Wales national futsal team
Shirt badge/Association crest
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| Nickname(s) | The Dragons |
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| Association | Football Association of Wales |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Richard Gunney |
| Captain | Sion Kitson |
| FIFA code | WAL |
| FIFA ranking | 96 (29 April 2016) |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 82 (19 October 2015) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 96 (29 April 2016) |
| First international | |
 Andorra 2-1 Wales  (Escaldes, Andorra, 2 September 2012) |
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| Biggest win | |
Wales 6-3 Israel  (Ramat Gan, Israel, 23 October 2015) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Poland 8-1 Wales (Zielona Góra, Poland, 4 January 2014) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
| UEFA Futsal Championship | |
| Appearances | 0 |
The Wales national futsal team is controlled by the Football Association of Wales, the governing body for futsal in Wales and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.
The creation of the Wales futsal team was first announced in late 2011, an FAW Futsal squad was named for a one-day training camp and fixture in Cardiff on 18 December at Cardiff University, to begin the FAW's preparations for the UEFA Futsal Championship qualification in January 2013. A second training camp was held on 11 March 2012 and Wales played the England Development squad on 15 April. England won the game 8–6 in Deeside, Flintshire.
On 6 and 7 July, Wales played two friendlies against AC Omonia's futsal team, the current Cypriot champions. Wales played their first official international match against Andorra in September 2012 and took part in qualification for the first time in January 2013 in the UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers.
The Proposed Inaugural FAW Futsal Squad. These players have all represented the Wales national futsal team.
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