Cuba national futsal team

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Cuba
Nickname(s)Leones del Caribe (Lions of the Caribbean)
AssociationAsociación de Fútbol de Cuba
ConfederationCONCACAF
FIFA codeCUB
FIFA ranking57 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Cuba 4–6 Costa Rica 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 31 August 1996)
Biggest win
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–10 Cuba 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 2 July 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 18–0 Cuba 
(Segovia, Spain; 27 November 1996)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1996)
Best resultFirst Round (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016)
CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1996)
Best resultSilver 2nd place (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2024)

The Cuba national futsal team is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba, the governing body for football in Cuba and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the CONCACAF Championships. They are one of the strongest teams in CONCACAF, has been reaching second place four times at the CONCACAF Futsal Championship and played 6 FIFA Futsal World Cup editions.

Tournaments[edit]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[edit]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996 Group stage 3 0 0 3 4 31
Guatemala 2000 3 0 0 3 1 20
Chinese Taipei 2004 3 0 0 3 3 16
Brazil 2008 4 1 0 3 16 25
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify
Colombia 2016 Group stage 3 0 0 3 7 22
Lithuania 2021 Did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2024 Qualified
Totals 6/10 16 1 0 15 31 114

CONCACAF Futsal Championship[edit]

  • 1996 - Silver 2nd place
  • 2000 - Silver 2nd place
  • 2004 - Silver 2nd place
  • 2008 - Silver 2nd place
  • 2012 - Group Stage (5th place)
  • 2016 - Semi-Final (4th place)
  • 2021 - Group Stage (12th place)
  • 2024 - Silver 2nd place

Futsal at the Pan American Games[edit]

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