The France women's national futsal team represents France in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF; Fédération française de football), the governing body for football in France.
| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
|---|---|
| Association | Fédération Française de Football (FFF) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Pierre-Etienne Demillier |
| FIFA code | FRA |
| FIFA ranking | 60  4 (October 11 2024)[1] |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 56 (June 2024) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 60 (October 2024) |
| First international | |
 France 1–1 Finland  (La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, France; 7 November 2023) | |
| Biggest win | |
France 8–0 Serbia  (Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia; 17 March 2024) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Sweden 9–1 France (Varberg, Sweden; 16 May 2024) | |
History
editThe French Football Federation launched its first women's national futsal team in 2023. The first squad was announced on 17 October with Pierre-Etienne Demillier as its head coach.[2] Their first ever match was on 7 November against Finland in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre which ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] On February 21, the won 3–1 against Slovenia in Slovenske Konjice; their first ever victory.[4] In March 2024, they clinched their first ever tournament title when they competed at the five-nation Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup in Serbia.[5]
Their competitive debut was the UEFA qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup in October 2024.[6] France topped their group to advance from the main round to the Elite round.[7]
Tournament records
editFIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
edit| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 2025 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | – | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UEFA European Championship
edit| UEFA European Championship | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
 2019 |
Did not exist | Did not exist | ||||||||||||||
| 2022
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 2023
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| Total | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fixtures and results
edit| 7 November 2023 Friendly | France | 1–1 | Finland | La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, France |
| Report | Stadium: CREPS des Pays de la Loire Attendance: 500 |
| 8 November 2023 Friendly | France | 1–2 | Finland | Montaigu-Vendée, France |
| Report | Stadium: Maxime-Bossis Complex Attendance: 400 |
| 21 February 2024 Friendly | Slovenia  | 1–3 | France | Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia |
| Report | Stadium: Športna Dvorana |
| 14 March 2024 Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup | Czech Republic  | 2–2 | France | Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia |
| Report | Stadium: Vlade Divac Sports Hall |
| 16 March 2024 Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup | France | 6–0 |  Slovakia | Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia |
| Report | Stadium: Vlade Divac Sports Hall |
| 17 March 2024 Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup | France | 8–0 | Serbia | Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia |
| Report | Stadium: Vlade Divac Sports Hall |
| 18 March 2024 Futsal Love Serbia Winter Cup | France | 4–2 | Hungary | Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia |
| Report | Stadium: Vlade Divac Sports Hall |
| 10 September 2024 Friendly | France | 0–6 |  Poland | Kraków, Poland |
| Report | Stadium: University School of Physical Education in Kraków |
| 11 September 2024 Friendly | Poland | 7–2 | France | Kraków, Poland |
| Report | Stadium: University School of Physical Education in Kraków |
| 16 October 2024 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Ukraine  | 1–3 | France | Teplice, Czech Republic |
| 16:00 | Volovenko  23'21" |
Report |
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Stadium: Sportovní hala Teplice Attendance: 40[8] Referee: Josip Barton (MKD) Florentina Kallaba (KOS) Martina Piccolo (ITA) |
| 17 October 2024 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Czech Republic | 2–2 | France | Teplice, Czech Republic |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportovní hala Teplice Attendance: 321[9] Referee: Florentina Kallaba (KOS) Fatma Özlem Tursun (TUR) Josip Barton (MKD) |
| 19 October 2024 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) | France | 5–2 |  Northern Ireland | Teplice, Czech Republic |
| 16:00 |
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Report | Dempster 26'23", 32'48" |
Stadium: Sportovní hala Teplice Attendance: 54[10] Referee: Florentina Kallaba (KOS) Josip Barton (MKD) Martina Piccolo (ITA) |
Honours
edit
Champions: 2024
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Ranking".
- ^ "Chek: I'm thrilled to see French women's futsal reach this point". FIFA. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Un nul inaugural (1-1) face à la Finlande". French Football Federation (in French). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Une victoire pour l'Histoire". French Football Federation (in French). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Premier trophée pour les Bleues". French Football Federation (in French). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Futsal Women's World Cup qualifying main round: Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Sweden through". UEFA.com. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Sextet complete elite-round line-up". FIFA. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Czechia vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "France vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.