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	4 [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	Champions, 1 time (FIFUSA) and Champions, 1 time (FIFA)
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.

Argentina has qualified and participated in all eight FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments and along with Brazil and Spain are the only national teams that have won the FIFA Futsal World Cup. 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 the 1994 FIFUSA Futsal 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

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Second Round	8th	6	2	0	4	13	18
1992	Second Round	6th	6	3	0	3	16	20
1996	First Round	9th	3	1	1	1	7	9
2000	Second Round	7th	6	3	0	3	16	19
2004	Fourth Place	4th	8	4	1	3	21	18
2008	Second Round	6th	7	3	3	1	19	12
2012	Quarter-Finals	5th	5	3	0	2	18	9
2016	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	26	11
Total	8/8		48	25	6	17	136	116

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
• 2016 – TBD

Futsal Mundialito record

• 1994 – Did not enter
• 1995 – Sixth place
• 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

 Argentina

Head coach: Diego Giustozzi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Nicolás Sarmiento	(1992-12-03)03 December 1992 (aged 23)		Palma
2	2DF	Damián Stazzone	(1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 30)		Latina
3	3MF	Alamiro Vaporaki	(1983-12-01)01 December 1983 (aged 32)		Boca Juniors
4	2DF	Gerardo Battistoni	(1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 33)		Latina
5	4FW	Maximiliano Rescia	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 28)		Pescara
6	4FW	Fernando Wilhelm	(1982-04-05)05 April 1982 (aged 34)		Benfica
7	4FW	Leandro Cuzzolino	(1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 29)		Pescara
8	4FW	Santiago Basile	(1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 28)		Boca Juniors
9	3MF	Cristian Borruto	(1987-05-07)07 May 1987 (aged 29)		Pescara
10	4FW	Constantino Vaporaki	(1990-01-06)06 January 1990 (aged 26)		Boca Juniors
11	4FW	Alan Brandi	(1987-11-24)24 November 1987 (aged 28)		Acqua e Sapone
12	1GK	Matías Quevedo	(1984-03-11)11 March 1984 (aged 32)		Ferro
13	1GK	Guido Mosenson	(1989-03-07)07 March 1989 (aged 27)		Hebraica
14	3MF	Pablo Taborda	(1986-09-03)03 September 1986 (aged 30)		Boca Juniors

References

External links

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

National sports teams of Argentina
Association football men M u-23 M U-20 M U-17 women cerebral palsy Baseball Basketball men M U-19 M u-17 men's 3x3 women W U-19 W U-17 women's 3x3 mixed 3x3 Beach handball men women Beach soccer Cricket men women Field hockey men women Futsal Handball men women Ice hockey men women Inline hockey Korfball Roller derby Roller hockey Rugby league Rugby union 15s 7s Softball men women women's u-19 Squash Tennis men women Volleyball men women Water polo
Olympics Paralympics Pan American Games

Futsal in Argentina
Futsal Argentine Football Association
League competitions	División de Honor
National teams	Argentina national futsal team

International futsal
AMF AMF Futsal World Cup FIFA FIFA Futsal World Cup Women's Futsal World Tournament Grand Prix Confederations Cup Pan American Games South American Games Futsal Mundialito Mediterranean Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Lusophony Games Southeast Asian Games Futsal Awards Teams Asia AFC – Futsal Championship – Women's Futsal Championship Africa CAF – Futsal Cup of Nations North America Central America and Caribbean CONCACAF – Futsal Championship South America CONMEBOL – Copa América – Copa América Femenina Oceania OFC – Futsal Championship Europe UEFS – UEFS Futsal Men's Championship – UEFS Futsal Women's Championship; UEFA – Futsal Championship