United States men's national futsal team

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United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)USMNT
Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation (USSF)
U.S. Soccer
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachHewerton Moreira[1]
FIFA codeUSA
FIFA ranking50[2]
Home colors
Away colors
First international
 Netherlands 4–1 United States 
(Budapest, Hungary; November 18, 1986)
Biggest win
 United States 10–0 Canada 
(Baltimore, Maryland; March 20, 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Slovenia 14–0 United States 
(Koper, Slovenia; January 27, 2016)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1989)
Best resultSilver 2nd place (1992)
North and Central American Futsal Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1996)
Best resultGold Champions (1996, 2004)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1988)
Best resultFirst round (1988, 1991, 1994, 1997)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2011)
Best result16th place (2011)

The United States national futsal team represents the United States at international futsal competitions. It is governed by the United States Soccer Federation and the U.S. Soccer, affiliated with CONCACAF. The U.S. Futsal Federation was founded in 1981 and the first international futsal match played by the U.S. National Futsal Team was in May 1984 in Nanaimo, Canada where 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 U.S. golden age of futsal was in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the team achieved third-place at 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship and runner-up at 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship. After that, U.S. futsal has dropped down. They have also won CONCACAF Futsal Championships twice.

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[edit]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Netherlands Netherlands 1989 3rd place 8 6 1 1 24 11
Hong Kong Hong Kong 1992 2nd place 8 4 2 2 34 23
Spain Spain 1996 1st round 3 1 0 2 12 7
Guatemala Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify
Taiwan Taiwan 2004 2nd round 6 1 1 4 14 20
Brazil Brazil 2008 1st round 4 0 0 4 5 25
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify
Colombia Colombia 2016
Lithuania Lithuania 2021 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 22
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 2024 Did not qualify
Total 6/10 32 12 4 16 91 108

CONCACAF Futsal Championship[edit]

CONCACAF Futsal Championship record[3]
Year Round GP W D* L GF GA
Guatemala Guatemala 1996 Winners 4 3 0 1 21 12
Costa Rica Costa Rica 2000 3rd place 5 4 0 1 22 7
Costa Rica Costa Rica 2004 Winners 5 3 2 0 15 3
Guatemala Guatemala 2008 3rd place 5 3 1 1 19 11
Guatemala Guatemala 2012 1st round 3 1 0 2 6 9
Costa Rica Costa Rica 2016 Did not qualify
Guatemala Guatemala 2021 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 15 10
Nicaragua Nicaragua 2024 Quarter finals 4 1 1 2 17 16
Total 7/8 32 18 6 8 115 68
*Draws include matches decided on penalty kicks

Grand Prix de Futsal[edit]

  • 2005 – Did not enter
  • 2006 – Did not enter
  • 2007 – Did not enter
  • 2008 – Did not enter
  • 2009 – Did not enter
  • 2010 – Did not enter
  • 2011 – 16th place
  • 2013 – Did not enter
  • 2014 – Did not enter
  • 2015 – Did not enter

Futsal Mundialito[edit]

  • 1994 – Did not enter
  • 1995 – 4th place
  • 1996 – 4th place
  • 1998 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
  • 2001 – Did not enter
  • 2002 – Did not enter
  • 2006 – Did not enter
  • 2007 – Did not enter
  • 2008 – Did not enter

Pan American Games[edit]

Results and fixtures[edit]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021[edit]

September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Argentina  11–0
Source (FIFA)		  United States Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Brandi 1', 2', 12', 40'
Cuzzolino 4'
Rescia 5'
Basile 7', 16'
Claudino 17', 25'
Borruto 24'		 Report (FIFA) Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Iran  4–2
Source (FIFA)		  United States Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Tavakoli 3'
Javid 7'
Esmaeilpour 10'
Ahmadabbasi 39'		 Report (FIFA)
  • Gonzalez 3', 36'
 Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F United States  0–7
Source (FIFA)		  Serbia Klaipėda, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report (FIFA)
  • Rakić 6'
  • Tomić 8', 17'
  • Petrov 20'
  • Milosavljević 32'
  • Lazarević 33'
  • Radovanović 38'
 Stadium: Švyturys Arena

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. The team played group stage matches against Trinidad and Tobago on 13 April, Dominican Republic on 14 April, and Guatemala on 15 April, as well as a quarter-final match against Panama on April 17.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 2 April 2024.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Robert Damron (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) 4 0 United States Michigan Futsal Factory
12 1GK Diego Moretti (captain) (1982-09-08) 8 September 1982 (age 41) 18 0 Unattached
5 2DF Luciano González (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 29) 16 7 Italy Sammichele 1992
9 2DF Raphael Araujo (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 38) 17 4 United States St. Louis Ambush
14 2DF Erik Macias (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 27) 5 0 United States Texas Outlaws
3 3MF Nilton de Andrade (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) 0 0 United States Utica City FC
4 3MF Alencar Ventura-Junior (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 31) 15 1 United States Safira Futsal
6 3MF Sebastian Méndez (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) 6 0 United States Texas Outlaws
7 3MF Diego Burato (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 35) 4 2 Unattached
10 3MF David Ortiz (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 23) 9 2 United States Texas Outlaws
13 3MF Nicholas López (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Italy Ciampino Futsal
2 4FW Manuel de Andrade 5 1 United States Brockton FC United
8 4FW Franck Tayou (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34) 5 1 United States Utica City FC
11 4FW Luiz Morales (1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 24) 4 5 United States Texas Outlaws

All-time record[edit]

Until to 05/05/2016.

Year Pld W D L GS GA Dif Pts
1986 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 Did not play
1998 Did not play
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Did not play
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 138 52 20 66 413 481 -68 0

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Results[edit]

Number Year Opponent Result
1 1986  Netherlands 1–4 L
2 1986  Brazil 4–5 L
159 2021  Costa Rica 2–3 L

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hewerton Moreira Named Head Coach Of U.S. Men's Futsal National Team". US Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Futsal World Ranking". Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Futsalplanet Competition". www.futsalplanet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "HEAD COACH HEWERTON MOREIRA NAMES 14-PLAYER U.S. MEN'S FUTSAL NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER FOR 2024 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN NICARAGUA". USSF. April 2, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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