Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

The futsal competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 18 October. At Tecnópolis and the CeNARD, the first one located in Villa Martelli, and the second one in Buenos Aires. There are two tournaments, one for boys and one for girls.[1]

Futsal
at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
Pictogram for futsal
Venue2 (in two host cities)
Dates7–18 October 2018
No. of events2 (1 boys, 1 girls)
Competitors200 (100 boys + 100 girls) from 20 (10 boys + 10 girls) nations
Futsal at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Events
BoysGirls

Venues

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is limited to participation in 1 team sports (Futsal, Beach handball, Field Hockey, and Rugby Sevens) per each gender with the exception of the host country who can enter one team per sport. Also at Futsal each NOC can enter a maximum of 1 team of 10 athletes per both genders. To be eligible to participate in the Youth Olympics, athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.[2]

As hosts, Argentina has the right to directly qualify 1 team (male or female of their own choice, but not both) on account of CONMEBOL quota. The best ranked NOC in each of the 6 Continental Qualification Tournaments will obtain quota place. 2 quota per each gender are giving to AFC, UEFA, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL and 1 quota per each gender are giving to CAF and OFC.[2]

If for a particular Confederation there is no qualification Tournament or the tournament is not confirmed by 31 December 2017, the best ranked NOC from the respective Confederation at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup will obtain quota place for the boys tournament and the best ranked NOC from the respective Confederation from a senior Futsal tournament will be obtain quota place for the girls tournament. Should there be no teams remaining from the respective Confederation, the FIFA Ranking of 15 May 2018 will be used to determine the next best ranked NOC not yet qualified that will obtain quota place.[2]

Boys' qualification

Host nation Argentina chose to compete in boys' tournament. In addition, 9 other national under-18 teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.[2][3][4]

EventDatesLocationQuota PlaceQualified
Host country--1 Argentina
2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup (CONCACAF)10 September–1 October 2016 Colombia2 Costa Rica
 Panama
2017 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship[5]16–26 May 2017[6] Thailand2 Iran
 Iraq
2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament[7]4–7 October 2017[8] New Zealand1 Solomon Islands
2017 UEFA Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament[9]1–4 November 2017[10][11] Serbia
 Slovakia
 Croatia
 Slovenia		2 Russia
 SlovakiaA
2018 South American Under-18 Futsal Championship[12][13]22–29 March 2018[14] Paraguay1 Brazil
2018 African Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament[15]12 January – 29 April 2018[16]Various1 Egypt
Total10
^A Italy originally qualified, but chose to compete in beach handball. The spot was reallocated to the next highest ranked nation, Slovakia.

Girls' qualification

Since host nation Argentina chose to compete in boys' tournament, 10 national under-18 teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.[2][17][18]

EventDatesLocationQuota PlaceQualified
2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament[7]4–7 October 2017[8] New Zealand1 TongaB
2017 UEFA Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament[9]1–4 November 2017[10][11] Portugal
 Spain		2 Portugal
 Spain
2017 Copa América Femenina de Futsal22–29 November 2017 Uruguay2 BoliviaC
 ChileC
FIFA Women's World Rankings (CAF)[19]23 March 2018–1 CameroonD
FIFA Women's World Rankings (CONCACAF)[20]23 March 2018–2 Trinidad and TobagoE
 Dominican RepublicE
2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship[21]2–12 May 2018 Thailand2 Japan
 ThailandF
Total10
^B New Zealand originally qualified, but chose to compete in rugby sevens. The spot was reallocated to the next highest ranked nation, Tonga.[22]
^C Brazil and Colombia originally qualified, but Brazil chose to compete in boys' tournament and Colombia chose to compete in rugby sevens. The spots were eventually reallocated to Bolivia and Chile.
^D Nigeria originally qualified, but declined to enter. The spot was eventually reallocated to Cameroon.
^E United States and Canada originally qualified, but United States declined to enter and Canada chose to compete in rugby sevens.[23] The spots were eventually reallocated to Trinidad and Tobago and Dominican Republic.
^F Iran originally qualified, but chose to compete in boys' tournament. The spot was reallocated to the next highest ranked nation, Thailand.

Schedule

The girls' tournament will take place between 7–17 October 2018, and the boys' tournament will take place between 7–18 October 2018.[24]

All times are local, ART (UTC−3).[25]

Event DateEvent DayStarting TimeEvent Details
October 7Sunday14:00Girls' Group Stage
18:00Boys' Group Stage
October 8Monday14:00Girls' Group Stage
18:00Boys' Group Stage
October 9Tuesday14:00Girls' Group Stage
18:00Boys' Group Stage
October 10Wednesday14:00Girls' Group Stage
18:00Boys' Group Stage
October 11Thursday14:00Girls' Group Stage
18:00Boys' Group Stage
October 12Friday14:00Girls' Group Stage
18:00Boys' Group Stage
October 13Saturday14:00Girls' Group Stage
18:00Boys' Group Stage
October 15Monday14:00Girls' Semifinals
18:00Boys' Semifinals
October 17Wednesday15:30Girls' Medal Matches
October 18Thursday10:30Boys' Medal Matches

Draw
Roberto Ayala announces the position of Argentina during the draw.

The draw was held on 24 August 2018, 18:30 ART (UTC−3), at the Casa de Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires.[26] In both the boys' and girls' tournament, the ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Argentina were assigned to position A1 in the boys' tournament. As teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group, the two teams each from AFC (Asia), CONCACAF (North America), CONMEBOL (South America), and UEFA (Europe) were drawn into different groups, and as a result the two remaining teams, one each from CAF (Africa) and OFC (Oceania), were also drawn into different groups.[27]

Match officials

A total of 24 officials (18 men and 6 women) were appointed by FIFA for the two tournaments.[28][29]

Squads
Main article: Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics squads

Each team had to name a preliminary squad of 20 players (minimum three must be goalkeepers). From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 10 players (minimum two must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[1]

Format

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 15.5):[1]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. fair play points in all group matches:
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
    • direct red card: minus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

In the semi-finals, bronze medal match and goal medal match, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

Boys' tournament
Main article: Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 6 6 0 0 32 7 +25 18
 Russia 6 4 0 2 23 17 +6 12
 Egypt 6 4 1 1 21 15 +6 13
4  Argentina (H) 6 2 1 3 25 16 +9 7
5  Iraq 4 2 1 1 12 5 +7 7
6  Iran 4 2 0 2 19 11 +8 6
7  Slovakia 4 1 0 3 5 12 −7 3
8  Costa Rica 4 1 0 3 17 27 −10 3
9  Panama 4 0 1 3 7 25 −18 1
10  Solomon Islands 4 0 0 4 13 39 −26 0
Source: IOC
Rules for classification: (5th to 10th place) 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) equal ranking if still tied (regulations Article 15.6).
(H) Host.

Girls' tournament
Main article: Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' tournament
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 6 6 0 0 57 5 +52 18
 Japan 6 4 0 2 20 13 +7 12
 Spain 6 5 0 1 52 8 +44 15
4  Bolivia 6 3 0 3 22 44 −22 9
5  Thailand 4 2 0 2 29 13 +16 6
6  Cameroon 4 2 0 2 16 13 +3 6
7  Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 0 3 10 40 −30 3
8  Chile 4 0 1 3 6 27 −21 1
9  Dominican Republic 4 0 1 3 6 32 −26 1
10  Tonga 4 0 0 4 8 31 −23 0
Source: IOC
Rules for classification: (5th to 10th place) 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) equal ranking if still tied (regulations Article 15.6).

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil1001
 Portugal1001
3 Japan0101
 Russia0101
5 Egypt0011
 Spain0011
Totals (6 nations)2226

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys
  Brazil  Russia  Egypt
Girls
  Portugal  Japan  Spain

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