Portugal national futsal team

Portugal

Nickname(s)	Seleção das Quinas
Association	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jorge Braz
Captain	João Matos
Most caps	Arnaldo Pereira (208)
Top scorer	Ricardinho (142)
FIFA code	POR
FIFA ranking	2
Home colours Away colours
First international
Spain 4–0 Portugal (A Coruña, Spain; 9 February 1987)
Biggest win
Portugal 56–0 Timor-Leste (Macau, China; 9 October 2006)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 0–8 Brazil (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 December 2000)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 2000)
Best result	Champions (2021)
Futsal Finalissima
Appearances	1 (First in 2022)
Best result	Champions (2022)
AMF World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1991)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	1 (First in 2010)
Best result	6th place (2010)

The Portugal national futsal team represents Portugal in international men's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation. They are the reigning FIFA Futsal World Cup champions, the current and back-to-back winners of the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the first team to win the Futsal Finalissima.

Portugal has won the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup, the European Championship in 2018 and 2022 and the 2022 Futsal Finalissima. They are one of only four teams to win the World Cup as well as one of four to be crowned European champions and the winners of the first ever Futsal Finalissima. Portugal are, together with Spain, the only team from UEFA to be world champions and the only team, also alongside Spain, to successfully defend their European title. They are the only team to win the World Cup title as reigning European champions.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2021

Thailand v Portugal

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C	Thailand	1–4	Portugal	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 362 Referee: Ronny Zumbado Costa Rica)

Solomon Islands v Portugal

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C	Solomon Islands	0–7	Portugal	Kaunas, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 345 Referee: Carlos Martínez Paraguay)

Portugal v Morocco

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C	Portugal	3–3	Morocco	Klaipėda, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Švyturys Arena Attendance: 1,860 Referee: Anthony Riley New Zealand)

Portugal v Serbia

24 September 2021 (2021-09-24) FIFA Futsal World Cup Round of 16	Portugal	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Serbia	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 782 Referee: Daniel Rodríguez Uruguay)

Spain v Portugal

27 September 2021 (2021-09-27) FIFA Futsal World Cup Quarter-finals	Spain	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Portugal	Vilnius, Lithuania
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena Attendance: 1,629 Referee: Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Youssef Egypt)

Portugal v Kazakhstan

30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-finals	Portugal	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Kazakhstan	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Nikola Jelić Croatia)

Argentina v Portugal

3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) FIFA Futsal World Cup Final	Argentina	1–2	Portugal	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Finland and Georgia on 16 and 20 September 2023, respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 17 April 2023, after the friendly match against Italy.
Head coach: Jorge Braz

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Edu Sousa	(1996-08-19) 19 August 1996	29	1	ElPozo Murcia
12	1GK	André Correia	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998	6	0	Leões de Porto Salvo
16	1GK	Cristiano Marques	(1996-08-29) 29 August 1996	0	0	Anderlecht
2	2DF	André Coelho	(1993-10-30) 30 October 1993	94	27	FC Barcelona
3	2DF	Tomás Paçó	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000	28	3	Sporting CP
4	2DF	Afonso Jesus	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998	44	12	Benfica
5	2DF	Fábio Cecílio	(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993	117	31	SC Braga/AAUM
8	2DF	Erick Mendonça	(1995-07-21) 21 July 1995	58	10	FC Barcelona
9	2DF	João Matos (captain)	(1987-02-21) 21 February 1987	187	23	Sporting CP
6	4FW	Zicky Té	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001	39	17	Sporting CP
7	4FW	Carlos Monteiro	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002	2	1	Benfica
10	4FW	Bruno Coelho	(1987-08-01) 1 August 1987	151	49	Benfica
11	4FW	Pany Varela	(1989-02-25) 25 February 1989	84	27	Sporting CP
13	4FW	Tiago Brito	(1991-07-22) 22 July 1991	116	30	SC Braga/AAUM
14	4FW	Pauleta	(1994-06-12) 12 June 1994	36	7	Sporting CP

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	André Sousa	(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986	118	2	Benfica	v. Belarus, 7 March 2023
DF	Gonçalo Sobral	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996	4	0	Benfica	v. Italy, 16 April 2023
DF	Diogo Santos	(2002-11-07) 7 November 2002	2	0	Sporting CP	v. Italy, 16 April 2023
DF	Mário Freitas	(1990-02-09) 9 February 1990	34	2	AD Fundão	v. Lithuania, 9 November 2022
FW	Hugo Neves	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000	11	3	Sporting CP	v. Italy, 16 April 2023
FW	Rubén Teixeira	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002	2	0	Leões de Porto Salvo	v. Italy, 16 April 2023
FW	Edmilson Kutchy	(2002-10-12) 12 October 2002	2	0	Benfica	v. Italy, 16 April 2023
FW	Silvestre Ferreira	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999	7	1	Benfica	v. Lithuania, 9 November 2022
FW	Miguel Ângelo	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994	69	11	Fortitudo Pomezia	v. Lithuania, 9 November 2022
FW	Tiaguinho	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998	5	0	ADCR Caxinas Futsal	v. Lithuania, 11 October 2022
FW	Nuno Miranda	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998	2	1	SCU Torreense	v. Belgium, 9 April 2022
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.

Records

See also: List of Portugal international futsal players

As of matches played 27 February 2021

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	First Cap	Last Cap
1	Arnaldo Pereira	208	23-12-1999	08-02-2016
2	Ricardinho	188	26-06-2003	07-04-2022
3	João Benedito	181	18-11-2000	08-02-2014
4	João Matos	172	25-11-2008	03-09-2022
5	Gonçalo Alves	171	22-10-2001	08-02-2014
6	Pedro Cary	159	22-01-2008	03-10-2021
7	Joel Queirós	143	24-04-2002	28-10-2014
8	Bebé	137	22-11-2005	03-10-2021
9	Bruno Coelho	130	13-04-2011	03-10-2021
10	Fernando Cardinal	121	25-03-2008	03-02-2021

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Avg
1	Ricardinho	142	188	0.76
2	André Lima	107	111	0.96
	Joel Queirós	107	143	0.75
4	Arnaldo Pereira	98	208	0.47
5	Fernando Cardinal	97	121	0.80
6	Gonçalo Alves	75	171	0.44
7	Israel Alves	60	104	0.58
8	Pedro Costa	53	119	0.45
9	Ivan Dias	46	106	0.43
10	Bruno Coelho	43	130	0.33

Competitive record

A gold background colour indicates that Portugal won the tournament, a silver background colour indicates they were runner-up, a bronze background colour indicates a third place in the tournament, and a blue background indicates a fourth-place finish. A green border colour indicates that the tournament was hosted in Portugal.

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	did not enter
1992	did not qualify
1996
2000	Third place	8	5	0	3	23	23
2004	Second round	6	3	1	2	18	8
2008	First round	4	3	0	1	15	8
2012	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	18	14
2016	Fourth place	7	4	2	1	26	11
2021	Champions	7	5	2	0	26	12
2024	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	18	6
Total	7/10	40	25	6	10	144	81

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	did not qualify
1999	First round	3	0	2	1	4	6
2001	did not qualify
2003	First round	3	1	1	1	10	12
2005	First round	3	1	0	2	9	14
2007	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	13	7
2010	Runners-up	5	1	2	2	12	14
2012	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	7	5
2014	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	18	17
2016	Quarter-finals	3	1	0	2	9	11
2018	Champions	5	5	0	0	23	9
2022	Champions	6	6	0	0	19	9
2026	to be determined
Total	10/13	41	21	7	13	124	104

Futsal Finalissima

Futsal Finalissima record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2022	Champions	2	1	1	0	3	2
Total	1/1	2	1	1	0	3	2

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup

AMF Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	did not enter
1985	Second round	?	?	?	?	?	?
1988	Fourth place	8	3	2	3	23	18
1991	Champions	?	?	?	?	?	?
1994	Second round	6	3	0	3	13	12
1997	Second round	?	?	?	?	?	?
2000	did not enter
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total	5/12	?	?	?	?	?	?

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Brazil 2005	did not enter
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
Brazil 2008
Brazil 2009
Brazil 2010	Sixth place	6	3	0	3	10	13
Brazil 2011	did not enter
Brazil 2013
Brazil 2014
Brazil 2015
Total	1/11	6	3	0	3	10	13

Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
Libya 2009	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kuwait 2014	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Futsal Mundialito

Futsal Mundialito record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Italy 1994	did not enter
Brazil 1995
Brazil 1996
Brazil 1998
Brazil 2001	Third place	4	2	1	1	8	6
Italy 2002	did not enter
Portugal 2006	Champions	4	4	0	0	31	3
Portugal 2007	Champions	4	4	0	0	23	6
Portugal 2008	Champions	4	4	0	0	34	1
Total	4/9	16	14	1	1	96	16

Note: Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.