United States men's national futsal team

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.

For the women's team, see United States women's national futsal team.

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 result 2nd place (1992)
North and Central American Futsal Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1996)
Best result 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 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

FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Netherlands 19893rd place86112411
Hong Kong 19922nd place84223423
Spain 19961st round3102127
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify
Taiwan 20042nd round61141420
Brazil 20081st round4004525
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2021Group stage 3003222
Uzbekistan 2024 Did not qualify
Total6/10321241691108

CONCACAF Futsal Championship
CONCACAF Futsal Championship record[3]
Year Round GP W D* L GF GA
Guatemala 1996Winners43012112
Costa Rica 20003rd place5401227
Costa Rica 2004Winners5320153
Guatemala 20083rd place53111911
Guatemala 20121st round310269
Costa Rica 2016Did not qualify
Guatemala 2021Runners-up63211510
Nicaragua 2024 Quarter finals 4 1 1 2 17 16
Total7/832186811568
*Draws include matches decided on penalty kicks

Grand Prix de Futsal
  • 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
  • 1994 – Did not enter
  • 1995 – 4th place
  • 1996 – 4th place
  • 1998 – 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

Results and fixtures

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
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

Current squad

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 4 0 Michigan Futsal Factory
12 1GK Diego Moretti (captain) (1982-09-08) 8 September 1982 18 0 Unattached
5 2DF Luciano González (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 16 7 Sammichele 1992
9 2DF Raphael Araujo (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 17 4 St. Louis Ambush
14 2DF Erik Macias (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 5 0 Texas Outlaws
3 3MF Nilton de Andrade (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 0 0 Utica City FC
4 3MF Alencar Ventura-Junior (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 15 1 Safira Futsal
6 3MF Sebastian Méndez (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 6 0 Texas Outlaws
7 3MF Diego Burato (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 4 2 Unattached
10 3MF David Ortiz (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 9 2 Texas Outlaws
13 3MF Nicholas López (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 0 0 Ciampino Futsal
2 4FW Manuel de Andrade 5 1 Brockton FC United
8 4FW Franck Tayou (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 5 1 Utica City FC
11 4FW Luiz Morales (1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 4 5 Texas Outlaws

All-time record

Until to 05/05/2016.

Year Pld W D L GS GA Dif Pts
1986 00000000
1987 00000000
1988 00000000
1989 00000000
1990 00000000
1991 00000000
1992 00000000
1993 00000000
1994 00000000
1995 00000000
1996 00000000
1997 Did not play
1998 Did not play
1999 00000000
2000 00000000
2001 00000000
2002 00000000
2003 00000000
2004 00000000
2005 00000000
2006 00000000
2007 00000000
2008 00000000
2009 00000000
2010 00000000
2011 00000000
2012 00000000
2013 00000000
2014 00000000
2015 00000000
2016 Did not play
2017 00000000
2018 00000000
2019 00000000
2020 00000000
2021 00000000
Total 138522066413481-680

http://www.futsalplanet.com/matches/index.asp http://theroonba.com/

Results
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

References
  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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