Italy national futsal team

Italy

Shirt badge/Association crest

Nickname(s)

Gli Azzurri (The Blues)

Association

Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (Italiana)

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

FIFA code

ITA

FIFA ranking

0 (September 2016) ^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

First international

Italy 9–2 Libya

(Roma, Italy; July 19, 1974)

Biggest win

Italy 13–1 Australia

(Singapore, Singapore; November 28, 2001)

Italy 12–0 Finland

(Montesilvano, Italy; November 8, 2003)

Italy 13–1 China

(Chieti, Italy; September 22, 2010)

Biggest defeat

Brazil 9–0 Italy

(Genk, Belgium; May 25, 1995)

World Cup

Appearances

7 (First in 1989)

Best result

2nd place, (2004)

European Championship

Appearances

10 (First in 1996)

Best result

Winners, (2003, 2014)

World Cup

Appearances

5 (First in 1982)

Best result

1st round, (1982, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2003)

Confederations Cup

Appearances

1 (First in 2014)

Best result

4th place, (2014)

Grand Prix de Futsal

Appearances

2 (First in 2006)

Best result

2nd place, (2006)

The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship and UEFA Futsal Euro 2014.^[2]

Honours

World achievements

The Italy national futsal team has appeared in the final match of the FIFA Futsal World Cup once (2004) as well as two third/fourth place playoffs.^[3]

European achievements

The Italy national futsal team has won the UEFA Futsal Championship twice (2003, 2014), came in as runners-up once (2007), and appeared in four third/fourth place playoffs^[2]

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Netherlands 1989	2nd round	6	3	0	3	17	16
Hong Kong 1992	1st round	3	1	0	2	15	16
Spain 1996	2nd round	6	3	1	2	21	13
Guatemala 2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chinese Taipei 2004	Runners-up	8	6	1	1	29	13
Brazil 2008	3rd place	9	5	1	3	25	18
Thailand 2012	3rd place	7	6	0	1	32	13
Colombia 2016	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	14	7
Total	7/8	43	27	3	13	153	96

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Spain 1996	4th place	4	1	0	3	10	15
Spain 1999	3rd place	5	2	2	1	12	9
Russia 2001	4th place	5	3	1	1	18	12
Italy 2003	Champions	5	5	0	0	11	3
Czech Republic 2005	3rd place	5	4	0	1	21	9
Portugal 2007	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	14	4
Hungary 2010	Quarter-finals	3	2	1	0	11	5
Croatia 2012	3rd place	5	3	1	1	11	5
Belgium 2014	Champions	5	4	0	1	18	8
Serbia 2016	5th place	3	2	0	1	12	5
Slovenia 2018	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	10/10	45	29	6	10	138	75

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Brazil 2005	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2006	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	15	10
Brazil 2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2009	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2010	5th place	6	4	0	2	14	11
Brazil 2011	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2014	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2015	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2016	TBD	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	2/11	10	6	1	3	29	21

Futsal Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Libya 2009	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kuwait 2014	4th place	5	3	1	1	12	11
Total	1/3	5	3	1	1	12	11

Futsal Mundialito

Futsal Mundialito Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Italy 1994	Champions	5	4	1	0	29	8
Brazil 1995	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	18	14
Brazil 1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1998	4th place	4	1	0	3	8	8
Brazil 2001	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Italy 2002	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	15	6
Portugal 2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2008	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	4/9	18	10	3	5	70	36

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for UEFA Futsal Euro 2014.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Stefano Mammarella	(1984-02-02)2 February 1984 (aged 29)	Acqua & Sapone
12	1GK	Michele Miarelli	(1984-04-29)29 April 1984 (aged 29)	Real Rieti
2	2DF	Marco Ercolessi	(1986-05-15)15 May 1986 (aged 27)	Luparense C5
3	2DF	Gabriel Lima	(1987-08-19)19 August 1987 (aged 26)	Asti
4	2DF	Sergio Romano	(1987-09-28)28 September 1987 (aged 26)	Pescara
5	2DF	Luca Leggiero	(1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 29)	Pescara
13	2DF	Daniel Giasson	(1987-08-24)24 August 1987 (aged 26)	Pescara
17	2DF	Murilo Ferreira	(1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 24)	Acqua & Sapone
6	4FW	Humberto Honorio	(1983-07-21)21 July 1983 (aged 30)	Luparense C5
7	4FW	Massimo De Luca	(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 26)	Real Rieti
18	4FW	Vampeta	(1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 29)	Asti
9	4FW	Rodolfo Fortino	(1983-04-30)30 April 1983 (aged 30)	Luparense C5
10	4FW	Alex Merlim	(1986-07-15)15 July 1986 (aged 27)	Luparense C5
11	4FW	Saad Assis	(1979-10-26)26 October 1979 (aged 34)	FC Barcelona

Results and fixtures

2014

7 January 2014 Friendly	Italy	3–0	Slovakia	San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
20:00		Report

8 January 2014 Friendly	Italy	3–1	Slovakia	San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
20:30		Report

29 January 2014 Euro 2014	Italy	2–3	Slovenia	Lotto Arena, Antwerp
20:45	Fortino 24' Saad 40'	Report	Vrhovec 11' Čujec 26' Osredkar 39'	Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)

2 February 2014 Euro 2014	Azerbaijan	0–7	Italy	Lotto Arena, Antwerp
18:30		Report	Romano 2' Fortino 4' Honorio 16' Vampeta 25' Gabriel Lima 27' Mammarella 32' Miarelli 40'	Referee: Marc Birkett (England)

4 February 2014 Euro 2014	Italy	2–1	Croatia	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
18:00	Romano 1' Fortino 10'	Report	Jelovčić 7'	Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

6 February 2014 Euro 2014	Portugal	3–4	Italy	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
18:00	Ricardinho 13' Arnaldo 19' Joel 35'	Report	Gabriel Lima 1', 31' Romano 23' Fortino 35'	Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)

8 February 2014 Euro 2014	Italy	3–1	Russia	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
20:30	Gabriel Lima 7' Murilo 14' Giasson 19'	Report	Eder Lima 10'	Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

References

↑ Futsal World Ranking
1 2 "European Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
↑ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 April 2007.

National futsal teams of Europe (UEFA)

men's	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

women's	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Futsal in Italy

League competitions

Men	Serie A Serie A2 Serie B Serie C1 Serie C2 Serie D

Women	Serie A

Cup competitions

Men	Coppa Supercoppa

Women	Coppa Supercoppa

National teams

Men	men's team

Women	women's team

Competitions

National sports teams of Italy

Unified	Athletics Cycling Diving Equestrianism Fencing Korfball Shooting Short track skating Swimming

Men	3x3 American football Ball hockey Bandy Baseball Basketball Canoe polo Cricket Field hockey Football Futsal Handball Ice hockey Inline hockey Pitch and putt Racquetball Roller hockey Rugby league Rugby union Speedway Squash Tennis Volleyball Water polo

Women	3x3 Ball hockey Basketball Beach handball Canoe polo Field hockey Football Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey Roller hockey Rugby union Softball Tennis Volleyball Water polo

At the multi-sport events	Olympics Paralympics Summer Universiade Mediterranean Games World Games Military World Games

Sport in Italy

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Italy national futsal team

Honours

World achievements

European achievements

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

UEFA European Futsal Championship

Grand Prix de Futsal

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Mundialito

Players

Current squad

Results and fixtures

2014

See also

References