Italy national futsal team

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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 4 (22 February 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 Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2nd place, (2004)
European Championship
Appearances 10 (First in 1996)
Best result Gold medal europe.svg 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 Med 2.png 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

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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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 - - - - - -
Taiwan 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 Qualified - - - - - -
Total 7/8 39 24 3 12 139 89

UEFA European Futsal Championship

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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

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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

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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

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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) Caps Goals 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

See also

References

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