Canada national futsal team

Canada
Nickname(s) CanFutsal
Association Canadian Soccer Association
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Kyt Selaidopoulos[1]
Asst coach

Lorenzo Redwood

Mike Vitulano
FIFA code CAN
FIFA ranking 53[2]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Argentina 3–1 Canada 
('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; 6 January 1989)[3]
Biggest win

 Japan 2–6 Canada 
(Leeuwarden, Netherlands; 8 January 1989)[4]

 El Salvador 2–6 Canada 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 29 June 2012)[5]
Biggest defeat
 Panama 7–1 Canada 
(Panama City, Panama; 22 May 2004)[6]
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1989)
Best result 12th place, (1989)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1985)
Best result 11th place, (1985)
North and Central American Futsal Championship
Appearances 2 (First in 2012)
Best result 6th place, 2016
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances 1 (First in 2008)
Best result 16th place, (2008)

The Canadian national futsal team is a futsal team that represents Canada at international competitions. It is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association and affiliated with CONCACAF. Their first FIFA sanctioned international was played in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup against Argentina. The match resulted in a 3–1 loss. The team is coached by Kyt Selaidopoulos. Their most recent tournament was the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, where the team finished one point away from qualifying for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[7]

Tournaments entered

Tournament Final placing
Spain 1985 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup 11th[8]
Australia 1988 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup 13th[9]
Netherlands 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup 12th
Italy 1991 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup 18th[10]
Argentina 1994 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup 16th[11]
Paraguay 2003 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup 16th
United States Futsal Goal Cup 2003 3rd[12]
Panama 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Qualifying Playoff Lost[13][note 1]
Argentina 2007 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup 12th
Brazil 2008 Grand Prix de Futsal 16th
Colombia 2011 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup 14th
Guatemala 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Qualifying Playoff Won[14][note 2]
Guatemala 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship 7th
Costa Rica 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship North American Zone Qualification Won[note 3]
Costa Rica 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship 6th

Current squad

The following is the squad that participated in a camp and two game exhibition series against Costa Rica from January 15 to 21, 2018.[15][16]

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
4 FP Diyaeddine Abzi (1998-11-23) November 23, 1998 1 1 Canada Montréal Sporting Outlaws FC
13 FP Reda Agourram (1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 1 1 Canada Sparte FC
8 FP Nazim Belguendouz (1991-04-29) April 29, 1991 7 6 Canada Sparte FC
1 GK Luigi Caruso (1989-07-24) July 24, 1989 1 0 Canada Toronto Idolo Futsal
12 FP Nicolas Gonzalez (1986-07-27) July 27, 1986 1 0 Canada Calgary Villains FC
14 GK Khalid Ismail (1984-07-07) July 7, 1984 0 0 Canada Montréal United FC
3 FP Oussama Laguel (1996-02-08) February 8, 1996 1 0 Canada Montréal Sporting Outlaws FC
2 FP Maxime Leconte (1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 1 0 Canada Sparte FC
10 FP Jacob Orellana (1995-02-09) February 9, 1995 7 1 Canada Toronto Idolo Futsal
11 FP Aziah Reid (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 1 0 Canada Futsal Club Toronto
6 FP Matthew Rios (1989-10-06) October 6, 1989 13 3 Canada Futsal Club Toronto
5 FP Luis Rocha (1995-07-04) July 4, 1995 1 0 Canada Toronto Idolo Futsal
9 FP Jay Tomchuk (1984-04-25) April 25, 1984 1 0 Canada Saskatoon New Generation FC
7 FP Dylan Tooby (1992-10-22) October 22, 1992 1 0 Canada Calgary Foothills Darts FC

Notes

  1. ↑ This tournament was a two game aggregate score playoff to determine a qualifier for the 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
  2. ↑ This tournament was a two game, aggregate score playoff to determine the qualifier for the fourth spot in Group A at the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
  3. ↑ This tournament was a two game, aggregate score playoff to determine the second qualifier from the North American Zone for the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.

References

  1. ↑ "Futsal Team | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  2. ↑ "ranking | Futsal World Ranking". futsalworldranking.be. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  3. ↑ "1989-01-06 - Canada vs Argentina | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  4. ↑ "1989-01-08 - Canada vs Japan | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  5. ↑ "2012-06-29 - Canada vs El Salvador | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  6. ↑ "2004-05-22 - Canada vs Panama | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Futsal Team | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  8. ↑ "FIFUSA World Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  9. ↑ "FIFUSA World Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  10. ↑ "FIFUSA World Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  11. ↑ "FIFUSA World Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  12. ↑ Administrator. "Futsal Goal Cup 2003". www.futsalcanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  13. ↑ "CONCACAF 2004 Futsal Tournament Recap" (PDF). concacaf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  14. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  15. ↑ Perez, Alexander (January 15, 2018). "Team Canada Futsal Travels to Costa Rica for Upcoming Exhibition Matches". The Link. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ "[2018-01] Futsal international series in Costa Rica". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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