Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC.
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherlands, the tournament has been held every four years since 1992 in the even year between two 11-a-side World Cups.
The Thailand national futsal team represents Thailand in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.
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.
Reginald Davani is a former Papua New Guinea footballer, who is currently acting as senior men's coach at Western Pride FC.
The Solomon Islands national futsal team, nicknamed Kurukuru, represents the Solomon Islands in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Oceania, but fares poorly in competitions outside the region.
Sport is an important part of Solomon Islands culture dating back to the early colonial period. Cricket, Australian rules football, rugby union and horse racing are among the earliest organised sports in Solomon Islands. Sport has shaped the Solomon Islands national identity through events. Solomon Islands hosted the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara.
The New Zealand national futsal team, nicknamed the Futsal Whites, is the representative side for New Zealand in international futsal and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The nickname is a reference to the New Zealand national football team which is known as the All Whites, which in turn is based on the national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.
The Vietnam national futsal team represents Vietnam in international futsal and is governed by Vietnam Football Federation. They played two World Cup editions in 2016 and 2021 and reached to the knockouts in both.
The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the eighth FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Colombia from 10 September to 1 October 2016.
The 2016 OFC Futsal Championship was the 11th edition of the OFC Futsal Championship, the annual international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Suva, Fiji between 8–13 February 2016.
Micah Lea'alafa is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Beograd and captains the Solomon Islands national team.
Alvin Hou, sometimes spelled as Alwin is a footballer and futsal player from the Solomon Islands. He plays as a forward for the Kossa in the Telekom S-League and the Solomon Islands national futsal team.
Anthony Talo is an association football and futsal player from the Solomon Islands. He plays as a goalkeeper for Kossa in the Telekom S-League and the Solomon Islands national futsal team.
Elliot Ragomo is a futsal player from the Solomon Islands. He plays as a defender for Brazilian club Minas Tênis Clube in the Liga Nacional de Futsal and the Solomon Islands national futsal team. Ragomo is the first futsal player from the Solomon Islands who plays professionally. Ragomo currently hold the title of the fastest ever goal scored in an official futsal match. He scored 3 seconds into the match between Kurukuru and New Caledonia in 2009.
The following were the events of association football for the year 2019 throughout the world.
The 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup was the 12th edition of the OFC Futsal Nations Cup, the international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's national teams of Oceania.
Raphael Ohanua Lea'i Jr. is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who plays as a striker for NPL South Australia club Adelaide City and the Solomon Islands national team. He is the first Solomon Islands player to have played professional football in Europe.
Alexander Noah Paulsen is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League club Auckland FC, on loan from Premier League club Bournemouth, and the New Zealand national team.
