Italy national futsal team

Italy

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	2nd place, (2004)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1996)
Best result	Winners, (2003, 2014)
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).^[3]

European achievements

• The Italy national futsal team has won the UEFA Futsal Championship twice (2003, 2014), came 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	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

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	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/10	10	6	1	3	29	21

Futsal Confederations Cup

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

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

Results and fixtures

2014

Italy  v  Slovakia

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

Italy  v  Slovakia

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

Italy  v  Slovenia

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)

Azerbaijan  v  Italy

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)

Italy  v  Croatia

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)

Portugal  v  Italy

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)

Italy  v  Russia

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)

See also

• Italy national football team

References

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