Brazil national futsal team

Brazil

Nickname(s)	Canarinho (Little Canary) A Seleção (The Selection) Verde-Amarela (Green and Yellow)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol de Salão (Brazilian Futsal Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Sergio Luiz Schiochet "Serginho"
Asst coach	Manoel Tobias
Captain	Rodrigo
Top scorer	Falcão (339)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	BRA
FIFA ranking	1 (1 November 2016)[1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Brazil 1–2 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 18 November 1986)
Biggest win
Brazil 76–0 East Timor (Macau, Macau; 13 October 2006) (World Record international score)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 1–6 Netherlands (Genk, Belgium; 23 May 1988)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (FIFUSA) and 8 (FIFA) (First in 1989)
Best result	Champions, 2 times (FIFUSA) and Champions, 5 times (FIFA)
South American Futsal Championship
Appearances	21 (All) (First in 1964)
Best result	Champions, 19 times
World Cup
Appearances	10 (First in 1982)
Best result	Champions, (1982, 1985)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 2013)
Best result	Champions, (2013)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	10 (All) (First in 2005)
Best result	Champions, (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)

The Brazil national futsal team represents Brazil during international futsal competitions. It is under the direction of the Brazilian Futsal Confederation or Confederação Brasileira de Futebol de Salão. The team is considered to be the strongest in the world earning a record three straight championships in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Brazil also holds a record twelve championship wins in the South American Futsal Championship also known as the Copa América – FIFA Futsal and five wins in the Taça América de Futsal. As of November 2016, Brazil is ranked first in the Futsal World Rankings. Brazil has played in all FIFA Futsal World Cups and has finished in the top three places seven times.

History

FIFA Era

Ever since the early days of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, Brazil have been a force to be reckoned with on the international scene. The Auriverde claimed the trophy at the first three editions of the showpiece event, at Netherlands 1989, Hong Kong 1992 and Spain 1996, but were outstripped by their futsal bête noire, Spain. La Furia Roja proved to be too strong for Brazil in the Final of Guatemala 2000 and at the semi-final stage of Chinese Taipei 2004, where they went on to take the title once more. Brazil won their 4th and 5th titles in Brazil 2008 and Thailand 2012, beating Spain in the finals of these two editions respectively. They are known for defeating East Timor 76–0 in the 2006 Lusophony Games in Macau.

Tournament records

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup

FIFUSA Futsal World Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1982	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	33	3
1985	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	48	2
1988	Runners-up	2nd	8	7	1	0	75	8
1991	Third Place	3rd	?	?	?	?	?	?
1994	Fourth Place	4th	9	5	3	1	35	13
1997	Third Place	3rd	?	?	?	?	?	?
2000	Quarter-Finals	?	6	3	1	2	51	15
2003	Second Round	?	4	2	1	1	18	6
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group Stage	?	3	1	1	1	13	13
2015	Group Stage	?	3	1	0	2	7	5
2019	TBD	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	10/12	Champions	?	?	?	?	?	?

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Champions	1st	8	5	1	2	33	17
1992	Champions	1st	8	7	1	0	44	7
1996	Champions	1st	8	7	1	0	55	16
2000	Runners-up	2nd	8	7	0	1	78	14
2004	Third Place	3rd	8	7	1	0	48	15
2008	Champions	1st	9	8	1	0	64	8
2012	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	45	7
2016	Round of 16	9th	4	3	1	0	33	9
Total	8/8	5 titles	60	51	6	3	400	93

Copa América record

• 1964 – 2nd place
• 1969 – Champions
• 1971 – Champions (host)
• 1973 – Champions
• 1975 – Champions
• 1976 – Champions
• 1977 – Champions (host)
• 1979 – Champions
• 1983 – Champions
• 1986 – Champions
• 1989 – Champions (host)
• 1992 – Champions (host)
• 1995 – Champions (host)
• 1996 – Champions (host)
• 1997 – Champions (host)
• 1998 – Champions (host)
• 1999 – Champions (host)
• 2000 – Champions (host)
• 2003 – 2nd place
• 2008 – Champions
• 2011 – Champions
• 2015 – 3rd place

FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

• 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) – 3rd place (host)
• 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) – Champions

Grand Prix de Futsal record

• 2005 – Champions (host)
• 2006 – Champions (host)
• 2007 – Champions (host)
• 2008 – Champions (host)
• 2009 – Champions (host)
• 2010 – 2nd place (host)
• 2011 – Champions (host)
• 2013 – Champions (host)
• 2014 – Champions (host)
• 2015 – Champions (host)
• 2016 – TBD (host)

Futsal Confederations Cup

• 2009 – Did not enter
• 2013 – Champions (host)
• 2014 – 3rd place

Pan American Games record

• 2007 – Champions (host)

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup

• 1982 – Champions (host)
• 1985 – Champions
• 1988 – 2nd place
• 1991 – 3rd place
• 1994 – 4th place
• 1997 – 3rd place
• 2000 – Quarter-Finals
• 2003 – Quarter-Finals
• 2007 – Did not enter
• 2011 – Group Stage
• 2015 – Group Stage
• 2019 – TBD

Odesur Games record

• 2002 – Champions (host)
• 2006 – Champions
• 2010 – Champions
• 2014 – Champions

Futsal Mundialito record

• 1994 – Did not enter
• 1995 – Champions
• 1996 – Champions
• 1998 – Champions
• 2001 – Champions
• 2002 – Champions
• 2006 – Did not enter
• 2007 – Did not enter
• 2008 – Did not enter

Other tournament records

Futsal Pyramids Cup

• 2002 – Champions
• 2003 – 3rd place

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Futsal World Tournament

• 1986 – 8th place
• 1987 – 3rd place
• 1987 – 2nd place

Panamerican FIFUSA Championship

• 1980 – Champions
• 1984 – Champions (host)
• 1990 – Did not enter
• 1993 – Semifinals
• 1996 – 4th place
• 1999 – Did not enter

Lusophony Games

• 2006 – Champions
• 2009 – Champions

Futsal Tiger's Cup

• 1997 – 2nd place
• 1999 – Champions
• 2001 – 2nd place

KL World 5's (Futsal, Kuala Lumpur)

• 2003 – 2nd place
• 2008 – Champions

IBSA Blind Futsal World Championship

• 1998 – Champions
• 2000 – Champions
• 2002 – 3rd place
• 2006 – 2nd place
• 2010 – Champions

Current squad

Head coach: Marcos Sorato

The following players were named for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Guitta	(1987-06-11) 11 June 1987		Intelli/Orlândia
2	1GK	Tiago	(1981-03-09) 9 March 1981		Krona/Joinville/DalPonte
3	1GK	Franklin	(1975-05-18) 18 May 1975		Corinthians
4	4FW	Ari	(1982-03-06) 6 March 1982		FC Barcelona
5	3MF	Rafael	(1983-06-16) 16 June 1983		Inter Movistar
6	3MF	Gabriel	(1980-11-17) 17 November 1980		FC Barcelona
7	3MF	Vinícius	(1977-12-31) 31 December 1977		Intelli/Orlândia
8	3MF	Simi	(1977-10-29) 29 October 1977		Corinthians
9	4FW	Jé	(1983-11-15) 15 November 1983		Intelli/Orlândia
10	4FW	Fernandinho	(1983-07-01) 1 July 1983		MFK Dinamo Moskva
11	2DF	Neto	(1981-09-05) 5 September 1981		MNK Split Tommy
12	3MF	Falcão	(1977-06-08) 8 June 1977		Intelli/Orlândia
13	4FW	Wilde	(1981-04-14) 14 April 1981		MFK Dinamo Moskva
14	2DF	Rodrigo	(1984-06-07) 7 June 1984		Carlos Barbosa

All-time Record

Team	Pld	Win	Drawn*	Lose	GF	GA	Diff
Argentina	69	64	4	4	295	78	+217
Australia	7	7	0	0	49	1	+48
Belarus	2	2	0	0	17	0	+17
Belgium	12	10	2	0	53	16	+37
Bolivia	7	7	0	0	51	9	+42
Canada	4	4	0	0	59	3	+56
Chile	12	12	0	0	114	9	+105
China	4	4	0	0	40	3	+37
Croatia	7	7	0	0	39	8	+31
Colombia	18	18	0	0	78	20	+58
Costa Rica	14	14	0	0	98	10	+88
Cuba	4	4	0	0	44	2	+42
Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	32	5	+27
Ecuador	11	11	0	0	98	15	+83
Egypt	8	6	1	1	50	18	+32
France	1	1	0	0	11	1	+10
Guatemala	12	12	0	0	90	13	+77
Hungary	12	11	0	1	62	16	+46
Iran	24	21	3	0	120	44	+76
Italy	16	12	3	1	61	22	+39
Japan	17	16	1	0	101	19	+82
Kazakhstan	1	1	0	0	12	1	+11
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	15	1	+14
Libya	5	5	0	0	25	7	+18
Macau	2	2	0	0	65	0	+65
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	15	0	+15
Mexico	2	2	0	0	25	2	+23
Mozambique	2	2	0	0	22	3	+19
Netherlands	15	12	0	3	56	27	+29
Panama	1	1	0	0	16	0	+16
Paraguay	40	38	2	0	249	54	+195
Peru	6	5	0	1	49	9	+40
Portugal	20	16	4	0	75	34	+41
Poland	4	4	0	0	26	7	+19
Romania	4	4	0	0	34	5	+29
Russia	17	14	2	1	79	30	+49
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8
Serbia	5	5	0	0	34	9	+25
Singapore	2	2	0	0	45	4	+41
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4
Slovenia	5	5	0	0	20	5	+15
Solomon Islands	2	2	0	0	39	0	+39
South Africa	1	1	0	0	30	0	+30
Spain	28	14	6	8	103	80	+23
Thailand	7	7	0	0	52	5	+47
Timor-Leste	1	1	0	0	76	0	+76
Ukraine	14	11	2	1	79	17	+62
Uruguay	35	35	0	0	238	35	+203
United States	13	11	1	1	82	27	+55
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	13	0	+13
Venezuela	11	11	0	0	79	5	+74
Vietnam	2	1	0	1	10	4	+6
Total	505	453	31	23	3238	696	+2542

Former stars

• Jackson 1979–1988
• Douglas 1980–1989
• Murruga 1983–1991
• Raul 1985–1990
• Fininho 1992–2004
• Jorginho 1992
• Manoel Tobias 1992–2004
• Vander 1988–1997
• Choco 1993–1999
• Lenísio 1999-2012

See also

• Futsal in Brazil
• Brazil women's national futsal team
• Brazil national football team

References

Achievements
Preceded by none	World Champions 1989 (First title) 1992 (Second title) 1996 (Third title)	Succeeded by 2000 Spain
Preceded by 2004 Spain	World Champions 2008 (Fourth title) 2012 (Fifth title)	Succeeded by 2016 Argentina

Futsal in Brazil
Futsal
League competitions	Liga Futsal
Cup competitions	Taça Brasil de Futsal
Other competitions	Superliga Norte Nordeste Centro-Oeste Sudeste Sul
National teams	Brazil national futsal team Brazil women's national futsal team
List of clubs Venues (Listed by capacity) Competitions Trophys and Awards Records

National sports teams of Brazil
Male teams	American football Badminton Baseball Basketball Under-19 Under-17 3x3 Beach handball Beach soccer Cricket Field hockey Football Under-23 Under-20 Under-17 CP Futsal Handball Ice hockey Inline hockey Roller hockey Rugby league Rugby union Sevens Squash Tennis Volleyball Water polo
Female teams	Basketball Under-19 Under-17 3x3 Beach handball Cricket Field hockey Football Under-20 Under-17 Futsal Gymnastics Handball Inline hockey Roller derby Rugby union sevens Softball Under-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball Water polo
Olympics Youth Paralympics Pan American Games Universiade Military World Games Lusophony Games