| Event: | Futsal |
| Games: | 2018 Summer Youth |
| Venue: | 2 (in two host cities) |
| Dates: | 7–18 October 2018 |
| Num Events: | 2 (1 boys, 1 girls) |
| Competitors: | 200 (100 boys + 100 girls) |
| Nations: | 20 (10 boys + 10 girls) |
| Prev: | 2014 (football tournament) |
| Next: | 2026 |
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]
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]
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]
| Event | Dates | Location | Quota Place | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | - | - | 1 | ||
| 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup (CONCACAF) | 10 September–1 October 2016 | 2 | |||
| 2017 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship[5] | 16–26 May 2017[6] | 2 | |||
| 2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament[7] | 4–7 October 2017[8] | 1 | |||
| 2017 UEFA Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament[9] | 1–4 November 2017[10] [11] | 2 | |||
| 2018 South American Under-18 Futsal Championship[12] [13] | 22–29 March 2018[14] | 1 | |||
| 2018 African Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament[15] | 12 January – 29 April 2018[16] | Various | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | ||||
Italy originally qualified, but chose to compete in beach handball. The spot was reallocated to the next highest ranked nation, Slovakia.
Since host nation Argentina chose to compete in boys' tournament, 10 national under-18 teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.[2] [17] [18]
| Event | Dates | Location | Quota Place | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–7 October 2017 | 1 | ||||
| 1–4 November 2017 | 2 | ||||
| 22–29 November 2017 | 2 | ||||
| FIFA Women's World Rankings (CAF)[19] | 23 March 2018 | – | 1 | ||
| FIFA Women's World Rankings (CONCACAF)[20] | 23 March 2018 | – | 2 | ||
| 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship[21] | 2–12 May 2018 | 2 | |||
| Total | 10 | ||||
New Zealand originally qualified, but chose to compete in rugby sevens. The spot was reallocated to the next highest ranked nation, Tonga.[22]
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.
Nigeria originally qualified, but declined to enter. The spot was eventually reallocated to Cameroon.
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.
Iran originally qualified, but chose to compete in boys' tournament. The spot was reallocated to the next highest ranked nation, Thailand.
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 Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Sunday | 14:00 | Girls' Group Stage | |
| 18:00 | Boys' Group Stage | |||
| October 8 | Monday | 14:00 | Girls' Group Stage | |
| 18:00 | Boys' Group Stage | |||
| October 9 | Tuesday | 14:00 | Girls' Group Stage | |
| 18:00 | Boys' Group Stage | |||
| October 10 | Wednesday | 14:00 | Girls' Group Stage | |
| 18:00 | Boys' Group Stage | |||
| October 11 | Thursday | 14:00 | Girls' Group Stage | |
| 18:00 | Boys' Group Stage | |||
| October 12 | Friday | 14:00 | Girls' Group Stage | |
| 18:00 | Boys' Group Stage | |||
| October 13 | Saturday | 14:00 | Girls' Group Stage | |
| 18:00 | Boys' Group Stage | |||
| October 15 | Monday | 14:00 | Girls' Semifinals | |
| 18:00 | Boys' Semifinals | |||
| October 17 | Wednesday | 15:30 | Girls' Medal Matches | |
| October 18 | Thursday | 10:30 | Boys' Medal Matches |
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]
A total of 24 officials (18 men and 6 women) were appointed by FIFA for the two tournaments.[28] [29]
| Confederation | Referees |
|---|---|
| AFC | Hussain Ali Al Bahhar |
 Hiroyuki Kobayashi | |
| Po Fu Lee | |
 Qingyun Liang | |
 Gelareh Nazemi Deylami | |
| CAF |  Mohamed Hassan Hassan Ahmed Youssef |
 Khalid Hnich | |
| CONCACAF |  Jose Misael Barrera Masferrer |
| Diego Molina Lopez | |
 Roberto Sanchez | |
 Lance Vanhaitsma |
| Confederation | Referees |
|---|---|
| CONMEBOL |  Ricardo Amaral Messa |
 Tayana Raquel Moreno Sarabia | |
| Valeria Nicole Palma Palma | |
 Andres Daniel Peña Garcia | |
| Bill Rafael Herminio Villalba Vera | |
| Leandro Lorenzo (support) | |
| OFC |  Antony Riley |
| UEFA |  Victor Berg Audic |
 Ovidiu Dan Curta | |
| Nikola Jelić | |
| Miguel Duarte Oliveira Castilho | |
 Chiara Perona | |
 David Urdanoz Apezteguia | |
 Irina Velikanova |
See main article: Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' team 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]
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] If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
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.
See main article: Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament.
See main article: Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' tournament.
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| Girls |