The AMF Futsal World Championships (previously called the FIFUSA Futsal World Championships) is the international championships for
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
, the indoor version of
football
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organized by FIFUSA (1971–2002) and
AMF (2003–present).
The world championship tournament was held every three years until
2003
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, and is now played every four years. The first event was held in
1982
Events January
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in
Brazil
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. The South American teams have won most of the championships, with
Colombia
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and
Paraguay
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as the most successful teams with 3 titles each.
Since 2008, a women's tournament is also held. As of 2017, only three tournaments have been played: the
2008 edition in
Spain
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, the
2013 edition in
Colombia
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and the
2017 edition held once again in Spain.
Results
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Ranking
:
''
* = hosts''
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Comprehensive team results by tournament
Men's tournament
;Legend
* — Champions
* — Runners-up
* — Third place
* — Fourth place
*QF — Quarterfinals
*R2 — Round 2
*R1 — Round 1
*Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
*
× – Did not enter
* — Qualified but withdrew
*
× – Entered but withdrew
* — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
* — Hosts
general table
Women's tournament
;Legend
* — Champions
* — Runners-up
* — Third place
* — Fourth place
*QF — Quarterfinals
*R1 — Round 1
*Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
*
× – Did not enter
* — Qualified but withdrew
* — Hosts
References
External links
AMF website
{{Main world cups
International futsal competitions
Futsal, AMF
World cups
Recurring sporting events established in 1982
Quadrennial sporting events