Argentina national futsal team

Argentina

Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Association)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Diego Giustozzi
Asst coach	Luis Sasson
Captain	Leandro Planas
Home stadium	Ezeiza
FIFA code	ARG
FIFA ranking	6 [1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Portugal 3–4 Argentina  (Brasília, Brazil; 14 September 1987)
Biggest win
Indonesia 1–20 Argentina  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 4 June 2003)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 14–1 Argentina  (Santos, Brazil; 14 March 1999)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1989)
Best result	4th place, (2004)
South American Futsal Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1992)
Best result	Champions, (2003 and 2015)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1982)
Best result	Champions, (1994)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2014)
Best result	Champions, (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	8 (First in 2005)
Best result	2nd place, (2008)

The Argentina national futsal team represents Argentina during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.

The Argentina national futsal team has qualified and participated in all eight FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments and its best participation was in 2004 when it was a semifinalist and claimed fourth place. Argentina has also won the Copa América twice. Argentina is ranked 6th in the FIFA Futsal World Rankings.

In FIfUSA -International Futsal Federation- argentina won 1994 fifusa/AMF world cup.

In IBSA "los murcièlagos" two times world champions of ibsa blind soccer/futsal world championship, and in 2015 won his third world title: the ibsa world games 2015. "Los murcièlagos" too won the blind futsal copa amèrica -copa amèrica de fùtbol para ciegos-. Only brazil and argentina won the blind futsal copa amèrica.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

• 1989 – 2nd round - Eighth place
• 1992 – 2nd round - Sixth place
• 1996 – 1st round - Ninth place
• 2000 – 2nd round - Seventh place
• 2004 – Fourth place
• 2008 – 2nd round - Sixth place
• 2012 – Quarterfinals - Fifth place
• 2016 – Qualified

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Netherlands 1989	Second Round	8th	6	2	0	4	13	18
Hong Kong 1992	Second Round	6th	6	3	0	3	16	20
Spain 1996	First Round	9th	3	1	1	1	7	9
Guatemala 2000	Second Round	7th	6	3	0	3	16	19
Taiwan 2004	Fourth Place	4th	8	4	1	3	21	18
Brazil 2008	Second Round	6th	7	3	3	1	19	12
Thailand 2012	Quarter-Finals	5th	5	3	0	2	18	9
Colombia 2016	Qualified
Total	8/8		41	19	5	17	110	106

Copa América

• 1992 – 2nd place
• 1995 – 2nd place
• 1996 – 3rd place
• 1997 – 2nd place
• 1998 – Fourth place
• 1999 – 3rd place
• 2000 – 2nd place
• 2003 – Champions
• 2008 – 3rd place
• 2011 – 2nd place (host)
• 2015 – Champions

FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)/CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition

• 2012 – Champions
• 2016 – 2nd place

Futsal Confederations Cup

• 2014 – Champions

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup

• 1982 – Seventh place
• 1985 – Fourth place
• 1988 – Seventh place
• 1991 – Fifth place
• 1994 – Champions (host)
• 1997 – Fifth place
• 2000 – 3rd place
• 2003 – Quarterfinals
• 2007 – 2nd place (host)
• 2011 – 3rd place
• 2015 – 3rd place
• 2019 – Qualified (host)

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal u-20 World Cup

• 2014 – Champions

IBSA blind futsal world championship

• 2002 – Champions
• 2006 – Champions

IBSA blind futsal world games

• 2015 – Champions

Pan American Games record

• 2007 – 2nd place

Grand Prix de Futsal record

• 2005 – 3rd place
• 2006 – Fourth place
• 2007 – 3rd place
• 2008 – 2nd place
• 2009 – Fifth place
• 2010 – Seventh place
• 2011 – 3rd place
• 2013 – Fifth place
• 2014 – Did not enter
• 2015 – Did not enter

Futsal Mundialito record

• 1994 – Did not enter
• 1995 – Did not enter
• 1996 – 3rd place
• 1998 – 2nd place
• 2001 – 2nd place
• 2002 – Fourth place
• 2006 – Did not enter
• 2007 – Did not enter
• 2008 – Did not enter

Squad

Head coach: Diego Giustozzi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Santiago Elías	2 February 1983 (aged 29)		Pinocho
2	DF	Damian Stazzone	31 January 1986 (aged 26)		Latina
3	MF	Matías Lucuix	20 November 1985 (aged 26)		Inter Movistar
4	DF	Pablo Belsito	29 March 1986 (aged 26)		Gruppo Fassina
5	MF	Pablo Taborda	3 September 1986 (aged 26)		Boca Juniors
6	MF	Maximiliano Rescia	29 October 1987 (aged 25)		Futsal Samb
7	MF	Leandro Cuzzolino	21 May 1987 (aged 25)		Montesilvano
8	MF	Hernan Garcias	2 June 1978 (aged 34)		Asti
9	FW	Cristian Borruto	7 May 1987 (aged 25)		Montesilvano
10	FW	Martin Amas	25 October 1984 (aged 28)		Manacor
11	MF	Pablo Basile	25 July 1988 (aged 24)		Boca Juniors
12	GK	Matias Quevedo	11 March 1984 (aged 28)		Ferro Carril Oeste
13	FW	Alamiro Vaporaki	1 December 1983 (aged 28)		Boca Juniors
14	FW	Alan Calo	6 April 1987 (aged 25)		Pinocho

References

1. Futsal World Ranking

External links

• Official website, at the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino's website