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.
| Nickname(s) | Futsalroos | ||
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| Association | Football Australia | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Miles Downie | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
| FIFA ranking | 37 [1] | ||
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| First international | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result | 1st Round, 7 times | ||
| AFC Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 2006) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2012) | ||
| AFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 2007 (guests)) | ||
| Best result |  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.
History
Coaching staff
| Head coach | Miles Downie |
| Assistant coach |  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. | Player | DoB (Age) | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Domenic Badolato |  Enfield Allstars | |
| 2 | Tyler Garner |  Rockingham Cambio Cumbre | ||
| 3 | Adam Cooper | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Moreland | ||
| 4 | Dominic Cox | Enfield Allstars | ||
| 5 | Jordan Guerreiro | Mountain Majik | ||
| 6 | Wade Giovenali | Dural Warriors | ||
| 7 | Scott Rogan | Fitzroy Tigers | ||
| 8 | Daniel Fornito | Mascot Vipers | ||
| 9 | Grant Lynch | UTS Northside | ||
| 10 | Shervin Adeli | Enfield Allstars | ||
| 11 | Ethan De Melo | Mascot Vipers | ||
| 12 | GK | Aaron Yu | Western City | |
| 13 | Michael Kouta | Enfield Allstars | ||
| 14 | Jamie Dib | Mountain Majik |
Results and fixtures
2019
| 11 October 2019 International Friendly | Australia | 4–3 |  Solomon Islands | Sydney, Australia |
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Stadium: The Centre Dural |
| 13 October 2019 International Friendly | Australia | 3–2 | Solomon Islands | Sydney, Australia |
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Report |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium Attendance: 562 Referee: Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan) |
2022
| 6 April 2022 2022 AFF Futsal Championship | East Timor  | 4–7 | Australia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 13:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark |
2023
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2024
| 21 February 2024 2024 PacificAus Sport Futsal Series | Solomon Islands | 1–2 | Australia | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| 18:00 UTC+11 |
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Stadium: Friendship Hall |
| 23 February 2024 2024 PacificAus Sport Futsal Series | Solomon Islands | 2–6 | Australia | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| 18:00 UTC+11 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Friendship Hall |
| 25 February 2024 2024 PacificAus Sport Futsal Series | Solomon Islands | 2–8 | Australia | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| 18:00 UTC+11 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Friendship Hall |
| 24 March 2024 2024 NSDF Futsal Championship | Thailand  | 3–4 | Australia | Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| 14:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium |
| 25 March 2024 2024 NSDF Futsal Championship | Afghanistan .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 5–4 | Australia | Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| 16:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium |
| 27 March 2024 2024 NSDF Futsal Championship | Malaysia | 3–4 | Australia | Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| 16:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium |
| 28 March 2024 2024 NSDF Futsal Championship Final | Thailand | 9–2 | Australia | Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| 16:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium |
| 11 April 2024 Friendly | South Korea  | 2–5 | Australia | |
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| 17 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup GS | Uzbekistan  | 3–2 | Australia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 16:00 UTC+7 |
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Stadium: Bangkok Arena Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait) |
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1989 | 1st round | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1992 | 1st round | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
 1996 | 1st round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
 2000 | 1st round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
 2004 | 1st round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 2008 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
 2016 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
 2020 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | 7/10 | 0 Titles | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 118 |
OFC Futsal Championship
| OFC Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1992 | Champion | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
 1996 | Champion | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 |
| 1999 | Champion | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 2004 | Champion | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
 2013^ | Champion | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Total | 5/5 | 5 Titles | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 20 |
^Australia was no longer part of the OFC. They appeared as a guest nation.
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2006 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 |
 2007 | Quarter finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2008 | Quarter finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010 | Quarter finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
 2012 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 2014 | Quarter finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016 | Quarter finals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 |
 2018 | Withdrew | |||||||
 2020 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2022 | ||||||||
| 2024 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Total | 8/11 | 0 Titles | 34 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 93 | 118 |
AFF Futsal Championship
| AFF Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2001 | did not participate | |||||||
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| 2006 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 |
| 2008 | did not participate | |||||||
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| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 7 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 15 |
| 2016 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2017 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 2018 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
| Total | 6/17 | 0 Titles | 29 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 151 | 78 |
Honours
- AFF Futsal Championship
- 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 | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1982 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1985 | 2nd round | 8th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1988 | 2nd round | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 19 |
| 1991 | 1st round | 11th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
 1994 | did not participate | |||||||
 1997 | did not participate | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2000 | 1st round | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2003 | 1st round | 19th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 |
| 2007 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2011 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2015 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2019 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 6/11 | 0 Titles | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 77 |
References
- Futsal World Ranking
- "Futsalroos squad named for AFC Futsal Asian Cup Thailand 2024™". Football Australia. 3 April 2024.
- "Futsal – Federation of Australian Futsal". 2 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links
- Official Futsalroos Website
- OzFootball's Futsalroos section.
- FFAA's National Team & UEFS Associated Member. International Tours Information
- Futsal4all Australia
- Interview with Steven Knight
- Photographs
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