UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship
Founded	1996
Region	Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams	46 (Qualifiers); 16 (Finals)
Current champions	Portugal ; (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Spain (7 titles)
Website	Official website
	UEFA Futsal Euro 2022

The UEFA European Futsal Championship^[1] is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations).

History[]

The first tournament was held in Spain in 1996 with only six teams. The tournament was expanded to eight teams in 1999 and held every two years, and further to 12 teams in 2010.

After 2018, the tournament will be expanded to 16 teams, but held every four years, i.e., no tournament will be held in leap years (e.g., 2020) when the FIFA Futsal World Cup is being played, with the first 16-team tournament to be held in 2022 and will take place in Netherlands.^[2]

Results[]

Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Teams
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Teams
1996 Details	Spain	Spain	5–3	Russia	Belgium	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Italy	6
1999 Details	Spain	Russia	3–3 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p)	Spain	Italy	3–0	Netherlands	8
2001 Details	Russia	Spain	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Ukraine	Russia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Italy	8
2003 Details	Italy	Italy	1–0	Ukraine	Spain and Czech Republic			8
2005 Details	Czech Republic	Spain	2–1	Russia	Italy	3–1	Ukraine	8
2007 Details	Portugal	Spain	3–1	Italy	Russia	3–2	Portugal	8
2010 Details	Hungary	Spain	4–2	Portugal	Czech Republic	5–3	Azerbaijan	12
2012 Details	Croatia	Spain	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Russia	Italy	3–1	Croatia	12
2014 Details	Belgium	Italy	3–1	Russia	Spain	8–4	Portugal	12
2016 Details	Serbia	Spain	7–3	Russia	Kazakhstan	5–2	Serbia	12
2018 Details	Slovenia	Portugal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Russia	1–0	Kazakhstan	12
2022 Details	Netherlands							16

Debut of teams[]

Year	Debuting teams
Year	Teams	No.	CT
1996	Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Ukraine	6	6
1999	Croatia, Portugal, FR Yugoslavia	3	9
2001	Czech Republic, Poland	2	11
2003	Slovenia	1	12
2005	Hungary	1	13
2007	Romania, Serbia	2	15
2010	Belarus, Azerbaijan	2	17
2012	Turkey	1	18
2014	–	0	18
2016	Kazakhstan	1	19
2018	France	1	20
2022	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Georgia, Slovakia	4	24

Performance by nations[]

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place	Semi-finalists	Total (Top Four)
Spain	7 (1996*, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016)	2 (1999*, 2018)	1 (2014)	–	1 (2003)	11
Italy	2 (2003*, 2014)	1 (2007)	3 (1999, 2005, 2012)	2 (1996, 2001)	–	8
Russia	1 (1999)	5 (1996, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2016)	3 (2001*, 2007, 2018)	–	–	9
Portugal	1 (2018)	1 (2010)	–	2 (2007*, 2014)	–	4
Ukraine	–	2 (2001, 2003)	–	1 (2005)	–	3
Czech Republic	–	–	1 (2010)	–	1 (2003)	2
Kazakhstan	–	–	1 (2016)	1 (2018)	–	2
Belgium	–	–	1 (1996)	–	–	1
Netherlands	–	–	–	1 (1999)	–	1
Azerbaijan	–	–	–	1 (2010)	–	1
Croatia	–	–	–	1 (2012*)	–	1
Serbia	–	–	–	1 (2016*)	–	1

* = hosts

Comprehensive team results by tournament[]

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
SF – Semi-finalists
5th–8th – Fifth to Eighth place
9th–12th – Ninth to Twelfth place
Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter
× – Withdrew from the European Championship / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
— Country not affiliated to UEFA at that time
— Country did not exist or national team was inactive
— Hosts

Team	1996 (6)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2007 (8)	2010 (12)	2012 (12)	2014 (12)	2016 (12)	2018 (12)	2022 (16)	Years
Azerbaijan	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	10th	9th	8th	7th	Q	6
Belarus	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•		1
Belgium	3rd	8th	•	7th	•	•	9th	•	10th	•	•	•	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Croatia	•	5th	5th	•	•	•	•	4th	8th	9th	•	Q	6
Czech Republic	•	•	6th	SF	5th	8th	3rd	9th	11th	11th	•	•	8
Finland	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
France	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	1
Georgia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Hungary	•	•	•	•	5th	•	9th	•	•	10th	•	•	3
Italy	4th	3rd	4th	1st	3rd	2nd	5th	3rd	1st	5th	9th	Q	12
Kazakhstan				•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	4th	Q	3
Netherlands	6th	4th	7th	•	5th	•	•	•	12th	•	•	Q	6
Poland	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	Q	3
Portugal	•	6th	•	5th	5th	4th	2nd	5th	4th	7th	1st	Q	10
Romania	×	×	×	×	•	6th	•	7th	6th	•	12th	•	4
Russia	2nd	1st	3rd	6th	2nd	3rd	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	Q	12
Serbia						5th	5th	6th	•	4th	8th		5 (6)^[3]
Slovakia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Slovenia	•	•	•	8th	•	•	9th	11th	7th	12th	5th	Q	7
Spain	1st	2nd	1st	SF	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	Q	12
Turkey	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	12th	•	•	•	•	1
Ukraine	5th	•	2nd	2nd	4th	7th	5th	8th	5th	6th	6th	Q	11
FR Yugoslavia	•	7th	•	•	•								1 (6)^[3]

Overall team records[]

As of UEFA Futsal Euro 2018

Rank	Team	Editions	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif	Pts
1	Spain	11	53	39	10	5	201	86	+115	127
2	Italy	11	47	29	7	11	130	78	+52	94
3	Russia	11	50	29	7	14	154	105	+49	94
4	Portugal	9	35	15	7	13	105	95	+10	52
5	Ukraine	10	36	12	6	18	92	96	–4	43
6	Serbia	6	20	7	5	8	48	54	–6	26
7	Czech Republic	8	24	5	3	16	64	110	–46	18
8	Kazakhstan	2	10	5	2	3	32	22	+10	17
9	Azerbaijan	5	15	5	2	8	48	65	–17	17
10	Croatia	5	15	4	4	7	31	47	–16	16
11	Romania	4	11	3	0	8	25	40	–15	9
12	Belgium	5	14	2	3	9	17	42	–25	9
13	Netherlands	5	16	2	3	11	33	62	–29	9
14	Slovenia	6	15	2	1	12	29	60	–31	7
15	France	1	2	0	1	1	7	9	–2	1
16	Belarus	1	2	0	1	1	6	14	–8	1
17	Poland	2	5	0	1	4	8	24	–16	1
18	Turkey	1	2	0	0	2	1	8	–7	0
19	Hungary	3	7	0	0	7	16	36	–20	0

Medal count[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain	7	2	1	10
2	Italy	2	1	3	6
3	Russia	1	5	3	9
4	Portugal	1	1	0	2
5	Ukraine	0	2	0	2
6	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 nations)		11	11	10	32

¹ does not include semi-final appearance in the 2003 edition

FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers[]

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarterfinals
R2 – Round 2 (1989–2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16)
R1 – Round 1
– Hosts
– Not an UEFA member
Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team	1989	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2021	Total
Azerbaijan								QF		1
Belgium	4th	R2	R2							3
Croatia				R2						1
Czech Republic					R2	R1	R2		Q	4
Denmark	R1									1
Hungary	R1									1
Italy	R2	R1	R2		2nd	3rd	3rd	R2		7
Kazakhstan								R2	Q	1
Lithuania									Q	1
Netherlands	2nd	R2	R2	R2						4
Poland		R2								1
Portugal				3rd	R2	R1	QF	4th	Q	5
Russia		R1	3rd	4th		4th	QF	2nd	Q	6
Serbia							R2		Q	2
Spain	R1	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	QF	Q	8
Ukraine			4th		R2	R2	QF	R2		5

References[]

^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Futsal Championship 2020-22" (PDF). UEFA.com.
^ "UEFA to revamp and expand futsal competitions". UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up in 1991 all the nations that formed this country now compete separately. FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Regulations of the UEFA European Futsal Championship 2020-22" (PDF). UEFA.com.

[2] "UEFA to revamp and expand futsal competitions". UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.

[Yugoslavia-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up in 1991 all the nations that formed this country now compete separately. FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.

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Finals	2010
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