Australia men's national futsal team

Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Futsalroos
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMiles Downie
FIFA codeAUS
FIFA ranking 52 3 (4 April 2025)[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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1989)
Best resultGroup Stage (7 times)
AFC Asia Cup
Appearances8 (First in 2006)
Best result4th place (2012)
AFF Futsal Championship
Appearances6 (First in 2007 (guests))
Best result Runners-up (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015)

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 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.

History

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 ASEAN Futsal Championship.[2]

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Club
1 GK Domenic Badolato Enfield Allstars
12 GK Noah Feilich Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
2 Tyler Garner Rockingham Cambio Cumbre
3 Peter Politis Mascot Vipers
4 Dominic Cox Enfield Allstars
5 Jordan Guerreiro Mountain Majik
6 Wade Giovenali Dural Warriors
7 Scott Rogan Fitzroy Tigers
8 Ahmed Sweedan Dural Warriors
9 Grant Lynch UTS Northside
10 Ethan De Melo Mascot Vipers
11 Corey Sewell Fitzroy Tigers
13 Michael Kouta Enfield Allstars
14 Jamie Dib Mountain Majik

Results and fixtures

2019

11 October 2019 International Friendly Australia  4–3  Solomon Islands Sydney, Australia
  • Fogarty ?', ?'
  • Giovenali ?', ?'
 Report
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
 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)

2022

6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship Timor-Leste  4–7  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
13:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 2022 AFF Futsal Championship Australia  1–6  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
11:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
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

7 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Q Australia  0–4  Japan Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: University of Taipei Gymnasium
9 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Q Chinese Taipei  2–3  Australia Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8
  • Huang Wei-lun 33'
  • Huang Po-chun 36'
 Report
  • Fornito 18'
  • Adeli 38', 40'
 Stadium: University of Taipei Gymnasium

2024

21 February 2024 2024 PacificAus Sport Futsal Series Solomon Islands  1–2  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11
Report
  • De Melo ?'
  • Fornito ?'
 Stadium: Friendship Hall
23 February 2024 2024 PacificAus Sport Futsal Series Solomon Islands  2–6  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11
Report
  • De Melo ?'
  • Guerreiro ?'
  • Adeli ?', ?'
  • Fornito ?'
  • Sweedan ?'
 Stadium: Friendship Hall
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
24 March 2024 2024 NSDF Futsal Championship Thailand  3–4  Australia Nonthaburi, Thailand
14:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium
25 March 2024 2024 NSDF Futsal Championship Afghanistan  5–4  Australia Nonthaburi, Thailand
16:30 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium
27 March 2024 2024 NSDF Futsal Championship Malaysia  3–4  Australia Nonthaburi, Thailand
16:30 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium
28 March 2024 2024 NSDF Futsal Championship Final Thailand  9–2  Australia Nonthaburi, Thailand
16:30 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium
11 April 2024 Friendly South Korea  2–5  Australia
Report
13 April 2024 Friendly Japan  3–3  Australia
Report
  • Fornito
  • Rogan
  • Guerreiro
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)
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)
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
Stadium: Indoor Stadium Huamark
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran)
29 October Friendly Vietnam  5–3  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7 Report
4 November 2024 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship GS Myanmar  3–3  Australia Korat, Thailand
10:30 UTC+7
  • Mai Soe Myat Htwe  9'
  • Naing Linn Tun Kyaw  23'
  • Htut Wai Tun  38'
 Report
  • Giovenali  4', 29'
  • De Melo  19'
 Stadium: Terminal21
5 November 2024 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship GS Australia  1–3  Indonesia Korat, Thailand
13:00 UTC+7
Report
  • Evan  7'
  • Romi  15', 35'
 Stadium: Terminal21
6 November 2024 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship GS Australia  9–2  Cambodia Korat, Thailand
10:30 UTC+7
  • Sewell  20', 32'
  • Guerreiro  4', 21'
  • Lynch  2'
  • Garner  23'
  • Rogan  24', 25'
  • Sweedan  38'
 Report
  • Keo  15', 17'
 Stadium: Terminal21
8 November 2024 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship SF Vietnam  5–4 (a.e.t.)  Australia Korat, Thailand
15:00 UTC+7
Report
  • Sewell 6'
  • Rogan 20'
  • Guerreiro 36'
  • Lynch 49'
 Stadium: Terminal21
Referee: Moon Dae-sung (South Korea)
10 November 2024 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship 3rd Australia  0–4  Thailand Korat, Thailand
15:00 UTC+7 Report
  • Peerapat  6'
  • Thanawat  17', 19'
  • Amarin  38'
 Stadium: Terminal21

2025

20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 2026 AFC Futsal AC Qual Australia  v  Mongolia Kuwait
22 September 2025 (2025-09-22) 2026 AFC Futsal AC Qual Australia  v  India Kuwait
24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) 2026 AFC Futsal AC Qual Kuwait  v  Australia Kuwait

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
2024 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 17 17
Total 7/18 0 Titles 34 21 1 12 168 95


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
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

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Futsalroos squad announced for ASEAN Futsal Championships 2024". Football Australia. 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Futsal – Federation of Australian Futsal". 2 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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