Chile national futsal team

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
Copa América
Appearances7 (First in 1986)
Best result5th place (2015)
AMF World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1994)
Best result1st round (1994, 2003)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2013)
Best result 3rd place (2013)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances3 (First in 2006)
Best result6th place (2006)

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 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

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter No qualification
Hong Kong 1992 Qualification via Copa América de Futsal
Spain 1996 Did not qualify
Guatemala 2000
Taiwan 2004
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012 Group A 3rd place 5 1 1 3 12 23
Colombia 2016 Group B 5th place 5 0 2 3 8 19
Lithuania 2021 Group B 4th place 5 1 1 3 12 12
Uzbekistan 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

Copa América de Futsal record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Brazil 1992 Did not enter
Brazil 1995
Brazil 1996 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 3 4
Brazil 1997 Did not enter
Brazil 1998
Brazil 1999
Brazil 2000 Group stage 6th 2 1 0 1 6 16
Paraguay 2003 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 6 30
Uruguay 2008 Group stage 10th 4 0 0 4 5 33
Argentina 2011 Group stage 9th 3 0 0 3 5 22
Ecuador 2015 Group stage 5th 5 2 1 2 12 13
Argentina 2017 Group stage 10th 5 0 0 5 4 24
Paraguay 2022 Group stage 10th 5 0 0 5 7 16 Squad
Paraguay 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
  • 2009did not enter
  • 2013 3rd place
  • 2014did not enter

Players

Current squad

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) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
12 1GK Bairont Morales (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 18) Chile Magallanes

4 2DF Bernardo Araya (captain) (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31) Spain Burela FS
5 2DF Iván Maldonado Argentina Newell's Old Boys
14 2DF Bilan De La Paz (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 28) Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste

2 3MF Francisco Soto (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) Italy ADJ Città di Anzio
3 3MF Alan Morán (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22) Chile Magallanes
6 3MF Joshua Barrios (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24) Brazil São Miguel Futsal
7 3MF Sebastián Figueroa (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29) Argentina Racing Club
8 3MF Renato Martínez-Conde (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 30) Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste
10 3MF Nicolás Lagos (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 24) Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste

9 4FW Javier Fuentealba (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 22) Argentina Barracas Central
11 4FW Cristian Arredondo (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34) Chile Colo-Colo
13 4FW Sebastián Olave Argentina Newell's Old Boys

Recent call-ups

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) Chile Recoleta Microcycle, October 2023

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

MF Fabián Vásquez (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29) Luxembourg Differdange 03 2024 Copa América
MF José Garrido Chile Universidad de Chile 2024 Copa América PRE
MF Gustavo Ramírez Chile San Antonio Unido 2024 Copa América PRE
MF Benjamín Fuentes Chile Magallanes v.  Uruguay, 16 December 2023
MF Leonardo Briones Chile Punta Arenas Microcycle, October 2023
MF Ricardo Lagos Chile Recoleta Microcycle, October 2023
MF Vicente Miranda Chile Cobreloa Microcycle, October 2023
MF Ángel Pavez Chile Cobreloa Microcycle, October 2023
MF Felipe Sanzana Chile Punta Arenas Microcycle, October 2023

FW Josué Castillo Argentina Camioneros v.  Argentina, 28 July 2024
FW Francisco Feliú (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 32) Chile Santiago Wanderers 2024 Copa América
FW Javier Martínez Chile 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

  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.