Croatia national futsal team

The Croatia national futsal team represents Croatia during international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.

Croatia
Nickname(s)Vatreni (The Blazers)
AssociationCroatian Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMarinko Mavrović
CaptainFranco Jelovčić
Most capsIvo Jukić (111)
Top scorerDario Marinović (62)
Home stadiumArena Zagreb
FIFA codeCRO
FIFA ranking10 (27 January 2021) [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 4–1 Croatia 
(Milano, Italy; March 14, 1994)
Biggest win
 Croatia 18–4 Japan 
(Milano, Italy; March 15, 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Croatia 0–10 Spain 
(Águilas, Spain; March 30, 2013)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2000)
Best resultFifth place (2000)
European Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1999)
Best resultFourth place (2012)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2013)
Best resultFourth place (2013)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances2 (First in 2006)
Best result Third place (2006)

Results

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Netherlands 1989Part of Yugoslavia-------
Hong Kong 1992Did not enter-------
Spain 1996Did not qualify-------
Guatemala 2000Second round63031815+3
Chinese Taipei 2004Did not qualify-------
Brazil 2008Did not qualify-------
Thailand 2012Did not qualify-------
Colombia 2016Did not qualify-------
Lithuania 2021Did not qualify-------
Total1/963031815+3

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Spain 1996Did not enter-------
Spain 1999Group stage3102814–6
Russia 2001Group stage310229–7
Italy 2003Did not qualify-------
Czech Republic 2005Did not qualify-------
Portugal 2007Did not qualify-------
Hungary 2010Did not qualify-------
Croatia 2012Fourth place421110100
Belgium 2014Quarterfinals302178–1
Serbia 2016Group stage201146–2
Slovenia 2018Did not qualify-------
Netherlands 2022To be determined
Total5/12154473147–16

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Brazil 2005Did not enter-------
Brazil 2006Third place4211815–7
Brazil 2007Did not enter-------
Brazil 2008Seventh place6303814–6
Brazil 2009Did not enter-------
Brazil 2010Did not enter-------
Brazil 2011Did not enter-------
Brazil 2013Did not enter-------
Brazil 2014Did not enter-------
Brazil 2015Did not enter-------
Brazil 2017TBD-------
Total2/11105141629–13

Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Libya 2009Did not enter-------
Brazil 2013Fourth place3012312–9
Kuwait 2014Did not enter-------
Total1/33012312–9

Futsal Mundialito

Futsal Mundialito Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Italy 1994Runners-up53113818+20
Brazil 1995Did not enter-------
Brazil 1996Did not enter-------
Brazil 1998Did not enter-------
Brazil 2001Did not enter-------
Italy 2002Did not enter-------
Portugal 2006Runners-up4301145+9
Portugal 2007Fourth place42021718–1
Portugal 2008Fifth place310279–2
Total4/9169167650+26

Mediterranean Cup

Mediterranean Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
Libya 2010Champions6510319+22
Total1/16510319+22
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Žarko Luketin (1989 -03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 31) 40 3 MNK Olmissum
12 1GK Zoran Primić (1991 -04-21)21 April 1991 (aged 29) 16 0 MNK Square
20 1GK Marko Vuković (1997 -08-25)25 August 1997 (aged 23) 1 0 HMNK Vrgorac
7 2DF Franco Jelovčić (1991 -07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 29) 84 51 MNK Olmissum
2 2DF Vedran Matošević (1990 -08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 30) 64 20 KMN Dobovec
10 2DF Tihomir Novak (1986 -10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 34) 100 36 KMN Dobovec
14 2DF Kristijan Postružin (1995 -08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 25) 24 3 MNK Olmissum
11 2DF Josip Suton (1988 -11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 32) 67 25 Meta Catania Calcio a 5
15 4FW Matej Horvat (1994 -01-30)30 January 1994 (aged 26) 42 3 MNK Olmissum
9 4FW Luka Perić (1997 -02-09)9 February 1997 (aged 23) 35 7 KMN Dobovec
16 4FW Luka Suton (1998 -12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 22) 16 3 Saviatesta Mantova Calcio a 5
3 4FW Kristian Čekol (1997 -12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 23) 10 0 MNK Futsal Dinamo
4 4FW Josip Jurlina (2000 -01-13)13 January 2000 (aged 21) 8 1 MNK Olmissum
5 4FW Stjepan Perišić (1990 -08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 30) 18 3 MNK Olmissum
8 4FW Dario Marinović (1990 -05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 30) 78 62 Jimbee Cartagena

Results and Fixtures

2013

18 September 2013 Euro 2014 Play-off Slovakia  1 – 3  Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia
17:15 CET Haľk  19' Report Marinović  22', 23'
Novak  28'
Stadium: Interhala Pasienky
24 September 2013 Euro 2014 Play-off Croatia  4 – 0  Slovakia Dubrovnik, Croatia
20:00 CET Jelovčić 4', 21', 37'
Marinović  34'
Report Stadium: Sports Hall

2014

7 January 2014 Friendly Croatia  3 – 2  Belgium Novigrad, Croatia
20:00 Report
8 January 2014 Friendly Croatia  2 – 2  Belgium Opatija, Croatia
20:00 Report
29 January 2014 Euro 2014 Spain  3 – 3  Croatia Antwerp, Belgium
18:30 Aicardo  16'
Lin  27', 28'
Report Babić  10'
Jelovčić  18'
Capar  38'
Stadium: Lotto Arena
31 January 2014 Euro 2014 Croatia  3 – 3  Czech Republic Antwerp, Belgium
18:30 Report Stadium: Lotto Arena
4 February 2014 Euro 2014 Italy  2–1  Croatia Sportpaleis, Antwerp
18:00 Romano  1'
Fortino  10'
Report Jelovčić  7' Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

Notable players

  • Robert Grdović
  • Patrik Drndić
  • Robertino Jelovčić
  • Nikola Tomičić
  • Mićo Martić
  • Ivica Lemo
  • Goran Eklić
  • Tomislav Gričar
  • Dinko Huskić
  • Josip Palić
  • Pjer Malvasija
  • Alen Delpont
  • Željko Mijić
  • Boris Držanić
  • Boris Durlen
  • Dean Delevski
  • Tomislav Papeš
  • Velimir Čarapina
  • Edin Dervišagić
  • Siniša Alebić
  • Božidar Butigan
  • Edin Derviščaušević
  • Mate Čuljak
  • Alen Jukić
  • Marijan Brnčić
  • Ivica Gvozden
  • Robert Karašić
  • Korab Morina
  • Kujtim Morina
  • Dario Marinović

Player statistics

As of 30 January 2021

Record against other teams

As of 30 January 2021

Key
Positive total balance (more wins)
Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative total balance (more losses)
National team Total FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup UEFA European Championship Mediterranean Games Qualifications Tournaments *
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L
 Albania 3300 0000 0000 2200 0000 1100 0000
 Andorra 2200 0000 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Angola 4301 0000 0000 0000 4301
 Argentina 4112 1100 0000 0000 3012
 Armenia 2200 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Australia 1100 1100 0000 0000 0000
 Azerbaijan 5410 0000 0000 0000 5410 0000
 Belarus 3201 0000 0000 0000 3201 0000
 Belgium 6510 2200 0000 2200 2020 0000
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
11524 0000 0000 1100 0000 3320 4103
 Brazil 7007 0000 4004 0000 3003
 Chile 2110 0000 1010 0000 1100
 Colombia 2002 0000 1001 0000 1001
 Costa Rica 1100 1100 0000 1010 0000
 Czech Republic 211326 4400 0000 9522 4202 4202
 Denmark 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 0000
 England 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 France 5311 0000 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Georgia 4400 0000 0000 0000 2200 2200
 Greece 1010 0000 0000 0000 0000 1010 0000
 Hungary 22697 0000 0000 0000 2002 7124
 Iran 6015 0000 0000 0000 0000
 Italy 213315 0000 0000 2002 0000 2002 4004
 Japan 5311 1100 0000 0000 0000
 Kazakhstan 4112 0000 0000 1001 1100 0000
 Latvia 2200 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Lebanon 1100 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000
 Libya 5410 0000 0000 1010 0000 0000
 Macedonia 10811 0000 0000 0000 0000 3300 0000
 Morocco 1100 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000
 Mozambique 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000
 Montenegro 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000
 Netherlands 5302 1100 0000 1001 1001 0000
 Palestine 1100 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000
 Paraguay 2101 0000 0000 0000 0000
 Poland 6420 0000 0000 1100 2110 0000
 Portugal 4004 1001 0000 0000 0000 1001
 Romania 5311 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000
 Russia 10046 1001 0000 2011 0000 0000
 Serbia ** 1100 0000 0000 1100 0000 0000 0000
 Slovakia 9702 0000 0000 0000 5500 2002
 Slovenia 10712 0000 0000 0000 1100 1100 0000
 San Marino 1100 0000 0000 0000 1100 1100 0000
 Spain 8116 1001 0000 3013 0000 2002 1100
 Sweden 3300 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
 Turkey 2200 0000 0000 0000 1100 1100 0000
 Ukraine 11326 3003 0000 2011 2101 4211
 Vietnam 2200 0000 0000 0000 0000
Total (48) 2451223885
** includes games against  Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia
* other international (invitational) competitions: Grand Prix de Futsal (2005-2014), Futsal Mundialito (2007-2008)

Biggest Wins

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup European Championship Mediterranean Games Qualifications Tournaments
  • +6 vs. Australia (6-0) 2000
  • +3 vs. Costa Rica (4-1) 2000
  • +3 vs. Netherlands (5-2) 2000
  • +1 multiple opponents
  • +7 vs. Palestine (8-1) 2010
  • +4 vs. Lebanon (5-1) 2010
  • +4 vs. Morocco (5-1) 2010
  • +4 vs. Slovenia (7-3) 2010
  • +10 vs. Turkey (10-0) 2015
  • +8 vs. Armenia (8-0) 2015
  • +7 vs. Sweden (7-0) 2013
  • +5 vs. Angola (7-2) 2007
  • +4 vs. Georgia (5-1) 2008
  • +3 vs. Chile (3-0) 2008

Biggest Losses

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup European Championship Mediterranean Games Qualifications Tournaments
  • -5 vs. Spain (0-5) 2000
  • -2 vs. Russia (2-4) 2000
  • -7 vs. Brazil (0-7) 2013
  • -2 vs. Colombia (2-4) 2013
  • -5 vs. Netherlands (3-8) 1999
  • -5 vs. Ukraine (0-5) 2001
  • -10 vs. Spain (0-10) 2013
  • -3 vs. Belarus (4-7) 2016
  • -3 vs. Italy (3-6) 2008
  • -3 vs. Italy (0-3) 2008
  • -3 vs. Ukraine (1-4) 2012
  • -7 vs. Brazil (0-7) 2008
  • -6 vs. Hungary (3-9) 2007
  • -5 vs. Brazil (1-6) 2006
  • -5 vs. Italy (1-6) 2006

References

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