Wales national futsal team

Wales
Nickname(s)The Dragons
AssociationFootball Association of Wales
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPaul Douglas Jones & Gareth Wallwork
CaptainChris Hugh
Most capsElliot Thomas (42)
Top scorerChris Hugh
FIFA codeWAL
FIFA ranking95 (4 December 2020) [1]
Highest FIFA ranking82 (19 October 2015)
Lowest FIFA ranking96 (29 April 2016)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Andorra Andorra 2-1 Wales Wales
(Escaldes, Andorra, 2 September 2012)
Biggest win
Wales Wales 8-1 San Marino San Marino
(Hereford, Wales, 27 January 2017)
Biggest defeat
Poland Poland 8-1 Wales Wales
(Zielona Góra, Poland, 4 January 2014)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances0

The Wales national futsal team is controlled by the Football Association of Wales, the governing body for futsal in Wales and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.[2]

The creation of the Wales futsal team was first announced in late 2011, an FAW Futsal squad was named for a one-day training camp and fixture in Cardiff on 18 December at Cardiff University, to begin the FAW's preparations for the UEFA Futsal Championship qualification in January 2013.[3] A second training camp was held on 11 March 2012 and Wales played the England Development squad on 15 April.[4] England won the game 8–6 in Deeside, Flintshire.

On 6 and 7 July, Wales played two friendlies against AC Omonia's futsal team, the current Cypriot champions.[5][6] Wales played their first official international match against Andorra in September 2012 and took part in qualification for the first time in January 2013 in the UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers.

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Sgorio – Pêl-droed".
  3. ^ "Football Association of Wales: Wales Futsal Squad for Training Camp Announced International News". www.faw.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  4. ^ "FAW Futsal Squad announced | Welsh Football Trust News". news.welshfootballtrust.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  5. ^ FAW National Futsal Squad Announced
  6. ^ Wales Futsal Squad Defeated by AC Omonia