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The UEFA European Futsal Championship is the main
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by
UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs fo ...
(the Union of European Football Associations).


History

The first tournament was held in Spain in 1996 and featured only six teams. The tournament was expanded to eight teams in 1999 and held every two years, and further to 12 teams in 2010. After 2018, the tournament was expanded to 16 teams and held every four years, to avoid leap years when the FIFA Futsal World Cup is being played. The first 16-team tournament was held in 2022 in the Netherlands.


Results


Debut of teams


Performance by nations

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''* = hosts''


Comprehensive team results by tournament

;Legend *1st – Champions *2nd – Runners-up *3rd – Third place *4th – Fourth place * – Semi-finalists *5th–8th – Fifth to Eighth place *9th–12th – Ninth to Twelfth place *Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament * — Qualified but withdrew * — Did not qualify * — Did not enter * – Withdrew from the European Championship / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA * — Country not affiliated to UEFA at that time * — Country did not exist or national team was inactive * — Hosts


Summary (1996-2018)


Medals (1996-2022)

Note: Semi-final appearance in the 2003 edition was considered share bronze.


FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers

;Legend *1st – Champions *2nd – Runners-up *3rd – Third place *4th – Fourth place *QF – Quarterfinals *R2 – Round 2 (1989–2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16) *R1 – Round 1 *     – Hosts * *Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament


See also

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UEFA Women's Futsal Championship The UEFA European Women's Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the women's national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). The tournament is held every two years, with the first final tourn ...
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UEFA Futsal Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Futsal Tournament was a futsal competition organised by UEFA. As of 2020, only one edition of the competition has ever been played. The 2008 tournament was hosted and won by Russia who defeated Italy 5–4 in the final. ...
(defunct) *
UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the under-19 national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). The tournament is held every two years, with the first final tourn ...


References


External links

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