Nickname(s) | Team 54 | |||
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Association | Gibraltar Football Association | |||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Jose carlos Gil Prieto | |||
Asst coach | Christian Wink | |||
Captain | Andrew Lopez | |||
Most caps | Andrew Lopez (20) | |||
Top scorer | Andrew Lopez (10) | |||
Home stadium | Victoria Stadium | |||
FIFA code | GIB | |||
FIFA ranking | 113 (4 December 2020) [1] | |||
Highest FIFA ranking | 91 (19 October 2015) | |||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 113 (12 May 2020) | |||
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First international | ||||
Gibraltar 2–10 Montenegro (Nice, France; 23 January 2013) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Gibraltar 7–5 San Marino (Nice, France; 26 January 2013) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Georgia 15–1 Gibraltar (Ciorescu, Moldova; 22 October 2015) | ||||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 0 | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 0 |
The Gibraltar national futsal team represents Gibraltar in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association.
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1992 | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 31 | |||||||||
2021 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |||||||||
2024 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
Total | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 55 |
UEFA European Futsal Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1999 | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | |||||||||
2016 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
2018 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55 |
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification campaign from 29 January to 2 February 2019 against England, Latvia and Cyprus. [2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Liam Neale | 1 December 1996 | Mons Calpe Futsal | ||
13 | GK | Denzel Navarro | 28 April 1994 | Europa Futsal | ||
2 | DF | Dylan Glynn (captain) | 30 November 1981 | Mons Calpe Futsal | ||
3 | DF | Kalian Perez | 22 August 1988 | South United | ||
5 | DF | Ethan Perez | 14 October 1998 | Lynx Futsal | ||
6 | DF | Nick Castle | 18 January 1994 | Sporting | ||
7 | MF | Naoufal El Andaloussi | 7 April 1991 | Mons Calpe Futsal | ||
10 | MF | Jaydan Parody | 8 May 1998 | Mons Calpe Futsal | ||
11 | MF | Alan Parker | 15 May 1996 | South United | ||
14 | MF | Ashley Rodriguez | 13 November 1989 | Europa Futsal | ||
4 | FW | Jamie Walker | 20 January 1992 | Bavaria FCC | ||
8 | FW | Zane Holgado | 16 October 1995 | Mons Calpe Futsal | ||
9 | FW | Robert Montovio | 3 August 1984 | Lynx Futsal | ||
12 | FW | Guy Olivero | 21 December 1992 | Mons Calpe Futsal |
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