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The Romania national futsal team represents Romania in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.
| Nickname(s) | Tricolorii (The Tricolours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federaţia Română de Fotbal (FRF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Endre Kacsó | ||
| FIFA code | ROU | ||
| FIFA ranking | 24 [1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 10 (14 May 2012) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 24 (11 December 2017) | ||
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| First international | |||
Romania 4–3 Bulgaria  (Bucharest, Romania; 19 June 2003) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Bulgaria 0–12 Romania (Varna, Bulgaria; 8 January 2004) Romania 12–0 England  (Târgu Mureș, Romania; 22 June 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 12–0 Romania (2009 Grand Prix de Futsal Semifinals, Anápolis, Brazil; 3 July 2009) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | 6th place (2007, 2014) | ||
| Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result |  3rd place (2009) | ||
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1992 | |||||||||||||||
 1996 | |||||||||||||||
 2000 | |||||||||||||||
 2004 | Did not qualify | Group 9 3rd place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
| 2008 | Play-offs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
 2012 | Play-offs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | ||||||||
 2016 | Group 6 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||
 2021 | Group D 3rd place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | ||||||||
 2024 | Group A 3rd place | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/10 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 76 | |
UEFA Futsal Championship
| UEFA Futsal Euro record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||||||||
 2001 | |||||||||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||||||||
 2005 | Did not qualify | Group B 4th Place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | Group G Winners | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 13 | |
 2010 | Did not qualify | Group 1 Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |||||||
 2012 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | Group 4 Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
 2014 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Play-offs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | |
 2016 | Did not qualify | Play-offs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
 2018 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Play-offs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Group 4 3rd Place | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | |||||||
 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 4/13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 8/13 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 145 | 107 | |
Grand Prix de Futsal
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.[2][3]
Head coach: Endre Kacso
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Theodor Lungu | 5 February 2000 | CFR Timișoara | ||
| 12 | GK | Petrișor Toniță | 28 January 1992 | United Galați | ||
| 2 | DF | Andor Bálint | 30 May 2001 | FK Odorheiu Secuiesc | ||
| 5 | DF | Vlăduț Dudău | 28 October 2000 | United Galați | ||
| 14 | DF | Paulo Ferreira | 8 March 1985 | Póvoa Futsal | ||
| 18 | DF | Szabolcs Mánya | 30 January 1989 | ACS Sepsi SIC | ||
| 20 | DF | Andrei Crăciun | 4 October 1988 | United Galați | ||
| 3 | FW | Richárd Iszlai | 18 December 1999 | FK Odorheiu Secuiesc | ||
| 6 | FW | Valentin Ilaș | 1 April 1987 | CFR Timișoara | ||
| 7 | FW | Daniel Araujo | 15 March 1994 | United Galați | ||
| 8 | FW | André Luis Sasse | 13 June 1997 | FK Chrudim | ||
| 9 | FW | István Hadnagy | 19 September 1996 | FK Odorheiu Secuiesc | ||
| 10 | FW | Felipe Mancha (captain) | 16 December 1992 |  Kazma SC | ||
| 11 | FW | Robert Crișan | 30 August 2000 | United Galați | ||
| 13 | FW | Matei Boșneagă | 26 June 2000 | United Galați | ||
| 15 | FW | Darius Nastai | 5 December 2000 | CSM Deva | ||
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Andrei Dinicuță | 25 September 2000 | CSM Deva |
v.  Finland, 1 March 2023 | ||
| DF | Szilárd Kanyó | 1 July 1996 | FK Odorheiu Secuiesc |
v.  BiH, 15 January 2023 | ||
| DF | Tamás Miklós | 10 January 1993 | FK Odorheiu Secuiesc |
v. Finland, 11 October 2022 | ||
| FW | Mihnea Toader | CFR Timișoara |
v.  Morocco, 9 August 2023 | |||
| FW | Sávio Valadares | 30 January 1994 | CSM Deva |
v. Morocco, 9 August 2023 | ||
| FW | Sergiu Gavrilă | 2 November 2000 | CSM Deva |
v.  Denmark, 5 March 2023 | ||
| FW | József Kerestély | 16 February 2002 | FK Odorheiu Secuiesc |
v. BiH, 15 January 2023 | ||
| FW | Octavian Cireș | 27 January 1993 | United Galați |
v. Finland, 11 October 2022 | ||
| FW | Adrian Oanea | 30 March 1991 | Elledì Fossano |
v.  Moldova, 20 September 2022 | ||
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. | ||||||
| 2018 UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 | Portugal | 4–1 | Romania |
| 2018 UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 | Ukraine  | 3–2 | Romania |
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