Italian national futsal team

Italy
*Italia*
Nickname (s)	Azzurri
Association	Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
confederacy	UEFA
Technical sponsor	puma
Trainer	Roberto Menichelli
Record scorer	Andrea Rubei (97)
Record player	Fernando Grana (113)
FIFA code	ITA
home	Away
Balance sheet
	430 games ; 279 wins ; 65 draws ; 86 losses
statistics
	First international match; Italy 7-5 Netherlands ; ( Rome , Italy ; March 31, 1981 )
	Biggest win; Italy 13: 1 Australia ; ( Singapore ; November 28, 2001 ) ; Italy 13: 1 PR China ; ( Chieti , Italy ; September 22, 2010 )
	Biggest defeat; Brazil 9-0 Italy ; ( Genk , Belgium ; October 24, 1995 )
Successes in tournaments
	World Championship
Participation in the finals	7 ( first : 1989 )
Best results	2nd place 2004
	European Championship
Participation in the finals	11 ( first : 1996 )
Best results	European champion ; 2003 , 2014
	(As of February 4, 2018)

The Italian national futsal team is a representative selection of Italian futsal players . The team represents the Italian Football Association in international matches. The team is one of the strongest teams in Europe, becoming European champions in 2003 and 2014 and vice world champions in 2004 .

Performing in tournaments

Italy has participated in all nine European championships so far. The greatest success was celebrated in their own country in 2003 when they defeated Ukraine 1-0 in the final, and in 2014 when they were again European champions in Belgium.

At the World Cup finals under the auspices of FIFA , six out of seven competitions took place. While you reached the intermediate round in 1989 and 1996, you failed in the preliminary round in 1992. In 2000 they couldn't hold their own against Portugal in qualifying and so missed the finals. Four years later they were in the World Cup final, where they lost 2-1 to the Spanish team after triumphing 3-2 in the second round. Italy finished third at the 2008 and 2012 World Championships after losing twice to Spain in the semifinals.

In 2006 they reached the final of the Grand Prix de Futsal organized annually by the Brazilian Association , but lost 3: 5 to the host's team.

Futsal World Cup

1989 - intermediate round
1992 - preliminary round
1996 - intermediate round
2000 - did not qualify
2004 - 2nd place
2008 - 3rd place
2012 - 3rd place
2016 - round of 16

European Futsal Championship

1996 - 4th place
1999 - 3rd place
2001 - 4th place
2003 - European Champion
2005 - 3rd place
2007 - 2nd place
2010 - quarter-finals
2012 - 3rd place
2014 - European Champion
2016 - quarter-finals
2018 - preliminary round

Web links

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