Futsal

Futsal

International futsal match between Argentina and Brazil in 2007
Highest governing body	FIFA, AMF
Characteristics
Contact	Yes[1]
Team members	5 per side
Type	Indoor
Equipment	Futsal ball
Venue	Futsal field/court
Presence
Olympic	No (Youth Olympics 2018)
Paralympic	No

Futsal is a association football game played on a hard court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football.^[2]

Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor soccer, the game is played on a hard court surface marked by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is played with a smaller, harder, low-bounce ball than soccer.^[3] The surface, ball and rules together favour ball control and passing in small spaces.^[4] The game's emphasis is "on improvisation, creativity and technique."^[5]

Naming[]

Futsal comes from Spanish fútbol sala or fútbol de salón and from Portuguese futebol de salão and may be translated as "indoor football". During the sport's second world championships held in Madrid in 1985, the Spanish name fútbol sala was used. The World Futsal Association registered the name futsal in 1985, following a dispute with FIFA over the name fútbol. Since then futsal has become the officially and internationally accepted name, and FIFA has also started using the term futsal.

History[]

Origins[]

"Futsal" started in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani, a teacher in Montevideo, Uruguay, created a version of indoor football for recreation in YMCAs.^{[citation needed]} This new sport was originally developed for playing on basketball courts^[6] and a rule book was published in September 1933.^{[citation needed]} Association football (soccer) was already highly popular in the country and after Uruguay won the 1930 World Cup and gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, it attracted even more practitioners. Ceriani's goal was to create a team game that could be played indoor or outdoor but that was similar to football.

Ceriani, writing the rule book, took as examples the principles of association football (the possibility to touch the ball with every part of the body except for the hands), and he took rules from other sports too: from basketball the number of team players (five) and the game duration (40 actual minutes); from water polo the rules about the goalkeeper; from team handball for the field and goal sizes.

The YMCA spread the game immediately throughout South America. It was easily played by everyone, everywhere, and in any weather condition, without any difficulty, helping players to stay in shape all year round. These reasons convinced João Lotufo, a Brazilian, to bring this game to his country and adapt it to the needs of physical education.^{[citation needed]}

Initially, the rules were not uniform. In 1956, the rules were modified by Habib Maphuz and Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes within the YMCA of São Paulo, Brazil, to allow seniors to compete.^{[citation needed]} Luiz de Oliveira wrote the Book of Rules of Fuitsal in 1956, then adopted also at the international level.

In 1965, the  ^[pt] (South American Futsal Confederation) was formed, consisting of Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

Shortly after, a unique tournament was organized. It attracted some interest in South American media, which regularly began to follow futsal. In particular, it was the journalist José Antônio Inglêz who passionately contributed to the rapid spread of the game, as well as being credited as the man who coined the name "futsal" to define the sport.^{[citation needed]}

The most attended futsal match in history was played on 7 September 2014 on Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brazil's capital Brasilia between Brazil and Argentina in front of 56.483 spectators.^[7]

Governing bodies[]

The two most important governing bodies of futsal are the Asociación Mundial de Fútsal (AMF) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). AMF is the successor organization to the original governing body. FIFA later took an interest in futsal. However, talks between FIFA and AMF to reconcile governance were not successful. FIFA organizes its own separate competitions.

The International Futsal Alliance (IFA) is a partnership of countries formed to offer high quality futsal tournaments throughout the world. It sees itself as ancillary rather than competing with FIFA. Its membership spans countries from North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Several tournaments have been organized under the auspices of IFA, including a world cup for men held in 2019 and one for women held in 2017.^[8]

Region	AMF-affiliated	FIFA-affiliated
World	Asociación Mundial de Fútsal (AMF)	Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Asia	(CAFS)	Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Africa	[pt] (CAFUSA)	Confederation of African Football (CAF)
North America, Central America and Caribbean	[pt] (CONCACFUTSAL)	Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
South America	[es] (CSFS)  [pt] (CPFS/PANAFUTSAL)	Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)
Oceania	(CFSO)	Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
Europe	European Union of Futsal (UEFS) until 2017 - Futsal European Federation (FEF) from 2017	Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)

Rules[]

There are currently two governing bodies: Asociación Mundial de Fútsal (AMF) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) which are responsible for maintaining and regulating the official rules of their respective versions of futsal.

FIFA publishes its futsal rules as the 'Laws of the Game', in which each of the 17 'laws' is a thematically related collection of individual regulations. The laws define all aspects of the game, including what may be changed to suit local competitions and leagues.^[9]

Many of the laws are similar or identical to those found in association football, or reference association football in their absence (such as a section noting that there is no offside infraction in futsal.)

Summary of rules[]

Length of the field^[10]

minimum 25 m × 16 m (82 ft × 52 ft), maximum 42 m × 25 m (138 ft × 82 ft).

Ball

Ages 13 and up: Size 4, circumference 62–64 cm (24–25 in), weight between 400–440 g (14–16 oz) at the start of the game.

Ages 9-13: Size 3, circumference 56–59 cm (22–23 in), weight between 350–380 g (12–13 oz) at the start of the game.^[11]

Dropped from a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in), the first rebound must not be lower than 50 cm (20 in) or more than 65 cm (26 in).^[12]

The ideal futsal ball should weight 390-490 grams.^[13]

Time

There are two periods of 20 minutes with time stopping at every dead ball. Between the two periods there is a break of 15 minutes. Each team may use one time-out per half, which lasts one minute. Some leagues and tournaments use 25 minute periods with running time.

Number of players

There are five players for each team in the field, one of them as goalkeeper, and a maximum number of 12 players that can be used each match. Substitutions are unlimited and on-the-fly.

Fouls

All direct free kicks count as accumulated fouls. A direct free kick is awarded for kicking, tripping, charging, jumping, pushing, striking, tackling, holding, spitting, and deliberate handling. Indirect free kicks, such as playing dangerously and impeding, do not count as accumulated fouls. A team is warned by the referee when they commit five accumulated fouls in a half.

Cards

A caution can be shown for unsporting behavior, dissent, failure to respect the distance on a restart, excessive delay of a restart, persistent infringement, or incorrectly entering/leaving the field of play . A player or substitute can be sent off for serious foul play, violent conduct, spitting, illegally denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, abusive language, and receiving a second caution. Sent-off players are ejected from the game and their team must play short for two minutes or until the other team scores a goal.

Free kicks

Taken from the spot of the infringement or on the line of the penalty area nearest the infringement (indirect only). All opponents must be at least 5 m (16 ft) away from the ball. The kick must be taken within four seconds or an indirect kick is awarded to the other team.

Kick from the second penalty mark

Awarded when a team commits 6 or more accumulated fouls in a half. Second penalty mark is 10 m (33 ft) from the goal, opponents must be behind the ball, goalkeeper must be at least 5 m (16 ft) away.

Penalty kick

6 m (20 ft) from the center of the goal for fouls inside the 6 m (20 ft) goal keeper's area.

Goalkeeper

When in possession of the ball, the goalkeeper has 4 seconds to get rid of the ball. If the ball is kept too long, the referee will give an indirect kick to the other team. The goalkeeper may play freely when in the opponent's half.

Goalkeeper pass-back restriction

Once the goalkeeper has released the ball either by kicking or throwing, the goalkeeper may not touch it again until the ball goes out of play or is touched by an opponent. The sanction for violation is an indirect free kick. The goalkeeper may receive the ball freely when on the opponent's half.

Kick-in

A kick-in is used instead of a throw-in. The player must place the ball on the touchline or outside but not more than 25 cm (9.8 in) from the place the ball when out of play. The ball must be stationary and the kick-in must be taken within 4 seconds from the time the player is ready. During kick-in, opponents must stand at least 5 m (16 ft) from the ball. If four seconds elapses or an illegal kick is taken, the referee will award a kick-in to the other team. It is not allowed to score directly from a kick-in: the goal is valid only if someone else touches the ball before it enters in goal.

Goal clearance

A goal clearance is used instead of a goal kick. The goalkeeper must throw the ball with their hands and it must leave the penalty area within four seconds. If goal clearance is taken illegally the goalkeeper may retry, but the referee will not reset the count. If four seconds elapses, the other team gets an indirect kick on the penalty area line.

Corner kick

The ball must be placed inside the arc nearest to the point where the ball crossed the goal line and the opponent must stand on field at least 5 m (16 ft) from the corner arch until the ball is in play. The corner kick must be taken within 4 seconds of being ready or else a goal clearance will be awarded to the other team. The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves.

Referees

For international matches, there must be two referees: one (first referee) is positioned on the touchline near the timekeeper table and communicates with the timekeeper, while the other (second referee) is in the opposite side of the field. At the timekeeper table there is a timekeeper and a third referee, who controls the teams' benches. In minor events, the third referees and the timekeeper are not used.

Players, equipment and officials[]

There are five players on the field on each team, one of whom is the goalkeeper. The maximum number of substitutes allowed is nine (FIFA change 2012), with unlimited substitutions during the match. Substitutes can come on even when the ball is in play but the player coming off must leave the field before the substitute can enter the playing field.^[14] If a team has or is reduced to fewer than three players remaining, the match is abandoned and counted as a loss for the team with the lack of players.^[15]

The kit is made up of a jersey or shirt with sleeves, shorts, socks, shinguards made out of metal, plastic or foam, and shoes with rubber soles. The goalkeeper is allowed to wear long trousers and a different coloured kit to distinguish themself from the other players on the team and the referee. The goalkeeper is also allowed to wear elbow pads because the surface is about as hard as a tennis court or basketball court. Jewellery is not allowed, nor are other items that could be dangerous to the player wearing the item or to other active participants.^[16]

The match is controlled by the referee, who enforces the Laws of the Game, and the first referee is the only one who can legally abandon the match because of interference from outside the field. This referee is assisted by a second referee who typically watches over the goal lines or assists the primary referee with calls on fouls or plays. The decisions made by the referees are final and can only be changed if the referees think it is necessary and play has not restarted.^[17] There is also a third referee and a timekeeper who are provided with equipment to keep a record of fouls in the match. In the event of injury to the second referee, the third referee will replace the second referee.^[18]

The field[]

The field is made up of wood or artificial material, or similar surface, although any flat, smooth and non-abrasive material may be used. The length of the field is in the range of 38–42 m (125–138 ft), and the width is in the range of 20–25 m (66–82 ft) in international matches. For other matches, it can be 25–42 m (82–138 ft) in length, while the width can be 16–25 m (52–82 ft), as long as the length of the longer boundary lines (touchlines) are greater than the shorter boundaries where the goals are placed (goal lines) (Basketball courts of 28 m × 15 m (92 ft × 49 ft) can be used). The "standard" size court for an international is 40 m × 20 m (131 ft × 66 ft) (the size of a handball field).^[19] The ceiling must be at least 4 m (13 ft) high.^[20]

A rectangular goal is positioned at the middle of each goal line. The inner edges of the vertical goal posts must be 3 m (9.8 ft) apart, and the lower edge of the horizontal crossbar supported by the goal posts must be 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground. Nets made of hemp, jute or nylon are attached to the back of the goalposts and crossbar. The lower part of the nets is attached to curved tubing or another suitable means of support. The depth of the goal is 80 cm (31 in) at the top and 1 m (3.3 ft) at the bottom.^[21]

In front of each goal is an area known as the penalty area. This area is created by drawing quarter-circles with a 6 m (20 ft) radius from the goal line, centered on the goalposts. The upper part of each quarter-circle is then joined by a 3.16 m (10.4 ft) line running parallel to the goal line between the goalposts. The line marking the edge of the penalty area is known as the penalty area line.^[22] The penalty area marks where the goalkeeper is allowed to touch the ball with hands. The penalty mark is six metres from the goal line when it reaches the middle of the goalposts. The second penalty mark is 10 metres (33 ft) from the goal line when it reaches the middle of the goalposts. A penalty kick from the penalty spot is awarded if a player commits a foul inside the penalty area.^[23] The second penalty spot is used if a player commits their team's sixth foul in the opposing team's half or in their own half in the area bordered by the halfway line and an imaginary line parallel to the halfway line passing through the second penalty mark; the free kick is taken from the second penalty mark.^[24]

Any standard team handball field can be used for futsal, including goals and floor markings.

Duration and tie-breaking methods[]

A standard match consists of two equal periods of 20 minutes. The length of either half is extended to allow penalty kicks to be taken or a direct free kick to be taken against a team that has committed more than five fouls. The interval between the two halves cannot exceed 15 minutes.^[25]

In some competitions, the game cannot end in a draw, so away goals, extra time and kicks from the penalty mark are the three methods for determining the winner after a match has been drawn. Away goals mean that if the team's score is level after playing one home and one away game, the team which has scored more away goals wins. Extra time consists of two periods of five minutes. If no winner is produced after these methods, three kicks from the penalty mark are taken, and the team that has scored the most wins. If it is not decided after three kicks from the penalty mark, it continues to go on with one extra kick from the penalty mark to each team at a time until one of them has scored more goals than the other. Unlike extra time, the goals scored in a shoot-out do not count towards the goals scored throughout the match.^[26]

The start and restart of play[]

At the beginning of the match, a coin toss is used to decide who will start the match. A kick-off is used to signal the start of play and is used at the start of the second half and any periods of extra time. It is also used after a goal has been scored, with the other team starting the play.^[27] After a temporary stoppage for any reason not mentioned in the Laws of the Game, the referee will drop the ball where the play was stopped, provided that, before the stoppage, the ball was in play and had not crossed either the touch lines or goal lines.^[28]

If the ball goes over the goal line or touchline, hits the ceiling, or the play is stopped by the referee, the ball is out of play. If it hits the ceiling of an indoor arena, play is restarted with a kick-in to the opponents of the team that last touched the ball, under the place where it hit the ceiling.^[20]

Lack of offside rule[]

Unlike football, there is no offside rule in futsal. Attackers can get much closer to the goal than they can in the traditional outdoor version of football.

Misconduct[]

A direct free kick can be awarded to the opposing team if a player succeeds or attempts to kick or trip an opponent, jumps, charges or pushes an opponent, or strikes or attempts to strike an opponent. Holding, touching or spitting at an opponent are offenses that are worthy of a direct free kick, as are sliding in to play the ball while an opponent is playing it or carrying, striking or throwing the ball (except the goalkeeper). These are all accumulated fouls. The direct free kick is taken where the infringement occurred, unless it is awarded to the defending team in their penalty area, in which case the free kick may be taken from anywhere inside the penalty area.^[29] A penalty kick is awarded if a player commits one of the fouls that are worthy of a direct free kick inside their own penalty area. The position of the ball does not matter as long as it is in play but for a penalty kick, the ball must be on the outer line, perpendicular to the center of the net.^[30]

An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper clears the ball but then touches it with their hands before anyone else, if the goalkeeper controls the ball with hands when it has been kicked to them by a teammate, or if they touch or control the ball with hands or feet in their own half for more than four seconds.^[30]

An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player plays in a dangerous manner, deliberately obstructs an opponent, prevents the goalkeeper from throwing the ball with hands or anything else for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player. The indirect free kick is taken from the place where the infringement occurred.^[30]

Yellow and red cards are used in futsal. The yellow card is to caution players over their actions. If they get two, they are given a red card, which means they are sent off the field. A yellow card is shown if a player shows unsporting behaviour, dissent, persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game, delaying the restart of play, failing to respect the distance of the player from the ball when play is being restarted, infringement of substitution procedure or entering, re-entering and leaving the field without the referee's permission.^[31] A player is shown the red card and sent off if they engage in serious foul play, violent conduct, spitting at another person, or denying the opposing team a goal by handling the ball (except the goalkeeper inside their penalty area). Also punishable with a red card is denying an opponent moving towards the player's goal a goalscoring opportunity by committing an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick and using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures.^[31] A player who has been sent off must leave the vicinity of the field.^{[citation needed]}

A substitute player is permitted to come on two minutes after a teammate has been sent off, unless a goal is scored before the end of the two minutes. If a team with more players scores against a team with fewer players, another player can be added to the team with an inferior number of players. If the teams are equal when the goal is scored or if the team with fewer players scores, both teams remain with the same number of players.^{[citation needed]}

World ranking[]

Men[]

There is currently no official futsal ranking.
As of 9 April 2021, the top 25 teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:^[32]

#	Team	Points
1	Spain	1813
2	Brazil	1803
3	Argentina	1698
4	Russia	1654
5	Portugal	1622
6	Iran	1609
7	Kazakhstan	1581
8	Croatia	1499
9	Italy	1492
10	Paraguay	1483
11	Colombia	1444
12	Azerbaijan	1415
13	Ukraine	1410
14	Czech Republic	1392
15	Japan	1368
16	Serbia	1358
17	Slovenia	1327
18	Thailand	1325
19	Morocco	1297
20	Belarus	1272
21	Finland	1271
22	Egypt	1263
23	Venezuela	1262
24	France	1248
25	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1238

Calculate function

${\displaystyle P=P_{\text{Old}}+n(r-r_{e})}$

where:

• P_Old: team's point before the match
• n : the importance coefficient
  • 60 for World Cup finals;
  • 50 for continental championship finals and major intercontinental tournaments;
  • 40 for World Cup and continental qualifiers and major tournaments;
  • 30 for all other tournaments;
  • 20 for friendly matches.
• r: Result of the match
  • 1 for a winning.
  • 0.5 for a drawing.
  • 0 for a losing.
• r_e : the expected result of the match:

${\displaystyle r_{e}={\frac {1}{10^{-dR/400}+1}}}$

where dR is the difference between two teams' ratings before the game.

Women[]

As of 11 March 2020, according to a ranking based partly on the ELO system, the top 10 teams are:^[33]

#	Team	Points
1	Brazil	6068
2	Spain	5909
3	Portugal	5817
4		5700
5		5599
6	Colombia	5552
7		5529
8	Iran	5526
9		5508
10	Japan	5443

Competitions[]

National team competitions[]

Men[]

Region	AMF-affiliated	FIFA-affiliated	Other competitions
World	AMF Futsal World Cup	FIFA Futsal World Cup	Futsal Confederations Cup Futsal Mundialito Grand Prix de Futsal Arab Futsal Championship Mediterranean Futsal Cup
Asia		AFC Futsal Championship	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Southeast Asian Games AFF Futsal Championship EAFF Futsal Championship WAFF Futsal Championship
Africa		Africa Futsal Cup of Nations	North African Futsal Tournament
North America, Central America and Caribbean		CONCACAF Futsal Championship
South America		Copa América de Futsal	Odesur Games
Oceania		Oceanian Futsal Championship
Europe	UEFS Futsal Men's Championship	UEFA Futsal Championship	Baltic Futsal Cup Nordic Futsal Cup

Women[]

Region	AMF-affiliated	FIFA-affiliated	Other competitions
World	AMF Futsal Women's World Cup		Women's Futsal World Tournament
Asia		AFC Women's Futsal Championship	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Southeast Asian Games WAFF Futsal Championship
Africa
North America, Central America and Caribbean
South America		Copa América Femenina de Futsal
Oceania
Europe	UEFS Futsal Women's Championship	UEFA Women's Futsal Championship

Club competitions[]

Region	AMF-affiliated men's competitions	AMF-affiliated women's competitions	FIFA-affiliated men's competitions	FIFA-affiliated women's competitions	Other competitions
World	[34][35]		Intercontinental Futsal Cup		Futsal 5 A-Side Australia (FFAA) Interstate Club Championship
South America			Copa Libertadores de Futsal	Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal
Asia			AFC Futsal Club Championship AFF Futsal Cup
Africa
North America, Central America and Caribbean			CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship		TSC Futsal League[36]
Oceania
Europe	[35][37] [35][38] [35][39]	[35][40] [35][41]	UEFA Futsal Champions League

Discontinued competitions[]

• Futsal at the Pan American Games
• Futsal at the Lusophony Games

FIFA competitions[]

Men[]

International[]

Competition	Year	City	Country	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
FIFA Futsal World Cup	1989	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Brazil	Netherlands	United States	Belgium
	1992	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Brazil	United States	Spain	Iran
	1996	Barcelona	Spain	Brazil	Spain	Russia	Ukraine
	2000	Guatemala City	Guatemala	Spain	Brazil	Portugal	Russia
	2004	Taipei City	Chinese Taipei	Spain	Italy	Brazil	Argentina
	2008	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Brazil	Spain	Italy	Russia
	2012	Bangkok	Thailand	Brazil	Spain	Italy	Colombia
	2016	Cali	Colombia	Argentina	Russia	Iran	Portugal
	2021	Vilnius, Kaunas, and Klaipėda	Lithuania
Futsal Confederations Cup	2009	Tripoli	Libya	Iran	Uruguay	Libya	Guatemala
	2013	Caxias do Sul	Brazil	Brazil	Colombia	Chile	Croatia
	2014	Kuwait City	Kuwait	Argentina	Czech Republic	Brazil	Italy
Mediterranean Futsal Cup	2010	Tripoli	Libya	Croatia	Libya	Slovenia	France
Futsal Mundialito		Milan	Italy	Italy	Croatia	Spain	Hungary
		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Brazil	Italy	Spain	United States
		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Brazil	Paraguay	Argentina	United States
		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Brazil	Argentina	United States	Italy
		Joinville	Brazil	Brazil	Argentina	Portugal	Czech Republic
		Reggio Calabria	Italy	Brazil	Italy	Russia	Argentina
		Algarve	Portugal	Portugal	Croatia	Angola	Mozambique
	2007	Algarve	Portugal	Portugal	Slovakia	Hungary	Croatia
	2008	Algarve	Portugal	Portugal	Hungary	Angola	Libya
Grand Prix de Futsal	2005	Brusque, Santa Catarina	Brazil	Brazil	Colombia	Argentina	Uruguay
	2006	Caxias do Sul	Brazil	Brazil	Italy	Croatia	Argentina
	2007	Joinville, Lages, and Jaraguá do Sul	Brazil	Brazil	Iran	Argentina	Hungary
	2008	Fortaleza	Brazil	Brazil	Argentina	Ukraine	Paraguay
	2009	Anápolis and Goiânia	Brazil	Brazil	Iran	Romania	Czech Republic
	2010	Anápolis	Brazil	Spain	Brazil	Paraguay	Iran
	2011	Manaus	Brazil	Brazil	Russia	Argentina	Iran
	2013	Maringá	Brazil	Brazil	Russia	Iran	Paraguay
	2014	São Bernardo	Brazil	Brazil	Colombia	Iran	Guatemala
	2015	Uberaba	Brazil	Brazil	Iran	Colombia	Paraguay
		Brusque, Santa Catarina	Brazil	Brazil	Czech Republic	Uruguay	Costa Rica
Arab Futsal Championship	1998	Cairo	Egypt	Egypt	Morocco	Libya	Palestine
	2005	Cairo	Egypt	Egypt	Morocco	Lebanon	Libya
	2007	Tripoli	Libya	Libya	Egypt	Lebanon	Morocco
	2008	Port Said	Egypt	Libya	Egypt	Jordan	Lebanon
	2021	6th of October(city)	Egypt	Morocco	Egypt	No third place match played

Continental (major)[]

Continental	Year	Country	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
Africa (CAF)	1996	Egypt	Egypt	Ghana	Zimbabwe
	2000	Egypt	Egypt	Morocco	Libya	South Africa
	2004	Home & away	Egypt	Mozambique	Morocco
	2008	Libya	Libya	Egypt	Morocco	Mozambique
	2016	South Africa	Morocco	Egypt	Mozambique	Zambia
	2020	Morocco	Morocco	Egypt	Angola	Libya
Asia (AFC)	1999	Malaysia	Iran	South Korea	Kazakhstan	Japan
	2000	Thailand	Iran	Kazakhstan	Thailand	Japan
	2001	Iran	Iran	Uzbekistan	South Korea	Japan
	2002	Indonesia	Iran	Japan	Thailand	South Korea
	2003	Iran	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Kuwait
	2004	Macau	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Uzbekistan
	2005	Vietnam	Iran	Japan	Uzbekistan &  Kyrgyzstan
	2006	Uzbekistan	Japan	Uzbekistan	Iran	Kyrgyzstan
	2007	Japan	Iran	Japan	Uzbekistan	Kyrgyzstan
	2008	Thailand	Iran	Thailand	Japan	China
	2010	Uzbekistan	Iran	Uzbekistan	Japan	China
	2012	United Arab Emirates	Japan	Thailand	Iran	Australia
	2014	Vietnam	Japan	Iran	Uzbekistan	Kuwait
	2016	Uzbekistan	Iran	Uzbekistan	Thailand	Vietnam
	2018	Chinese Taipei	Iran	Japan	Uzbekistan	Iraq
	2020	Kuwait	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [42]
		Kuwait
Europe (UEFA)	1996	Spain	Spain	Russia	Belgium	Italy
	1999	Spain	Russia	Spain	Italy	Netherlands
	2001	Russia	Spain	Ukraine	Russia	Italy
	2003	Italy	Italy	Ukraine	Spain &  Czech Republic
	2005	Czech Republic	Spain	Russia	Italy	Ukraine
	2007	Portugal	Spain	Italy	Russia	Portugal
	2010	Hungary	Spain	Portugal	Czech Republic	Azerbaijan
	2012	Croatia	Spain	Russia	Italy	Croatia
	2014	Belgium	Italy	Russia	Spain	Portugal
	2016	Serbia	Spain	Russia	Kazakhstan	Serbia
	2018	Slovenia	Portugal	Spain	Russia	Kazakhstan
	2022	Netherlands
North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)		Guatemala	United States	Cuba	Mexico	Guatemala
		Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Cuba	United States	Mexico
	2004	Costa Rica	United States	Cuba	Costa Rica	Mexico
	2008	Guatemala	Guatemala	Cuba	United States	Panama
	2012	Guatemala	Costa Rica	Guatemala	Panama	Mexico
	2016	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Panama	Guatemala	Cuba
	2021	Guatemala
Oceania (OFC)	1992	Australia	Australia	Vanuatu	New Zealand
	1996	Vanuatu	Australia	Vanuatu	Fiji	Western Samoa
	1999	Vanuatu	Australia	Fiji	Vanuatu	Papua New Guinea
	2004	Australia	Australia	New Zealand	Vanuatu	Fiji
	2008	Fiji	Solomon Islands		Vanuatu	New Zealand
	2009	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Fiji	Vanuatu	New Caledonia
	2010	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Fiji	New Zealand	Vanuatu
	2011	Fiji	Solomon Islands		New Zealand	Vanuatu
	2013	New Zealand	Australia	Malaysia	New Zealand
	2014	New Caledonia	Malaysia	New Caledonia	New Zealand
	2016	Fiji	Solomon Islands	New Zealand		Vanuatu
	2019	New Caledonia	Solomon Islands	New Zealand		New Caledonia
South America (CONMEBOL)		Brazil	Brazil	Argentina	Paraguay	Ecuador
		Brazil	Brazil	Argentina	Uruguay	Paraguay
		Brazil	Brazil	Uruguay	Argentina	Paraguay
		Brazil	Brazil	Argentina	Paraguay	Uruguay
		Brazil	Brazil	Paraguay	Uruguay	Argentina
		Brazil	Brazil	Paraguay	Argentina	Uruguay
		Brazil	Brazil	Argentina	Uruguay	Bolivia
	2003	Paraguay	Argentina	Brazil	Paraguay	Uruguay
	2008	Uruguay	Brazil	Uruguay	Argentina	Paraguay
	2011	Argentina	Brazil	Argentina	Paraguay	Colombia
	2015	Ecuador	Argentina	Paraguay	Brazil	Colombia
	2017	Argentina	Brazil	Argentina	Paraguay	Uruguay

World University Futsal Championship[]

Men's

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winners	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1984	São Paulo		Brazil	5–4	Paraguay		Spain	7–6	Italy
1990	Parma		Italy	5–4 (pen)	Spain			5–4	Belgium
1992	Málaga		Spain	8–1	Belgium		Italy	2–1	Brazil
1994	Nicosia		Russia	6–5	Spain		Italy	6–2	Belgium
1996	Jyväskylä		Brazil	6–5 (aet)	Russia		Ukraine	9–5	Portugal
1998	Braga		Ukraine	3–2 (aet)	Russia		Brazil	5–1	Portugal
2000	João Pessoa		Brazil	6–2	Italy		Russia	3–2	Portugal
2002	Nyíregyháza		Russia	4–1	Italy		Ukraine	5–3	Hungary
2004	Palma De Mallorca		Ukraine	3–1	Brazil		Russia	3–2	Spain
2006	Poznań		Russia	4–1	Brazil		Ukraine	5–1	Netherlands
2008	Koper		Portugal	5–1	Ukraine		Serbia	8–1	Slovenia
2010	Novi Sad		Brazil	3–2	Russia		Serbia	6–4 (pen)	Ukraine
2012	Braga		Ukraine	1–0	Russia		Portugal	2–0	Thailand
2014	Antequera/Málaga		Russia	8–5	Brazil		Belarus	7–6 (pen)	Iran
2016	Goiânia		Brazil	2–1	Russia		Czech Republic	11-3	France
2018	Almaty

Women's

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winners	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
2008	Vitória, Espírito Santo		Brazil	11–4	Portugal		China	3–1
2010	Novi Sad		Brazil	n/a	Portugal			n/a
2012	Braga		Brazil	n/a	Spain		Portugal	n/a
2014	Antequera/Málaga		Brazil	2–1				1–0	Portugal
2016	Goiânia		Brazil	3–1			Portugal	6–0
2018	Almaty

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

China International Futsal Tournament[]

CFA Futsal International Tournaments - Changshu Story

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winners	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
2014	China		Thailand	n/a	China		Mexico	n/a	Myanmar
2015	China		Iran	n/a	China		Myanmar	n/a	Mexico
2016	China		Ukraine	n/a	Vietnam		China	n/a	Mexico
2017	China		Croatia	n/a	Netherlands		Vietnam	n/a	China
2018	China		Russia	n/a	Vietnam		China	n/a	New Zealand

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Hangzhou International Futsal Tournament Story

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winners	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
2009	China		Netherlands	n/a	Japan		Iran	n/a	China
2010	China		Brazil	n/a	Japan		China	n/a	Iran
2011	China		Brazil	n/a	Japan		Iran	n/a	Romania
2012	China		Romania	n/a	Iran		China	n/a	Japan
2013	China		Iran	n/a	Russia		Netherlands	n/a	China
2014	China		Iran	n/a	China		Vietnam	n/a	Myanmar

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal[]

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winners	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1997	Singapore		Spain	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Brazil		Netherlands	4–2	Italy
1999	Singapore		Brazil	3–2	Italy		Spain	4–3	Netherlands
2001	Singapore		Spain	3–3 (a.e.t.) 7–6 (p)	Brazil		Italy	n/a	Netherlands
2003	Malaysia		Argentina	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Brazil		Iran	n/a	Uruguay
2008	Malaysia		Brazil	4–0	Argentina		Australia	n/a	Thailand

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Clubs[]

• Intercontinental Futsal Cup
• UEFA Futsal Champions League
• Copa Libertadores de Futsal
• AFC Futsal Club Championship
• AFF Futsal Club Championship
• CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship

Discontinued tournaments[]

• Pan American Games
• Lusophony Games

Women[]

International[]

Competition	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
Women's Futsal World Tournament	2010	Spain	Brazil	Portugal	&  Spain
	2011	Brazil	Brazil	Spain	Portugal
	2012	Portugal	Brazil	Portugal	Spain
	2013	Spain	Brazil	Spain		Portugal
	2014	Costa Rica	Brazil	Portugal	Spain
	2015	Guatemala	Brazil		Spain	Portugal

Continental[]

Continental	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
Asia (AFC)	2015	Malaysia	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Malaysia
	2018	Thailand	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Vietnam
South America (CONMEBOL)		Brazil	Brazil
		Ecuador	Brazil	Colombia
		Brazil	Brazil	Colombia
		Venezuela	Brazil
		Uruguay	Colombia
	2017	Uruguay	Brazil	Colombia

FIFUSA/AMF competitions[]

Men's national teams[]

International[]

Competition	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
FIFUSA World Futsal Championships	1982	Brazil	Brazil	Paraguay	Colombia	Uruguay
		Spain	Brazil	Spain	Paraguay	Argentina
		Australia	Paraguay	Brazil	Spain	Portugal
		Italy	Portugal	Paraguay	Brazil	Bolivia
		Argentina	Argentina	Colombia	Uruguay	Brazil
		Mexico	Venezuela	Uruguay	Brazil	Russia
		Bolivia	Colombia	Bolivia	Argentina	Russia
AMF World Futsal Championships	2003	Paraguay	Paraguay	Colombia	Bolivia	Peru
	2007	Argentina	Paraguay	Argentina	Colombia	Peru
	2011	Colombia	Colombia	Paraguay	Argentina	Russia
	2015	Belarus	Colombia	Paraguay	Argentina	Belgium
	2019	Argentina	Argentina	Brazil	Paraguay	South Africa
World Games	2013	Colombia	Colombia	Venezuela	Brazil	Argentina

Continental (major)[]

Continental	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
UEFS European Futsal Championship		Spain	Portugal	Spain	Czechoslovakia	Israel
		Portugal	Portugal	Czechoslovakia	Spain	England
		Portugal	Spain	Russia	Portugal	Israel
		Morocco	Slovakia	Morocco	Russia	Czech Republic
		Slovakia	Russia	Spain	Slovakia	Belarus
	2004	Belarus	Belarus	Czech Republic	Russia	Ukraine
	2006	Catalonia	Russia	Catalonia	Czech Republic	Belgium
	2008	Belgium	Russia	Czech Republic	Belarus	Belgium
	2010	Russia	Russia	Belgium	Czech Republic	Belarus
	2012	Belarus	Belgium	Czech Republic	Russia	Catalonia
	2014	Czech Republic	Belarus	Belgium	Catalonia	Russia
		Russia	Russia	Italy	Czech Republic &  Kazakhstan
	Catalonia	Belgium	Czech Republic	Russia &  Latvia
South American Futsal Championship
		Paraguay	Paraguay	Uruguay	Brazil	Argentina
		Paraguay	Brazil	Paraguay	Argentina	Uruguay
		Brazil	Brazil	Uruguay	Paraguay	Peru
		Uruguay	Brazil	Uruguay	Paraguay	Argentina
		Argentina	Brazil	Uruguay	Paraguay	Argentina
		Uruguay	Brazil	Paraguay	Uruguay	Argentina
		Brazil	Brazil	Paraguay	Colombia	Uruguay
		Colombia	Brazil	Uruguay	Argentina	Bolivia
		Uruguay	Brazil	Paraguay	Uruguay	Argentina
		Argentina	Brazil	Paraguay	Argentina	Uruguay
		Brazil	Brazil	Paraguay	Uruguay	Bolivia

Women's national teams[]

International[]

Continental	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
AMF Futsal Women's World Cup	2008	Catalonia	Catalonia		Colombia
	2013	Colombia
	2017	Catalonia	Brazil		Colombia

Continental[]

Continental	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
Europe (UEFS)		Russia
		Russia		Catalonia
	2007	Czech Republic
	2009	Poland			Catalonia
	2011	Czech Republic			Catalonia
		Catalonia			Catalonia

See also[]

• Futsal in Australia
• Futsal in Brazil
• Futsal in England
• Futsal in Iran
• Futsal in Italy
• Futsal in Libya
• Futsal in Norway
• Futsal in Portugal
• Futsal in Spain
• Futsal in Sweden
• Beach soccer
• Street football
• Olympic sports
• Asian Premier Futsal Championship
• Teqball
• Jorkyball

References[]

External links[]