Chile national futsal team

The Chile national futsal team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile, the governing body for futsal in Chile and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the Copa América de Futsal.

Chile
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja
(The red one),
El Equipo de Todos
(Everybody's team)
AssociationFederación de Fútbol de Chile
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachArgentina Ignacio Cabral
FIFA codeCHI
FIFA ranking45 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Brazil 4–2 Chile 
(Brasília, Brazil, 13 September 1987)
Biggest win
 Chile 7–0 Bolivia 
(Gramado, Brazil, 18 April 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 17–1 Chile 
(São Caetano do Sul, Brazil, 14 October 2006)
 Brazil 16–0 Chile 
(Mercedes, Uruguay, 24 June 2008)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
AMF World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1994)
Best result1st round (1994, 2003)
Copa América
Appearances7 (First in 1986)
Best result5th place (2015)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2013)
Best result 3rd place (2013)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances3 (First in 2006)
Best result6th place (2006)

Chile has never achieved significant results at an international level, in the history of South American tournaments, it has never reached the top four places and therefore has never qualified for the World Cup, the first official victory in international competitions came in the 2000 Copa América in a 5-4 win over Ecuador.

The most significant results for the team to date came in the 2024 CONMEBOL Futsal Evolution League, where they finished first in the South zone in the senior category and were able to beat the South American powerhouses Paraguay and Argentina in official matches for the first time in history. Still, due to the results of the U-20 team, Chile finished second in the overall table and failed to qualify for the finals.[2][3]

Competitive record

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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1989 Did not enter No qualification
  1992 Qualification via Copa América de Futsal
  1996 Did not qualify
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012 Group A 3rd place 5 1 1 3 12 23
  2016 Group B 5th place 5 0 2 3 8 19
  2021 Group B 4th place 5 1 1 3 12 12
  2024 Qualification via Copa América de Futsal
Total 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/3 15 2 4 9 32 54

Copa América de Futsal

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Copa América de Futsal record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  1992 Did not enter
  1995
  1996 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 3 4
  1997 Did not enter
  1998
  1999
  2000 Group stage 6th 2 1 0 1 6 16
  2003 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 6 30
  2008 Group stage 10th 4 0 0 4 5 33
  2011 Group stage 9th 3 0 0 3 5 22
  2015 Group stage 5th 5 2 1 2 12 13
  2017 Group stage 10th 5 0 0 5 4 24
  2022 Group stage 10th 5 0 0 5 7 16 Squad
  2024 Group stage 6th 5 2 1 2 10 11 Squad
Total 5th place 9/14 34 5 3 26 58 169
  • 1982did not enter
  • 1985did not enter
  • 1988did not enter
  • 1991did not enter
  • 1994 – 1st round (forfeited)
  • 1997did not enter
  • 2000did not enter
  • 2003 – 1st round
  • 2007did not enter
  • 2011did not enter
  • 2015did not enter
  • 2019TBD
  • 2005did not enter
  • 2006 – 6th place
  • 2007 – 14th place
  • 2008 – 14th place
  • 2009did not enter
  • 2010did not enter
  • 2011did not enter
  • 2013did not enter
  • 2014did not enter
  • 2015did not enter
  • 2017TBD

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly matches against Russia on 23 and 24 September 2024.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Patricio Berríos (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20)   Newell's Old Boys
12 1GK Bairont Morales (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 18)   Magallanes

4 2DF Bernardo Araya (captain) (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31)   Burela FS
5 2DF Iván Maldonado   Newell's Old Boys
14 2DF Bilan De La Paz (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 29)   Ferro Carril Oeste

2 3MF Francisco Soto (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 28)   ADJ Città di Anzio
3 3MF Alan Morán (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)   Differdange 03
6 3MF Joshua Barrios (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24)   São Miguel Futsal
7 3MF Sebastián Figueroa (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 30)   Stalitsa Minsk
8 3MF Renato Martínez-Conde (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 31)   Ferro Carril Oeste
10 3MF Nicolás Lagos (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25)   Ferro Carril Oeste

9 4FW Javier Fuentealba (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 23)   Barracas Central
11 4FW Cristian Arredondo (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34)   Differdange 03
13 4FW Sebastián Olave   Newell's Old Boys

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Samuel Antilén (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27)   Recoleta Microcycle, October 2023

DF Joel González (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 30)   Gimnasia La Plata 2024 Copa América
DF Matías Escalona   Universidad de Chile Microcycle, October 2023

MF Fabián Vásquez (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 30)   Differdange 03 2024 Copa América
MF José Garrido   Universidad de Chile 2024 Copa América PRE
MF Gustavo Ramírez   San Antonio Unido 2024 Copa América PRE
MF Benjamín Fuentes   Magallanes v.   Uruguay, 16 December 2023
MF Leonardo Briones   Punta Arenas Microcycle, October 2023
MF Ricardo Lagos   Recoleta Microcycle, October 2023
MF Vicente Miranda   Cobreloa Microcycle, October 2023
MF Ángel Pavez   Cobreloa Microcycle, October 2023
MF Felipe Sanzana   Punta Arenas Microcycle, October 2023

FW Josué Castillo   Camioneros v.   Argentina, 28 July 2024
FW Francisco Feliú (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 32)   Santiago Wanderers 2024 Copa América
FW Javier Martínez   Colo-Colo [es] Microcycle, October 2023

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

References

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  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Chile pelea el título contra el actual Subcampeón del mundo en la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución 2024". anfp.cl. ANFP. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Histórica Jornada en Los Ángeles: Chile derrotó a Argentina y es segundo de la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Futsal Zona Sur". anfp.cl. ANFP. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ "¡La Nómina de La Roja Futsal para los amistosos ante Rusia!". Selección Chilena. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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