UEFA Futsal Championship

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).

UEFA Futsal Championship
Organising bodyUEFA
Founded1996
RegionEurope
Number of teams46 (Qualifiers)
16 (Finals)
Qualifier forFutsal Finalissima
Current champions Portugal
(2nd title)
Most successful team(s) Spain
(7 titles)
Websitewww.uefa.com/futsaleuro/
UEFA Futsal Euro 2026

History

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The first tournament was held in Spain in 1996 and featured 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 was expanded to 16 teams and held every four years, to avoid leap years when the FIFA Futsal World Cup is being played. The first 16-team tournament was held in 2022 in the Netherlands.[2]

Qualification

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  1. 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying (Link)
  2. 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying (Link)
  3. 2001 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying (Link)
  4. 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying (Link)
  5. 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying (Link)
  6. 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying (Link)
  7. 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying
  8. UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 qualifying
  9. UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 qualifying
  10. UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 qualifying
  11. UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying
  12. UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying
  13. UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying

Editions

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# Year Host Final Third place match Teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1 1996
Details
 
Spain
 
Spain
5–3  
Russia
 
Belgium
3–2 (a.e.t.)  
Italy
6 (18)
2 1999
Details
 
Spain
 
Russia
3–3 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (p)
 
Spain
 
Italy
3–0  
Netherlands
8 (25)
3 2001
Details
 
Russia
 
Spain
2–1 (a.e.t.)  
Ukraine
 
Russia
2–1 (a.e.t.)  
Italy
8 (26)
4 2003
Details
 
Italy
 
Italy
1–0  
Ukraine
 
Czech Republic
By Points  
Spain
8 (29)
5 2005
Details
 
Czech Republic
 
Spain
2–1  
Russia
 
Italy
3–1  
Ukraine
8 (34)
6 2007
Details
 
Portugal
 
Spain
3–1  
Italy
 
Russia
3–2  
Portugal
8 (34)
7 2010
Details
 
Hungary
 
Spain
4–2  
Portugal
 
Czech Republic
5–3  
Azerbaijan
12 (39)
8 2012
Details
 
Croatia
 
Spain
3–1 (a.e.t.)  
Russia
 
Italy
3–1  
Croatia
12 (43)
9 2014
Details
 
Belgium
 
Italy
3–1  
Russia
 
Spain
8–4  
Portugal
12 (45)
10 2016
Details
 
Serbia
 
Spain
7–3  
Russia
 
Kazakhstan
5–2  
Serbia
12 (47)
11 2018
Details
 
Slovenia
 
Portugal
3–2 (a.e.t.)  
Spain
 
Russia
1–0  
Kazakhstan
12 (47)
12 2022
Details
 
Netherlands
 
Portugal
4–2  
Russia
 
Spain
4–1  
Ukraine
16 (50)
13 2026
Details
   
Latvia & Lithuania
16 (50)

Debut of teams

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Trophy
Year Debuting teams Successor teams
Teams No. CT
1996   Belgium,   Italy,   Netherlands,   Russia,   Spain,   Ukraine 6 6
1999   Croatia,   Portugal,   Yugoslavia 3 9
2001   Czech Republic,   Poland 2 11
2003   Slovenia 1 12
2005   Hungary 1 13
2007   Romania 1 14   Serbia
2010   Azerbaijan,   Belarus 2 16
2012   Turkey 1 17
2014 0 17
2016   Kazakhstan 1 18
2018   France 1 19
2022   Bosnia and Herzegovina,   Finland,   Georgia,   Slovakia 4 23
2026   Latvia,   Lithuania 2 25

Performance by nations

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Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Semi-finalists Total
  Spain 7 (1996*, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016) 2 (1999*, 2018) 2 (2014, 2022) 1 (2003) 12
  Italy 2 (2003*, 2014) 1 (2007) 3 (1999, 2005, 2012) 2 (1996, 2001) 8
  Portugal 2 (2018, 2022) 1 (2010) 2 (2007*, 2014) 5
  Russia 1 (1999) 6 (1996, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022) 3 (2001*, 2007, 2018) 10
  Ukraine 2 (2001, 2003) 2 (2005, 2022) 4
  Kazakhstan 1 (2016) 1 (2018) 2
  Czech Republic 1 (2010) 1 (2003) 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

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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)
2026
 
 
(16)
Years
  Azerbaijan 4th 10th 9th 8th 7th 9th 6
  Belarus 9th 1
  Belgium 3rd 8th 7th 9th 10th 5
  Bosnia and Herzegovina × 16th 1
  Croatia 5th 5th 4th 8th 9th 11th 6
  Czech Republic 6th SF 5th 8th 3rd 9th 11th 11th 8
  Finland × 7th 1
  France × 10th 1
  Georgia 6th 1
  Hungary 5th 9th 10th 3
  Italy 4th 3rd 4th 1st 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 1st 5th 9th 14th 12
  Kazakhstan 3rd 4th 5th 3
  Latvia × Q 1
  Lithuania × Q 1
  Netherlands 6th 4th 7th 5th 12th 10th 6
  Poland 8th 11th 15th 3
  Portugal 6th 5th 5th 4th 2nd 5th 4th 7th 1st 1st 10
  Romania × × × × 6th 7th 6th 12th 4
  Russia 2nd 1st 3rd 6th 2nd 3rd 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd × 12
  Serbia 5th 5th 6th 4th 8th 12th 6 (7)[3]
  Slovakia 8th 1
  Slovenia 8th 9th 11th 7th 12th 5th 13th 7
  Spain 1st 2nd 1st SF 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 12
  Turkey × × × × × × 12th 1
  Ukraine 5th 2nd 2nd 4th 7th 5th 8th 5th 6th 6th 4th 11
  Yugoslavia 7th 1 (7)[3]

Summary (1996-2022)

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Rank Team Part M W D L GF GA GD Points
1   Spain 12 59 43 11 5 227 94 +133 140
2   Russia 12 56 34 7 15 178 114 +64 109
3   Italy 12 50 29 9 12 146 87 +59 96
4   Portugal 10 41 21 7 13 124 104 +20 70
5   Ukraine 11 42 14 6 22 111 109 +2 48
6   Serbia 7 23 8 5 10 54 66 –12 29
7   Kazakhstan 3 14 7 3 4 49 34 +15 24
8   Azerbaijan 6 18 6 3 9 56 72 –16 21
9   Croatia 6 18 5 4 9 37 57 –20 19
10   Czech Republic 8 24 5 3 16 64 110 –46 18
11   Netherlands 6 19 3 3 13 39 71 –32 12
12   Romania 4 11 3 0 8 25 40 –15 9
13   Belgium 5 14 2 3 9 17 42 –25 9
14   Slovenia 7 18 2 3 13 36 68 –32 9
15   Georgia 1 4 2 0 2 6 14 –8 6
16   Finland 1 4 1 1 2 9 13 –4 4
17   Slovakia 1 4 1 1 2 9 17 –8 4
18   Poland 3 8 0 2 6 12 34 –22 2
19   France 1 2 0 1 1 7 9 –2 1
20   Belarus 1 2 0 1 1 6 14 –8 1
21   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 3 0 0 3 4 11 –7 0
22   Turkey 1 2 0 0 2 1 8 –7 0
23   Hungary 3 7 0 0 7 16 34 –18 0

Medals (1996-2022)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Spain72211
2  Italy2136
3  Portugal2103
4  Russia16310
5  Ukraine0202
6  Czech Republic0022
7  Belgium0011
  Kazakhstan0011
Totals (8 entries)12121236

FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers

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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
 
2024
Total
  Azerbaijan QF 1
  Belgium 4th R2 R2 3
  Croatia R2 1
  Czech Republic R2 R1 R2 R2 4
  Denmark R1 1
  France Q 1
  Hungary R1 1
  Italy R2 R1 R2 2nd 3rd 3rd R2 7
  Kazakhstan R2 4th Q 3
  Lithuania R1 1
  Netherlands 2nd R2 R2 R2 4
  Poland R2 1
  Portugal 3rd R2 R1 QF 4th 1st R2 7
  Russia R1 3rd 4th 4th QF 2nd QF 7
  Serbia R2 R2 2
  Spain R1 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd QF QF Q 10
  Ukraine 4th R2 R2 QF R2 Q 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Futsal Championship 2020-22" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "UEFA to revamp and expand futsal competitions". UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ 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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