Croatia national futsal team

Croatia

Nickname(s)

Vatreni (The Blazers)

Association

Hrvatski Nogometni Savez

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Mato Stanković

Captain

Ivo Jukić

Most caps

Frane Despotović (80)

Top scorer

Robert Grdović (40)

Home stadium

Arena Zagreb

FIFA code

CRO

FIFA ranking

17 (22 February 2016) ^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

First international

Italy 4–1 Croatia

(Milano, Italy; March 14, 1994)

Biggest win

Croatia 18–4 Japan

(Milano, Italy; March 15, 1994)

Biggest defeat

Croatia 0–10 Spain

(Águilas, Spain; March 30, 2013)

World Cup

Appearances

1 (First in 2000)

Best result

Second round, (2000)

European Championship

Appearances

5 (First in 1999)

Best result

Fourth place, (2012)

Confederations Cup

Appearances

1 (First in 2013)

Best result

Fourth place, (2013)

Grand Prix de Futsal

Appearances

2 (First in 2006)

Best result

Third place, (2006)

The Croatia national futsal team represents Croatia during international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.

Results

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	DIF
Netherlands 1989	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong 1992	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guatemala 2000	Second round	6	3	0	3	18	15	+3
Chinese Taipei 2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thailand 2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Colombia 2016	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/8	6	3	0	3	18	15	+3

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	DIF
Spain 1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1999	Group stage	3	1	0	2	8	14	–6
Russia 2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9	–7
Italy 2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Czech Republic 2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hungary 2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Croatia 2012	Fourth place	4	2	1	1	10	10	0
Belgium 2014	Quarterfinals	3	0	2	1	7	8	–1
Serbia 2016	Group stage	2	0	1	1	4	6	–2
Slovenia 2018	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	5/11	15	4	4	7	31	47	–16

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	DIF
Brazil 2005	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2006	3rd place	4	2	1	1	8	15	–7
Brazil 2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	7th place	6	3	0	3	8	14	–6
Brazil 2009	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2010	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	5	1	4	16	29	–13

Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2009	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	3	12	–9
Kuwait 2014	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/3	3	0	1	2	3	12	–9

Mediterranean Cup

Mediterranean Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2010	Champions	6	5	1	0	31	9	+22
Total	1/1	6	5	1	0	31	9	+22

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	Ivo Jukić	(1986 -04-13)13 April 1986 (aged 27)	14	0	FK Nikars Riga
12	1GK	Marin Stojkić	(1984 -09-30)30 September 1984 (aged 29)	10	0	MNK Murter
2	2DF	Matija Capar	(1984 -10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 29)	6	0	MNK Alumnus
3	2DF	Jakov Grcić	(1983 -04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 30)	13	5	MNK Novo Vrijeme Makarska
4	2DF	Kristijan Grbeša	(1990 -01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 24)	5	1	MNK Alumnus
9	2DF	Alen Protega	(1987 -03-05)5 March 1987 (aged 26)	5	0	MNK Split
10	2DF	Tihomir Novak	(1986 -10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 27)	13	5	Asti
13	2DF	Vedran Matošević	(1990 -08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 23)	3	0	MNK Alumnus
14	2DF	Gordan Duvančić	(1987 -09-12)12 September 1987 (aged 26)	0	0	Skripta Osijek
5	4FW	Nikola Pavić	(1990 -08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 23)	3	0	FC Arena
6	4FW	Saša Babić	(1989 -08-04)4 August 1989 (aged 24)	10	1	MNK Novo Vrijeme Makarska
7	4FW	Franko Jelovčić	(1991 -07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 22)	10	4	MNK Split
8	4FW	Dario Marinović	(1990 -05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 23)	13	12	Al Yarmouk Kuwait
11	4FW	Josip Suton	(1988 -11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 25)	5	0	MNK Split

Results and Fixtures

2013

18 September 2013 Euro 2014 Play-off	Slovakia	1 – 3	Croatia	Bratislava, Slovakia
17:15 CET	Haľk 19'	Report	Marinović 22', 23' Novak 28'	Stadium: Interhala Pasienky

24 September 2013 Euro 2014 Play-off	Croatia	4 – 0	Slovakia	Dubrovnik, Croatia
20:00 CET	Jelovčić 4', 21', 37' Marinović 34'	Report		Stadium: Sports Hall

2014

7 January 2014 Friendly	Croatia	3 – 2	Belgium	Novigrad, Croatia
20:00		Report

8 January 2014 Friendly	Croatia	2 – 2	Belgium	Opatija, Croatia
20:00		Report

29 January 2014 Euro 2014	Spain	3 – 3	Croatia	Antwerp, Belgium
18:30	Aicardo 16' Lin 27', 28'	Report	Babić 10' Jelovčić 18' Capar 38'	Stadium: Lotto Arena

31 January 2014 Euro 2014	Croatia	3 – 3	Czech Republic	Antwerp, Belgium
18:30		Report		Stadium: Lotto Arena

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)

Notable players

Robert Grdović
Patrik Drndić
Robertino Jelovčić
Nikola Tomičić
Mićo Martić
Ivica Lemo
Goran Eklić
Tomislav Gričar
Dinko Huskić
Josip Palić
Pjer Malvasija
Alen Delpont
Željko Mijić
Boris Držanić
Boris Durlen
Dean Delevski
Tomislav Papeš
Velimir Čarapina
Edin Dervišagić
Siniša Alebić
Božidar Butigan
Edin Derviščaušević
Mate Čuljak
Alen Jukić
Marijan Brnčić
Ivica Gvozden
Robert Karašić
Korab Morina
Kujtim Morina

Player statistics

As of 15 December 2015

Most appearances

#	Name	Matches	Position	Years
1	Ivo Jukić	81	GK	2006–
2	Jakov Grcić	65	D	2007–
3	Tihomir Novak	62	W	2007–
4	Frane Despotović	59		2006–
5	Matija Dulvat	57		2003–2012
6	Robert Grdović	56		–2008
7	Dario Marinović	50	P	2008–
8	Duje Bajrušović	47	D	2004–
9	Matija Capar	41	D	2004–
10	Franco Jelovčić	39	D	2011–
11	Saša Babić	38	P	2011–
12	Josip Suton	37	D	2009–

Top scorers

#	Name	Goals	Average	Position	Years
1	Robert Grdović	38	0.68		1998–2008
2	Dario Marinović	37		P	2008–
3	Jakov Grcić	26		D	2007–
4	Tihomir Novak	23		W	2007–
5	Franco Jelovčić	19		D	2011–
6	Dean Banić	18	0.46		2006–
7	Matija Dulvat	18	0.32		2003–2012
8	Duje Bajrušović	15		D	2004–
9	Frane Despotović	14			2006–
10	Josip Suton	14		D	2009–
11	Kristijan Grbeša	8			2011–
12	Saša Babić	7		P	2011–

Record against other teams

As of 8 Feb 2016

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as draw.

National team	Total				FIFA World Cup				Confederations Cup				UEFA European Championship				Mediterranean Games				Qualifications				Tournaments**
National team	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L
Andorra	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angola	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1
Argentina	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1
Armenia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Azerbaijan	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brazil	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Chile	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Colombia	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Czech Republic	8	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	4	1	0	3	2	2	0	0
France	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Greece	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hungary	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	2
Italy	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	1
Kazakhstan	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Libya	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonia	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	3	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Palestine	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poland	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romania	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russia	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia*	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	1	0	0	1
Slovenia	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spain	6	0	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sweden	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkey	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total (37)	87	46	10	31

*includes games against Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia
**other international (invitational) competitions: Grand Prix de Futsal (2005-2014), Futsal Mundialito (2007-2008)

Biggest Wins

World Championship	European Championship	Mediterranean Games	Qualifications	Tournaments
+6 vs. Australia (6-0) 2000 +3 vs. Costa Rica (4-1) 2000 +3 vs. Netherlands (5-2) 2000	+1 multiple opponents	+7 vs. Palestine (8-1) 2010 +4 vs. Lebanon (5-1) 2010 +4 vs. Morocco (5-1) 2010 +4 vs. Slovenia (7-3) 2010	+10 vs. Turkey (10-0) 2015 +8 vs. Armenia (8-0) 2015 +7 vs. Sweden (7-0) 2013	+5 vs. Angola (7-2) 2007 +4 vs. Georgia (5-1) 2008 +3 vs. Chile (3-0) 2008

Biggest Losses

World Championship	European Championship	Mediterranean Games	Qualifications	Tournaments
-5 vs. Spain (0-5) 2000 -2 vs. Russia (2-4) 2000	-5 vs. Netherlands (3-8) 1999 -5 vs. Ukraine (0-5) 2001	—	-10 vs. Spain (0-10) 2013 -3 vs. Italy (3-6) 2008 -3 vs. Italy (0-3) 2008 -3 vs. Ukraine (1-4) 2012 -3 vs. Belarus (4-7) 2016	-7 vs. Brasil (0-7) 2008 -6 vs. Hungary (3-9) 2007 -5 vs. Brasil (1-6) 2006 -5 vs. Italy (1-6) 2006

References

↑ Futsal World Ranking

External links

CROfutsal (Croatian)
HRfutsal.com (Croatian)
Croatia Mediterranean Futsal champions 2010 (Croatian) (Last updated November 10, 2010)
Detailed list of all Croatia's games (Croatian) (Last updated July 1, 2009)

National futsal teams of Europe (UEFA)

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