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World futsal Championships AMF/FIFUSA (Senior Men)

World futsal Championships AMF/FIFUSA

Year	Place	Champion	Score	Vice-Champion	Third	Score	Fourth
Age of FIFUSA (Federation International of Fútbol de Salón - futsal)
1982	São Paulo	Brazil	1 - 0	Paraguay	Uruguay	? - ?	Colombia
1985	Madrid	Brazil	3 - 1	Spain	Paraguay	10 - 3	Argentina
1988	Melbourne	Paraguay	2 - 1	Brazil	Spain	5 - 1	Portugal
1991	Milan	Portugal	1 - 1 (3 - 2 t.a.b.)	Paraguay	Brazil	3 - 2	Bolivia
1994	Buenos Aires	Argentina	2 - 1 (a.p.)	Colombia	Uruguay	7 - 4	Brazil
1997	Mexico	Venezuela	4 - 0	Uruguay	Brazil	? - ?	Russia
2000	La Paz	Colombia	3 - 3 (3 - 1 t.a.b.)	Bolivia	Argentina	6 - 6 (6 - 5 t.a.b.)	Russia
Age of AMF/WFA (Asociación Mundial de Fútbol de Salón - Futsal)
2003	Asunción	Paraguay	3 - 1	Colombia	Bolivia	Classement*	Peru
2007	Mendoza	Paraguay	1 - 0	Argentina	Colombia	6 - 4	Peru
2011	Bogota	Colombia	8 - 2	Paraguay	Argentina	8 - 4	Russia

14/12/2002 - World Futsal Association was formed

PANAMERICAN FUTSAL CONFEDERATION FORMS ASOCIACIÓN MUNDIAL DE FUTSAL

At Confederación Panamericana de Fútbol de Salón (Panamarican Futsal Confederation) International Congress Meetings held in Asuncion, Paraguay from Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, 2002, the new Asociación Mundial de Futsal (World Futsal Association) was formed.

Over 25 nations were represented in this historic event as several former members of FIFUSA (Federación Internacional de Fútbol de Salón) decided to join Panamerican Futsal Confederation's movement to create the World Futsal Assocation (WFA).

As FIFUSA did, WFA will continue to have good relations with FIFA. The WFA's Executive Committee's first order of business was the naming of the Association's respective cabinet positions.

Rolando Alarcón Ríos of Paraguay was selected as the WFA's first President, while Wilfredo Coffi (Netherlands Antilles), Giuseppe Caggiano (Italy), Keith Yorston (Australia), Luis Peña Niera (Spain) and Christian Prevost (Canada) were all named Vice-Presidents.

Pedro Bonettini of Argentina was named General Secretary, while Dorian Guaristi Justiniano of Bolivia is the WFA's Treasurer. Jaime Arroyabe (Colombia), Kurt Hartvedt (Norway) and Djamel Laarabi (Algeria) were tabbed as Directors, while José Luis Monges (Costa Rica) is the subsitute director.

Carlos Briceño (Venezuela) and Gabriel Delmonte (Uruguay) are the afflifated associates, while Angel Provao (Spain), Lorenzo García (Mexico) and Julio Notario (Paraguay) are part of the Justice Commission. The WFA closed out the International Congress Meetings with the announcement of Paraguay as the venue for the 2003 World Championship with the dates and fixtures released on a later date.

This competition, that will is held every three years, will replace the previous tournament's staged by FIFUSA from 1982-2000.

Previous FIFUSA (now WFA) World Championships

Year - Venue - Champion
1982 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazil
1985 - Madrid, Spain - Brazil
1988 - Melbourne, Australia - Paraguay
1991 - Milan, Italy - Portugal
1994 - Posadas, Argentina - Argentina
1997 - Mexico City, Mexico - Venezuela
2000 - La Paz, Bolivia - Colombia