Asociación Mundial de Futsal
Sport | Futsal |
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Abbreviation | AMF |
Headquarters | Asunción, Paraguay |
President | Rolando Alarcón Ríos |
Secretary | Wilfrido Coffi |
Other key staff | Jaime Arroyave Kurt Hardvet Namdev Shirgonkar Abdel Morkhtar Antonio Cifuentes |
Replaced | 1 December 2002 as AMF |
(founded) | 25 July 1971 as FIFUSA |
Official website | |
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The World Futsal Association (AMF) is the governing body of
Names
- FIFUSA(1971–2002)
- AMF(2003–present)
History
- See also Futsal History
Futsal started in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani created a version of indoor football for recreation in YMCAs. In 1965, the South American Futsal Confederation was formed, consisting of Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.
The sport began to spread across South America, and its popularity ensured that a governing body was formed under the name of FIFUSA (Federación Internacional de Fútbol de Salón) in 1971, comprising Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and Uruguay, along with the World Championships. The first FIFUSA World Championships were held in São Paulo, with hosts Brazil crowned champions ahead of Paraguay and Uruguay. Even more countries participated in the second World Championships held in Madrid in 1985.
Due to a dispute between
In 2002, FIFUSA was reorganised into World Futsal Association — AMF.[2][3]
Organization
Confederation | Continent |
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Confédération Africaine de Futsal (CAFUSA) | Africa |
Confederation of Asian Futsal (CAFS) | Asia |
Futsal European Federation (FEF) | Europe |
Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Futsal (CONCACFUTSAL) | North America, Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania Futsal Confederation (OFC) | Oceania |
Confederación Panamericana de Futsal (CPFS/PANAFUTSAL) | Americas |
Confederación Sudamericana de Futsal (CSFS) | South America |
AMF competitions
The AMF and its respective confederations organize futsal tournaments around the world. The AMF Futsal World Cup, which was first staged in 1982, is held every four years.
A women's world cup was first staged in 2008. In 2017 the Brazil women's team became the first non-host nation to win the world championship.[4]
Current title holders
Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
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National teams (Men's) | |||||
AMF Futsal World Cup | 2023 | Paraguay | 4th | Uruguay | 2027 |
National teams (Women's) | |||||
AMF Futsal Women's World Cup
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2022 | Colombia | 1st | Canada | 2025 |
See also
- European Union of Futsal (UEFS)
- UEFS Futsal Men's Championship
- UEFS Futsal Women's Championship
- Futsal (fútbol de salón, microfutbol, football sala, futsalon, calcio a 5 indoor).
- Futsal Association of India
References
- ^ "AMF Sets Up Committee to Study Laws of the Game". Futsal Online. 9 July 2003.
- ^ "Futsal History". Confederation of Asian Futsal. 2 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Futsal – Past, Present & Future". Futsal.SE. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil triumphs in the 2017 AMF Futsal Women's World Cup; USA comes seventh". VAVEL. 27 November 2017.