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] It is not to be confused with the Continental Futsal Championship, a friendly tournament hosted annually by Thailand.[2]
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Argentina Brazil Iran(1 title each) |
History
editOn 2009, Iran became the first national team to win the inaugural Confederations Cup.[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 |
^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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil
|
1 (2013*) | 0 | 1 (2014) | 0 | 2 |
| Argentina
|
1 (2014) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 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 |
 Guatemala
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2009) | 1 |
 Croatia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2013) | 1 |
 Italy
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2014) | 1 |
- * = hosts
Comprehensive team results by tournament
edit- Legend
|
|
| Nation | 2009 |
2013 |
2014 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
× | × | 1st | 1 |
| Brazil |
× | 1st | 3rd | 2 |
| Chile |
× | 3rd | × | 1 |
| Colombia |
× | 2nd | × | 1 |
| Croatia |
× | 4th | × | 1 |
| Czech Republic |
× | × | 2nd | 1 |
 Egypt |
× | × | 5th | 1 |
| Guatemala |
4th | × | 8th | 2 |
| Iran |
1st | × | × | 1 |
| Italy |
× | × | 4th | 1 |
 Japan |
× | × | 6th | 1 |
| Kuwait |
× | × | 7th | 1 |
| Libya |
3rd | × | × | 1 |
 Solomon Islands |
5th | × | × | 1 |
| Uruguay |
2nd | × | × | 1 |
| Nations | 5 | 4 | 8 | - |
Overall team records
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ^ "Futsal Planet". Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-09-16.