Nickname(s) | Futsalroos | ||
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Association | Football Australia | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Miles Downie | ||
FIFA code | AUS | ||
FIFA ranking | 37 [1] | ||
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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 | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1989) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (7 times) | ||
AFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 2006) | ||
Best result | 4th place (2012) | ||
AFF Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]