Australia national futsal team

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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Futsalroos
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachRob Varela
FIFA codeAUS
FIFA ranking31 (12 May 2020)[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 resultRunners-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 seven occasions, but have never advanced beyond the group stage of the competition.

Coaching staff
Manager Rob Varela
Assistant Manager Matt Sheppard

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.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Club
1 GK Gavin O’Brien (1977-09-30) 30 September 1977
12 GK Andrew Haim Campbelltown City Quake
2 FP Adam Cooper (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 Vic Vipers
3 FP Jarrod Basger (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991
4 FP Gregory Giovenali (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 Dural Warriors
5 FP Nathan Niski Dural Warriors
6 FP Wade Giovenali (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 Dural Warriors
7 FP Tobias Seeto (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 London Helvecia
8 FP Daniel Fornito Inner West Magic
9 FP Grant Lynch UTS Northside
10 FP Daniel Fogarty (1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 Inner West Magic
11 FP Carlos De Oliveira Dural Warriors
13 FP Ahmed Sweedan Dural Warriors
14 FP Ethan De Melo Mascot Vipers

Results and fixtures
Further information: 2019–20 in Australian soccer

2019
11 October 2019 International Friendly Australia  4–3  Solomon Islands Sydney, Australia
  • Fogarty  ?', ?'
  • Giovenali  ?', ?'
 Report
  • Ragomo  ?'
  • Stevenson  ?'
  • Sia  ?'
 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
  • Mạnh Dũng  28'
  • Minh Trí  37'
 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)

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
19891st round11th311168
19921st round12th3102911
19961st round15th3003426
20001st round15th3003322
20041st round15th3003218
2008Did not qualify
2012Group stage20th3102517
2016Group stage18th3102516
2020Did not qualify
Total7/80 Titles21411634118

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

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

AFC Futsal Championship
See also: AFC Futsal Championship
AFC Futsal Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2006Group stage7th32011413
2007Quarter finals8th4112613
2008Quarter finals7th42021310
2010Quarter finals7th42021520
2012Fourth place4th63031219
2014Quarter finals6th42021014
2016Quarter finals5th64021716
2018Withdrew
2020Did not qualify
Total7/90 Titles311611487105

AFF Futsal Championship
See also: AFF Futsal Championship
AFF Futsal Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2006Did not participate
2007Runners-up2nd54011514
2008Did not participate
2009
2010
2012
2013Runners-up2nd6501427
2014Runners-up2nd64023013
2015Runners-up2nd65014615
2016Did not participate
2017Withdrew
2018Did not participate
2019Group stage5th3102914
Total4/110 Titles26190714263

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
1982Did not participate
19852nd round8th??????
19882nd round6th52033019
19911st round11th??????
1994Did not participate
1997Did not participate
20001st round13th3012815
20031st round19th3003529
2007Did not participate
2011Did not qualify
2015Group stage15th3003414
2019To be determined
Total6/110 Titles1421114777

See also

References
  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "NSW PLAYERS DOMINATE FUTSALROOS SQUAD". Football New South Wales. 30 September 2019.
  3. https://futsalaustralia.org.au/
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