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 body	UEFA
Founded	1996
Region	Europe
Number of teams	46 (Qualifiers) 16 (Finals)
Qualifier for	Futsal Finalissima
Current champions	Portugal (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	Spain (7 titles)
Website	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

#	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

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

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

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)

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)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain	7	2	2	11
2	Italy	2	1	3	6
3	Portugal	2	1	0	3
4	Russia	1	6	3	10
5	Ukraine	0	2	0	2
6	Czech Republic	0	0	2	2
7	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		12	12	12	36

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
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

• UEFA Women's Futsal Championship
• UEFA Under-21 Futsal Championship
• UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
• Futsal Finalissima
• UEFA Futsal Champions League
• Futsal European Clubs Championship
• European Futsal Cup Winners Cup
• European Women's Futsal Tournament
• European Universities Futsal Championships
• UEFS Futsal Men's Championship
• UEFS Futsal Women's Championship
• European Minifootball Federation
• EMF EURO

References

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. 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