Australia national futsal team
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Nickname(s) | Futsalroos | ||
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Association | Football Australia | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Rob Varela | ||
FIFA code | AUS | ||
FIFA ranking | 33 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Port Vila, Vanuatu; 4 August 1996) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1989) | ||
Best result | 1st Round, 7 times | ||
AFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 2006) | ||
Best result | 4th place (2012) | ||
AFF Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 2007) | ||
Best result | ![]() |
The Australia national futsal team represents Australia in men's international futsal. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), 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 is a five-time OFC champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments on seven occasions, but have never advanced beyond the group stage of the competition.
History[]
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Coaching staff[]
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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 2019 AFF Futsal Championship[2] from 21–23 October 2019.
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Results and fixtures[]
2019[]
11 October 2019 International Friendly | Australia ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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13 October 2019 International Friendly | Australia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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Stadium: Referee: (Australia) |
21 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B | Vietnam ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Report | Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium Attendance: 2,122 Referee: (Japan) |
22 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B | Australia ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium Attendance: 145 Referee: (Lebanon) |
23 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B | Indonesia ![]() | 8–3 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium Attendance: 562 Referee: (Turkmenistan) |
Competitive record[]
FIFA Futsal World Cup[]
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1st round | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
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1st round | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
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1st round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
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1st round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
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1st round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
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Group stage | 20th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
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Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
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Total | 7/8 | 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 |
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Champion | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
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Champion | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 |
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Champion | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
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Champion | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
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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 Championship[]
AFC Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Group stage | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 |
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Quarter finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
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Quarter finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
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Quarter finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
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Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
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Quarter finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
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Quarter finals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 |
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Withdrew | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 7/9 | 0 Titles | 31 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 87 | 105 |
AFF Futsal Championship[]
AFF Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 7 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 15 |
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Withdrew | |||||||
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Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
Total | 4/11 | 0 Titles | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 142 | 63 |
Honours[]
- Runners-up (4): 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015
- OFC Futsal Championship
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 |
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2nd round | 8th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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2nd round | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 19 |
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1st round | 11th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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Did not participate | |||||||
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1st round | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
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1st round | 19th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 |
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
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To be determined | |||||||
Total | 6/11 | 0 Titles | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 77 |
See also[]
- Futsal in Australia
- Football Australia
- Australia national soccer team
References[]
- ^ Futsal World Ranking
- ^ "NSW PLAYERS DOMINATE FUTSALROOS SQUAD". Football New South Wales. 30 September 2019.
- ^ https://futsalaustralia.org.au/
External links[]
- Official Futsalroos Website
- [1] OzFootball's Futsalroos section.
- FFAA's National Team & UEFS Associated Member. International Tours Information
- Futsal4all Australia
- Interview with Steven Knight
- Photographs
- Asian national futsal teams
- Men's national sports teams of Australia
- Futsal in Australia
- National association football team stubs
- Australian sport stubs