00
Lithuania	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Netherlands	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	0.00
Northern Ireland	4	4	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Poland	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	0.00
Portugal	4	0	2	2	4	9	−5	0.00
Republic of Ireland	6	3	1	2	6	6	0	50.00
Romania	3	0	0	3	6	9	−3	0.00
Russia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00
Scotland	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0.00
Serbia	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	50.00
Slovakia	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	33.33
Soviet Union	7	2	1	4	6	10	−4	28.57
Spain	11	1	2	8	10	25	−15	9.09
Sweden	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	50.00
Switzerland	4	2	0	2	7	7	0	50.00
Turkey	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	0.00
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00
Wales	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
West Germany	6	2	0	4	7	11	−4	33.33
Yugoslavia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	110	37	25	48	137	155	−18	33.64

Source: Results 1910–59, 1960–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present

Full Confederation record

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
AFC	19	8	8	3	28	17	+11	42.11
CAF	17	8	5	4	27	20	+7	47.06
CONCACAF	94	45	18	31	145	90	+55	47.87
CONMEBOL	585	205	126	254	809	914	−105	35.04
OFC	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	75.00
UEFA	110	37	25	48	137	155	−18	33.64
Total	833	309	184	340	1160	1199	−39	37.09

Source: Results 1910–59, 1960–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present