Croatia national futsal team

Croatia
Nickname(s) Vatreni (The Blazers)
Association Croatian Football Federation
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 (13 July 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 1989Part of Yugoslavia-------
Hong Kong 1992Did not enter-------
Spain 1996Did not qualify-------
Guatemala 2000Second round63031815+3
Chinese Taipei 2004Did not qualify-------
Brazil 2008Did not qualify-------
Thailand 2012Did not qualify-------
Colombia 2016Did not qualify-------
Total1/863031815+3

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Spain 1996Did not enter-------
Spain 1999Group stage3102814–6
Russia 2001Group stage310229–7
Italy 2003Did not qualify-------
Czech Republic 2005Did not qualify-------
Portugal 2007Did not qualify-------
Hungary 2010Did not qualify-------
Croatia 2012Fourth place421110100
Belgium 2014Quarterfinals302178–1
Serbia 2016Group stage201146–2
Slovenia 2018Did not qualify-------
Total5/11154473147–16

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Brazil 2005Did not enter-------
Brazil 2006Third place4211815–7
Brazil 2007Did not enter-------
Brazil 2008Seventh place6303814–6
Brazil 2009Did not enter-------
Brazil 2010Did not enter-------
Brazil 2011Did not enter-------
Brazil 2013Did not enter-------
Brazil 2014Did not enter-------
Brazil 2015Did not enter-------
Brazil 2017TBD-------
Total2/11105141629–13

Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Libya 2009Did not enter-------
Brazil 2013Fourth place3012312–9
Kuwait 2014Did not enter-------
Total1/33012312–9

Futsal Mundialito

Futsal Mundialito Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Italy 1994Runners-up53113818+20
Brazil 1995Did not enter-------
Brazil 1996Did not enter-------
Brazil 1998Did not enter-------
Brazil 2001Did not enter-------
Italy 2002Did not enter-------
Portugal 2006Runners-up4301145+9
Portugal 2007Fourth place42021718–1
Portugal 2008Fifth place310279–2
Total4/9169167650+26

Mediterranean Cup

Mediterranean Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Libya 2010Champions6510319+22
Total1/16510319+22
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for UEFA Futsal Euro 2014.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ivo Jukić (1986 -04-13)13 April 1986 (aged 27) 14 0 Latvia FK Nikars Riga
12 1GK Marin Stojkić (1984 -09-30)30 September 1984 (aged 29) 10 0 Croatia MNK Murter
2 2DF Matija Capar (1984 -10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 29) 6 0 Croatia MNK Alumnus
3 2DF Jakov Grcić (1983 -04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 30) 13 5 Croatia MNK Novo Vrijeme Makarska
4 2DF Kristijan Grbeša (1990 -01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 24) 5 1 Croatia MNK Alumnus
9 2DF Alen Protega (1987 -03-05)5 March 1987 (aged 26) 5 0 Croatia MNK Split
10 2DF Tihomir Novak (1986 -10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 27) 13 5 Italy Asti
13 2DF Vedran Matošević (1990 -08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 23) 3 0 Croatia MNK Alumnus
14 2DF Gordan Duvančić (1987 -09-12)12 September 1987 (aged 26) 0 0 Croatia Skripta Osijek
5 4FW Nikola Pavić (1990 -08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 23) 3 0 Croatia FC Arena
6 4FW Saša Babić (1989 -08-04)4 August 1989 (aged 24) 10 1 Croatia MNK Novo Vrijeme Makarska
7 4FW Franko Jelovčić (1991 -07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 22) 10 4 Croatia MNK Split
8 4FW Dario Marinović (1990 -05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 23) 13 12 Kuwait Al Yarmouk Kuwait
11 4FW Josip Suton (1988 -11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 25) 5 0 Croatia MNK Split

Results and Fixtures

2013

2014

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

Record against other teams

As of 2 Nov 2016

Key
Positive total balance (more wins)
Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative total balance (more losses)

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as draw.

National team Total FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup UEFA European Championship Mediterranean Games Qualifications Tournaments *
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
 Albania 2200 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
 Andorra 2200 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 0000
 Angola 4301 0000 0000 0000 4301
 Argentina 4112 0000 0000 0000 3012
 Armenia 2200 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Australia 1100 1100 0000 0000 0000
 Azerbaijan 4310 0000 0000 0000 4310 0000
 Belarus 3201 0000 0000 0000 1001 0000
 Belgium 5410 0000 0000 0000 0001 0000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and
Herzegovina
10424 0000 0000 1100 0000 3300 0000
 Brazil 7007 0000 1001 0000 3003
 Chile 2110 0000 1010 0000 1100
 Colombia 2002 0000 1001 0000 1001
 Costa Rica 1100 1100 0000 0000 0000
 Czech Republic 13814 0000 0000 2110 4103 2200
 France 3300 0000 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Georgia 4400 0000 0000 0000 2200 2200
 Greece 1010 0000 0000 0000 0000 1010 0000
 Hungary 21687 0000 0000 0000 2002 7124
 Iran 6015 0000 0000 0000 0000
 Italy 170215 0000 0000 2002 0000 2002 4004
 Japan 5311 1100 0000 0000 0000
 Kazakhstan 2101 0000 0000 1001 1100 0000
 Latvia 2200 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Lebanon 1100 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000
 Libya 5410 0000 0000 1010 0000 0000
 Macedonia 8701 0000 0000 0000 0000 3300 0000
 Morocco 1100 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000
 Mozambique 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000
 Netherlands 3102 1100 0000 1001 1001 0000
 Palestine 1100 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000
 Paraguay 2101 0000 0000 0000 0000
 Poland 6420 0000 0000 1100 2110 0000
 Portugal 4004 1001 0000 0000 0000 1001
 Romania 5311 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000
 Russia 8035 1001 0000 2011 0000 0000
 Serbia ** 1100 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000 0000
 Slovakia 7502 0000 0000 0000 5500 2002
 Slovenia 10712 0000 0000 0000 1100 1100 0000
 Spain 8116 1001 0000 3013 0000 2002 1100
 Sweden 2200 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Turkey 2200 0000 0000 0000 1100 1100 0000
 Ukraine 5113 0000 0000 2011 1001 0000
 Vietnam 2200 0000 0000 0000 0000
Total (44) 206993077
** includes games against  Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia
* other international (invitational) competitions: Grand Prix de Futsal (2005-2014), Futsal Mundialito (2007-2008)

Biggest Wins

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup 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

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

References

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