Futsal

Futsal

International futsal match between Argentina and Brazil in 2007
Highest governing body	FIFA and AMF
First played	1930, Montevideo, Uruguay
Characteristics
Kontakt	Limited
Team members	5 per side
Typ	Indoor
Equipment	Futsal ball
Venue	Futsal court
Presence
Olympic	No (except the Youth Olympics since 2018)
Paralympic	No

An indoor futsal competition

Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.

Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, it is played on a hard court surface marked by lines; walls or boards are not used. It is played with a smaller, harder, lower-bounce ball than association football. The surface, ball and rules favour ball control and passing in small spaces.

The game emphasizes control, improvisation, creativity and technique.

Name

Futsal comes from the Portuguese futebol de salão and from the Spanish fútbol sala or fútbol de salón (all translatable as "indoor football"). During its second world championships held in Madrid in 1985, the Spanish name fútbol sala was used. The World Futsal Association registered the name futsal in 1985, following a dispute with FIFA over the name fútbol. Since then, futsal has become the officially and internationally accepted name, and FIFA has also started using the term.

History

Origins

Futsal started in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani, a teacher in Montevideo, Uruguay, created a version of indoor football for YMCAs.

Originally developed for basketball courts, a rule book for the new sport was published in September 1933. Association football was already highly popular in the country, and after Uruguay won the 1930 World Cup and gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, it attracted even more practitioners. Ceriani's goal was to create a team game similar to football that could be played indoors or outdoors.

While writing the rule book, Ceriani combined the principles of association football—where the ball may be touched with every part of the body except the hands or upper part of the arms—with rules from other sports: from basketball, the number of players (five per team) and the game's duration (40 active minutes); from water polo, the goalkeeping rules; and from team handball, the field and goal sizes.

The YMCA spread the game quickly throughout South America. It was easily played by everyone, everywhere, and in any weather condition, helping players of other sports stay in shape all year round. These reasons convinced João Lotufo, a Brazilian, to bring the game to his country and adapt it to the needs of physical education.

Initially, the rules were not uniform. In 1956, the rules were modified by Habib Maphuz and Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes within the YMCA of São Paulo, Brazil, to allow seniors to compete. Luiz de Oliveira wrote the Book of Rules of Futsal in 1956, then adopted also at the international level.

In 1965, the Confederación Sudamericana de Futsal (South American Futsal Confederation) was created, consisting of Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Argentina.

Shortly after, a tournament was organized. It attracted some interest in South American media, which regularly began to follow futsal. In particular, it was the Brazilian journalist José Antônio Inglêz who passionately contributed to the rapid spread of the game, as well as being credited as the man who coined the name "futsal".

The most attended futsal match in history was played on 7 September 2014 on Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brazil's capital Brasilia between Brazil and Argentina in front of 56,483 spectators.

Futsal today

Today, futsal is a very popular global sport, with one source estimating 12 million players across the world. Due to its easy setup, enhanced accessibility, and lower physical requirements, futsal has become an essential resource for coaches aiming to develop players.

Governing bodies

The two most important governing bodies of futsal are the Asociación Mundial de Fútsal (AMF) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). AMF is the successor organization to the original governing body. FIFA later took an interest in futsal. However, talks between FIFA and AMF to reconcile governance were not successful. FIFA organizes its own separate competitions.

The International Futsal Alliance (IFA) is a partnership of countries formed to offer high quality futsal tournaments throughout the world. It sees itself as ancillary rather than competing with FIFA. Its membership spans countries from North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Several tournaments have been organized under the auspices of IFA, including a world cup for men held in 2019 and one for women held in 2017.

Region	AMF-affiliated	FIFA-affiliated
World	Asociación Mundial de Fútsal (AMF)	Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Asia	Confederation of Asian Futsal (CAFS)	Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Africa	Confédération Africaine de Futsal (CAFUSA)	Confederation of African Football (CAF)
North America, Central America and Caribbean	Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Futsal (CONCACFUTSAL)	Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
South America	Confederación Sudamericana de Futsal (CSFS) Confederación Sudamericana de Futsal (CPFS/PANAFUTSAL)	Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)
Oceania	Oceania Futsal Confederation (CFSO)	Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
Europa	Futsal European Federation (FEF)	Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)

Rules

See also: Comparison of association football and futsal

There are currently two governing bodies: Asociación Mundial de Fútsal (AMF) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) which are responsible for maintaining and regulating the official rules of their respective versions of futsal.

FIFA publishes its futsal rules as the 'Laws of the Game', in which each of the 17 'laws' is a thematically related collection of individual regulations. The laws define all aspects of the game, including which may be changed to suit local competitions and leagues.

Many of the laws are similar or identical to those found in association football, or reference association football in their absence (such as a section noting that there is no offside infraction in futsal). These rules are subjective and differ from tournament to tournament.

Summary of rules

Length of the field

minimum 25 m × 16 m (82 ft × 52 ft), maximum 42 m × 25 m (138 ft × 82 ft).

Ball

Ages 13 and up: Size 4, circumference 62–64 cm (24–25 in), weight between 400–440 g (14–16 oz) at the start of the game.

Ages 9–13: Size 3, circumference 56–59 cm (22–23 in), weight between 350–380 g (12–13 oz) at the start of the game.

Dropped from a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in), the first rebound must not be lower than 50 cm (20 in) or more than 65 cm (26 in).

The ideal futsal ball should weigh 390–490 grams.

Zeit

There are two periods of 20 minutes with time stopping at every dead ball. Between the two periods there is a break of 15 minutes. Each team may use one time-out per half, which lasts one minute. Some leagues and tournaments use 25 minute periods with running time.

Number of players

There are five players for each team in the field, one of them as goalkeeper, and a maximum number of 12 players that can be used each match. Substitutions are unlimited and on-the-fly.

Fouls

All direct free kicks count as accumulated fouls. A direct free kick is awarded for kicking, jumping, pushing, striking,holding, spitting, and deliberate handling. Indirect free kicks, such as playing dangerously and impeding, do not count as accumulated fouls. A team is warned by the referee when they commit five accumulated fouls in a half. All accumulated fouls after the warning result in a direct kick from the second penalty mark.

Cards

A caution can be shown for unsporting behavior, dissent, failure to respect the distance on a restart, excessive delay of a restart, persistent infringement, or incorrectly entering/leaving the field of play. A player or substitute can be sent off for serious foul play, violent conduct, spitting, illegally denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, abusive language, and receiving a second caution. Sent-off players are ejected from the game and their team must play short for two minutes or until the other team scores a goal.

Free kicks

Taken from the spot of the infringement or on the line of the penalty area nearest the infringement (indirect only). All opponents must be at least 5 m (16 ft) away from the ball. The kick must be taken within four seconds or an indirect kick is awarded to the other team.

Kick from the second penalty mark

Awarded when a team commits 6 or more accumulated fouls in a half. Second penalty mark is 10 m (33 ft) from the goal, opponents must be behind the ball, goalkeeper must be at least 5 m (16 ft) away.

Penalty kick

6 m (20 ft) from the center of the goal for fouls inside the 6 m (20 ft) goal keeper's area.

Goalkeeper

When in possession of the ball, the goalkeeper has 4 seconds to get rid of the ball. If the ball is kept too long, the referee will give an indirect kick to the other team. The goalkeeper may play freely when in the opponent's half.

Goalkeeper pass-back restriction

Once the goalkeeper has released the ball either by kicking or throwing, the goalkeeper may not touch it again until the ball goes out of play or is touched by an opponent. The sanction for violation is an indirect free kick. The goalkeeper may receive the ball freely when on the opponent's half.

Kick-in

A kick-in is used instead of a throw-in. The player must place the ball on the touchline or outside but not more than 25 cm (9.8 in) from the place the ball went out of play. The ball must be stationary, and the kick-in must be taken within 4 seconds from the time the player is ready. During kick-in, opponents must stand at least 5 m (16 ft) from the ball. If four seconds elapses or an illegal kick is taken, the referee will award a kick-in to the other team. It is not allowed to score directly from a kick-in: the goal is valid only if someone else touches the ball before it enters in goal.

Goal clearance

A goal clearance is used instead of a goal kick. The goalkeeper must throw the ball with their hands, and it must leave the penalty area within four seconds. If goal clearance is taken illegally the goalkeeper may retry, but the referee will not reset the count. If four seconds elapses, the other team gets an indirect kick on the penalty area line.

Corner kick

The ball must be placed inside the arc nearest to the point where the ball crossed the goal line and the opponent must stand on field at least 5 m (16 ft) from the corner arch until the ball is in play. The corner kick must be taken within 4 seconds of being ready or else a goal clearance will be awarded to the other team. The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves.

Referees

For international matches, there must be two referees: one (first referee) is positioned on the touchline near the timekeeper table and communicates with the timekeeper, while the other (second referee) is in the opposite side of the field. At the timekeeper table there is a timekeeper and a third referee, who controls the teams' benches. In minor events, the third referees and the timekeeper are not used.

Players, equipment and officials

The Brazil national futsal team line up before a match.

There are five players on the field on each team, one of whom is the goalkeeper. The maximum number of substitutes allowed is nine (FIFA change 2012), with unlimited substitutions during the match. Substitutes can come on even when the ball is in play but the player coming off must leave the field before the substitute can enter the playing field. If a team has or is reduced to fewer than three players remaining, the match is abandoned and counted as a loss for the team with the lack of players.

The kit is made up of a jersey or shirt with sleeves, shorts, socks, shinguards made out of metal, plastic or foam, and shoes with rubber soles. The goalkeeper is allowed to wear long trousers and a different coloured kit to distinguish themself from the other players on the team and the referee. The goalkeeper is also allowed to wear elbow pads because the surface is about as hard as a tennis court or basketball court. Jewellery is not allowed, nor are other items that could be dangerous to the player wearing the item or to other active participants.

The match is controlled by the referee, who enforces the Laws of the Game, and the first referee is the only one who can legally abandon the match because of interference from outside the field. This referee is assisted by a second referee who typically watches over the goal lines or assists the primary referee with calls on fouls or plays. The decisions made by the referees are final and can only be changed if the referees think it is necessary and play has not restarted. There is also a third referee and a timekeeper who are provided with equipment to keep a record of fouls in the match. In the event of injury to the second referee, the third referee will replace the second referee.

The court

A futsal court

The futsal court is made up of wood or artificial material, or similar surface, although any flat, smooth and non-abrasive material may be used. The length of the field is in the range of 38–42 m (125–138 ft), and the width is in the range of 20–25 m (66–82 ft) in international matches. For other matches, it can be 25–42 m (82–138 ft) in length, while the width can be 16–25 m (52–82 ft), as long as the length of the longer boundary lines (touchlines) are greater than the shorter boundaries where the goals are placed (goal lines) (Basketball courts of 28 m × 15 m (92 ft × 49 ft) can be used). The "standard" size court for an international is 40 m × 20 m (131 ft × 66 ft) (the size of a handball field). The ceiling must be at least 4 m (13 ft) high.

A rectangular goal is positioned at the middle of each goal line. The inner edges of the vertical goal posts must be 3 m (9.8 ft) apart, and the lower edge of the horizontal crossbar supported by the goal posts must be 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground. Nets made of hemp, jute or nylon are attached to the back of the goalposts and crossbar. The lower part of the nets is attached to curved tubing or another suitable means of support. The depth of the goal is 80 cm (31 in) at the top and 1 m (3.3 ft) at the bottom.

A futsal arena in Tokyo

In front of each goal is an area known as the penalty area. This area is created by drawing quarter-circles with a 6 m (20 ft) radius from the goal line, centered on the goalposts. The upper part of each quarter-circle is then joined by a 3.16 m (10.4 ft) line running parallel to the goal line between the goalposts. The line marking the edge of the penalty area is known as the penalty area line. The penalty area marks where the goalkeeper is allowed to touch the ball with hands. The penalty mark is six metres from the goal line when it reaches the middle of the goalposts. The second penalty mark is 10 metres (33 ft) from the goal line when it reaches the middle of the goalposts. A penalty kick from the penalty spot is awarded if a player commits a foul inside the penalty area. The second penalty spot is used if a player commits their team's sixth foul in the opposing team's half or in their own half in the area bordered by the halfway line and an imaginary line parallel to the halfway line passing through the second penalty mark; the free kick is taken from the second penalty mark.

Any standard team handball field can be used for futsal, including goals and floor markings.

Duration and tie-breaking methods

A standard match consists of two equal periods of 20 minutes. The length of either half is extended to allow penalty kicks to be taken or a direct free kick to be taken against a team that has committed more than five fouls. The interval between the two halves cannot exceed 15 minutes.

In some competitions, the game cannot end in a draw, so away goals, extra time and kicks from the penalty mark are the three methods for determining the winner after a match has been drawn. Away goals mean that if the team's score is level after playing one home and one away game, the team which has scored more away goals wins. Extra time consists of two periods of five minutes. If no winner is produced after these methods, three kicks from the penalty mark are taken, and the team that has scored the most wins. If it is not decided after three kicks from the penalty mark, it continues to go on with one extra kick from the penalty mark to each team at a time until one of them has scored more goals than the other. Unlike extra time, the goals scored in a shoot-out do not count towards the goals scored throughout the match.

The start and restart of play

At the beginning of the match, a coin toss is used to decide who will start the match. A kick-off is used to signal the start of play and is used at the start of the second half and any periods of extra time. It is also used after a goal has been scored, with the other team starting the play. After a temporary stoppage for any reason not mentioned in the Laws of the Game, the referee will drop the ball where the play was stopped, provided that, before the stoppage, the ball was in play and had not crossed either the touch lines or goal lines.

If the ball goes over the goal line or touchline, hits the ceiling, or the play is stopped by the referee, the ball is out of play. If it hits the ceiling of an indoor arena, play is restarted with a kick-in to the opponents of the team that last touched the ball, under the place where it hit the ceiling.

Lack of offside rule

Unlike association football, there is no offside in futsal. Under the Futsal Laws of the Game, Law 11 references offside as it does in association football, but only says that there is no offside in futsal.

Misconduct

Players are cautioned with a yellow card and sent off with a red card.

A direct free kick can be awarded to the opposing team if a player succeeds or attempts to kick or trip an opponent, jumps, charges or pushes an opponent, or strikes or attempts to strike an opponent. Holding, touching or spitting at an opponent are offenses that are worthy of a direct free kick, as are sliding in to play the ball while an opponent is playing it or carrying, striking or throwing the ball (except the goalkeeper).

These are all accumulated fouls. After five accumulated fouls in a half, the sixth accumulated foul and beyond result in a direct kick from the penalty mark where members of both teams may not make a wall prior to the kick.

The direct free kick is taken where the infringement occurred, unless it is awarded to the defending team in their penalty area, in which case the free kick may be taken from anywhere inside the penalty area. A penalty kick is awarded if a player commits one of the fouls that are worthy of a direct free kick inside their own penalty area. The position of the ball does not matter as long as it is in play but for a penalty kick, the ball must be on the outer line, perpendicular to the center of the net.

An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper clears the ball but then touches it with their hands before anyone else, if the goalkeeper controls the ball with hands when it has been kicked to them by a teammate, or if they touch or control the ball with hands or feet in their own half for more than four seconds.

An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player plays in a dangerous manner, deliberately obstructs an opponent, prevents the goalkeeper from throwing the ball with hands or anything else for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player. The indirect free kick is taken from the place where the infringement occurred.

Yellow and red cards are used in futsal. The yellow card is to caution players over their actions. If they get two, they are given a red card, which means they are sent off the field. A yellow card is shown if a player shows unsporting behavior, dissent, persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game, delaying the restart of play, failing to respect the distance of the player from the ball when play is being restarted, infringement of substitution procedure or entering, re-entering and leaving the field without the referee's permission. A player is shown the red card and sent off if they engage in serious foul play, violent conduct, spitting at another person, or denying the opposing team a goal by handling the ball (except the goalkeeper inside their penalty area). Also punishable with a red card is denying an opponent moving towards the player's goal a goal scoring opportunity by committing an offense punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick and using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures. A player who has been sent off must leave the vicinity of the field.

A substitute player is permitted to come on two minutes after a teammate has been sent off, unless a goal is scored before the end of the two minutes. If a team with more players scores against a team with fewer players, another player can be added to the team with an inferior number of players. If the teams are equal when the goal is scored or if the team with fewer players scores, both teams remain with the same number of players.

FIFA Futsal World Ranking

Men

There is the top 30 teams according to FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking are:

#	Team	Points
1	Brasilien	1568.41
2	Portugal	1527.61
3	Spanien	1514.42
4	Iran	1469.33
5	Argentinien	1439.74
6	Marokko	1430.55
7	Russland	1425.36
8	Kasachstan	1422.28
9	Thailand	1316.27
10	Frankreich	1291.70
11	Usbekistan	1288.96
12	Ukraine	1271.49
13	Paraguay	1261.25
14	Georgien	1252.79
15	Japan	1248.99
16	Kroatien	1242.56
17	Finnland	1239.97
18	Italien	1216.11
19	Neuseeland	1204.35
20	Serbien	1189.25
21	Venezuela	1188.55
22	Polen	1184.19
23	Tschechische Republik	1178.33
24	Slowenien	1167.72
25	Rumänien	1158.51
26	Kolumbien	1155.20
27	Uruguay	1144.01
28	Indonesien	1142.84
29	Aserbaidschan	1139.38
30	Afghanistan	1138.02

Women

There is the top 20 teams according to FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking are:

#	Team	Points
1	Brasilien	1364.75
2	Spanien	1302.33
3	Portugal	1266.33
4	Argentinien	1202.84
5	Kolumbien	1168.69
6	Thailand	1163.97
7	Russland	1152.29
8	Iran	1146.96
9	Japan	1139.54
10	Italien	1122.66
11	Paraguay	1107.24
12	Ukraine	1106.29
13	Vietnam	1096.34
14	Indonesien	1057.12
15	Niederlande	1045.34
16	Uruguay	1044.61
17	Polen	1043.44
18	Finnland	1040.75
19	Venezuela	1038.73
20	Costa Rica	1038.26

Competitions

See also: List of futsal competitions

National team competitions

Men

Region	AMF-affiliated	FIFA-affiliated	Other competitions
World	AMF Futsal World Cup	FIFA Futsal World Cup	Futsal Confederations Cup Futsal Mundialito Grand Prix de Futsal Arab Futsal Championship Mediterranean Futsal Cup
Asia		AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Southeast Asian Games AFF Futsal Championship CAFA Futsal Championship EAFF Futsal Championship WAFF Futsal Championship
Africa		Africa Futsal Cup of Nations	North African Futsal Tournament
North America, Central America and Caribbean		CONCACAF Futsal Championship	Central American Games
South America		Copa América de Futsal	Odesur Games Bolivarian Games
Oceania		Oceanian Futsal Championship
Europa	UEFS Futsal Men's Championship	UEFA Futsal Championship	Baltic Futsal Cup Nordic Futsal Cup

Women

Region	AMF-affiliated	FIFA-affiliated	Other competitions
World	AMF Futsal Women's World Cup	FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup	Women's Futsal World Tournament
Asia		AFC Women's Futsal Championship	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Southeast Asian Games CAFA Futsal Championship WAFF Futsal Championship
Africa
North America, Central America and Caribbean
South America		Copa América Femenina de Futsal
Oceania
Europa	UEFS Futsal Women's Championship	UEFA Women's Futsal Championship

Club competitions

Region	AMF-affiliated men's competitions	AMF-affiliated women's competitions	FIFA-affiliated men's competitions	FIFA-affiliated women's competitions	Other competitions
World	AMF Club World Cup		Intercontinental Futsal Cup		Futsal 5 A-Side Australia (FFAA) Interstate Club Championship
South America			Copa Libertadores de Futsal	Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal
Asia			AFC Futsal Club Championship AFF Futsal Cup
Africa
North America, Central America and Caribbean			CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship		TSC Futsal League
Oceania			OFC Futsal Champions League
Europa	UEFS European Champions Cup UEFS Cup UEFS Veteran European Champions Cup	UEFS Women's European Champions Cup UEFS Women's Cup	UEFA Futsal Champions League

Discontinued competitions

• Futsal at the Pan American Games
• Futsal at the Lusophony Games

FIFA competitions

Men

International

Competition	Year	City	Land	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
FIFA Futsal World Cup	1989	Rotterdam	Niederlande	Brasilien	Niederlande	Vereinigte Staaten	Belgien
	1992	Hongkong	Hongkong	Brasilien	Vereinigte Staaten	Spanien	Iran
	1996	Barcelona	Spanien	Brasilien	Spanien	Russland	Ukraine
	2000	Guatemala City	Guatemala	Spanien	Brasilien	Portugal	Russland
	2004	Taipei City	Taiwan	Spanien	Italien	Brasilien	Argentinien
	2008	Rio de Janeiro	Brasilien	Brasilien	Spanien	Italien	Russland
	2012	Bangkok	Thailand	Brasilien	Spanien	Italien	Kolumbien
	2016	Cali	Kolumbien	Argentinien	Russland	Iran	Portugal
	2021	Vilnius, Kaunas, and Klaipėda	Litauen	Portugal	Argentinien	Brasilien	Kasachstan
	2024	Tashkent, and TBD	Usbekistan
Futsal Confederations Cup	2009	Tripoli	Libyen	Iran	Uruguay	Libyen	Guatemala
	2013	Caxias do Sul	Brasilien	Brasilien	Kolumbien	Chile	Kroatien
	2014	Kuwait City	Kuwait	Argentinien	Tschechische Republik	Brasilien	Italien
Mediterranean Futsal Cup	2010	Tripoli	Libyen	Kroatien	Libyen	Slowenien	Frankreich
Futsal Mundialito	1994	Milan	Italien	Italien	Kroatien	Spanien	Ungarn
	1995	Rio de Janeiro	Brasilien	Brasilien	Italien	Spanien	Vereinigte Staaten
	1996	Rio de Janeiro	Brasilien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Argentinien	Vereinigte Staaten
	1998	Rio de Janeiro	Brasilien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Vereinigte Staaten	Italien
	2001	Joinville	Brasilien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Portugal	Tschechische Republik
	2002	Reggio Calabria	Italien	Brasilien	Italien	Russland	Argentinien
	2006	Algarve	Portugal	Portugal	Kroatien	Angola	Mosambik
	2007	Algarve	Portugal	Portugal	Slowakei	Ungarn	Kroatien
	2008	Algarve	Portugal	Portugal	Ungarn	Angola	Libyen
Grand Prix de Futsal	2005	Brusque, Santa Catarina	Brasilien	Brasilien	Kolumbien	Argentinien	Uruguay
	2006	Caxias do Sul	Brasilien	Brasilien	Italien	Kroatien	Argentinien
	2007	Joinville, Lages, and Jaraguá do Sul	Brasilien	Brasilien	Iran	Argentinien	Ungarn
	2008	Fortaleza	Brasilien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Ukraine	Paraguay
	2009	Anápolis and Goiânia	Brasilien	Brasilien	Iran	Rumänien	Tschechische Republik
	2010	Anápolis	Brasilien	Spanien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Iran
	2011	Manaus	Brasilien	Brasilien	Russland	Argentinien	Iran
	2013	Maringá	Brasilien	Brasilien	Russland	Iran	Paraguay
	2014	São Bernardo	Brasilien	Brasilien	Kolumbien	Iran	Guatemala
	2015	Uberaba	Brasilien	Brasilien	Iran	Kolumbien	Paraguay
	2018	Brusque, Santa Catarina	Brasilien	Brasilien	Tschechische Republik	Uruguay	Costa Rica
Arab Futsal Championship	1998	Cairo	Ägypten	Ägypten	Marokko	Libyen	Palestine
	2005	Cairo	Ägypten	Ägypten	Marokko	Libanon	Libyen
	2007	Tripoli	Libyen	Libyen	Ägypten	Libanon	Marokko
	2008	Port Said	Ägypten	Libyen	Ägypten	Jordanien	Libanon
	2021	6th of October(city)	Ägypten	Marokko	Ägypten	No third place match played
	2022	Dammam	Saudi-Arabien	Marokko	Iraq	No third place match played
	2023	Jeddah	Saudi-Arabien	Marokko	Kuwait	No third place match played

Continental (major)

Continental	Year	Land	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
Africa (CAF)	1996	Ägypten	Ägypten	Ghana	Simbabwe	Somalia
	2000	Ägypten	Ägypten	Marokko	Libyen	Südafrika
	2004	Home & away	Ägypten	Mosambik	Marokko	Guinea-Bissau
	2008	Libyen	Libyen	Ägypten	Marokko	Mosambik
	2016	Südafrika	Marokko	Ägypten	Mosambik	Sambia
	2020	Marokko	Marokko	Ägypten	Angola	Libyen
	2024	Marokko	Marokko	Angola	Libyen	Ägypten
Asia (AFC)	1999	Malaysia	Iran	Südkorea	Kasachstan	Japan
	2000	Thailand	Iran	Kasachstan	Thailand	Japan
	2001	Iran	Iran	Usbekistan	Südkorea	Japan
	2002	Indonesien	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Südkorea
	2003	Iran	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Kuwait
	2004	Macau	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Usbekistan
	2005	Vietnam	Iran	Japan	Usbekistan & Kirgisistan
	2006	Usbekistan	Japan	Usbekistan	Iran	Kirgisistan
	2007	Japan	Iran	Japan	Usbekistan	Kirgisistan
	2008	Thailand	Iran	Thailand	Japan	China
	2010	Usbekistan	Iran	Usbekistan	Japan	China
	2012	Vereinigte Arabische Emirate	Japan	Thailand	Iran	Australien
	2014	Vietnam	Japan	Iran	Usbekistan	Kuwait
	2016	Usbekistan	Iran	Usbekistan	Thailand	Vietnam
	2018	Taiwan	Iran	Japan	Usbekistan	Iraq
	2020	Kuwait	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
	2022	Kuwait	Japan	Iran	Usbekistan	Thailand
	2024	Thailand	Iran	Thailand	Usbekistan	Tadschikistan
Europe (UEFA)	1996	Spanien	Spanien	Russland	Belgien	Italien
	1999	Spanien	Russland	Spanien	Italien	Niederlande
	2001	Russland	Spanien	Ukraine	Russland	Italien
	2003	Italien	Italien	Ukraine	Spanien & Tschechische Republik
	2005	Tschechische Republik	Spanien	Russland	Italien	Ukraine
	2007	Portugal	Spanien	Italien	Russland	Portugal
	2010	Ungarn	Spanien	Portugal	Tschechische Republik	Aserbaidschan
	2012	Kroatien	Spanien	Russland	Italien	Kroatien
	2014	Belgien	Italien	Russland	Spanien	Portugal
	2016	Serbien	Spanien	Russland	Kasachstan	Serbien
	2018	Slowenien	Portugal	Spanien	Russland	Kasachstan
	2022	Niederlande	Portugal	Russland	Spanien	Ukraine
North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)	1996	Guatemala	Vereinigte Staaten	Cuba	Mexiko	Guatemala
	2000	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Cuba	Vereinigte Staaten	Mexiko
	2004	Costa Rica	Vereinigte Staaten	Cuba	Costa Rica	Mexiko
	2008	Guatemala	Guatemala	Cuba	Vereinigte Staaten	Panama
	2012	Guatemala	Costa Rica	Guatemala	Panama	Mexiko
	2016	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Panama	Guatemala	Cuba
	2021	Guatemala	Costa Rica	Vereinigte Staaten	Guatemala	Panama
	2024	Nicaragua	Panama	Cuba	Guatemala	Costa Rica
Oceania (OFC)	1992	Australien	Australien	Vanuatu	Neuseeland
	1996	Vanuatu	Australien	Vanuatu	Fidschi	Western Samoa
	1999	Vanuatu	Australien	Fidschi	Vanuatu	Papua-Neuguinea
	2004	Australien	Australien	Neuseeland	Vanuatu	Fidschi
	2008	Fidschi	Salomonen	Tahiti	Vanuatu	Neuseeland
	2009	Fidschi	Salomonen	Fidschi	Vanuatu	Neukaledonien
	2010	Fidschi	Salomonen	Fidschi	Neuseeland	Vanuatu
	2011	Fidschi	Salomonen	Tahiti	Neuseeland	Vanuatu
	2013	Neuseeland	Australien	Malaysia	Neuseeland	Tahiti
	2014	Neukaledonien	Malaysia	Neukaledonien	Neuseeland	Tahiti
	2016	Fidschi	Salomonen	Neuseeland	Tahiti	Vanuatu
	2019	Neukaledonien	Salomonen	Neuseeland	Tahiti	Neukaledonien
	2022	Fidschi	Neuseeland	Salomonen	Neukaledonien	FFA President's Five
	2023	Neuseeland	Neuseeland	Tahiti	Salomonen	Fidschi
South America (CONMEBOL)	1992	Brasilien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Paraguay	Ecuador
	1995	Brasilien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Uruguay	Paraguay
	1996	Brasilien	Brasilien	Uruguay	Argentinien	Paraguay
	1997	Brasilien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Paraguay	Uruguay
	1998	Brasilien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Uruguay	Argentinien
	1999	Brasilien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Argentinien	Uruguay
	2000	Brasilien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Uruguay	Bolivien
	2003	Paraguay	Argentinien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Uruguay
	2008	Uruguay	Brasilien	Uruguay	Argentinien	Paraguay
	2011	Argentinien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Paraguay	Kolumbien
	2015	Ecuador	Argentinien	Paraguay	Brasilien	Kolumbien
	2017	Argentinien	Brasilien	Argentinien	Paraguay	Uruguay
	2019	Chile	Cancelled due to the Chilean protests
	2022	Paraguay	Argentinien	Paraguay	Brasilien	Kolumbien
	2024	Paraguay	Brasilien	Argentinien	Venezuela	Paraguay

World University Futsal Championships

Main article: World University Futsal Championships

Euro University

5th European Universities Championship 14-19/7/2008 Wroclaw (Poland)

China International Futsal Tournament

1. 2009
2. 2010
3. 2011
4. 2012
5. 2013
6. 2014
7. 2014
8. 2015
9. 2016
10. 2017
11. 2018
12. 2019: (Men and Women)

CFA Futsal International Tournaments - Changshu Story

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winners	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
2014 Details	China		Thailand	n/a	China		Mexiko	n/a	Myanmar
2015 Details	China		Iran	n/a	China		Myanmar	n/a	Mexiko
2016 Details	China		Ukraine	n/a	Vietnam		China	n/a	Mexiko
2017 Details	China		Kroatien	n/a	Niederlande		Vietnam	n/a	China
2018 Details	China		Russland	n/a	Vietnam		China	n/a	Neuseeland

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Hangzhou International Futsal Tournament Story

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winners	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
2009 Details	China		Niederlande	n/a	Japan		Iran	n/a	China
2010 Details	China		Brasilien	n/a	Japan		China	n/a	Iran
2011 Details	China		Brasilien	n/a	Japan		Iran	n/a	Rumänien
2012 Details	China		Rumänien	n/a	Iran		China	n/a	Japan
2013 Details	China		Iran	n/a	Russland		Niederlande	n/a	China
2014 Details	China		Iran	n/a	China		Vietnam	n/a	Myanmar

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal

1. 1997-2001
2. 2003
3. 2008: https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futsal_KL_Dunia_5

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winners	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1997 Details	Singapur		Spanien	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Brasilien		Niederlande	4–2	Italien
1999 Details	Singapur		Brasilien	3–2	Italien		Spanien	4–3	Niederlande
2001 Details	Singapur		Spanien	3–3 (a.e.t.) 7–6 (p)	Brasilien		Italien	n/a	Niederlande
2003 Details	Malaysia		Argentinien	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Brasilien		Iran	n/a	Uruguay
2008 Details	Malaysia		Brasilien	4–0	Argentinien		Australien	n/a	Thailand

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Clubs

• Intercontinental Futsal Cup
• UEFA Futsal Champions League
• Copa Libertadores de Futsal
• AFC Futsal Club Championship
• AFF Futsal Club Championship
• CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship

Discontinued tournaments

• Pan American Games
• Lusophony Games

Women

International

Competition	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
Women's Futsal World Tournament	2010	Spanien	Brasilien	Portugal	Russland & Spanien
	2011	Brasilien	Brasilien	Spanien	Portugal	Russland
	2012	Portugal	Brasilien	Portugal	Spanien	Russland
	2013	Spanien	Brasilien	Spanien	Russland	Portugal
	2014	Costa Rica	Brasilien	Portugal	Spanien	Costa Rica
	2015	Guatemala	Brasilien	Russland	Spanien	Portugal

Continental

Continental	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
Asia (AFC)	2015	Malaysia	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Malaysia
	2018	Thailand	Iran	Japan	Thailand	Vietnam
South America (CONMEBOL)	2005	Brasilien	Brasilien	Ecuador	Argentinien	Uruguay
	2007	Ecuador	Brasilien	Kolumbien	Venezuela	Uruguay
	2009	Brasilien	Brasilien	Kolumbien	Venezuela	Peru
	2011	Venezuela	Brasilien	Argentinien	Paraguay	Venezuela
	2015	Uruguay	Kolumbien	Uruguay	Chile	Argentinien
	2017	Uruguay	Brasilien	Kolumbien	Argentinien	Venezuela

AMF World Cup (Women)

1st Women World Cup

Cup

Victory Day Women Cup

1. 2010
2. 2011
3. 2012
4. 2013
5. 2014
6. 2015
7. 2016
8. 2017
9. 2018
10. 2019

Nowruz Games

1. 2023

Futsal Week Tournaments

Since 2013 - Ongoing

NSDF (National Sports Development Fund)

Main article: Thailand national futsal team results and fixtures

Men

1. 2008
2. 2010 Thailand Five's
3. 2016 Thailand Five's
4. 2017 Thailand Five's
5. 2018 Thailand Five's
6. 2020 SAT (Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT)) International Futsal Championship (Iran B)
7. 2021 Continental Futsal Championship
8. 2022 NSDF Futsal Invitation Championship (Iran U-19)
9. 2022 Continental Futsal Championship
10. 2023 NSDF Futsal Invitation Championship

• 2022 European Universities Games

Women

1. 2022

Deaf

U21

1st DIFA World Deaf Futsal U-21 Championships 2022 in Malaysia (Men and Women).

Senior

World Deaf Football Championships

5th World Deaf Futsal Championships November 2023 São Paulo, Brazil (Men and Women).

2nd World Deaf Futsal Championships

The 3rd World Deaf Futsal Championships will be held in São Paulo, Brazil in November 2023.

The 1st World Deaf

The former deaf futsal world champions at a glance:

Year Men's Women's

2007 Ukraine Germany

2011 IR Iran Russia

2015 IR Iran Russia

2019 Spain Brazil

Asia Pacific

3rd Men and 1st Women Asia Pacific Deaf Futsal Championships 15–24 February 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.

4th Men and 2nd Women 2023 in Iran.

Europa

Sources:

World Police Futsal Tournament

14th World Police Futsal Tournament, 3rd +35 and 5th women was held in 2008 in Belgien.

FIFUSA/AMF competitions

Men's national teams

International

Competition	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
FIFUSA World Futsal Championships	1982	Brasilien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Kolumbien	Uruguay
	1985	Spanien	Brasilien	Spanien	Paraguay	Argentinien
	1988	Australien	Paraguay	Brasilien	Spanien	Portugal
	1991	Italien	Portugal	Paraguay	Brasilien	Bolivien
	1994	Argentinien	Argentinien	Kolumbien	Uruguay	Brasilien
	1997	Mexiko	Venezuela	Uruguay	Brasilien	Russland
	2000	Bolivien	Kolumbien	Bolivien	Argentinien	Russland
AMF World Futsal Championships	2003	Paraguay	Paraguay	Kolumbien	Bolivien	Peru
	2007	Argentinien	Paraguay	Argentinien	Kolumbien	Peru
	2011	Kolumbien	Kolumbien	Paraguay	Argentinien	Russland
	2015	Weißrussland	Kolumbien	Paraguay	Argentinien	Belgien
	2019	Argentinien	Argentinien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Südafrika
World Games	2013	Kolumbien	Kolumbien	Venezuela	Brasilien	Argentinien

Continental (major)

Continental	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
UEFS European Futsal Championship	1989	Spanien	Portugal	Spanien	Czechoslovakia	Israel
	1990	Portugal	Portugal	Czechoslovakia	Spanien	England
	1992	Portugal	Spanien	Russland	Portugal	Israel
	1995	Marokko	Slowakei	Marokko	Russland	Tschechische Republik
	1998	Slowakei	Russland	Spanien	Slowakei	Weißrussland
	2004	Weißrussland	Weißrussland	Tschechische Republik	Russland	Ukraine
	2006	Catalonia	Russland	Catalonia	Tschechische Republik	Belgien
	2008	Belgien	Russland	Tschechische Republik	Weißrussland	Belgien
	2010	Russland	Russland	Belgien	Tschechische Republik	Weißrussland
	2012	Weißrussland	Belgien	Tschechische Republik	Russland	Catalonia
	2014	Tschechische Republik	Weißrussland	Belgien	Catalonia	Russland
	2016	Russland	Russland	Italien	Tschechische Republik & Kasachstan
	2018	Catalonia	Belgien	Tschechische Republik	Russland & Lettland
South American Futsal Championship	1965	Paraguay	Paraguay	Uruguay	Brasilien	Argentinien
	1969	Paraguay	Brasilien	Paraguay	Argentinien	Uruguay
	1971	Brasilien	Brasilien	Uruguay	Paraguay	Peru
	1973	Uruguay	Brasilien	Uruguay	Paraguay	Argentinien
	1975	Argentinien	Brasilien	Uruguay	Paraguay	Argentinien
	1976	Uruguay	Brasilien	Paraguay	Uruguay	Argentinien
	1977	Brasilien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Kolumbien	Uruguay
	1979	Kolumbien	Brasilien	Uruguay	Argentinien	Bolivien
	1983	Uruguay	Brasilien	Paraguay	Uruguay	Argentinien
	1986	Argentinien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Argentinien	Uruguay
	1989	Brasilien	Brasilien	Paraguay	Uruguay	Bolivien

Women's national teams

International

Continental	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
AMF Futsal Women's World Cup	2008	Catalonia	Catalonia	Galicia	Kolumbien	Russland
	2013	Kolumbien	Kolumbien	Venezuela	Tschechische Republik	Argentinien
	2017	Catalonia	Brasilien	Argentinien	Kolumbien	Paraguay

Continental

Continental	Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	3rd	4th
Europe (UEFS)	2001	Russland	Russland	Weißrussland	Italien
	2004	Russland	Russland	Catalonia	Ukraine	Belgien
	2007	Tschechische Republik	Tschechische Republik	Russland	Slowakei	Ukraine
	2009	Polen	Russland	Tschechische Republik	Catalonia	Polen
	2011	Tschechische Republik	Tschechische Republik	Russland	Catalonia	Frankreich
	2015	Catalonia	Russland	Tschechische Republik	Catalonia	Niederlande

See also

• Futsal in Australia
• Futsal in Brazil
• Futsal in England
• Futsal in Iran
• Futsal in Italy
• Futsal in Libya
• Futsal in Norway
• Futsal in Portugal
• Futsal in Spain
• Futsal in Sweden
• Beach soccer
• Street football
• Olympic sports
• Asian Premier Futsal Championship
• Teqball
• Jorkyball

External links

• Results an tables
• https://www.internationalfutsal.com/
• Fut5al Planet
• Fut5al Planet Our History
• Fut5al Planet story-international
• Fut5al Planet Agenda
• Fut5al Planet Tournaments
• Fut5al Planet News
• FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview
• Futsal World Tournament Overview
• European Futsal Championship Overview
• UEFA Futsal Cup
• American Futsal Championships Overview
• North and Central American Futsal Championship Overview
• Asian Futsal Championship Overview
• Asian Indoor Games Futsal Tournament Overview
• North African Futsal Cup Overview
• African Futsal Championship Overview
• Oceanian Futsal Championship Overview
• IBSA Blind Futsal World Championship
• Southeast Asian Games Futsal Tournament Overview
• WAFF Futsal Championship Overview
• Peru (Futsal) 2021
• Futsal Tiger's Cup Overview
• Intercontinental Futsal Cup
• Futsal Mundialito Overview
• What Is Futsal? A Complete Guide For Beginners