Argentina national futsal team

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Argentina
Nickname(s) La Albiceleste
Association Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
(Argentine Football Association)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Diego Giustozzi
Asst coach Luis Sasson
Captain Leandro Planas
Home stadium Ezeiza
FIFA code ARG
FIFA ranking 6 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Portugal 3–4 Argentina 
(Brasília, Brazil; 14 September 1987)
Biggest win
 Indonesia 1–20 Argentina 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 4 June 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 14–1 Argentina 
(Santos, Brazil; 14 March 1999)
World Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1989)
Best result 4th place, (2004)
South American Futsal Championship
Appearances 11 (First in 1992)
Best result Med 1.png Champions, (2003 and 2015)
World Cup
Appearances 12 (First in 1982)
Best result Med 1.png Champions, (1994)
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2014)
Best result Med 1.png Champions, (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances 8 (First in 2005)
Best result Med 2.png 2nd place, (2008)

The Argentina national futsal team represents Argentina during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.

The Argentina national futsal team has qualified and participated in all eight FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments and its best participation was in 2004 when it was a semifinalist and claimed fourth place. Argentina has also won the Copa América twice. Argentina is ranked 6th in the FIFA Futsal World Rankings.

In FIfUSA -International Futsal Federation- argentina won 1994 fifusa/AMF world cup.

In IBSA "los murcièlagos" two times world champions of ibsa blind soccer/futsal world championship, and in 2015 won his third world title: the ibsa world games 2015. "Los murcièlagos" too won the blind futsal copa amèrica -copa amèrica de fùtbol para ciegos-. Only brazil and argentina won the blind futsal copa amèrica.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

  • 1989 – 2nd round - Eighth place
  • 1992 – 2nd round - Sixth place
  • 1996 – 1st round - Ninth place
  • 2000 – 2nd round - Seventh place
  • 2004 – Fourth place
  • 2008 – 2nd round - Sixth place
  • 2012 – Quarterfinals - Fifth place
  • 2016 – Qualified

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Second Round 8th 6 2 0 4 13 18
Hong Kong 1992 Second Round 6th 6 3 0 3 16 20
Spain 1996 First Round 9th 3 1 1 1 7 9
Guatemala 2000 Second Round 7th 6 3 0 3 16 19
Taiwan 2004 Fourth Place 4th 8 4 1 3 21 18
Brazil 2008 Second Round 6th 7 3 3 1 19 12
Thailand 2012 Quarter-Finals 5th 5 3 0 2 18 9
Colombia 2016 Qualified
Total 8/8 41 19 5 17 110 106

Copa América

  • 1992 – Med 2.png 2nd place
  • 1995 – Med 2.png 2nd place
  • 1996 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 1997 – Med 2.png 2nd place
  • 1998 – Fourth place
  • 1999 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 2000 – Med 2.png 2nd place
  • 2003 – Med 1.png Champions
  • 2008 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 2011 – Med 2.png 2nd place (host)
  • 2015 – Med 1.png Champions

FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)/CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition

Futsal Confederations Cup

  • 2014 – Med 1.png Champions

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup

  • 1982 – Seventh place
  • 1985 – Fourth place
  • 1988 – Seventh place
  • 1991 – Fifth place
  • 1994 – Med 1.png Champions (host)
  • 1997 – Fifth place
  • 2000 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 2003 – Quarterfinals
  • 2007 – Med 2.png 2nd place (host)
  • 2011 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 2015 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 2019 – Qualified (host)

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal u-20 World Cup

  • 2014 – Med 1.png Champions

IBSA blind futsal world championship

  • 2002 – Med 1.png Champions
  • 2006 – Med 1.png Champions

IBSA blind futsal world games

  • 2015 – Med 1.png Champions

Pan American Games record

  • 2007 – Med 2.png 2nd place

Grand Prix de Futsal record

  • 2005 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 2006 – Fourth place
  • 2007 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 2008 – Med 2.png 2nd place
  • 2009 – Fifth place
  • 2010 – Seventh place
  • 2011 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 2013 – Fifth place
  • 2014 – Did not enter
  • 2015 – Did not enter
  • 2016 – TBD

Futsal Mundialito record

  • 1994 – Did not enter
  • 1995 – 1st round - Sixth place
  • 1996 – Med 3.png 3rd place
  • 1998 – Med 2.png 2nd place
  • 2001 – Med 2.png 2nd place
  • 2002 – Fourth place
  • 2006 – Did not enter
  • 2007 – Did not enter
  • 2008 – Did not enter

Squad

Head coach: Diego Giustozzi

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Santiago Elías (1983-02-02)2 February 1983 (aged 29) Pinocho
2 2DF Damian Stazzone (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 26) Latina
3 3MF Matías Lucuix (1985-11-20)20 November 1985 (aged 26) Inter Movistar
4 2DF Pablo Belsito (1986-03-29)29 March 1986 (aged 26) Gruppo Fassina
5 3MF Pablo Taborda (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 26) Boca Juniors
6 3MF Maximiliano Rescia (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 25) Futsal Samb
7 3MF Leandro Cuzzolino (1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 25) Montesilvano
8 3MF Hernan Garcias (1978-06-02)2 June 1978 (aged 34) Asti
9 4FW Cristian Borruto (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 25) Montesilvano
10 4FW Martin Amas (1984-10-25)25 October 1984 (aged 28) Manacor
11 3MF Pablo Basile (1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 24) Boca Juniors
12 1GK Matias Quevedo (1984-03-11)11 March 1984 (aged 28) Ferro Carril Oeste
13 4FW Alamiro Vaporaki (1983-12-01)1 December 1983 (aged 28) Boca Juniors
14 4FW Alan Calo (1987-04-06)6 April 1987 (aged 25) Pinocho

References

  1. ↑ Futsal World Ranking

External links

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