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UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship

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The UEFA Futsal Championship is the main national futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is mainly played indoors. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish fút bol sal a/de sal ón, which can be translated as 'salon football'...

 competition of the UEFA
UEFA
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 nations. It was first held in 1996 and since 1999 has been played every two years.
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The UEFA Futsal Championship is the main national futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is mainly played indoors. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish fút bol sal a/de sal ón, which can be translated as 'salon football'...

 competition of the UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....

 nations. It was first held in 1996 and since 1999 has been played every two years.

Results

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1996
Details
ESP
Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
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, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...

ESP
Spain
Spain national futsal team
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, four times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the Futsal World...

5 - 3 RUS
Russia
BEL
Belgium
3 - 2 ITA
Italy
Italy national futsal team
The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship....

1999
Details
ESP
Granada
Granada
Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.- Overview :The city of Granada is placed at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, Beiro, Darro and Genil, at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...

RUS
Russia
3 - 3
(4 - 2) ps
Penalty shootout (football)
Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a draw in a game of association football...

ESP
Spain
Spain national futsal team
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, four times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the Futsal World...

ITA
Italy
Italy national futsal team
The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship....

3 - 0 NED
Netherlands
Netherlands national futsal team
The Netherlands National Futsal Team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond...

2001
Details
RUS
Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...

, Russia
Russia
Russia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

ESP
Spain
Spain national futsal team
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, four times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the Futsal World...

2 - 1 UKR
Ukraine
Ukraine national futsal team
-Year 2008:In the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification stage Ukraine finished top of group 10 ahead of Israel, Moldova and Bulgaria. In the knockout stage of the qualification process they advanced after beating Hungary 6:5 on aggregate...

RUS
Russia
2 - 1 ITA
Italy
Italy national futsal team
The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship....

2003
Details
ITA
Caserta
Caserta
Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

ITA
Italy
Italy national futsal team
The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship....

1 - 0 UKR
Ukraine
Ukraine national futsal team
-Year 2008:In the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification stage Ukraine finished top of group 10 ahead of Israel, Moldova and Bulgaria. In the knockout stage of the qualification process they advanced after beating Hungary 6:5 on aggregate...

ESP
Spain
Spain national futsal team
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, four times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the Futsal World...

and CZE
Czech Republic
Czech Republic national futsal team
-Introduction:* The pastBrazil 2008 will be the Czech Republic's second appearance at the FIFA Futsal World Cup finals. The East Europeans came through the first group stage in Chinese Taipei four years ago, but a second round record of three defeats, 13 goals conceded and only four scored against...

2005
Details
CZE
Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. It is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava is located at the confluence of the Ostravice,...

, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe that is sometimes considered to be Eastern European. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is Prague...

ESP
Spain
Spain national futsal team
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, four times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the Futsal World...

2 - 1 RUS
Russia
ITA
Italy
Italy national futsal team
The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship....

3 - 1 UKR
Ukraine
Ukraine national futsal team
-Year 2008:In the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification stage Ukraine finished top of group 10 ahead of Israel, Moldova and Bulgaria. In the knockout stage of the qualification process they advanced after beating Hungary 6:5 on aggregate...

2007
Details
2007 UEFA Futsal Championship
The 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship was the fifth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Portugal, between November 16 and November 25, 2007, in two venues located in Porto's Greater Metropolitan Area — Gondomar and Santo Tirso...

POR
Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal. The largest city in the region, Porto is considered the economic and cultural heart of the entire region...

, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...

ESP
Spain
Spain national futsal team
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, four times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the Futsal World...

3 - 1 ITA
Italy
Italy national futsal team
The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship....

RUS
Russia
3 - 2 POR
Portugal
Portugal national futsal team
The Portugal national futsal team represents Portugal in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe.Portugal has played in two FIFA Futsal World Championships...

2010
Details
HUN
Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe. In 2009, Budapest had 1,712,210 inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s...

 and Debrecen
Debrecen
Debrecen , , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the capital of Hajdú-Bihar county.-Name:...

, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , in English officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU, V4 and is a Schengen state...






Performance by nations

Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
ESP Spain
Spain national futsal team
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, four times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the Futsal World...

4 (1996, 2001, 2005, 2007) 1 (1999) 1 (2003)
RUS Russia 1 (1999) 2 (1996, 2005) 2 (2001, 2007)
ITA Italy
Italy national futsal team
The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship....

1 (2003) 1 (2007) 2 (1999, 2005) 2 (1996, 2001)
UKR Ukraine
Ukraine national futsal team
-Year 2008:In the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification stage Ukraine finished top of group 10 ahead of Israel, Moldova and Bulgaria. In the knockout stage of the qualification process they advanced after beating Hungary 6:5 on aggregate...

2 (2001, 2003) 1 (2005)
BEL Belgium 1 (1996)
NED Netherlands
Netherlands national futsal team
The Netherlands National Futsal Team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond...

1 (1999)
CZE Czech Republic
Czech Republic national futsal team
-Introduction:* The pastBrazil 2008 will be the Czech Republic's second appearance at the FIFA Futsal World Cup finals. The East Europeans came through the first group stage in Chinese Taipei four years ago, but a second round record of three defeats, 13 goals conceded and only four scored against...

1 (2003)
POR Portugal
Portugal national futsal team
The Portugal national futsal team represents Portugal in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe.Portugal has played in two FIFA Futsal World Championships...

1 (2007)