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.

Australia

Nickname(s)	Futsalroos
Association	Football Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Miles Downie
FIFA code	AUS
FIFA ranking	37
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
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.

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.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Club 1 GK Domenic Badolato Enfield Allstars 2 Tyler Garner Rockingham Cambio Cumbre 3 Adam Cooper 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

Australia v Solomon Islands

11 October 2019 International Friendly	Australia	4–3	Solomon Islands	Sydney, Australia
	Fogarty ?', ?' Giovenali ?', ?'	Report	Ragomo ?' Stevenson ?' Sia ?'	Stadium: The Centre Dural

Australia v Solomon Islands

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)

Vietnam v Australia

21 October 2019 2019 AFF Futsal Championship Group B	Vietnam	2–0	Australia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
	Nguyễn Mạnh Dũng 28' Nguyễn Minh Trí 37'	Report		Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium Attendance: 2,122 Referee: Takeshi Fujita (Japan)

Australia v Malaysia

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)

Indonesia v Australia

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)

2022

East Timor v Australia

6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship	East Timor	4–7	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
13:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark

Australia v Myanmar

6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship	Australia	1–6	Myanmar	Bangkok, Thailand
11:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark

Vietnam v Australia

6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship	Vietnam	5–1	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
11:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark

2023

Australia v Japan

7 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Q	Australia	0–4	Japan	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8		Report	Yoshikawa 9' Oliveira 13' (pen.), 33', 35'	Stadium: University of Taipei Gymnasium

Chinese Taipei v Australia

2024

Solomon Islands v Australia

Solomon Islands v Australia

23 February 2024 2024 PacificAus Sport Futsal Series	Solomon Islands	2–6	Australia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11	Leai ?', ?'	Report	De Melo ?' Guerreiro ?' Adeli ?', ?' Fornito ?' Sweedan ?'	Stadium: Friendship Hall

Solomon Islands v Australia

25 February 2024 2024 PacificAus Sport Futsal Series	Solomon Islands	2–8	Australia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11	Mana 8' Timmi ?'	Report	Adeli 1', 14' (pen.), ?', ?', ?' Giovenali ?' Fornito ?' Cox ?'	Stadium: Friendship Hall

Thailand v Australia

Afghanistan v Australia

Malaysia v Australia

Thailand v Australia

South Korea v Australia

11 April 2024 Friendly	South Korea	2–5	Australia
		Report

Japan v Australia

Uzbekistan v Australia

17 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup GS	Uzbekistan	3–2	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Usmonov 21' Rakhmatov 21', 36'	Report	Giovenali 5' Garner 38'	Stadium: Bangkok Arena Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)

Australia v Saudi Arabia

19 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup GS	Australia	2–4	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	De Melo 23' Dib 29'	Report	Aroan 23', 26' Al-Maleh 31' Al-Maghrabi 40'	Stadium: Bangkok Arena Referee: An Ran (China)

Iraq v Australia

21 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup GS	Iraq	6–2	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7	Al-Husaynat 16' Sulaiman 30', 33' Al-Obaidi 31', 34' Al-Bayati 36'	Report	Kouta 13' Adeli 14'	Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran)

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
1989	1st round	11th	3	1	1	1	6	8
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

See also: OFC Futsal Championship

OFC Futsal Championship record
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

See also: AFC Futsal Championship

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
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

See also: AFF Futsal Championship

AFF Futsal Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2001	did not participate
2003
2005
2006
2007	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	15	14
2008	did not participate
2009
2010
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

• OFC Futsal Championship

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) 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
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
2000	1st round	13th	3	0	1	2	8	15
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

See also

• Football Australia
• Australia national soccer team

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