Italy national futsal team

Italy
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
AssociationFederazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachItaly Massimiliano Bellarte
Most capsMarco Ercolessi (127)
Top scorerAndrea Rubei (97)
FIFA codeITA
FIFA ranking18 (6 May 2024) [1]
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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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1989)
Best resultSilver Runner-up (2004)
European Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1996)
Best resultGold Champions (2003, 2014)
AMF World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1982)
Best result1st round (1982, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2003)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2014)
Best result4th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances2 (First in 2006)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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.

  1. ^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
  2. ^ "European Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 July 2007.