France women's national futsal team

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
AssociationFédération Française de Football (FFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPierre-Etienne Demillier
FIFA codeFRA
FIFA ranking 49 11 (4 April 2025)[1]
Highest FIFA ranking56 (June 2024)
Lowest FIFA ranking60 (October 2024)
First international
  1–1 Finland 
(La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, France; 7 November 2023 (2023-11-07))
Biggest win
  8–0 Serbia 
(Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia; 17 March 2024 (2024-03-17))
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 9–1  
(Varberg, Sweden; 16 May 2024 (2024-05-16))

The France women's national futsal team represents France in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF; Fédération française de football), the governing body for football in France.

History

The French Football Federation launched its first women's national futsal team in 2023. The first squad was announced on 17 October with Pierre-Etienne Demillier as its head coach.[2] Their first ever match was on 7 November against Finland in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre which ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] On February 21, the won 3–1 against Slovenia in Slovenske Konjice; their first ever victory.[4] In March 2024, they clinched their first ever tournament title when they competed at the five-nation Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup in Serbia.[5]

Their competitive debut was the UEFA qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup in October 2024.[6] France topped their group to advance from the main round to the Elite round.[7]

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
2025 Did not qualify
Total – 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0

UEFA European Championship

See also: UEFA Women's Futsal Championship
UEFA European Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2019 Did not exist Did not exist
2022
2023
Total 0/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fixtures and results

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) Friendly   1–1  Finland La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, France
Report Stadium: CREPS des Pays de la Loire
Attendance: 500
8 November 2023 (2023-11-08) Friendly   1–2  Finland Montaigu-Vendée, France
Report Stadium: Maxime-Bossis Complex
Attendance: 400
20 February 2024 (2024-02-20) Friendly Slovenia  2–2   Celje, Slovenia
Report Stadium: Dvorana Kajuh
21 February 2024 (2024-02-21) Friendly Slovenia  1–3   Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia
Report Stadium: Športna Dvorana
14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup Czech Republic  2–2   Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Report Stadium: Vlade Divac Sports Hall
16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup   6–0  Slovakia Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Report Stadium: Vlade Divac Sports Hall
17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup   8–0  Serbia Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Report Stadium: Vlade Divac Sports Hall
18 March 2024 (2024-03-18) Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup   4–2  Hungary Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Report Stadium: Vlade Divac Sports Hall
14 May 2024 (2024-05-14) Friendly Sweden  9–5   Varberg, Sweden
Report Stadium: Arena Varberg
16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) Friendly Sweden  9–1   Varberg, Sweden
Report Stadium: Arena Varberg
10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) Friendly   0–6  Poland Kraków, Poland
Report Stadium: University School of Physical Education in Kraków
11 September 2024 (2024-09-11) Friendly Poland  7–2   Kraków, Poland
Report Stadium: University School of Physical Education in Kraków
16 October 2024 (2024-10-16) 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Ukraine  1–3   Teplice, Czech Republic
16:00 Volovenko  23'21" Report
  • Alberbide  7'28"
  • Atamaniuk  16'00"
  • Bitterlin  39'40"
 Stadium: Sportovní hala Teplice
Attendance: 40[8]
Referee: Josip Barton (MKD)
Florentina Kallaba (KOS)
Martina Piccolo (ITA)
17 October 2024 (2024-10-17) 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Czech Republic  2–2   Teplice, Czech Republic
19:00
  • Soušková  31'20"
  • Beštová  32'37"
 Report
  • Pellegry  36'29"
  • Alberbide  37'21"
 Stadium: Sportovní hala Teplice
Attendance: 321[9]
Referee: Florentina Kallaba (KOS)
Fatma Özlem Tursun (TUR)
Josip Barton (MKD)
19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)   5–2  Northern Ireland Teplice, Czech Republic
16:00
  • Badr Bassem  6'07"
  • Pellegry  8'44"
  • Alberbide  18'25"
  • Boissinot  28'53"
  • Bitterlin  34'09"
 Report Dempster  26'23", 32'48" Stadium: Sportovní hala Teplice
Attendance: 54[10]
Referee: Florentina Kallaba (KOS)
Josip Barton (MKD)
Martina Piccolo (ITA)

Honours

Champions: 2024

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Chek: I'm thrilled to see French women's futsal reach this point". FIFA. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Un nul inaugural (1-1) face à la Finlande". French Football Federation (in French). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Une victoire pour l'Histoire". French Football Federation (in French). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Premier trophée pour les Bleues". French Football Federation (in French). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Futsal Women's World Cup qualifying main round: Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Sweden through". UEFA. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Sextet complete elite-round line-up". FIFA. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Ukraine vs. France" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Czechia vs. France" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  10. ^ "France vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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