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Futsal · Interesting Facts

Chapter 2: Records & Statistics

10 parts · 10 tests · 100 facts · updated 15 October 2026 · markdown

Futsal's numbers: the biggest crowd, the biggest World Cup scoreline, a long unbeaten run, award streaks, a goal record from Iran and the longest marathon.

2.21Crowds and Scorelines

A record crowd in a football stadium, the biggest World Cup win and a home run that lasted 163 games.

Test 1Big numbers on the courtTake a test

  1. The friendly was the first futsal match ever played inside a football stadium.

    Source: FutsalFeed, 'The most attended futsal match in history: Brazil vs Argentina'; Soccer America (2014) · recall

  2. Brazil beat their great rivals comfortably in front of the full stadium.

    Source: FutsalFeed, 'The most attended futsal match in history: Brazil vs Argentina'; Soccer America (2014) · recall

  3. The earlier record came at a Brazilian league final.

    Source: FutsalFeed, 'The most attended futsal match in history: Brazil vs Argentina'; Soccer America (2014) · recall

  4. It came at the 2008 finals in Brazil, the Solomon Islands' first World Cup.

    Source: FIFA, 'Solomons' crazy, unique journey' (inside.fifa.com); FutsalFeed, 'Group C: Solomon Islands' · recall

  5. They scored six; their squad's average age was 18.5.

    Source: FIFA, 'Solomons' crazy, unique journey' (inside.fifa.com); FutsalFeed, 'Group C: Solomon Islands' · recall

  6. 56,483 came, still the record for a futsal match.

    Source: FutsalFeed, 'The most attended futsal match in history: Brazil vs Argentina'; Soccer America (2014) · recall

  7. Falcão played at every World Cup from 2000 to 2016.

    Source: FIFA, 'Solomons' crazy, unique journey' (inside.fifa.com); FutsalFeed, 'Group C: Solomon Islands' · recall

  8. Two goals, 21 goals and 29 goals: the last two came at their first World Cup in 2008.

    Source: FIFA, 'Solomons' crazy, unique journey' (inside.fifa.com); FutsalFeed, 'Group C: Solomon Islands' · recall

  9. 1999, 2008, 2010 and 2014.

    Source: FutsalFeed; FIFA; UEFA; Soccer America · recall

  10. It was the hosts' first defeat over 40 minutes in 163 games.

    Source: UEFA, 'Spain end Brazil run to win futsal Grand Prix' (2010) · recall

2.22Goals, Awards and Marathons

Eight awards in a row, Iran's goal machine, a legend's retirement and the longest game ever played.

Test 1Streaks and recordsTake a test

  1. No one in the three sports had been named the best six years in a row; she went on to make it eight.

    Source: Guinness World Records, 'Most wins of the futsal Best Women's Player in the World award'; FIFA, 'Exhilarating Amandinha's historic six' · recall

  2. It lists eight consecutive wins, from 2014 to 2021.

    Source: Guinness World Records, 'Most wins of the futsal Best Women's Player in the World award'; FIFA, 'Exhilarating Amandinha's historic six' · recall

  3. He called it the hardest decision of his life as an athlete; his farewell was held at Portugal's federation headquarters.

    Source: FIFA, 'Ricardinho se aposenta aos 39 anos' (fifa.com, 2025); FIFA, 'The futsal world hails retiring Ricardinho' · recall

  4. Ali Daei long held football's record for international goals; Shamsaei scored around 390 for Iran.

    Source: The Other Iran, 'Vahid Shamsaei: futsal's top international goalscorer of all time' (2014); Tehran Times · recall

  5. His goal in the 2007 AFC Futsal Championship final took him to 316, ahead of Tobias.

    Source: The Other Iran, 'Vahid Shamsaei: futsal's top international goalscorer of all time' (2014); Tehran Times · recall

  6. Two teams played from 26 to 29 April 2024.

    Source: Guinness World Records, 'Longest marathon playing futsal'; World Record Academy · recall

  7. They raised money for the Lee Knight Foundation.

    Source: Guinness World Records, 'Longest marathon playing futsal'; World Record Academy · recall

  8. Each one pushed the record a little further.

    Source: Guinness World Records, 'Longest marathon playing futsal'; World Record Academy · recall

  9. 2014, 2019, 2021 and 2024.

    Source: Guinness World Records, 'Most wins of the futsal Best Women's Player in the World award'; FIFA, 'Exhilarating Amandinha's historic six'; BusinessWorld (2025) · recall

  10. Guinness World Records lists her eight consecutive wins.

    Source: Guinness World Records, 'Most wins of the futsal Best Women's Player in the World award'; FIFA, 'Exhilarating Amandinha's historic six' · recall

2.23EURO Goal Records

The Futsal EURO's scoring records: Eremenko's 44, seven goals in one game, Koridze's five, a 17-goal match and a 31-0.

Test 1Goals at the EUROTake a test

  1. The Russian pivot scored 44. Serhiy Koridze of Ukraine is next with 39.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  2. It is still the most goals by one player in a single EURO game.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  3. Koridze has 39 EURO goals, qualifying included, second only to Eremenko.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  4. Seventeen goals went in at the 2012 finals in Croatia.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  5. Both were won by eight goals, the record margin at a EURO final tournament.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  6. Russia went on to win the 1999 tournament.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  7. Spain went on to win the 2026 title.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  8. 7, 11, 23 and 44.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  9. 2003, 2010, 2012 and 2026.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  10. Russia beat Moldova; Eremenko scored seven of the 31.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

2.24EURO Ages and Crowds

The oldest and youngest at the Futsal EURO, the fastest goal, seven-time finalists and the biggest crowds.

Test 1Records off the scoresheetTake a test

  1. He was 44 years and 334 days old in 2012.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  2. He was 18 years and 69 days old.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  3. He was 40 years and 209 days old.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  4. It watched Croatia play Russia in a 2012 semi-final in Zagreb.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  5. That is the total for every game of the tournament together.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  6. Seven final tournaments is the record, shared by the three.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  7. Luis Amado was a goalkeeper and Kike a defender.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  8. 18, 19, 40 and 44.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  9. 10,231, 11,558 and 14,300.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  10. Felipe scored against Serbia eight seconds after kick-off.

    Source: UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

2.25The World Cup in Numbers

Goals per game, Russia's 50 group goals, the best scoring rate, the oldest player and the leagues behind the squads.

Test 1Statistics of the World CupTake a test

  1. That is one goal every 5 minutes and 53 seconds of play.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  2. The 2008 finals were played in Brazil.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  3. His rate was more than two goals a game.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  4. Saeid Rajabi had also scored 16, in 1992.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  5. The goalkeeper took the record from Japan's Kazu Miura.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  6. Portugal's league came next with 23.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  7. They played for other countries.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  8. 25, 28, 43 and 48.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  9. 32, 23 and 13.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  10. The exact figure was 5 minutes 53 seconds.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

2.26Champions League Goal Records

UEFA's club futsal record book: a 44-3 win, two ten-goal games, Ricardinho's 60, Ferrao's final goals and the biggest crowds.

Test 1Goals and crowds in Europe's club competitionTake a test

  1. Zouggaghi scored his ten for FT Antwerpen against FC Santos.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  2. He scored them for Benfica, Inter FS and Riga.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  3. Esquerdinha is next with ten.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  4. Piast Gliwice played Anderlecht there.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  5. Kairat have played in Europe every season since the early 2000s.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  6. It saw Kairat play Barca in a 2018/19 semi-final.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  7. Almaty hosted in 2011, 2017 and 2019; Lisbon in 2002, 2010 and 2015.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  8. 50, 54 and 60.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  9. 2004/05, 2013/14, 2018/19 and 2025/26.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  10. The Belgian club beat Olimpic Tirana of Albania.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

2.27Champions League Players and Coaches

Who played, won and coached the most in UEFA's club futsal competition, and the youngest and oldest in the finals.

Test 1People in the club record bookTake a test

  1. He has also played the most finals games, 25.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  2. With Inter FS in 2017, Barca in 2020 and Palma in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  3. Jesus Velasco is second with 80.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  4. Vadillo's Palma were the first club to win three in a row, 2023 to 2025.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  5. He was 19 years and 244 days old.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  6. He was 38 years and 32 days old.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  7. He was 17 years and 67 days old.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  8. 70, 81 and 98.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  9. 2017, 2020, then three in a row from 2023.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  10. They won three titles in a row during the run.

    Source: UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

2.28Nine Goals and Four Hat-tricks

Guinness records of the World Cup and a 65-0 at the university championship.

Test 1Big scoring featsTake a test

  1. He scored them against the Solomon Islands in 2008.

    Source: Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com) · recall

  2. Russia won 31-2, the highest-scoring World Cup game.

    Source: Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com) · recall

  3. Russia went on to win 31-2.

    Source: Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com) · recall

  4. He scored them against Kazakhstan, Guatemala, Egypt and Russia.

    Source: Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com) · recall

  5. It is the biggest win in Portugal's futsal history.

    Source: A Bola, report on Portugal 65-0 United Arab Emirates (abola.pt, 11 June 2024) · recall

  6. Both scored their nine in the same game.

    Source: A Bola, report on Portugal 65-0 United Arab Emirates (abola.pt, 11 June 2024) · recall

  7. The 65-0 against the UAE came after it.

    Source: A Bola, report on Portugal 65-0 United Arab Emirates (abola.pt, 11 June 2024) · recall

  8. 31, 36, 44 and 65.

    Source: Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com); RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org); UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026) · recall

  9. 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2024.

    Source: Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com); UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026); A Bola, report on Portugal 65-0 United Arab Emirates (abola.pt, 11 June 2024) · recall

  10. The Brazilian-born forward played for Russia.

    Source: Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com) · recall

2.29Asia's Early Scorelines

The first Asian championships, 1999 to 2002: huge Iranian wins, the first finals and a 20-1.

Test 1Asia at the startTake a test

  1. It ran from 5 to 10 March.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  2. Iran also beat Kyrgyzstan 21-0 in the same group.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  3. Iran had beaten Japan 5-2 in the semi-final.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  4. South Korea had knocked Kazakhstan out 8-3 in the semi-final.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  5. Iran had beaten Macao 22-0 on the way.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  6. The quarter-final against Kuwait had ended 18-2.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  7. Brunei lost 20-1 to Iraq at the same tournament.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  8. 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  9. Margins of 8, 16, 22 and 36 goals.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

  10. Iraq beat Brunei, who scored once.

    Source: RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org) · recall

2.30Wins, Losses and Streaks

Brazil's two defeats on the way to the first title, a run of one loss in 54, Egypt's missing draws and first wins for new nations.

Test 1Results through the yearsTake a test

  1. They lost 3-2 to Hungary and 5-3 to the USA.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  2. The defeat was the 2000 final, 4-3 against Spain.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  3. They had scored 90 goals and let in 101.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  4. Vietnam also won their first World Cup game that year.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  5. They had lost all six games; in 2021 they beat the Solomon Islands 6-0.

    Source: FIFA, 'Dguig: Our aim is to show that Morocco can play at this level' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  6. Fifty nations had played at the finals by then.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  7. Lithuania qualified as hosts.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  8. 1989, 2000, 2016 and 2021.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021); FIFA, 'Dguig: Our aim is to show that Morocco can play at this level' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  9. 0, 25, 90 and 101.

    Source: FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021) · recall

  10. Coached by Spain's Bruno Garcia, they went on to reach the second round.

    Source: FIFA, 'World Cup successes inspire ambitious Vietnam' (inside.fifa.com, 2017) · recall

Sources

Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: FIFA, UEFA, Guinness World Records, FutsalFeed, Soccer America, Tehran Times. World Cup and EURO winners, finals and top scorers, Falcão's and Ricardinho's world-best counts and Manoel Tobias's titles are asked in Knowledge Testing and left out on purpose.

  • UEFA, 'Futsal EURO facts and figures: all the records' (uefa.com, 2026)20
  • UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026)20
  • FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021)17
  • RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org)10
  • Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com)5
  • FutsalFeed, 'The most attended futsal match in history: Brazil vs Argentina'; Soccer America (2014)4
  • FIFA, 'Solomons' crazy, unique journey' (inside.fifa.com); FutsalFeed, 'Group C: Solomon Islands'4
  • Guinness World Records, 'Most wins of the futsal Best Women's Player in the World award'; FIFA, 'Exhilarating Amandinha's historic six'3
  • Guinness World Records, 'Longest marathon playing futsal'; World Record Academy3
  • A Bola, report on Portugal 65-0 United Arab Emirates (abola.pt, 11 June 2024)3
  • The Other Iran, 'Vahid Shamsaei: futsal's top international goalscorer of all time' (2014); Tehran Times2
  • FutsalFeed; FIFA; UEFA; Soccer America1
  • UEFA, 'Spain end Brazil run to win futsal Grand Prix' (2010)1
  • FIFA, 'Ricardinho se aposenta aos 39 anos' (fifa.com, 2025); FIFA, 'The futsal world hails retiring Ricardinho'1
  • Guinness World Records, 'Most wins of the futsal Best Women's Player in the World award'; FIFA, 'Exhilarating Amandinha's historic six'; BusinessWorld (2025)1
  • Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com); RSSSF, Asian Futsal Championship results 1999-2003 (rsssf.org); UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026)1
  • Guinness World Records, FIFA Futsal World Cup records (guinnessworldrecords.com); UEFA, 'UEFA futsal club records' (uefa.com, 2026); A Bola, report on Portugal 65-0 United Arab Emirates (abola.pt, 11 June 2024)1
  • FIFA, 'Dguig: Our aim is to show that Morocco can play at this level' (inside.fifa.com, 2021)1
  • FIFA, 'The FIFA Futsal World Cup in stats' (inside.fifa.com, 2021); FIFA, 'Dguig: Our aim is to show that Morocco can play at this level' (inside.fifa.com, 2021)1
  • FIFA, 'World Cup successes inspire ambitious Vietnam' (inside.fifa.com, 2017)1