The Wales national futsal team is controlled by the Football Association of Wales, the governing body for futsal in Wales and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.[2]
| Nickname(s) | The Dragons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Wales | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Paul Douglas Jones & Gareth Wallwork | ||
| Captain | Chris Hugh | ||
| Most caps | Elliot Thomas (42) | ||
| Top scorer | Chris Hugh | ||
| FIFA code | WAL | ||
| FIFA ranking | 95 (4 December 2020) [1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 82 (19 October 2015) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 96 (29 April 2016) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Andorra 2-1 Wales  (Escaldes, Andorra, 2 September 2012) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Wales 8-1 San Marino  (Hereford, Wales, 27 January 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Poland 8-1 Wales (Zielona Góra, Poland, 4 January 2014) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
The creation of the Wales futsal team was first announced in late 2011, an FAW Futsal squad was named for a one-day training camp and fixture in Cardiff on 18 December at Cardiff University, to begin the FAW's preparations for the UEFA Futsal Championship qualification in January 2013.[3] A second training camp was held on 11 March 2012 and Wales played the England Development squad on 15 April.[4] England won the game 8–6 in Deeside, Flintshire.
On 6 and 7 July, Wales played two friendlies against AC Omonia's futsal team, the current Cypriot champions.[5][6] Wales played their first official international match against Andorra in September 2012 and took part in qualification for the first time in January 2013 in the UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers.
Current squad
editThe Proposed Inaugural FAW Futsal Squad. These players have all represented the Wales national futsal team.[7]
| # | Pos | Name | Caps | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lee Jones | Cardiff Met Futsal Club | |||
| GK | Dafydd Jones | Bristol City Futsal Club | |||
| D | Rhys Williams | Cardiff University Futsal Club | |||
| M | Chris Hugh (c) | Cardiff University Futsal Club | |||
| M | Elliot Thomas | Cardiff University Futsal Club | |||
| P | Josh Dorward | Cardiff University Futsal Club | |||
| M | Naim Arsan | Cheshire Futsal Club | |||
| P | Rico Zulkarnain | Orlando SeaWolves | |||
| M | Connor Rogers | Cheshire Futsal Club | |||
| M | Warren Hudson | Llandarcy Futsal Club | |||
| P | Tyrell Webbe | Carmarthen Town F.C. | |||
| M | Dean Maynard | Cardiff University Futsal Club | |||
| M | Jonathan Nelson | Cardiff University Futsal Club | |||
| M | Adam Orme | Llandarcy Futsal Club | |||
| GK | Matthew Morris | Cardiff University Futsal Club | |||
| M | Craig Pritchard | Cheshire Futsal Club | |||
| M | Gareth Delve | Cardiff University Futsal Club | |||
| M | Chris Bright | Worcester Futsal Club |
Tournament records
editFIFA Futsal World Cup
edit| FIFA World Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| Netherlands 1989 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hong Kong 1992 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Spain 1996 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Guatemala 2000 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Taiwan 2004 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brazil 2008 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Thailand 2012 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Colombia 2016 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lithuania 2021 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Uzbekistan 2024 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
UEFA Futsal Championship
edit| UEFA European Futsal Championship Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| Spain 1996 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Spain 1999 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Russia 2001 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Italy 2003 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Czech Republic 2005 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Portugal 2007 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hungary 2010 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Croatia 2012 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belgium 2014 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Serbia 2016 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Slovenia 2018 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Netherlands 2022 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Latvia/Lithuania 2026 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0/13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
References
edit- ^ Futsal World Ranking
- ^ "Sgorio – Pêl-droed".
- ^ "Football Association of Wales: Wales Futsal Squad for Training Camp Announced International News". www.faw.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
- ^ "FAW Futsal Squad announced | Welsh Football Trust News". news.welshfootballtrust.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
- ^ FAW National Futsal Squad Announced
- ^ Wales Futsal Squad Defeated by AC Omonia
- ^ "Football Association of Wales: Wales Futsal Squad for Training Camp Announced International News". www.faw.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.