The Futsal Confederations Cup is a futsal tournament for national teams. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, OFC), the winner of the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the host country. It is not to be confused with the Continental Futsal Championship, a friendly tournament hosted annually by Thailand.
History On 2009, Iran became the first national team to win the inaugural Confederations Cup.
Results
YearHostWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth placeNumber of teams2009Details 52013Details4–142014Details6–2 3–0 8
A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Ranking Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Top 4 finishes1 (2009)00011 (2013*)0 1 (2014)021 (2014)0 00101 (2009)00101 (2013)00101 (2014)001001 (2009*)01001 (2013)010001 (2009)10001 (2013)10001 (2014)1 * = hosts
Comprehensive team results by tournament Legend — Champions — Runners-up — Third place — Fourth place 5th-8th — Fifth to eighth place R1 — Round 1 × – Did not enter × – Entered but withdrew Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament — Hosts
Nation 2009 2013 2014 Years × × 1st 1 × 1st 3rd 2 × 3rd × 1 × 2nd × 1 × 4th × 1 × × 2nd 1 × × 5th 1 4th × 8th 2 1st × × 1 × × 4th 1 × × 6th 1 × × 7th 1 3rd × × 1 5th × × 1 2nd × × 1Nations 5 4 8 -
Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. As of 2014 Rank Team 129801359+2624228701268+1818315401238+1512415311109+1105153121415–176142021911+867142021111068142021011–169271151833–1541013102811–33111310269–331213012310–711313012312–9114140131229–1711513003615−90
See also FIFA Futsal World Cup
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