England national futsal team
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]
| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mike Skubala | ||
| Captain | Raoni Medina | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
| FIFA ranking | 59 [1] | ||
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| First international | |||
  (Rome, Italy; 16 July 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 (Hereford, England; 2 April 2010)  (Loughborough, England; 13 November 2010)  (Newcastle, England; 5 June 2014) (Varna, Bulgaria; 24 January 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 (Algarve, Portugal; 21 October 2004) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1988) | ||
| Best result | First Round, (1988, 1991, 1997) | ||
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. Also in 2008 England entered 'The Kuala Lumpur World 5’s tournament' in Malaysia, but failed to win a game.
Squad
| # | Pos | Name | Caps | Club | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mark Croft | 28 | | |||||||
| GK | Curtis Holmes | 34 | | |||||||
| DF | Marcus
Asimeko |
33 | | |||||||
| FW | Luke Ballinger | 70 | | |||||||
| FW | Sam Murphy | 34 | | |||||||
| FW | Stuart Cook | 12 | | |||||||
| FW | David Jennings | 20 | | |||||||
| MF | Alex Campana | | ||||||||
| FW | Ian Parkes | 46 | | |||||||
| FW | Will Rooke | 61 | | |||||||
| FW | Raoni Medina | 24 | | |||||||
| DF | Ally Ndila | 39 | | |||||||
| FW | Ben Mortlock | 50 | | |||||||
| DF | Guillermo Wallace | 4 |  |
DF |
Russell Goldstein | 2 | |
Managers
| Manager | England career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2003–2008 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 1.9 |
|
2008 - | 45 | 16 | 5 | 24 |
As of February 2013
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minor tournaments
| Year | Tournament | City | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Four Nations | Portugal Algarve | Group | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 50 |
| 2004 | Tournament | England Manchester | Group | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 2005 | Four Nations | France Villeneuve d’Ascq | 3rd/4th | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | Four Nations | England Sheffield | Group | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 2006 | Four Nations | Belgium Edegem | Group | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| 2007 | Four Nations | Turkey Izmir | Group | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 2008 | KL World 5's | Malaysia Kuala Lumpur | Group Stage | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 38 |
| 2008 | Four Nations | France Caen | 3rd/4th | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | Four Nations | England Loughborough | Group | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | Four Nations | England Hereford | Final | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012 | Tournament | Norway Bode | Group | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | Four Nations | Malta 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.
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References
- Futsal World Ranking
- 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.
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