England national futsal team

England
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
CaptainRaoni Medina
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current60 [1]
First international
 England 5–1 Scotland 
(Rome, Italy; 16 July 1983)
Biggest win
 England 5–0 Malta 
(Hereford, England; 2 April 2010)
 England 5–0 Andorra 
(Loughborough, England; 13 November 2010)
 England 5–0 Cyprus 
(Newcastle, England; 5 June 2014)
 England 6–1 Malta 
(Varna, Bulgaria; 24 January 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 24–1 England 
(Algarve, Portugal; 21 October 2004)
World Cup
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances0

The England national futsal team represents England during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. It is under the direction of The Football Association. Although futsal in England has been around for a number of years, the national team was first formed in 2003, after futsal started to gain popularity in 2002.[2]

Home matches are played at various venues around the country. Friendly matches are played with teams from other European nations, and also compete in Four Nations Tournaments each season, along with teams around Europe. England has entered the World Futsal Cup but failed to qualify in 2008.

In September 2020 the FA cut fundings for futsal and grassroots football. Therefore, the future of the English national futsal team was put into question.[3][4]

Competition history

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter - - - - - -
Hong Kong 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
Spain 1996 Did not enter - - - - - -
Guatemala 2000 Did not enter - - - - - -
Chinese Taipei 2004 Did not enter - - - - - -
Brazil 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Colombia 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Lithuania 2020 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Uzbekistan 2024 Did not enter - - - - - -
Total 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Spain 1996 did not Enter - - - - - -
Spain 1999 did not Enter - - - - - -
Russia 2001 did not Enter - - - - - -
Italy 2003 did not Enter - - - - - -
Czech Republic 2005 did not Qualify - - - - - -
Portugal 2007 did not Qualify - - - - - -
Hungary 2010 did not Qualify - - - - - -
Croatia 2012 did not Qualify - - - - - -
Belgium 2014 did not Qualify - - - - - -
Serbia 2016 did not Qualify - - - - - -
Slovenia 2018 did not Qualify - - - - - -
Netherlands 2022 Withdrew - - - - - -
Latvia/Lithuania 2026 Withdrew - - - - - -
Total 0/13 0 0 0 0 0 0

Minor tournaments

Year Tournament City Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2004 Four Nations Algarve Group 4th 3 0 0 3 8 50
2004 Four Nations Manchester Group 3rd 2 0 0 2 7 19
2005 Four Nations Villeneuve d’Ascq 3rd/4th 4th 2 0 0 2 6 10
2006 Four Nations Sheffield Group 4th 3 0 1 2 8 24
2006 Four Nations Edegem Group 4th 3 0 0 3 6 27
2007 Four Nations Izmir Group 4th 3 0 0 3 2 28
2008 KL World 5's Kuala Lumpur Group 5th 4 0 0 4 9 38
2008 Four Nations Caen 3rd/4th 4th 2 0 0 2 2 12
2008 Four Nations Loughborough Group 3rd 3 0 1 2 4 10
2010 Four Nations Hereford Final 2nd 2 1 0 1 8 4
2012 Tournament Bodø Group 2nd 2 1 1 0 4 3
2013 Four Nations Paola Group 3rd 3 1 1 1 4 5
Total 0 titles 30 3 4 23 61 211

Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

References

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ Fahey, Jamie (5 July 2012). "Could futsal be the key to unlocking talent in England's next generation? | Football | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Unsecure Future of Futsal in England". FutsalFeed.com. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Doug Reed: Futsal is a fantastic game - it will grow with or without the FA's involvement". FutsalFeed.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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