Spain national futsal team

Spain
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Association	Real Federación; Española de Fútbol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Most caps	Javi Rodríguez (168)
Top scorer	Javi Rodríguez (99)
FIFA code	ESP
FIFA ranking	2 (May 2020) [1]
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Italy 2–4 Spain ; (Lindenberg, Netherlands; 2 April 1982)
Biggest win
	Spain 17–1 Armenia ; (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 14 February 2000); Spain 16–0 Japan ; (Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain; 29 March 2000)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 9–3 Spain ; (Arapoti, Brazil; 2 October 1991)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1989)
Best result	Winners, (2000, 2004)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1996)
Best result	Winners, (1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1985)
Best result	Runners-up, (1985)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	1 (First in 2010)
Best result	Winners, (2010)

The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, seven times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the FIFA Futsal World Cup.[2]

It has been proclaimed world champion in 2000 and 2004, and three times runner-up in 1996, 2008 and 2012.[3]

At the continental level of UEFA competitions, it has participated in the eleven disputed editions of the UEFA Futsal Championship, of which was organizer in the first two, of 1996 and 1999. It has been continental champion seven times,[4] in 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2016, being runner-up in 1999 and 2018, not reaching the final only in the editions of 2003 and 2014, where it was eliminated in the semifinals.[5][3]

This title laureate, makes Spain the second most successful national team after Brazil.[5]

Honours

World Achievements

The Spain national futsal team have won two FIFA Futsal World Cups (2000, 2004), appeared in five finals and one third/fourth place playoffs.

European Achievements

The Spain national futsal team have won seven UEFA Futsal Championships (1996, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2016), appeared in nine finals and two third/fourth place playoffs.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Group Stage	9th	3	2	0	1	14	9
1992	Third Place	3rd	8	5	1	2	42	35
1996	Runners-up	2nd	8	7	0	1	34	12
2000	Champions	1st	8	8	0	0	41	8
2004	Champions	1st	8	6	1	1	30	7
2008	Runners-up	2nd	9	7	2	0	29	11
2012	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	31	13
2016	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	20	14
2020	Qualified
Total	9/9		56	44	5	7	241	109

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1996	Champions	4	3	1	0	13	7
1999	Runners-up	5	4	1	0	17	7
2001	Champions	5	5	0	0	19	5
2003	Third Place	4	1	2	1	8	6
2005	Champions	5	4	0	1	15	7
2007	Champions	5	3	2	0	16	7
2010	Champions	5	4	1	0	27	5
2012	Champions	5	5	0	0	20	7
2014	Third Place	5	3	1	1	26	12
2016	Champions	5	5	0	0	27	11
2018	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	13	12
2022	To be determined
Total	11/12	53	39	10	4	201	86

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010	Champions	6	6	0	0	35	9
2011	Did not enter
2013
2014
2015
2017	To be determined
Total	1/11	6	6	0	0	35	9

Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2009	Withdrew
2013	Did not enter
2014	Did not enter
Total	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Coaching staff

Head coach – Fede Vidal

Current squad

The following players were named for the fixtures against Portugal on 23 and 24 September 2019.[6]

Head coach: Fede Vidal

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Juanjo	(1985-08-19) 19 August 1985	Barcelona
1GK	Jesús Herrero	(1986-11-04) 4 November 1986	Inter Movistar

2DF	Carlos Ortíz	(1983-10-03) 3 October 1983	Inter Movistar
2DF	Jesús Aicardo	(1988-12-04) 4 December 1988	Barcelona
2DF	Bebe	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990	Inter Movistar
2DF	Marc Tolrà	(1991-01-27) 27 January 1991	ElPozo Murcia

3MF	Lin	(1986-05-16) 16 May 1986	KPRF Moskva
3MF	Rafa Usín	(1987-05-22) 22 May 1987	Xota FS
3MF	Andresito	(1991-03-24) 24 March 1991	ElPozo Murcia
3MF	Adolfo Fernández	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993	Barcelona
3MF	Fernan Aguilera	(1995-10-17) 17 October 1995	ElPozo Murcia

4FW	Raúl Campos	(1987-12-17) 17 December 1987	Palma Futsal
4FW	Francisco Solano	(1991-08-26) 26 August 1991	Inter Movistar
4FW	Juan Emilio	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997	Gazprom-Ugra

Results and Fixtures

2014

6 January 2014 Friendly	Slovenia	5–5	Spain	Maribor, Slovenia
19:30

7 January 2014 Friendly	Slovenia	0–3	Spain	Litija, Slovenia
19:30

22 January 2014 Friendly	Spain	6–0	Netherlands	Alcorcón, Spain
20:00

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 Referee: Pascal Lemal (Belgium)

2 February 2014 Euro 2014	Czech Republic	1–8	Spain	Lotto Arena, Antwerp
20:45	Belej 26'	Report	Fernandão 7', 23' Sergio Lozano 20' (pen.), 37' Ortiz 25' José Ruiz 33' Raúl Campos 35' Pola 38'	Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania)

4 February 2014 Euro 2014	Slovenia	0–4	Spain	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
20:30		Report	Fernandão 11' Rafa Usín 17' Aicardo 36', 39'	Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy)

6 February 2014 Euro 2014	Russia	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
20:30	Sergeev 22' Lyskov 26' Fukin 26' Robinho 49'	Report	Pola 16' Rafa Usín 26' Miguelín 38'	Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia)

8 February 2014 Euro 2014	Portugal	4–8	Spain	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
18:00	Ricardinho 8' Cary 12' Costa 26' Queirós 36'	Report	Fernandão 6', 38' Ruiz 7' Lozano 7' Miguelín 17' Rafa Usín 18' Campos 20' Pola 40'	Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy)

15 September 2014 Friendly	Spain	7–1	Romania	La Nucia, Spain
		Report

16 September 2014 Friendly	Spain	7–1	Romania	Torrevieja, Spain
		Report

27 October 2014 Friendly	Turkey	1–11	Spain	Boris Trajkovski Stadium, Skopje
		Report

28 October 2014 Friendly	North Macedonia	1–6	Spain	Boris Trajkovski Stadium, Skopje
		Report

References

Futsal World Ranking
"FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
SPAIN HIT SEVEN FOR SEVENTH UEFA FUTSAL EURO TITLE., 2016
Campeonatos de Europa - RSSSF rsssf.com
Jordi Molas i Rifà (26 January 2017), Europe’s most successful futsal teams, UEFA FUTSAL EURO SLOVENIA 2018
"OFICIAL Fede Vidal da la lista de los 14 jugadores con los que viajará a Portugal" [OFFICIAL Fede Vidal discloses the list of 14 players with whom he'll travel to Portugal]. RFEF. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

Achievements
Preceded by 1996 Brazil	World Champions 2000 (First title) 2004 (Second title)	Succeeded by 2008 Brazil

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[1] Futsal World Ranking

[2] "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2007-04-12.

[saskatoonfutsal-3] SPAIN HIT SEVEN FOR SEVENTH UEFA FUTSAL EURO TITLE., 2016

[4] Campeonatos de Europa - RSSSF rsssf.com

[futsaleuro2018-5] Jordi Molas i Rifà (26 January 2017), Europe’s most successful futsal teams, UEFA FUTSAL EURO SLOVENIA 2018

[6] "OFICIAL Fede Vidal da la lista de los 14 jugadores con los que viajará a Portugal" [OFFICIAL Fede Vidal discloses the list of 14 players with whom he'll travel to Portugal]. RFEF. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.