Futsal Confederations Cup

Summary

The Futsal Confederations Cup is a futsal tournament for national teams. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, OFC), the winner of the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the host country.[1]

Futsal Confederations Cup
Founded2009
RegionInternational (FIFA)
Number of teams8
Current champions Morocco
(1st title)
Most successful team(s) Argentina
 Brazil
 Iran
 Morocco
(1 title each)

History edit

On 2009, Iran become the first title winner, to win its first ever Confederations Cup.[2][3]

Results edit

Year Host Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place Number of teams
2009
Details
  Libya  
Iran
n/a  
Uruguay
 
Libya
n/a  
Guatemala
5
2013
Details
  Brazil  
Brazil
4–1  
Colombia
 
Chile
n/a  
Croatia
4
2014
Details
  Kuwait  
Argentina
6–2  
Czech Republic
 
Brazil
3–0  
Italy
8
2022
Details
  Thailand  
Morocco
4–3  
Iran
 
Thailand
1–1  
Finland
6

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Ranking edit

Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Top 4
finishes
  Iran 1 (2009) 1 (2022) 0 0 2
  Brazil 1 (2013*) 0 1 (2014) 0 2
  Argentina 1 (2014) 0 0 0 1
  Morocco 1 (2022) 0 0 0 1
  Thailand 0 1 (2021) 1 (2022*) 0 2
  Uruguay 0 1 (2009) 0 0 1
  Colombia 0 1 (2013) 0 0 1
  Czech Republic 0 1 (2014) 0 0 1
  Libya 0 0 1 (2009*) 0 1
  Chile 0 0 1 (2013) 0 1
  Uzbekistan 0 0 1 (2021) 0 1
  Guatemala 0 0 0 1 (2009) 1
  Croatia 0 0 0 1 (2013) 1
  Italy 0 0 0 1 (2014) 1
  Egypt 0 0 0 1 (2021) 1
  Finland 0 0 0 1 (2022) 1
* = hosts

Comprehensive team results by tournament edit

Legend
  • 1st — Champions
  • 2nd — Runners-up
  • 3rd — Third place
  • 4th — Fourth place
  • 5th-8th — Fifth to eighth place
  • R1 — Round 1
  • × – Did not enter
  • × – Entered but withdrew
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •    — Hosts
Nation 2009
 
2013
 
2014
 
2022
 
Years
  Argentina × × 1st × 1
  Brazil × 1st 3rd × 2
  Chile × 3rd × × 1
  Colombia × 2nd × × 1
  Croatia × 4th × × 1
  Czech Republic × × 2nd × 1
  Egypt × × 5th × 1
  Finland × × × 4th 1
  Guatemala 4th × 8th × 2
  Iran 1st × × 2nd 2
  Italy × × 4th × 1
  Japan × × 6th × 1
  Kuwait × × 7th × 1
  Libya 3rd × × × 1
  Morocco × × × 1st 1
  Mozambique × × × 6th 1
  Solomon Islands 5th × × × 1
  Thailand × × × 3rd 1
  Uruguay 2nd × × × 1
  Vietnam × × × 5th 1
Nations 5 4 8 6 -

Overall team records edit

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[citation needed] As of 2014

Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Brazil 2 9 8 0 1 35 9 +26 24
2   Iran 2 8 7 0 1 26 8 +18 18
3   Argentina 1 5 4 0 1 23 8 +15 12
4   Italy 1 5 3 1 1 10 9 +1 10
5   Czech Republic 1 5 3 1 2 14 15 –1 7
6   Uruguay 1 4 2 0 2 19 11 +8 6
7   Libya 1 4 2 0 2 11 11 0 6
8   Colombia 1 4 2 0 2 10 11 –1 6
9   Guatemala 2 7 1 1 5 18 33 –15 4
10   Egypt 1 3 1 0 2 8 11 –3 3
11   Japan 1 3 1 0 2 6 9 –3 3
12   Chile 1 3 0 1 2 3 10 –7 1
13   Croatia 1 3 0 1 2 3 12 –9 1
14   Solomon Islands 1 4 0 1 3 12 29 –17 1
15   Kuwait 1 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  2. ^ Zouiten, Sara. "Morocco Beats Iran, Wins 2022 Continental Futsal Championship". Morocco World News.
  3. ^ "Morocco's futsal team crowned victory title, defeating Iran 4-3". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2023-03-08.