United States men's national futsal team

The United States national futsal team represents the United States at international futsal competitions. It is governed by the United States Soccer Federation and the U.S. Soccer, affiliated with CONCACAF. The U.S. Futsal Federation was founded in 1981 and the first international futsal match played by the U.S. National Futsal Team was in May 1984 in Nanaimo, Canada where the United States won, 6–5. The first international futsal match in the United States was held in December, 1985, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. The U.S. select team, defeated Australia, 9–5.

United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)USMNT
Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation (USSF)
U.S. Soccer
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachHewerton Moreira[1]
FIFA codeUSA
FIFA ranking50[2]
Home colors
Away colors
First international
 Netherlands 4–1 United States 
(Budapest, Hungary; November 18, 1986)
Biggest win
 United States 10–0 Canada 
(Baltimore, Maryland; March 20, 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Slovenia 14–0 United States 
(Koper, Slovenia; January 27, 2016)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1989)
Best resultSilver 2nd place (1992)
North and Central American Futsal Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1996)
Best resultGold Champions (1996, 2004)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1988)
Best resultFirst round (1988, 1991, 1994, 1997)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2011)
Best result16th place (2011)

The U.S. golden age of futsal was in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the team achieved third-place at 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship and runner-up at 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship. After that, U.S. futsal has dropped down. They have also won CONCACAF Futsal Championships twice.

Competitive record edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
  Netherlands 1989 3rd place 8 6 1 1 24 11
  Hong Kong 1992 2nd place 8 4 2 2 34 23
  Spain 1996 1st round 3 1 0 2 12 7
  Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify
  Taiwan 2004 2nd round 6 1 1 4 14 20
  Brazil 2008 1st round 4 0 0 4 5 25
  Thailand 2012 Did not qualify
  Colombia 2016
  Lithuania 2021 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 22
  Uzbekistan 2024 Did not qualify
Total 6/10 32 12 4 16 91 108

CONCACAF Futsal Championship edit

CONCACAF Futsal Championship record[3]
Year Round GP W D* L GF GA
  Guatemala 1996 Winners 4 3 0 1 21 12
  Costa Rica 2000 3rd place 5 4 0 1 22 7
  Costa Rica 2004 Winners 5 3 2 0 15 3
  Guatemala 2008 3rd place 5 3 1 1 19 11
  Guatemala 2012 1st round 3 1 0 2 6 9
  Costa Rica 2016 Did not qualify
  Guatemala 2021 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 15 10
  Nicaragua 2024 Quarter finals 4 1 1 2 17 16
Total 7/8 32 18 6 8 115 68
*Draws include matches decided on penalty kicks

Grand Prix de Futsal edit

  • 2005Did not enter
  • 2006Did not enter
  • 2007Did not enter
  • 2008Did not enter
  • 2009Did not enter
  • 2010Did not enter
  • 2011 – 16th place
  • 2013Did not enter
  • 2014Did not enter
  • 2015Did not enter

Futsal Mundialito edit

  • 1994Did not enter
  • 1995 – 4th place
  • 1996 – 4th place
  • 1998  3rd place
  • 2001Did not enter
  • 2002Did not enter
  • 2006Did not enter
  • 2007Did not enter
  • 2008Did not enter

Pan American Games edit

Results and fixtures edit

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021 edit

September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Argentina   11–0
Source (FIFA)
  United States Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Brandi   1', 2', 12', 40'
Cuzzolino   4'
Rescia   5'
Basile   7', 16'
Claudino   17', 25'
Borruto   24'
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Iran   4–2
Source (FIFA)
  United States Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Tavakoli   3'
Javid   7'
Esmaeilpour   10'
Ahmadabbasi   39'
Report (FIFA)
  • Gonzalez   3', 36'
Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F United States   0–7
Source (FIFA)
  Serbia Klaipėda, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report (FIFA)
  • Rakić   6'
  • Tomić   8', 17'
  • Petrov   20'
  • Milosavljević   32'
  • Lazarević   33'
  • Radovanović   38'
Stadium: Švyturys Arena

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. The team played group stage matches against Trinidad and Tobago on 13 April, Dominican Republic on 14 April, and Guatemala on 15 April, as well as a quarter-final match against Panama on April 17.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 2 April 2024.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Robert Damron (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) 4 0   Michigan Futsal Factory
12 1GK Diego Moretti (captain) (1982-09-08) 8 September 1982 (age 41) 18 0 Unattached

5 2DF Luciano González (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 29) 16 7   Sammichele 1992
9 2DF Raphael Araujo (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 38) 17 4   St. Louis Ambush
14 2DF Erik Macias (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 27) 5 0   Texas Outlaws

3 3MF Nilton de Andrade (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) 0 0   Utica City FC
4 3MF Alencar Ventura-Junior (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 31) 15 1   Safira Futsal
6 3MF Sebastian Méndez (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) 6 0   Texas Outlaws
7 3MF Diego Burato (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 35) 4 2 Unattached
10 3MF David Ortiz (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 23) 9 2   Texas Outlaws
13 3MF Nicholas López (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Ciampino Futsal

2 4FW Manuel de Andrade 5 1   Brockton FC United
8 4FW Franck Tayou (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34) 5 1   Utica City FC
11 4FW Luiz Morales (1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 24) 4 5   Texas Outlaws

All-time record edit

Until to 05/05/2016.

Year Pld W D L GS GA Dif Pts
1986 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 Did not play
1998 Did not play
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Did not play
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 138 52 20 66 413 481 -68 0

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Results edit

Number Year Opponent Result
1 1986   Netherlands 1–4 L
2 1986   Brazil 4–5 L
159 2021   Costa Rica 2–3 L

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hewerton Moreira Named Head Coach Of U.S. Men's Futsal National Team". US Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Futsal World Ranking". Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Futsalplanet Competition". www.futsalplanet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "HEAD COACH HEWERTON MOREIRA NAMES 14-PLAYER U.S. MEN'S FUTSAL NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER FOR 2024 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN NICARAGUA". USSF. April 2, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.