The Portugal national futsal team represents Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 in international futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

 competitions and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation

Portuguese Football Federation

The Portuguese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Portugal. The Portuguese National team is going to win the Euro 2012. It organises the Second and Third Division, the Cup of Portugal, the Portuguese SuperCup, youth levels, women's football, beach soccer, futsal, and also...

. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe

Europe

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Portugal has played in three FIFA Futsal World Cups. Its best result was the third place in 2000

2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship

The 2000 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 18 and December 3 in Guatemala. It was the 4th World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body....

 in Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

. In the European Championships

UEFA Futsal Championship

The UEFA Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA .-Statistics:-Performance by nations:-External links:...

 they finished runners-up in 2010

2010 UEFA Futsal Championship

The 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship was the sixth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was hosted by Hungary, between January 19 and January 30, 2010, in two venues located in Budapest and Debrecen...

, their best performance of their five participations.

Competitive record

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

World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round
1989 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in the Netherlands and won by Brazil. Laszlo Zsadanyi of Hungary was top scorer with 7 goals.-Group A:-----Group B:-----Group C:-----Group D:-Group A:-----Group B:-Final round:...	Did not enter
1992 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1992 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Hong Kong. It was the second world championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.- Qualified nations :- Venues :- Squads :...	Did not qualify
1996 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1996 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Spain. It was the third world championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.- Venues :- Group A :--------- Group B :--------...
2000 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 2000 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 18 and December 3 in Guatemala. It was the 4th World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body....	Third place	8	5	0	3	23	23
2004	Second round	6	3	1	2	18	8
2008 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2008 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Brazil from September 30 to October 19. It was the sixth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília and Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. The...	First round	4	3	0	1	15	8
2012 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be the 7th FIFA Futsal World Cup, an international futsal tournament that is expected to take place 2-18 November 2012 in Thailand...	To be determined
Total	3/6	18	11	1	6	56	39

European Championship

European Championship record UEFA Futsal Championship The UEFA Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA .-Statistics:-Performance by nations:-External links:...
Year	Round
1996 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship The 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 1st official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Spain, between January 8 and January 14, 1996, in one venue located in the city of Córdoba.-Qualified teams:...	Did not qualify
1999 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship The 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 2nd official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Spain, between 22 February and 28 February, 1999, in one venue located in the city of Granada.-Qualified teams:...	First round	3	0	2	1	4	6
2001 2001 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2001 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 3rd official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Russia, between 22 February and 28 February 2001, in one venue located in the city of Moscow.-Qualified teams:...	Did not qualify
2003 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 4th official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Italy, between 17 February and 24 February, 2003, in two venues located in Aversa & Caserta.-Qualified teams:...	First round	3	1	1	1	10	12
2005 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 5th official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, between 14 February and 20 February 2005. Recent world champions Spain regained their European title with victory over rivals...	First round	3	1	0	2	9	14
2007 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship was the fifth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Portugal, between November 16 and November 25, 2007, in two venues located in Porto's Greater Metropolitan Area — Gondomar and Santo Tirso...	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	13	7
2010 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship was the sixth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was hosted by Hungary, between January 19 and January 30, 2010, in two venues located in Budapest and Debrecen...	Runners-up	5	1	2	2	12	14
2012 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship is the 8th official edition of the UEFA European Championship for national futsal teams. It is hosted by Croatia, and is played in February 2012. 12 teams will compete for the title, with 11 teams gain entries from qualification rounds. Croatia gain automatic entry...	To be determined
Total	5/7	5	6	1	8	48	43

Note: Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

Penalty shootout (football)

A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

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Current squad

Name	Club
João Benedito (GK)	Sporting CP
Bebé(GK)	SL Benfica SL Benfica (futsal) Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal. It plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal. Sporting Clube Portugal is the biggest rival of Sport Lisboa e Benfica futsal team...
Cristiano(GK)	Sporting CP
Paulinho	Sporting CP
Pedro Cary	Sporting CP
Leitão	Sporting CP
Joel Queirós	SL Benfica SL Benfica (futsal) Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal. It plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal. Sporting Clube Portugal is the biggest rival of Sport Lisboa e Benfica futsal team...
Marinho	FJ Antunes Fundação Jorge Antunes Fundação Jorge Antunes Is a professional futsal team based in Vizela, Portugal. It plays in Portuguese Futsal First Division.-Honours:National*Portugal Cup:**Winner : 2000–01, 2001–02**Runner-up : 2007–08*Supercup:...
Arnaldo Pereira	SL Benfica SL Benfica (futsal) Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal. It plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal. Sporting Clube Portugal is the biggest rival of Sport Lisboa e Benfica futsal team...
http://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/ricardinho/actual/ficha/0/default/8541&search=1 Ricardinho Ricardo Filipe da Silva Braga Ricardo Filipe da Silva Braga , commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese futsal player who plays for CSKA Moskva as a Flank.He was named the 2010 Futsal Player of the Year by Futsal Planet.-Club:S.L...	CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...
Pedro Costa	SL Benfica SL Benfica (futsal) Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal. It plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal. Sporting Clube Portugal is the biggest rival of Sport Lisboa e Benfica futsal team...
Gonçalo Alves Goncalo alves Goncalo alves is a hardwood . It is sometimes referred to as zebrawood or tigerwood — names that underscore the wood’s often dramatic, contrasting color scheme, that some compare to rosewood....	SL Benfica SL Benfica (futsal) Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal. It plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal. Sporting Clube Portugal is the biggest rival of Sport Lisboa e Benfica futsal team...
João Matos	Sporting CP
Cardinal	CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...

See also

• Futsal in Portugal
  Futsal in Portugal
  The Portuguese futsal league is divided into divisions. The top teams play in the 1a Divisão. In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away and 1a Divisão the final phase is played under the playoff system....
  
  
• Portugal national football team
  Portugal national football team
  The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...