Australia national futsal team

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.

Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Futsalroos
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMiles Downie
FIFA codeAUS
FIFA ranking36 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 United States 1–1 Australia 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 6 January 1989)
Biggest win
 Australia 23–1 Samoa 
(Port Vila, Vanuatu; 4 August 1996)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 13–1 Australia 
(Singapore, Singapore; 28 November 2001)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1989)
Best result1st Round, 7 times
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances7 (First in 2006)
Best result4th place (2012)
AFF Futsal Championship
Appearances4 (First in 2007)
Best resultSilver Runners-up (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015)

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.

Coaching staff
Head coach Australia Miles Downie
Assistant coach Brazil 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 2022 AFF Futsal Championship[2] from 2–10 April 2022.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Club
Shervin Adeli New South Wales Enfield Allstars
Jonathan Barzel New South Wales Inner West Magic
Jacob Basden New South Wales Dural Warriors
Mark Brackenrig New South Wales Mountain Majik
Robbie Ezekiel New South Wales Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
Daniel Fornito New South Wales Inner West Magic
Wade Giovenali New South Wales Dural Warriors
Jordan Guerreiro New South Wales Mountain Majik
Anthony Haddad New South Wales Inner West Magic
Dylan Niski New South Wales Inner West Magic
Nicholas Rathjien Australian Capital Territory Boomerangs FS
Scott Rogan Victoria (state) Fitzroy Futsal Club
Ahmed Sweedan New South Wales Dural Warriors
Emmanuel Tzanakes New South Wales Dural Warriors

Results and fixtures

2019
11 October 2019 International Friendly Australia  4–3  Solomon Islands Sydney, Australia
  • Fogarty ?', ?'
  • Giovenali ?', ?'
 Report
Stadium: The Centre Dural
13 October 2019 International Friendly Australia  3–2  Solomon Islands Sydney, Australia
  • G. Giovenali ?'
  • Niski ?'
 Report
  • Bule ?', ?'
 Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Referee: Darius Turner (Australia)
21 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B Vietnam  2–0  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 Report Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Takeshi Fujita (Japan)
22 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B Australia  6–4  Malaysia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Lynch 1', 14'
  • W. Giovenali 3'
  • Cooper 6'
  • Niski 18'
  • Basger 38'
 Report
  • G. Giovenali 20' (o.g.)
  • Ridzwan 29', 34', 38'
 Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 145
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
23 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B Indonesia  8–3  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Ardiansyah N. 4'
  • Andri 17', 22'
  • Subhan 25', 34'
  • Bambang 33'
  • Iqbal 39', 40'
 Report
  • Basger 14'
  • Fogarty 29', 33'
 Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 562
Referee: Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan)

2022
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship East Timor  4-7  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
13:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship Australia  1-6  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
11:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship Vietnam  5-1  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
11:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup
See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 19891st round11th311168
Hong Kong 19921st round12th3102911
Spain 19961st round15th3003426
Guatemala 20001st round15th3003322
Taiwan 20041st round15th3003218
Brazil 2008did not qualify
Thailand 2012Group stage20th3102517
Colombia 2016Group stage18th3102516
Lithuania 2020did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2024to be determined
Total7/100 Titles21411634118

OFC Futsal Championship
See also: OFC Futsal Championship
OFC Futsal Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Australia 1992Champion1st4400286
Vanuatu 1996Champion1st6600698
Vanuatu 1999Champion1st6600414
Australia 2004Champion1st5500200
New Zealand 2013^Champion1st5500242
Total5/55 Titles26260018220

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

AFC Futsal Asian Cup
See also: AFC Futsal Championship
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uzbekistan 2006Group stage7th32011413
Japan 2007Quarter finals8th4112613
Thailand 2008Quarter finals7th42021310
Uzbekistan 2010Quarter finals7th42021520
United Arab Emirates 2012Fourth place4th63031219
Vietnam 2014Quarter finals6th42021014
Uzbekistan 2016Quarter finals5th64021716
Taiwan 2018Withdrew
Turkmenistan 2020did not qualify
Kuwait 2022
Thailand 2024qualified
Total7/100 Titles311611487105

AFF Futsal Championship
See also: AFF Futsal Championship
AFF Futsal Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 2001did not participate
Malaysia 2003
Thailand 2005
Thailand 2006
Thailand 2007Runners-up2nd54011514
Thailand 2008did not participate
Vietnam 2009
Vietnam 2010
Thailand 2012
Thailand 2013Runners-up2nd6501427
Malaysia 2014Runners-up2nd64023013
Thailand 2015Runners-up2nd65014615
Thailand 2016did not participate
Vietnam 2017Withdrew
Indonesia 2018did not participate
Vietnam 2019Group stage5th3102914
Thailand 20226th3102915
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
See also: AMF Futsal World Cup
AMF Futsal World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Brazil 1982did not participate
Spain 19852nd round8th??????
Australia 19882nd round6th52033019
Italy 19911st round11th??????
Argentina 1994did not participate
Mexico 1997did not participate
Bolivia 20001st round13th3012815
Paraguay 20031st round19th3003529
Argentina 2007did not participate
Colombia 2011did not qualify
Belarus 2015Group stage15th3003414
Argentina 2019to be determined
Total6/110 Titles1421114777

See also

References
  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "Futsalroos squad named for 2022 AFF Futsal Championship". Football Australia's website. 29 March 2022.
  3. https://futsalaustralia.org.au/
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