United States national futsal team
The United States national futsal team is the futsal team that represents that United States at international competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and affiliated with CONCACAF. The U.S. Futsal Federation was founded in 1981 and the first international futsal match played by the U.S. Futsal National Team was in May 1984 in Nanaimo, Canada. and the United States won 6-5. The first international futsal match in the United States was held in December, 1985, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. The U.S. select team, defeated Australia, 9-5.
The United States qualified for the 1989, 1992, 1996, 2004, and 2008 World Cups. They also qualified for all 4 CONCACAF Futsal Championships, winning twice and twice coming in third.
Competitive record
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
| 1989 |
3rd place |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
11 |
| 1992 |
2nd place |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
34 |
23 |
| 1996 |
1st round |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
| 2000 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2004 |
2nd round |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
20 |
| 2008 |
1st round |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
25 |
| Total |
5/6 |
29 |
12 |
4 |
13 |
89 |
86 |
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
| 1996 |
Winner |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
12 |
| 2000 |
3rd place |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
7 |
| 2004 |
Winner |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
| 2008 |
3rd place |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
14 |
| Total |
4/4 |
20 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
84 |
36 |
Current squad
The following is the squad that participated in the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil from September 30 to October 19, 2008.[2] Club affiliations are current as of September 16, 2008.
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Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
| 1 |
GK |
Nick Vorberg |
February 10, 1975 (1975-02-10) (age 37) |
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Milwaukee Wave |
| 2 |
FP |
Joe Hammes |
May 9, 1979 (1979-05-09) (age 32) |
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Milwaukee Wave |
| 3 |
FP |
Mike Apple |
June 22, 1977 (1977-06-22) (age 34) |
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Detroit Ignition |
| 4 |
FP |
Jamar Beasley |
October 11, 1979 (1979-10-11) (age 32) |
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Rockford Rampage |
| 5 |
FP |
Denison Cabral |
January 26, 1974 (1974-01-26) (age 38) |
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Baltimore Blast |
| 6 |
FP |
Andy Rosenband |
April 27, 1981 (1981-04-27) (age 30) |
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Chicago Storm |
| 7 |
FP |
Ptah Myers |
May 25, 1982 (1982-05-25) (age 29) |
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Philadelphia KiXX |
| 8 |
FP |
Chile Farias |
May 15, 1976 (1976-05-15) (age 35) |
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(Unattached) |
| 9 |
FP |
Andrew Jacobson |
September 25, 1985 (1985-09-25) (age 26) |
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Philadelphia Union |
| 10 |
FP |
Sandre Naumoski |
July 3, 1979 (1979-07-03) (age 32) |
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Philadelphia KiXX |
| 11 |
FP |
Matthew Stewart |
September 17, 1976 (1976-09-17) (age 35) |
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Rockford Rampage |
| 12 |
GK |
Jeff Richey |
February 6, 1978 (1978-02-06) (age 34) |
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Chicago Storm |
| 13 |
FP |
Pat Morris |
June 6, 1977 (1977-06-06) (age 34) |
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Baltimore Blast |
| 14 |
FP |
Brett Wiesner |
May 12, 1983 (1983-05-12) (age 28) |
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Milwaukee Wave |
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