quarterfinals for the first time in its history after finishing first in a group containing Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Venezuela's 2–0 victory over Peru during the competition was its first Copa América victory since 1967. 2011 Copa América At the 2011 Copa América championship, Venezuela reached the semi-finals round for the first time by defeating Chile in the quarter-final, 2–1. Despite their commanding presence against Paraguay in their semifinal, Venezuela was unable to convert their chances into goals. They would eventually lose 5–3 to Paraguay in a penalty shootout after remaining scoreless in normal and extra time. Venezuela and Peru played for third place at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, where Venezuela would suffer their biggest loss of the tournament, losing 4–1 to Peru and falling into fourth place overall. Nonetheless, it was their best-ever finish at the competition. Group B: Results: Team image Venezuela made its international debut in the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Panama in 1938, wearing the vinotinto (burgundy) color. In the 1967 Copa América Venezuela also wore the Peñarol shirt v Chile to avoid colors clash, as Venezuela had arrived in the Estadio Centenario (Peñarol's frequent venue) with no alternate shirts. In 1993, a vertical band with the colors of the National flag was added to the left side of the jersey, which changed its colors to a more traditional red tone. This lasted until 1996 when Venezuela returned to the vinotinto tone. Nevertheless, in 1998 Venezuela adopted a yellow/blue/red scheme, similar to their flag colors, by Mexican manufacturer "ABA Sports". The national team returned to the traditional color in 2000. It has been remaining (with few changes) as the main uniform up to present days. Kit providers Source: Results and fixtures 2022 2023 Coaching Staff Coaching history Caretaker managers are listed in italics. Vittorio Godigna (1938) Sixto Soler (1944–1946) Álvaro Cartea (1947–1948) Orlando Fantoni (1951, 1955–1959) Miguel Ángel Gleria (1951) Rafael Franco (1961–1967) Gregorio Gómez (1967–1969) Rafael Gonzalez (1970-1972) José Julián Hernández (1972) Dan Georgiadis (1972–1977) Luis Mendoza (1981, 1989) Walter Roque (1981–1985) Rafael Santana (1985–1986, 1996) Carlos Horacio Moreno (1989) Víctor Pignanelli (1990–1992) Ratomir Dujković (1992–1995) Eduardo Borrero (1997–1998) José Omar Pastoriza (1998–2000) Richard Páez (2001–2007) César Farías (2007–2013) Manuel Plasencia (2014) Noel Sanvicente (2014–2016) Rafael Dudamel (2016–2020) José Peseiro (2020–2021) Leonardo González (2021) José Pékerman (2021–present) Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly matches