Italy national futsal team
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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
.
Many of the players in the national team are Brazil
ians of Italian descent (Italo-Brazilians). For example, all players of the 2008 World Cup
squad were born in Brazil.
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
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
UEFA Futsal Championship
The UEFA Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA .-Statistics:-Performance by nations:-External links:...
.
Many of the players in the national team are Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ians of Italian descent (Italo-Brazilians). For example, all players of the 2008 World Cup
2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2008 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Brazil from September 30 to October 19. It was the sixth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília and Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. The...
squad were born in Brazil.
World Achievements
- The Italy national futsal team have appeared in the final match of World Futsal Championship (2004FIFA Futsal World Cup 2004The 2004 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 21 and December 5 in the Republic of China . It was the fifth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body...
)
European Achievements
- The Italy national futsal team have won UEFA Futsal ChampionshipUEFA Futsal ChampionshipThe UEFA Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA .-Statistics:-Performance by nations:-External links:...
once (2003), came as Runners-up once (2007), and appeared in four third/fourth place playoffs
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 19891989 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in the Netherlands and won by Brazil. Laszlo Zsadanyi of Hungary was top scorer with 7 goals.-Group A:-----Group B:-----Group C:-----Group D:-Group A:-----Group B:-Final round:... |
2nd round | ||||||
 19921992 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1992 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Hong Kong. It was the second world championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.- Qualified nations :- Venues :- Squads :... |
1st round | ||||||
 19961996 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1996 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Spain. It was the third world championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.- Venues :- Group A :--------- Group B :--------... |
2nd round | ||||||
 20002000 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 2000 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 18 and December 3 in Guatemala. It was the 4th World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2004 |
Runner-up | ||||||
 20082008 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2008 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Brazil from September 30 to October 19. It was the sixth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília and Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. The... |
3rd Place | ||||||
| Total | 5/6 | ||||||
UEFA European Futsal Championship
| UEFA European Futsal Championship Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1996 |
4th place | ||||||
| 1999 |
3rd place | ||||||
 2001 |
4th place | ||||||
 2003 |
Champions | ||||||
 2005 |
3rd place | ||||||
 2007 |
Runner-up | ||||||
 2010 |
Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 7/7 | ||||||
See also
- Italy national football teamItaly national football teamThe Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...