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

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

  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

#YearHostFinalThird place matchTeams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
11996
Details

Spain

Spain
5–3
Russia

Belgium
3–2 (a.e.t.)
Italy
6 (18)
21999
Details

Spain

Russia
3–3 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (p)

Spain

Italy
3–0
Netherlands
8 (25)
32001
Details

Russia

Spain
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Ukraine

Russia
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Italy
8 (26)
42003
Details

Italy

Italy
1–0
Ukraine

Czech Republic
By Points
Spain
8 (29)
52005
Details

Czech Republic

Spain
2–1
Russia

Italy
3–1
Ukraine
8 (34)
62007
Details

Portugal

Spain
3–1
Italy

Russia
3–2
Portugal
8 (34)
72010
Details

Hungary

Spain
4–2
Portugal

Czech Republic
5–3
Azerbaijan
12 (39)
82012
Details

Croatia

Spain
3–1 (a.e.t.)
Russia

Italy
3–1
Croatia
12 (43)
92014
Details

Belgium

Italy
3–1
Russia

Spain
8–4
Portugal
12 (45)
102016
Details

Serbia

Spain
7–3
Russia

Kazakhstan
5–2
Serbia
12 (47)
112018
Details

Slovenia

Portugal
3–2 (a.e.t.)
Spain

Russia
1–0
Kazakhstan
12 (47)
122022
Details

Netherlands

Portugal
4–2
Russia

Spain
4–1
Ukraine
16 (50)
132026
Details

Latvia & Lithuania
16 (50)

Debut of teams

Trophy
YearDebuting teamsSuccessor teams
TeamsNo.CT
1996  Belgium,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Russia,  Spain,  Ukraine66
1999  Croatia,  Portugal,  Yugoslavia39
2001  Czech Republic,  Poland211
2003  Slovenia112
2005  Hungary113
2007  Romania114  Serbia
2010  Azerbaijan,  Belarus216
2012  Turkey117
2014017
2016  Kazakhstan118
2018  France119
2022  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Finland,  Georgia,  Slovakia423
2026  Latvia,  Lithuania225

Performance by nations

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeSemi-finalistsTotal
 Spain7 (1996*, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016)2 (1999*, 2018)2 (2014, 2022)1 (2003)12
 Italy2 (2003*, 2014)1 (2007)3 (1999, 2005, 2012)2 (1996, 2001)8
 Portugal2 (2018, 2022)1 (2010)2 (2007*, 2014)5
 Russia1 (1999)6 (1996, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022)3 (2001*, 2007, 2018)10
 Ukraine2 (2001, 2003)2 (2005, 2022)4
 Czech Republic1 (2010)1 (2003)2
 Kazakhstan1 (2016)1 (2018)2
 Belgium1 (1996)1
 Netherlands1 (1999)1
 Azerbaijan1 (2010)1
 Croatia1 (2012*)1
 Serbia1 (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
Team1996

(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
 Azerbaijan4th10th9th8th7th9th6
 Belarus9th1
 Belgium3rd8th7th9th10th5
 Bosnia and Herzegovina×16th1
 Croatia5th5th4th8th9th11th6
 Czech Republic6thSF5th8th3rd9th11th11th8
 Finland×7th1
 France×10th1
 Georgia6th1
 Hungary5th9th10th3
 Italy4th3rd4th1st3rd2nd5th3rd1st5th9th14th12
 Kazakhstan3rd4th5th3
 Latvia×Q1
 Lithuania×Q1
 Netherlands6th4th7th5th12th10th6
 Poland8th11th15th3
 Portugal6th5th5th4th2nd5th4th7th1st1st10
 Romania××××6th7th6th12th4
 Russia2nd1st3rd6th2nd3rd5th2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd×12
 Serbia5th5th6th4th8th12th6 (7)[3]
 Slovakia8th1
 Slovenia8th9th11th7th12th5th13th7
 Spain1st2nd1stSF1st1st1st1st3rd1st2nd3rd12
 Turkey××××××12th1
 Ukraine5th2nd2nd4th7th5th8th5th6th6th4th11
 Yugoslavia7th1 (7)[3]

Summary (1996-2022)

RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1  Spain12594311522794+133140
2  Russia125634715178114+64109
3  Italy12502991214687+5996
4  Portugal104121713124104+2070
5  Ukraine114214622111109+248
6  Serbia72385105466–1229
7  Kazakhstan3147344934+1524
8  Azerbaijan6186395672–1621
9  Croatia6185493757–2019
10  Czech Republic824531664110–4618
11  Netherlands61933133971–3212
12  Romania4113082540–159
13  Belgium5142391742–259
14  Slovenia71823133668–329
15  Georgia14202614–86
16  Finland14112913–44
17  Slovakia14112917–84
18  Poland380261234–222
19  France1201179–21
20  Belarus12011614–81
21  Bosnia and Herzegovina13003411–70
22  Turkey1200218–70
23  Hungary370071634–180

Medals (1996-2022)

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

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
 AzerbaijanQF1
 Belgium4thR2R23
 CroatiaR21
 Czech RepublicR2R1R2R24
 DenmarkR11
 FranceQ1
 HungaryR11
 ItalyR2R1R22nd3rd3rdR27
 KazakhstanR24thQ3
 LithuaniaR11
 Netherlands2ndR2R2R24
 PolandR21
 Portugal3rdR2R1QF4th1stQ7
 RussiaR13rd4th4thQF2ndQF7
 SerbiaR2R22
 SpainR13rd2nd1st1st2nd2ndQFQFQ10
 Ukraine4thR2R2QFR2Q6

See also

References