Romania national futsal team

The Romania national futsal team represents Romania in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.

Romania
Nickname(s)Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
AssociationFederaţia Română de Fotbal (FRF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRomania Endre Kacsó
FIFA codeROU
FIFA ranking21 [1]
Highest FIFA ranking10 (14 May 2012)
Lowest FIFA ranking24 (11 December 2017)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Romania Romania 4–3 Bulgaria Bulgaria
(Bucharest, Romania; 19 June 2003)
Biggest win
Bulgaria Bulgaria 0–12 Romania Romania
(Varna, Bulgaria; 8 January 2004)
Romania Romania 12–0 England England
(Târgu Mureș, Romania; 22 June 2005)
Biggest defeat
Brazil Brazil 12–0 Romania Romania
(2009 Grand Prix de Futsal Semifinals, Anápolis, Brazil; 3 July 2009)
World Cup
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances4 (First in 2007)
Best result6th place (2007, 2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances2 (First in 2009)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place (2009)

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989Did not enterDid not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000
Chinese Taipei 2004Did not enterGroup 9 3rd place2002410
Brazil 2008Play-offs52301310
Thailand 2012Play-offs53021812
Colombia 2016Group 6 3rd place3102614
Lithuania 2021Group D 3rd place62221315
Uzbekistan 2024TBD
Total0/100000006/10218585461

UEFA Futsal Championship
UEFA Futsal Euro record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1996Did not enterDid not enter
Spain 1999
Russia 2001
Italy 2003
Czech Republic 2005Did not qualifyGroup B 4th Place62132423
Portugal 2007Group stage3102914Group G Winners65013413
Hungary 2010Did not qualifyGroup 1 Runners-up312098
Croatia 2012Quarterfinals3102711Group 4 Runners-up320197
Belgium 2014Quarterfinals310268Play-offs5311178
Serbia 2016Did not qualifyPlay-offs52121615
Slovenia 2018Group stage200237Play-offs52211716
Netherlands 2022Did not qualifyGroup 4 3rd Place61321917
Total4/121130825408/1239181011145107

Grand Prix de Futsal
  • 2005 – did not compete
  • 2006 – did not compete
  • 2007 – did not compete
  • 2008 – did not compete
  • 2009 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
  • 2010 – 14th place
  • 2011 – did not compete
  • 2013 – did not compete
  • 2014 – did not compete
  • 2015 – did not compete
  • 2018 – did not compete

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.[2][3]
Head coach: Endre Kacso

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Theodor Lungu (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 Romania CFR Timișoara
12 1GK Petrișor Toniță (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 Romania United Galați
2 2DF Andor Bálint (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 Romania FK Odorheiu Secuiesc
5 2DF Vlăduț Dudău (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 Romania United Galați
14 2DF Paulo Ferreira (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 Portugal Póvoa Futsal
18 2DF Szabolcs Mánya (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 Romania ACS Sepsi SIC
20 2DF Andrei Crăciun (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 Romania United Galați
3 4FW Richárd Iszlai (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 Romania FK Odorheiu Secuiesc
6 4FW Valentin Ilaș (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 Romania CFR Timișoara
7 4FW Daniel Araujo (1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 Romania United Galați
8 4FW André Luis Sasse (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 Czech Republic FK Chrudim
9 4FW István Hadnagy (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 Romania FK Odorheiu Secuiesc
10 4FW Felipe Mancha (captain) (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 Kuwait Kazma SC
11 4FW Robert Crișan (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 Romania United Galați
13 4FW Matei Boșneagă (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 Romania United Galați
15 4FW Darius Nastai (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 Romania CSM Deva

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Andrei Dinicuță (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 Romania CSM Deva v.  Finland, 1 March 2023
DF Szilárd Kanyó (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 Romania FK Odorheiu Secuiesc v. Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH, 15 January 2023
DF Tamás Miklós (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 Romania FK Odorheiu Secuiesc v.  Finland, 11 October 2022
FW Mihnea Toader Romania CFR Timișoara v.  Morocco, 9 August 2023
FW Sávio Valadares (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 Romania CSM Deva v.  Morocco, 9 August 2023
FW Sergiu Gavrilă (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 Romania CSM Deva v.  Denmark, 5 March 2023
FW József Kerestély (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 Romania FK Odorheiu Secuiesc v. Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH, 15 January 2023
FW Octavian Cireș (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 Romania United Galați v.  Finland, 11 October 2022
FW Adrian Oanea (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 Italy Elledì Fossano v.  Moldova, 20 September 2022

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
2018 Friendly Romania  5–4  Moldova
2018 Friendly Romania  6–4  Moldova
2018 UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 Portugal  4–1  Romania
2018 UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 Ukraine  3–2  Romania
2018 Friendly Romania  3–1  Albania
2018 Friendly Romania  4–3  Albania
2018 Friendly Romania  0–3  Spain
2018 Friendly Romania  1–0  Spain
2019 Friendly Romania  0–2  Italy
2019 Friendly Romania  2–4  Italy
2019 Friendly Romania  5–1  Armenia
2019 Friendly Romania  5–3  Armenia

See also

References
  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "Endre Kacsó a stabilit lotul pentru „dubla" cu Azerbaidjan și Kazahstan din Elite Round-ul FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024" (in Romanian). FRF. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. "Romania Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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