Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Federico Vidal | ||
Most caps | Carlos Ortiz (215) | ||
Top scorer | Javi Rodríguez (99) | ||
FIFA code | ESP | ||
FIFA ranking | 2 (29 July 2022)[1] | ||
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First international | |||
Italy 2–4 Spain (Leiden, Netherlands; 2 April 1982) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Spain 19–2 New Zealand (Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 9–3 Spain (Arapoti, Brazil; 2 October 1991) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (First in 1989) | ||
Best result | Champions (2000, 2004) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1996) | ||
Best result | Champions (1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016) | ||
AMF World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1985) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1985) | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2010) | ||
Best result | Champions (2010) |
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, seven times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the FIFA Futsal World Cup.[2]
It has been proclaimed world champion in 2000 and 2004, and three times runner-up in 1996, 2008 and 2012.[3]
At the continental level of UEFA competitions, it has participated in the eleven disputed editions of the UEFA Futsal Championship, of which was organizer in the first two, of 1996 and 1999. It has been continental champion seven times,[4] in 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2016, being runner-up in 1999 and 2018, not reaching the final only in the editions of 2003 and 2014, where it was eliminated in the semifinals.[5][3]
These titles make Spain the second most successful national team after Brazil.[5]