Argentina national futsal team

Argentina
Argentina

Nickname (s)	La Albiceleste
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
confederacy	CONMEBOL
Technical sponsor	Adidas
Trainer	Diego Giustozzi
Assistant coach	Luis Sasson
captain	Fernando Wilhelm
FIFA code	ARG
FIFA rank	4th
home Away
Balance sheet
311 games 162 wins 50 draws 99 losses
statistics
First international match Portugal 3-4 Argentina ( Brasília , Brazil ; 14 September 1987 )
Biggest win Indonesia 1:20 Argentina ( Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia ; June 4, 2003 )
Biggest defeat Brazil 14-1 Argentina ( Santos , Brazil ; March 14, 1993 )
Successes in tournaments
World Championship
Participation in the finals	8 ( first : 1989 )
Best results	World Champion 2016
South American Championship
Participation in the finals	11 ( first : 1992 )
Best results	South American Champion 2003 , 2015
(As of October 1, 2016)

The Argentine national futsal team represents Argentina in international futsal competitions . It is subject to the Argentine Football Association . The selection took part in eight world championships. Her greatest achievement was winning the 2016 tournament in Colombia . Besides the record champions Brazil and Spain , they are the only team to win the title. Argentina also became South American champions for the first time in 2003 . The second continental title win followed in 2015 .

Tournament balance sheets

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup
year	round	position	Played	Won	draw	Lost	Gates	Goals conceded
1989	Second round	8th.	6th	2	0	4th	13	18th
1992	Second round	6th	6th	3	0	3	16	20th
1996	First round	9.	3	1	1	1	7th	9
2000	Second round	7th	6th	3	0	3	16	19th
2004	4th Place	4th	8th	4th	1	3	21st	18th
2008	Second round	6th	7th	3	3	1	19th	12
2012	Quarter finals	5.	5	3	0	2	18th	9
2016	winner	1.	7th	6th	1	0	26th	11
All in all	8/8		48	25th	6th	17th	136	116

South American Championship

• 1992 - 2nd place
• 1995 - 2nd place
• 1996 - 3rd place
• 1997 - 2nd place
• 1998 - 4th place
• 1999 - 3rd place
• 2000 - 2nd place
• 2003 - winner
• 2008 - 3rd place
• 2011 - 2nd place (host)
• 2015 - winner

Futsal World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL)

• 2012 - winner
• 2016 - 2nd place

Futsal Confederations Cup

• 2014 - winner

FIFUSA / AMF Futsal World Cup

• 1982 - 7th place
• 1985 - 4th place
• 1988 - 7th place
• 1991 - 5th place
• 1994 - Winner (host)
• 1997 - Fifth place
• 2000 - 3rd place
• 2003 - Quarterfinals
• 2007 - 2nd place (host)
• 2011 - 3rd place
• 2015 - 3rd place
• 2019 - qualified (host)

Pan American Games

• 2007 - 2nd place

Grand Prix de Futsal

• 2005 - 3rd place
• 2006 - 4th place
• 2007 - 3rd place
• 2008 - 2nd place
• 2009 - 5th place
• 2010 - 7th place
• 2011 - 3rd place
• 2013 - 5th place
• 2014 - did not participate
• 2015 - did not participate
• 2016 - outstanding

Futsal Mundialito

• 1994 - did not participate
• 1995 - 6th place
• 1996 - 3rd place
• 1998 - 2nd place
• 2001 - 2nd place
• 2002 - 4th place
• 2006 - did not participate
• 2007 - did not participate
• 2008 - did not participate

Current squad

The following players have been nominated for the 2016 Futsal World Cup in Colombia:

No.	Item	player	Calls	Gates	society
1	TW	Nicolás Sarmiento			Palma
2	FROM	Damián Stazzone			Latina
3	MF	Alamiro Vaporaki			Boca Juniors
4th	FROM	Gerardo Battistoni			Latina
5	ST	Maximiliano Rescia			Sangioresis
6th	ST	Fernando Wilhelm			Benfica
7th	ST	Leandro Cuzzolino			Montesilvano
8th	ST	Santiago Basile			Boca Juniors
9	MF	Cristian Borruto			Montesilvano
10	ST	Constantino Vaporaki			Boca Juniors
11	ST	Alan Brandi			Acqua e Sapone
12	TW	Matias Quevedo			Ferro
13	TW	Guido Mosenson			Hebraica
14th	MF	Pablo Taborda			Boca Juniors

Web links

• Official website of the football association (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Futsal World Ranking. Futsal World Ranking, October 4, 2016, accessed October 4, 2016 .