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
Founded1996
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams46 (Qualifiers)
16 (Finals)
Current champions Portugal
(2nd title)
Most successful team(s) Spain (7 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
UEFA Futsal Euro 2022

History

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.

Trophy

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]

Results

Year Host Final Third place match Teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
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

Portugal
4–2
Russia

Spain
4–1
Ukraine
16

Debut of teams

Year Debuting teams
Teams No. CT
1996 Belgium,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Russia,  Spain,  Ukraine66
1999 Croatia,  Portugal,  FR Yugoslavia39
2001 Czech Republic,  Poland211
2003 Slovenia112
2005 Hungary113
2007 Romania,  Serbia215
2010 Belarus,  Azerbaijan217
2012 Turkey118
2014018
2016 Kazakhstan119
2018 France120
2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Finland,  Georgia,  Slovakia424
2026

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) 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
 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
 Azerbaijan4th10th9th8th7th9th 6
 Belarus9th 1
 Belgium3rd8th7th9th10th 5
 Bosnia and Herzegovina×16th 1
 Croatia5th5th4th8th9th11th 6
 Czech Republic6thSF5th8th3rd9th11th11th 8
 Finland×7th 1
 France×10th 1
 Georgia6th 1
 Hungary5th9th10th 3
 Italy4th3rd4th1st3rd2nd5th3rd1st5th9th14th 12
 Kazakhstan3rd4th5th 3
 Netherlands6th4th7th5th12th10th 6
 Poland8th11th15th 3
 Portugal6th5th5th4th2nd5th4th7th1st1st 10
 Romania××××6th7th6th12th 4
 Russia2nd1st3rd6th2nd3rd5th2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd 12
 Serbia5th5th6th4th8th12th 6 (7)[3]
 Slovakia8th 1
 Slovenia8th9th11th7th12th5th13th 7
 Spain1st2nd1stSF1st1st1st1st3rd1st2nd3rd 12
 Turkey××××××12th 1
 Ukraine5th2nd2nd4th7th5th8th5th6th6th4th 11
 FR Yugoslavia7th 1 (7)[3]

Overall team records

As of UEFA Futsal Euro 2018
Rank Team Editions Pld W D L GF GA Dif Pts
1  Spain 11533910520186+115127
2  Italy 11472971113078+5294
3  Russia 115029714154105+4994
4  Portugal 9351571310595+1052
5  Ukraine 1036126189296–443
6  Serbia 6207584854–626
7  Czech Republic 824531664110–4618
8  Kazakhstan 2105233222+1017
9  Azerbaijan 5155284865–1717
10  Croatia 5154473147–1616
11  Romania 4113082540–159
12  Belgium 5142391742–259
13  Netherlands 51623113362–299
14  Slovenia 61521122960–317
15  Finland 14112913–44
16  Slovakia 14112917–74
17  France 1201179–21
18  Belarus 12011614–81
19  Poland 25014824–161
20  Turkey 1200218–70
21  Bosnia and Herzegovina 13003411–70
22  Hungary 370071636–200

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Spain72312
2 Italy2136
3 Portugal2103
4 Russia16310
5 Ukraine0202
6 Czech Republic0022
7 Belgium0011
 Kazakhstan0011
Totals (8 nations)12121337

Note: Semi-final appearance in the 2003 edition was considered share bronze.

FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2 (19892008, 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
 AzerbaijanQF1
 Belgium4thR2R23
 CroatiaR21
 Czech RepublicR2R1R2R24
 DenmarkR11
 HungaryR11
 ItalyR2R1R22nd3rd3rdR27
 KazakhstanR24th2
 LithuaniaR11
 Netherlands2ndR2R2R24
 PolandR21
 Portugal3rdR2R1QF4th1st6
 RussiaR13rd4th4thQF2ndQF7
 SerbiaR2R22
 SpainR13rd2nd1st1st2nd2ndQFQF9
 Ukraine4thR2R2QFR25

See also

References

  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.
  3. 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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