Argentina national futsal team

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Argentina
Nickname(s) La Albiceleste
Association Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
(Argentine Football Association)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Fernando Larranaga
Asst coach Luis Sasson
Captain Leandro Planas
Home stadium Ezeiza
FIFA code ARG
FIFA ranking 7 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1989)
Best result 4th place
South American Futsal Championship
Appearances 11 (First in 1992)
Best result Champions 2003 and 2012

The Argentina national Futsal team represents Argentina during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.

The Argentina national Futsal team has qualified and participated in all seven FIFA Futsal World Championship Tournaments and its best participation was in 2004 when it was a Semifinalist and Fourth place.Argentina has also won twice the Copa América.Argentina is ranked 6th in the FIFA World Rankings.

Results

FIFA Futsal World Championship

  • 1989 - 2nd round- 8th
  • 1992 - 2nd round- 6th
  • 1996 - 1st round
  • 2000 - 2nd round- 7th
  • 2004 - 4th
  • 2008 - 2nd round- 6th
  • 2012 - Quarterfinals- 5th

Copa América

  • 1992 - 2nd place
  • 1995 - 2nd place
  • 1996 - 3rd
  • 1997 - 2nd place
  • 1998 - 4th
  • 1999 - 3rd
  • 2000 - 2nd place
  • 2003 – Champions
  • 2008 - 3rd
  • 2011 - 2nd place
  • CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition- Champions

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup record

  • 1985 - 4th place
  • 1988 - 8th place
  • 1994 - Champions
  • 2000 - 3rd place
  • 2003 - 6th place
  • 2007 - 2nd place
  • 2011 - 3rd place

Pan American Games record

  • 2007 - Silver Medal (Second place)

Grand Prix de Futsal record

  • 2005 – Third place
  • 2006 – Fourth place
  • 2007 – Third place
  • 2008 2nd place
  • 2009 – Fifth place
  • 2010 – Sixth place
  • 2011 - Third place

Futsal Mundialito record

  • 1994 – Did not Enter
  • 1995 – Did not Enter
  • 1996 – Third place
  • 1998 – 2nd place
  • 2001 – 2nd place
  • 2002 – Fourth place
  • 2006 – Did not Enter
  • 2007 – Did not Enter
  • 2008 – Did not Enter

Squad

Head coach: Spain Fernando Larrañaga

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Santiago Elías (1983-02-02)2 February 1983 (aged 29) Argentina Pinocho
2 2DF Damian Stazzone (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 26) Italy Latina
3 3MF Matías Lucuix (1985-11-20)20 November 1985 (aged 26) Spain Inter Movistar
4 2DF Pablo Belsito (1986-03-29)29 March 1986 (aged 26) Italy Gruppo Fassina
5 3MF Pablo Taborda (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 26) Argentina Boca Juniors
6 3MF Maximiliano Rescia (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 25) Italy Futsal Samb
7 3MF Leandro Cuzzolino (1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 25) Italy Montesilvano
8 3MF Hernan Garcias (1978-06-02)2 June 1978 (aged 34) Italy Asti
9 4FW Cristian Borruto (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 25) Italy Montesilvano
10 4FW Martin Amas (1984-10-25)25 October 1984 (aged 28) Spain Manacor
11 3MF Pablo Basile (1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 24) Argentina Boca Juniors
12 1GK Matias Quevedo (1984-03-11)11 March 1984 (aged 28) Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste
13 4FW Alamiro Vaporaki (1983-12-01)1 December 1983 (aged 28) Argentina Boca Juniors
14 4FW Alan Calo (1987-04-06)6 April 1987 (aged 25) Argentina Pinocho



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