Australia men's national futsal team

Australia
Nickname(s)	Futsalroos
Association	Football Federation Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Rob Varela
FIFA code	AUS
FIFA ranking	NR (October 2017)
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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1989)
Best result	1st Round, 7 times
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 2006)
Best result	4th place, (2012)
AMF World Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1985)
Best result	2nd Round, (1985, 1988)
AFF Futsal Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 2007)
Best result	Runners-up, (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015)

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 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.

History

Tom Rogic played for the Futsal team

Coaching staff

Head coach – Rob Varela Team Manager – Matt Sheppard

Current squad

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see Australia national futsal team players.

The following 14 players have been named in the squad for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Club
1	GK	Angelo Konstantinou	(1978-11-08) 8 November 1978 (age 46)	Inner West Magic
12	GK	Roberto Maiorana	(1989-12-06) 6 December 1989 (age 34)	Inner West Magic
14	GK	Peter Spathis	(1981-04-09) 9 April 1981 (age 43)	East Coast Heat
2	FP	Adam Cooper	(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32)	VIC Vipers
3	FP	Jarrod Basger	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)	Baku United
4	FP	Gregory Giovenali	(1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 37)	Dural Warriors (Captain)
5	FP	Blake Rosier	(1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32)	Dural Warriors
6	FP	Wade Giovenali	(1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 30)	Dural Warriors
7	FP	Tobias Seeto	(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 36)	Baku United
8	FP	Jonathan Barrientos	(1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36)	VIC Vipers
9	FP	Christopher Zeballos	(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 38)	East Coast Heat
10	FP	Daniel Fogarty	(1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 (age 33)	Inner West Magic
11	FP	Dean Lockhart	(1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 37)	Inner West Magic
13	FP	Shervin Adeli	(1992-05-04) 4 May 1992 (age 32)	East Coast Heat

Recent fixtures and results

9 October 2015 2015 AFF Championship GS	Myanmar	1–3	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
11:30 ICT	Khin Zaw Lin 22'	Report	Fogarty 10' W. Giovenali 14', 15'	Stadium: Bangkok Arena Attendance: 150 Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

10 October 2015 2015 AFF Championship GS	Australia	13–0	Philippines	Bangkok, Thailand
11:30 ICT	Niski 6', 7', 23' Basger 13', 35' Lockhart 15', 16', 24' W. Giovenali 19' Cooper 19', 29' Adeli 30' Seeto 37'	Report		Stadium: Bangkok Arena Attendance: 100 Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)

11 October 2015 2015 AFF Championship GS	Laos	2–15	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
14:00 ICT	Keomanixay 29' Phasawaeng 39'	Report	Adeli 1', 13' Fogarty 3', 23', 23', 40' Basger 6', 12', 13' G. Giovenali 16', 30' Kelshaw 28', 29' Lockhart 36', 37'	Stadium: Bangkok Arena Attendance: 250 Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

12 October 2015 2015 AFF Championship GS	Vietnam	5–6	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
14:00 ICT	Thuận 12' Nam 14' Trí 17' Vũ 22' Sơn 27' Tùng 28'	Report	Kelshaw 13' Fogarty 13', 15', 18', 23' Basger 16' Lockhart 27' G. Giovenali AM'	Stadium: Bangkok Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Hasan Mohammed Al-Gburi (Iraq)

14 October 2015 2015 AFF Championship SF	Australia	6–2	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 ICT	Niski 9' Fogarty 10', 13' Cooper 28', 32' Basger 36'	Report	Yazadh 21' Nizam 37'	Stadium: Bangkok Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ali Reza Sohrabi Balsini (Iran)

16 October 2015 2015 AFF Championship Final	Thailand	5–3	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 ICT	Kritsada 29', 29', 40' Sorasak 34' Warut 35'	Report	Basger 28' Barrientos 36' Fogarty 39'	Stadium: Bangkok Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq)

24 January 2016 Friendly	Australia	3–0	Solomon Islands	Sydney, Australia
14:00 AEDT	Merrin ?' W. Giovenali ?' G. Giovenali ?'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

11 February 2016 2016 AFC Championship GS	Australia	2–1	Malaysia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UZT	Basger 24' G. Giovenali 26'	Report	Bahrin 19'	Stadium: Uzbekistan Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Vahid Arzpeyma Mohammreh (Iran)

13 February 2016 2016 AFC Championship GS	Qatar	2–5	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UZT	Jaber 3' Oliveira 27'	Report	Fogarty 2' G. Giovenali 3', 26' Seeto 4', 37'	Stadium: Uzbekistan Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: An Ran (China)

15 February 2016 2016 AFC Championship GS	Japan	3–1	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:30 UZT	Henmi 8' Morioka 19' Nibuya 34'	Report	G. Giovenali 12'	Stadium: Uzbekistan Stadium Attendance: 435 Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

17 February 2016 2016 AFC Championship QF	Thailand	6–1	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UZT	Jirawat 5', 39' Suphawut 10', 39' Jetsada 27' Wiwat 33'	Report	G. Giovenali 20'	Stadium: Uzbekistan Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)

18 February 2016 2016 AFC Championship 5th place play-off	Iraq	3–5	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UZT	Mustafa 8' Saif 38' Salim 39'	Report	Basger 6', 20' Fogarty 11', 37' W. Giovenali 35'	Stadium: Uzbekistan Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)

19 February 2016 2016 AFC Championship 5th place match	Australia	3–1	Kyrgyzstan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UZT	Merrin 6' Lynch 20' G. Giovenali 32'	Report	Kanetov 37'	Stadium: Universal Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)

4 September 2016 Friendly	Costa Rica	4–0	Australia	Bucaramanga, Colombia
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Vicente Diaz

6 September 2016 Friendly	Kazakhstan	2–1	Australia	Bucaramanga, Colombia
	Dovgan Douglas	Report	Basger	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Diaz

11 September 2016 2016 FIFA World Cup GS	Mozambique	2–3	Australia	Bucaramanga, Colombia
16:00 COT	Calo 32' Dino 35'	Report	Barrientos 10' Cooper 18' G. Giovenali 19'	Stadium: Coliseo Bicentenario Attendance: 2,014 Referee: Carlos González (Guatemala)

14 September 2016 2016 FIFA World Cup GS	Australia	1–11	Brazil	Bucaramanga, Colombia
18:00 COT	G. Giovenali 4'	Report	Rodrigo 2' Fernandinho 8', 26' Falcão 12', 23', 39' Bateria 19' Dieguinho 25', 40' Jé 28' Lockhart 39' (o.g.)	Stadium: Coliseo Bicentenario Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Marc Birkett (England)

17 September 2016 2016 FIFA World Cup GS	Australia	1–3	Ukraine	Bucaramanga, Colombia
16:00 COT	Zeballos 38'	Report	Zhurba 14' Bondar 35' Ovsyannikov 40'	Stadium: Coliseo Bicentenario Attendance: 876 Referee: Francisco Rivera (Mexico)

Competitive record

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
Total	7/8	0 Titles	21	4	1	16	34	118

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

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 Championship

AFC Futsal Championship 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
Total	7/7	0 Titles	31	16	1	14	87	105

AFF Futsal Championship

AFF Futsal Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Did not participate
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
Total	4/10	0 Titles	23	18	0	5	133	49

Honours

AFF Futsal Championship

Runners-up (4): 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015

OFC Futsal Championship

Champions (5): 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2013

References

^ Futsal World Ranking
^ "Futsalroos squad announced for FIFA Futsal World Cup". Football Federation Australia. 22 August 2016.

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

[1] Futsal World Ranking

[2] "Futsalroos squad announced for FIFA Futsal World Cup". Football Federation Australia. 22 August 2016.

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