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Italy
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Association	Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Massimiliano Bellarte
Most caps	Marco Ercolessi (127)
Top scorer	Andrea Rubei (97)
FIFA code	ITA
FIFA ranking	13 2 (16 December 2023)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Italy 9–2 Libya ; (Roma, Italy; 19 July 1974)
Biggest win
	Italy 13–1 Australia ; (Singapore, Singapore; 28 November 2001) ; Italy 12–0 Finland ; (Montesilvano, Italy; 8 November 2003) ; Italy 13–1 China ; (Chieti, Italy; 22 September 2010)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 9–0 Italy ; (Genk, Belgium; 25 May 1995)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1989)
Best result	Runner-up (2004)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1996)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2014)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1982)
Best result	1st round (1982, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2003)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2014)
Best result	4th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	2 (First in 2006)
Best result	Runner-up (2006)

The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship and UEFA Futsal Euro 2014.^[2] Italy has also come in second place at the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup, as well as third place in the 2008 and 2012 editions.

Honours edit

World achievements edit

The Italy national futsal team has appeared in the final match of the FIFA Futsal World Cup once (2004) as well as two third/fourth place playoffs.^[3]

European achievements edit

The Italy national futsal team has won the UEFA Futsal Championship twice (2003, 2014), came in as runners-up once (2007), and appeared in four third/fourth place playoffs^[2]

Tournament records edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	2nd round	6	3	0	3	17	16	Qualified as invitees
1992	1st round	3	1	0	2	15	16	4	2	0	2	17	10
1996	2nd round	6	3	1	2	21	13	Qualified from participation in Euro 1996
2000	did not qualify							5	3	2	0	17	6
2004	Runners-up	8	6	1	1	29	13	5	5	0	0	33	0
2008	3rd place	9	5	1	3	25	18	5	5	0	0	37	4
2012	3rd place	7	6	0	1	32	13	5	5	0	0	26	5
2016	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	14	7	5	4	0	1	19	4
2021	did not qualify							6	3	2	1	19	14
2024	did not qualify							10	4	3	3	36	32
Total	7/10	43	27	3	13	153	96	45	31	7	7	204	75

UEFA European Futsal Championship edit

UEFA Futsal Championship record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	4th place	4	1	0	3	10	15	5	5	0	0	23	13
1999	3rd place	5	2	2	1	12	9	3	3	0	0	13	4
2001	4th place	5	3	1	1	18	12	2	2	0	0	12	3
2003	Champions	5	5	0	0	11	3	Qualified as Host Nation
2005	3rd place	5	4	0	1	21	9	3	3	0	0	19	3
2007	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	14	4	3	3	0	0	26	4
2010	Quarter-finals	3	2	1	0	11	5	3	3	0	0	19	1
2012	3rd place	5	3	1	1	11	5	3	3	0	0	12	1
2014	Champions	5	4	0	1	18	8	3	3	0	0	20	2
2016	5th place	3	2	0	1	12	5	3	3	0	0	12	4
2018	Group stage	2	0	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	8	5
2022	Group stage	3	0	2	1	6	9	6	5	0	1	24	12
2026	To be determined							To be determined
Total	12/13	50	29	9	12	146	87	37	35	1	1	188	48

Grand Prix de Futsal edit

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Brazil 2005	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2006	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	15	10
Brazil 2007	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2008	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2010	5th place	6	4	0	2	14	11
Brazil 2011	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2013	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2014	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2015	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2018	TBD	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	2/11	10	6	1	3	29	21

Futsal Confederations Cup edit

Confederations Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Libya 2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2013	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kuwait 2014	4th place	5	3	1	1	12	11
Total	1/3	5	3	1	1	12	11

Futsal Mundialito edit

Futsal Mundialito Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Italy 1994	Champions	5	4	1	0	29	8
Brazil 1995	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	18	14
Brazil 1996	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 1998	4th place	4	1	0	3	8	8
Brazil 2001	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Italy 2002	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	15	6
Portugal 2006	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Portugal 2007	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Portugal 2008	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	4/9	18	10	3	5	70	36

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Slovenia and Spain on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.^[4]^[5]
Head coach: Massimiliano Bellarte

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Lorenzo Pietrangelo	(1995-06-24) 24 June 1995 (age 28)	Came Treviso
12	1GK	Jurij Bellobuono	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)	Napoli Futsal

2	2DF	Gennaro Galletto	(1993-12-12) 12 December 1993 (age 30)	Napoli Futsal
3	2DF	Lorenzo Etzi	(2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21)	Sandro Abate
8	2DF	Carmelo Musumeci (captain)	(1991-12-17) 17 December 1991 (age 32)	Meta Catania
13	2DF	Francesco Liberti	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29)	Feldi Eboli
14	2DF	Enrico Donin	(1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 25)	Saviatesta Mantova

4	4FW	Gabriele Ugherani	(1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 29)	Sandro Abate
5	4FW	Alessio Di Eugenio	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26)	Olimpus Roma
6	4FW	Gabriel Pazetti	(2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22)	L84
7	4FW	Antonino Isgrò	(2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 21)	Olimpus Roma
9	4FW	Fabricio Calderolli	(1986-06-22) 22 June 1986 (age 37)	Feldi Eboli
10	4FW	Alex Merlim	(1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 37)	Sporting CP
11	4FW	Gabriel Motta	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 24)	Jimbee Cartagena
16	4FW	Cristopher Cutrupi	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)	Olimpus Roma
19	4FW	Marcelinho	(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 34)	Olimpus Roma

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gianluca Parisi	(1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 (age 27)	Sandro Abate	v. Slovenia, 15 September 2023^PRE

DF	Giuliano Fortini	(1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 27)	L84	v. Slovenia, 15 September 2023^PRE
DF	Francesco Lo Cicero	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23)	Ecocity Genzano	v. Sweden, 8 March 2023

FW	Giovanni Vincenti	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)	Elledì Fossano	v. Slovenia, 15 September 2023^PRE
FW	Nicola Cutrignelli	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31)	Sporting Sala Consilina	v. Sweden, 8 March 2023
^COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^RET Retired from international futsal.

Results and fixtures edit

2014 edit

7 January 2014 Friendly	Italy	3–0	Slovakia	San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
20:00		Report

8 January 2014 Friendly	Italy	3–1	Slovakia	San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
20:30		Report

29 January 2014 UEFA Futsal Euro 2014	Italy	2–3	Slovenia	Lotto Arena, Antwerp
20:45	Fortino 24' Saad 40'	Report	Vrhovec 11' Čujec 26' Osredkar 39'	Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)

2 February 2014 UEFA Futsal Euro 2014	Azerbaijan	0–7	Italy	Lotto Arena, Antwerp
18:30		Report	Romano 2' Fortino 4' Honorio 16' Vampeta 25' Gabriel Lima 27' Mammarella 32' Miarelli 40'	Referee: Marc Birkett (England)

4 February 2014 UEFA Futsal Euro 2014	Italy	2–1	Croatia	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
18:00	Romano 1' Fortino 10'	Report	Jelovčić 7'	Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

6 February 2014 UEFA Futsal Euro 2014	Portugal	3–4	Italy	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
18:00	Ricardinho 13' Arnaldo 19' Joel 35'	Report	Gabriel Lima 1', 31' Romano 23' Fortino 35'	Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)

8 February 2014 UEFA Futsal Euro 2014	Italy	3–1	Russia	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
20:30	Gabriel Lima 7' Murilo 14' Giasson 19'	Report	Eder Lima 10'	Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

References edit

^ Futsal World Ranking
^ ^a ^b "European Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
^ "Qualificazioni Mondiali, Italia-Slovenia a Eboli: aperte le procedure di accredito per i media. La gara in diretta su Raiplay" (in Italian). FIGC. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Italy Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 24 September 2023.