Romania national futsal team

Romania

Nickname(s)	Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
Association	Federaţia Română de Fotbal (FRF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Endre Kacsó
FIFA code	ROU
FIFA ranking	24 [1]
Highest FIFA ranking	10 (14 May 2012)
Lowest FIFA ranking	24 (11 December 2017)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Romania 4–3 Bulgaria (Bucharest, Romania; 19 June 2003)
Biggest win
Bulgaria 0–12 Romania (Varna, Bulgaria; 8 January 2004) Romania 12–0 England (Târgu Mureș, Romania; 22 June 2005)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 12–0 Romania (2009 Grand Prix de Futsal Semifinals, Anápolis, Brazil; 3 July 2009)
World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 2007)
Best result	6th place (2007, 2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	2 (First in 2009)
Best result	3rd place (2009)

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.

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
1989	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004	Did not qualify								Group 9 3rd place	2	0	0	2	4	10
2008									Play-offs	5	2	3	0	13	10
2012									Play-offs	5	3	0	2	18	12
2016									Group 6 3rd place	3	1	0	2	6	14
2021									Group D 3rd place	6	2	2	2	13	15
2024									Group A 3rd place	10	4	2	4	26	15
Total	0/10	0	0	0	0	0	0		6/10	31	12	6	12	80	76

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Euro record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter								Did not enter
1999
2001
2003
2005	Did not qualify								Group B 4th Place	6	2	1	3	24	23
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	9	14		Group G Winners	6	5	0	1	34	13
2010	Did not qualify								Group 1 Runners-up	3	1	2	0	9	8
2012	Quarterfinals	3	1	0	2	7	11		Group 4 Runners-up	3	2	0	1	9	7
2014	Quarterfinals	3	1	0	2	6	8		Play-offs	5	3	1	1	17	8
2016	Did not qualify								Play-offs	5	2	1	2	16	15
2018	Group stage	2	0	0	2	3	7		Play-offs	5	2	2	1	17	16
2022	Did not qualify								Group 4 3rd Place	6	1	3	2	19	17
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	4/13	11	3	0	8	25	40		8/13	39	18	10	11	145	107

Grand Prix de Futsal

• 2005 – did not compete
• 2006 – did not compete
• 2007 – did not compete
• 2008 – did not compete
• 2009 – 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 (age 24)		CFR Timișoara
12	1GK	Petrișor Toniță	(1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32)		United Galați
2	2DF	Andor Bálint	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 22)		FK Odorheiu Secuiesc
5	2DF	Vlăduț Dudău	(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 23)		United Galați
14	2DF	Paulo Ferreira	(1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 39)		Póvoa Futsal
18	2DF	Szabolcs Mánya	(1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35)		ACS Sepsi SIC
20	2DF	Andrei Crăciun	(1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 35)		United Galați
3	4FW	Richárd Iszlai	(1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 (age 24)		FK Odorheiu Secuiesc
6	4FW	Valentin Ilaș	(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37)		CFR Timișoara
7	4FW	Daniel Araujo	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 (age 30)		United Galați
8	4FW	André Luis Sasse	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 26)		FK Chrudim
9	4FW	István Hadnagy	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 27)		FK Odorheiu Secuiesc
10	4FW	Felipe Mancha (captain)	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31)		Kazma SC
11	4FW	Robert Crișan	(2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 23)		United Galați
13	4FW	Matei Boșneagă	(2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 23)		United Galați
15	4FW	Darius Nastai	(2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 23)		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 (age 23)			CSM Deva	v.  Finland, 1 March 2023
DF	Szilárd Kanyó	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 27)			FK Odorheiu Secuiesc	v. BiH, 15 January 2023
DF	Tamás Miklós	(1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 (age 31)			FK Odorheiu Secuiesc	v.  Finland, 11 October 2022
FW	Mihnea Toader				CFR Timișoara	v.  Morocco, 9 August 2023
FW	Sávio Valadares	(1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30)			CSM Deva	v.  Morocco, 9 August 2023
FW	Sergiu Gavrilă	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 23)			CSM Deva	v.  Denmark, 5 March 2023
FW	József Kerestély	(2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22)			FK Odorheiu Secuiesc	v. BiH, 15 January 2023
FW	Octavian Cireș	(1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31)			United Galați	v.  Finland, 11 October 2022
FW	Adrian Oanea	(1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 33)			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

See also

• Romania national beach soccer team
• Romania national football team
• Romania national minifootball team

References

External links

• UEFA profile