Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

Futsal at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
Pictograms for futsal
Venue	2 (in one host city)
Dates	1–12 October 2018
No. of events	2
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The futsal competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics will take place at the La Rural and the Parque Polideportivo Roca, both located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There are two tournaments, one for boys and one for girls.

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.

As hosts, Argentina has the right to directly qualify 1 team per both genders 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.

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.

In addition to host nation Argentina (if confirms its allocation), 9 national under-18 teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.