England national futsal team

England

Nickname(s)	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	John Tapia Owens
Captain	Stuart Cook
Most caps	Luke Ballinger
Top scorer	Luke Ballinger
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	62 [1]
First international
England 5–1 Scotland   (Rome, Italy; 16 July 1983)
Biggest win
England 16–1 Northern Ireland   (Cardiff, Wales; 3 December 2016)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 24–1 England   (Algarve, Portugal; 21 October 2004)
World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	0

The England national futsal team represents England during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.

The team (and sport) is governed by The Football Association and delivered by their chosen partner England Futsal Limited.

The national team was first formed in 2003, after futsal started to gain popularity in 2002. ^[2]

Home matches are played at various venues around the country. Friendly matches are played with teams from other European nations, and also compete in Four Nations Tournaments each season, along with teams around Europe. England has entered the World Futsal Cup but failed to qualify in 2008.

In September 2020 the FA cut fundings for futsal and grassroots football. Therefore, the future of the English national futsal team was put into question. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2024, the England men's and women's national futsal teams returned, playing in Qualifiers for their respective international tournaments.

Competition history

FIFA World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
Netherlands 1989	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong 1992	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guatemala 2000	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chinese Taipei 2004	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thailand 2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Colombia 2016	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lithuania 2020	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Uzbekistan 2024	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/10	0	0	0	0	0	0

UEFA European Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Spain 1996	did not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1999	did not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Russia 2001	did not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Italy 2003	did not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Czech Republic 2005	did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2007	did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hungary 2010	did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Croatia 2012	did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Belgium 2014	did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Serbia 2016	did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Slovenia 2018	did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Netherlands 2022	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
Latvia/Lithuania 2026	Qualifying	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/13	0	0	0	0	0	0

Minor tournaments

Year	Tournament	City	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2004	Four Nations	Algarve	Group	4th	3	0	0	3	8	50
2004	Four Nations	Manchester	Group	3rd	2	0	0	2	7	19
2005	Four Nations	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	3rd/4th	4th	2	0	0	2	6	10
2006	Four Nations	Sheffield	Group	4th	3	0	1	2	8	24
2006	Four Nations	Edegem	Group	4th	3	0	0	3	6	27
2007	Four Nations	İzmir	Group	4th	3	0	0	3	2	28
2008	KL World 5's	Kuala Lumpur	Group	5th	4	0	0	4	9	38
2008	Four Nations	Caen	3rd/4th	4th	2	0	0	2	2	12
2008	Four Nations	Loughborough	Group	3rd	3	0	1	2	4	10
2010	Four Nations	Hereford	Final	2nd	2	1	0	1	8	4
2012	Tournament	Bodø	Group	2nd	2	1	1	0	4	3
2013	Four Nations	Paola	Group	3rd	3	1	1	1	4	5
Total			0 titles		30	3	4	23	61	211

Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current Squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying match against Spain on 4 February 2025. ^{[5] [6]}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jonathan Sim	(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 33)			Futsal Escocia
21	1 GK	Joe Payne	(1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 28)			Bolton Futsal Club
4	2 DF	Ryan Walsh	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29)			Maidenhead United Futsal
6	2 DF	Jake Barnes	(2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22)			Manchester Futsal Club
9	2 DF	Jordan Edge	(1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 26)			Manchester Futsal Club
12	2 DF	Stuart Cook (captain)	(1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38)			Bolton Futsal Club
15	2 DF	Harry Tozer	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)			Maidenhead United Futsal
18	2 DF	Jamie Brooker	(2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 19)			Bloomsbury Futsal
2	4 FW	Russell Goldstein	(1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 31)			Bloomsbury Futsal
5	4 FW	Samuel McGrath	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28)			Bolton Futsal Club
8	4 FW	Liam Palfreeman	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29)			Bolton Futsal Club
10	4 FW	Jordan Matthews	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25)			Wessex Futsal Club
14	4 FW	Ivan Cadete Borges	(2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 21)			Loughborough Students
16	4 FW	Fraser Corden	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)			Derby Futsal Club

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jack Walsh	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 25)			Maidenhead United Futsal	v.    Switzerland, 16 December 2024
FW	Jeffrey AdubofourINJ	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27)			Manchester Futsal Club	v.    Switzerland, 16 December 2024
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international futsal.

References

1. Futsal World Ranking
2. Fahey, Jamie (5 July 2012). "Could futsal be the key to unlocking talent in England's next generation? | Football | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
3. "Unsecure Future of Futsal in England". FutsalFeed.com. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
4. "Doug Reed: Futsal is a fantastic game - it will grow with or without the FA's involvement". FutsalFeed.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
5. "Men's Squad to take on Spain this coming Tuesday 4th February". England Futsal. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
6. "England Squad". UEFA . Retrieved 14 February 2025.