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The UEFA Futsal Championship is the main futsal

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"...

competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

(the Union of European Football Associations).

Statistics

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1996 Details 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship The 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 1st official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Spain, between January 8 and January 14, 1996, in one venue located in the city of Córdoba.-Qualified teams:...	Spain Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Spain Spain Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation...	5 - 3	Russia Russia	Belgium Belgium Belgium national futsal team The Belgium national futsal team is the national futsal team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association.-FIFA World Cup:-UEFA European Futsal Championship:-Grand Prix de Futsal:-External links:* - Belgian FA official website...	3 - 2	Italy 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 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship The 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 2nd official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Spain, between 22 February and 28 February, 1999, in one venue located in the city of Granada.-Qualified teams:...	Spain Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Russia Russia	3 - 3 (4 - 2) ps Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...	Spain Spain Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation...	Italy 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	Netherlands 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 Royal Dutch Football Association...
2001 Details 2001 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2001 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 3rd official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Russia, between 22 February and 28 February 2001, in one venue located in the city of Moscow.-Qualified teams:...	Russia Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	Spain Spain Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation...	2 - 1	Ukraine 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...	Russia Russia	2 - 1	Italy 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 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 4th official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Italy, between 17 February and 24 February, 2003, in two venues located in Aversa & Caserta.-Qualified teams:...	Italy Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Italy 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	Ukraine 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...	Spain Spain Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation...	and	Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic national futsal team The Czech Republic national futsal team is the national futsal team of the Czech Republic. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic and affiliated with UEFA.-FIFA World Cup:-UEFA European Futsal Championship:...
2005 Details 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 5th official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, between 14 February and 20 February 2005. Recent world champions Spain regained their European title with victory over rivals...	Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	Spain Spain Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation...	2 - 1	Russia Russia	Italy 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	Ukraine 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...	Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	Spain Spain Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation...	3 - 1	Italy 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....	Russia Russia	3 - 2	Portugal 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....
2010 Details 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship was the sixth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was hosted by Hungary, between January 19 and January 30, 2010, in two venues located in Budapest and Debrecen...	Hungary Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	Spain Spain Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation...	4 - 2	Portugal 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....	Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic national futsal team The Czech Republic national futsal team is the national futsal team of the Czech Republic. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic and affiliated with UEFA.-FIFA World Cup:-UEFA European Futsal Championship:...	5 - 3	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan national futsal team The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...
2012 Details 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship is the 8th official edition of the UEFA European Championship for national futsal teams. It is hosted by Croatia, and is played in February 2012. 12 teams will compete for the title, with 11 teams gain entries from qualification rounds. Croatia gain automatic entry...	Croatia Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

Performance by nations

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Spain Spain Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation...	5 (1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010)	1 (1999)	1 (2003)
Russia Russia	1 (1999)	2 (1996, 2005)	2 (2001, 2007)
Italy 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)
Ukraine 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)
Portugal 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....		1 (2010)		1 (2007)
Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic national futsal team The Czech Republic national futsal team is the national futsal team of the Czech Republic. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic and affiliated with UEFA.-FIFA World Cup:-UEFA European Futsal Championship:...			2 (2003, 2010)
Belgium Belgium Belgium national futsal team The Belgium national futsal team is the national futsal team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association.-FIFA World Cup:-UEFA European Futsal Championship:-Grand Prix de Futsal:-External links:* - Belgian FA official website...			1 (1996)
Netherlands 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 Royal Dutch Football Association...				1 (1999)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan national futsal team The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...				1 (2010)

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