Canada women's national futsal team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Canada national futsal team.

Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Rouges (The Reds)
The Canucks
AssociationCanada Soccer
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachAlexandre Da Rocha
FIFA codeCAN
FIFA rankingNR (4 April 2025)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Costa Rica 3–2  
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 29, 2025)
Biggest win
  6–0 Honduras 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 30, 2025)
 Panama 2–8  
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; May 4, 2025)
Biggest defeat
 Costa Rica 3–2  
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 29, 2025)
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2025)
Best resultTBD
AMF World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2013)
Best resultSilver Runners-up (2022)
CONCACAF W Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2025)
Best result Champions (2025)

The Canada women's national futsal team (French: Équipe du Canada de futsal féminin) represents Canada in international futsal competitions, and is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association.

History

Brazil and Canada's women's futsal national teams in a friendly match in Colombia after both were eliminated from the 2013 AMF Futsal Women's World Cup

After establishing its first-ever local women's championship in April 2023,[2] the Canadian Soccer Association formed its first official women's national futsal team under its governance in January 2025 and appointed Alexandre Da Rocha as the team's first-ever Head Coach.[3] Before establishing this FIFA-affiliated team, Canada had an AMF-affiliated women's futsal team that competed in the AMF Futsal World Cup.[4] The team achieved its best result as runners-up in the 2022 edition.[5]

Registered for the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the inaugural 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup, the 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, Canada made its international debut during the competition. On 29 April 2025, Les Rouges played their first-ever international futsal match, narrowly losing 3–2 to Costa Rica. However, the team responded emphatically in their remaining group stage fixtures, crushing Honduras 6–0 and securing a crucial victory over rivals the United States to reach the semi-finals.

In the semi-final against Mexico, the Canadian side demonstrated remarkable composure and resilience. Trailing 3–0 at half-time, they staged a dramatic comeback to level the score at 4–4 by full-time, eventually prevailing in a penalty shootout to secure their first-ever qualification for a FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup, set to be held in the Philippines.[6]

With history on the line, Canada faced Panama in the final and delivered a commanding performance, winning 8–2 to become the inaugural champions of the competition.[7][8] The triumph was further highlighted by Canadian dominance in the tournament's individual awards.

Coaching staff

Current staff

As of January 31, 2025
Role Name Ref.
Head Coach Canada Alexandre Da Rocha [9]

Players

Current squad

The following 14 players were named to the squad for the 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, set to take place from 28 April to 4 May 2025.[10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Lea Palacio-Tellier (1996-12-27) December 27, 1996 Canada FC Grenadières
14 1GK Jadyn Steinhauer (1998-11-23) November 23, 1998 Canada SK Impact FC
3 2DF Jade Houmphanh (2001-12-14) December 14, 2001 Canada SK Impact FC
4 2DF Sophie Thérien (1993-04-04) April 4, 1993 Canada Montréal Xtreme ADR
8 2DF Cynthia Gaspar-Freire (1995-04-20) April 20, 1995 Canada Montréal Xtreme ADR
12 2DF Sadie Sider-Echenberg (2003-09-04) September 4, 2003 United States Univ. of South Florida
5 3MF Maude Lagacé (2001-03-31) March 31, 2001 Canada Montréal Xtreme ADR
6 3MF Shayla He (2003-10-09) October 9, 2003 Canada Montréal Underdogs FC
10 3MF Keera Melenhorst (2003-05-02) May 2, 2003 United States University of Pittsburgh
11 3MF Erica Hindmarsh (1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 Canada SK Impact FC
2 4FW Erika Pion (1996-04-28) April 28, 1996 Canada Atletico Montréal
7 4FW Joëlle Gosselin (1994-04-23) April 23, 1994 Canada Montréal Xtreme ADR
9 4FW Esther Brossard (2006-05-19) May 19, 2006 United States Lehigh University
13 4FW Stephie-Ann Dadaille (1994-11-06) November 6, 1994 Canada Atletico Montréal

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Philippines 2025 Qualified
Total 1/1 — — — — — —

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Futsal Championship

CONCACAF W Futsal Championship record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Guatemala 2025 Champions 5 3 1 1 23 10
Total 1/1 5 3 1 1 23 10

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Canada Soccer announces plans for women's Futsal Canadian Championship". sirc.ca. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Alexandre Da Rocha nommé entraîneur national de l'équipe féminine de futsal du Canada". footboom1.com (in French). 31 January 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ^ Colpitts, Iain (6 November 2013). "Lemon leads Canada into Futsal World Cup". mississauga.com. Mississauga News. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ^ Reiter, Nathan (4 November 2022). "PA's Cowles reflects on AMF Futsal World Cup Experience". paherald.sk.ca. Prince Albert Daily Herald. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Canada beats Mexico to qualify for 1st FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Canada women celebrate international debut by winning CONCACAF W Futsal Championship". tsn.ca. Guatemala City. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Les Canadiennes sont couronnées championnes continentales de futsal". msn.com (in French). 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Alexandre Da Rocha Named Head Coach of Canadian Women's Futsal Team". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Canada Soccer names roster for inaugural CONCACAF W Futsal Championship". CFJC Today. Canadian Press. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.

See also

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