Argentina National Football Team

Argentina National Football Team is administrated by the government body 'Argentina Football Association'. Argentina football team has long rivairy with Brazil. Lionel Scaloni is a head coach of the team.

Captain:

Lionel Messi is the captain of the team. He is also top scorer(147) and third most capped player(138) of the team. He is the greatest player of this generation.



Home Stadium: Esadio Monumental antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires.



Achievements:

• Argentina Men's National Team is two times winner(1978 and 1986) and two times runners-up(1990 and 2004) of the FIFA world cup.
• The team is forteen times winner of South America Championship(1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991 and 1993).
• The team has a title of FIFA Confederations cup.
• They also have five gold medal in Pan American Games.

Records:

• Lionel Messi is most goals scorer in all international compititions and friendy matches from the team.
• Gabriel Batistuta is an Argentina player who is most goal scorer in official international competitions including FIFA Cofederations cup and FIFA World cup qualification from the team.
• Lionel Messi is the most goals scorer international friendlies(34), one FIFA world cup qualification(10), all FIFA world cup qualification(21), official U-20 international competitions(11) from the team.
• Domingo Tarasconi has scored most goals in one football olympics(9) from the team.

Sponsor:
Adidas is the current kit partner of the team.



Top ten most famous Argentine football players

1. Diego Maradona
2. Lionel Messi
3. Daniel Alberto Passarella
4. Cabriel Batistuta
5. Mario Kempes
6. Amadeo Rau Carrizo
7. Angel Labruna
8. Hernan Crespo
9. Ubaldo Fillol

Argeentina Women's National Football Team:

Argentina Women's National Team is administrated by 'Argentine Football Association'. Charlos Barrelo is a head coach and Estefenia Banini is a captain of the team. The team has holds a record of one time winner(2006) and three times runners-up(1995, 1998, and 2006) of Sudomericano Femenino.