Australia national futsal team

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Australia
Nickname(s)Futsalroos
Association Football Australia
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coachMiles Downie
FIFA code AUS
FIFA ranking 37 [1]
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Home colours
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First international
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–1 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 6 January 1989)
Biggest win
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23–1 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg
(Port Vila, Vanuatu; 4 August 1996)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13–1 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(Singapore, Singapore; 28 November 2001)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1989 )
Best result1st Round, 7 times
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances8 (First in 2006 )
Best result4th place (2012)
AFF Futsal Championship
Appearances6 (First in 2007 (guests))
Best resultSilver medal asia.svg Runners-up (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015)

The Australia national futsal team, nicknamed the Futsalroos, represents Australia in men's international futsal. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of both the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the Futsalroos.

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Australia is a five-time OFC champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments on 7 occasions, but have never advanced beyond the group stage of the competition. After the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Football Australia decided not to continue investing and developing futsal in Australia. The F-League was disbanded in 2017, and Australia national futsal team is quickly becoming weaker than before.

History

Coaching staff

Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Miles Downie
Assistant coach Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Cannavan

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see Australia national futsal team players.

Current squad

The following 14 players were named in the squad for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. [2]

No.Pos.PlayerDoB (Age)Club
1 GK Domenic Badolato Flag of New South Wales.svg Enfield Allstars
2 Tyler Garner Flag of Western Australia.svg Rockingham Cambio Cumbre
3 Adam Cooper Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Moreland
4 Dominic Cox Flag of New South Wales.svg Enfield Allstars
5 Jordan Guerreiro Flag of New South Wales.svg Mountain Majik
6 Wade Giovenali Flag of New South Wales.svg Dural Warriors
7 Scott Rogan Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Fitzroy Tigers
8 Daniel Fornito Flag of New South Wales.svg Mascot Vipers
9 Grant Lynch Flag of New South Wales.svg UTS Northside
10 Shervin Adeli Flag of New South Wales.svg Enfield Allstars
11 Ethan De Melo Flag of New South Wales.svg Mascot Vipers
12 GK Aaron Yu Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Western City
13 Michael Kouta Flag of New South Wales.svg Enfield Allstars
14 Jamie Dib Flag of New South Wales.svg Mountain Majik

Results and fixtures

2019

11 October 2019 International Friendly Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: The Centre Dural
22 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report
Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 145
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
23 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg8–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report
Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 562
Referee: Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan)

2022

6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship East Timor  Flag of East Timor.svg4–7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
13:00  UTC+7 Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–6Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
11:00  UTC+7 Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg5–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
11:00  UTC+7 Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark

2023

2024

11 April 2024 Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
13 April 2024 Friendly Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
17 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup GS Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
16:00  UTC+7
Report Stadium: Bangkok Arena
Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)
19 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup GS Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Bangkok, Thailand
16:00  UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Bangkok Arena
Referee: An Ran (China)
21 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup GS Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg6–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
21:00  UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran)

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989 1st round11th311168
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1992 1st round12th3102911
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 1st round15th3003426
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2000 1st round15th3003322
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2004 1st round15th3003218
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008 did not qualify
Flag of Thailand.svg 2012 Group stage20th3102517
Flag of Colombia.svg 2016 Group stage18th3102516
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2020 did not qualify
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2024
Total7/100 Titles21411634118

OFC Futsal Championship

OFC Futsal Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1992 Champion1st4400286
Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1996 Champion1st6600698
Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1999 Champion1st6600414
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2004 Champion1st5500200
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2013^Champion1st5500242
Total5/55 Titles26260018220

^Australia was no longer part of the OFC. They appeared as a guest nation.

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2006 Group stage7th32011413
Flag of Japan.svg 2007 Quarter finals8th4112613
Flag of Thailand.svg 2008 Quarter finals7th42021310
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2010 Quarter finals7th42021520
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012 Fourth place4th63031219
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2014 Quarter finals6th42021014
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2016 Quarter finals5th64021716
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2018 Withdrew
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 2020 Did not qualify
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2022
Flag of Thailand.svg 2024 Group stageTBC3003613
Total8/110 Titles341611793118

AFF Futsal Championship

AFF Futsal Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2001 did not participate
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2003
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005
Flag of Thailand.svg 2006
Flag of Thailand.svg 2007 Runners-up2nd54011514
Flag of Thailand.svg 2008 did not participate
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2009
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2010
Flag of Thailand.svg 2012
Flag of Thailand.svg 2013 Runners-up2nd6501427
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2014 Runners-up2nd64023013
Flag of Thailand.svg 2015 Runners-up2nd65014615
Flag of Thailand.svg 2016 did not participate
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2017 Withdrew
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 did not participate
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2019 Group stage5th3102914
Flag of Thailand.svg 2022 6th3102915
Total6/170 Titles29200915178

Honours

Runners-up (4): 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015
Champions (5): 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2013

Other Federations

In addition to the FFA administered Futsal, an organisation known as the Federation of Australian Futsal (FAF) [3] considers itself the governing body of Futsal in Australia under the membership of the international body, Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF). The AMF organises the AMF Futsal World Cup.

AMF Futsal World Cup

AMF Futsal World Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1982 did not participate
Flag of Spain.svg 1985 2nd round8th??????
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1988 2nd round6th52033019
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 1st round11th??????
Flag of Argentina.svg 1994 did not participate
Flag of Mexico.svg 1997 did not participate
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 2000 1st round13th3012815
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg 2003 1st round19th3003529
Flag of Argentina.svg 2007 did not participate
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 did not qualify
Flag of Belarus.svg 2015 Group stage15th3003414
Flag of Argentina.svg 2019 to be determined
Total6/110 Titles1421114777

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References

  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "Futsalroos squad named for AFC Futsal Asian Cup Thailand 2024™". Football Australia. 3 April 2024.
  3. "Futsal – Federation of Australian Futsal". 2 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.