| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (EMF) |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Current champions |  Azerbaijan (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Romania (6 titles) |
 2022 EMF EURO | |
The EMF EURO is the main small-sided football competition for men's national teams, governed by the European Minifootball Federation. The tournament is six-a-side. [1] [2] [3]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2010 Details |  Bratislava |  Romania | 8 – 0 |  Slovakia |  Czech Republic | 5 – 1 |  Greece |
| 2011 Details | Tulcea | Romania | 3 – 3 (5 – 4) pen. | Czech Republic |  Moldova | 1 – 0 | Greece |
| 2012 Details |  Chișinău | Romania | 2 – 1 |  Montenegro | Czech Republic | 3 – 3 (4 – 3) pen. | Slovakia |
| 2013 Details |  Rethymno | Romania | 2 – 0 |  Croatia |  Germany | 1 – 1 (2 – 1) pen. |  Russia |
| 2014 Details |  Igalo | Romania | 1 – 0 |  Slovenia | Czech Republic | 2 – 1 | Germany |
| 2015 Details |  Vrsar | Romania | 5 – 1 | Croatia |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 – 3 | Czech Republic |
| 2016 Details |  Székesfehérvár |  Kazakhstan | 2 – 2 (6 – 5) pen. | Croatia | Czech Republic | 2 – 0 | Montenegro |
| 2017 Details |  Brno | Russia | 1 – 1 (3 – 2) pen. | Czech Republic |  Hungary | 0 – 0 (3 – 2) pen. | Romania |
| 2018 Details |  Kyiv | Czech Republic | 4 – 1 | Romania | Kazakhstan | 2 – 0 |  England |
| 2022 Details | Košice |  Azerbaijan | 1 – 0 | Romania |  Bulgaria | 4 – 1 | Kazakhstan |
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 6 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) | 2 (2018, 2022) | – | 1 (2017) |
| Czech Republic | 1 (2018) | 2 (2011, 2017) | 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) | 1 (2015) |
 Kazakhstan | 1 (2016) | – | 1 (2018) | 1 (2022) |
 Russia | 1 (2017) | – | – | 1 (2013) |
| Azerbaijan | 1 (2022) | – | – | – |
| Croatia | – | 3 (2013, 2015,2016) | – | – |
| Slovakia | – | 1 (2010) | – | 1 (2012) |
| Montenegro | – | 1 (2012) | – | 1 (2016) |
 Slovenia | – | 1 (2014) | – | – |
 Germany | – | – | 1 (2013) | 1 (2014) |
| Moldova | – | – | 1 (2011) | – |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | – | 1 (2015) | – |
| Hungary | – | – | 1 (2017) | – |
 Bulgaria | – | – | 1 (2022) | – |
| Greece | – | – | – | 2 (2010, 2011) |
 England | - | - | - | 1 (2018) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Team | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | GS | GS | ||||||||
 Austria | - | - | KS | - | KS | GS | - | GS | GS | |
| Azerbaijan | GS | 1st | ||||||||
 Belgium | - | - | - | - | GS | - | GS | GS | GS | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | - | - | - | 3rd | QF | QF | QF | - | |
| Bulgaria | GS | QF | KS | GS | GS | GS | KS | GS | 3rd | |
| Croatia | - | QF | 2nd | QF | 2nd | 2nd | KS | - | - | |
 Cyprus | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | - | - | - | |
| Czech Republic | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | QF |
| England | - | - | QF | KS | KS | QF | - | 4th | KS | |
 Estonia | - | - | - | - | - | GS | - | - | - | |
 France | - | - | - | - | GS | GS | QF | - | QF | |
 Georgia | KS | |||||||||
| Germany | - | GS | 3rd | 4th | KS | QF | GS | - | - | |
| Greece | 4th | 4th | GS | KS | KS | GS | GS | KS | - | GS |
| Hungary | - | - | - | - | QF | KS | 3rd | GS | QF | |
 Ireland | - | - | GS | GS | GS | - | - | GS | - | |
 Israel | - | GS | KS | GS | KS | GS | GS | GS | KS | |
 Italy | - | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | KS | |
| Kazakhstan | - | QF | KS | QF | GS | 1st | KS | 3rd | 4th | |
 Latvia | - | - | - | KS | GS | GS | GS | - | - | |
 Luxembourg | - | - | - | - | GS | GS | - | - | - | |
 Lithuania | - | - | GS | GS | GS | GS | - | - | - | |
| Moldova | 3rd | QF | KS | KS | GS | KS | - | - | GS | |
| Montenegro | - | 2nd | QF | QF | KS | 4th | KS | QF | KS | |
 Portugal | - | - | - | - | GS | GS | GS | - | KS | |
 Poland | - | - | QF | KS | QF | KS | QF | - | GS | |
| Romania | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | KS | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Russia | - | - | 4th | KS | QF | KS | 1st | - | - | |
 Scotland | - | - | GS | QF | KS | GS | - | - | - | |
 Serbia | - | - | - | - | GS | GS | KS | QF | KS | |
| Slovakia | 2nd | GS | 4th | KS | KS | KS | KS | KS | GS | QF |
| Slovenia | - | GS | GS | 2nd | QF | KS | QF | - | - | |
 Spain | - | - | GS | KS | KS | KS | GS | GS | GS | |
 Switzerland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
 Turkey | - | GS | KS | GS | GS | GS | KS | GS | GS | |
| Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | GS | GS | QF | KS | |
 Great Britain | - | GS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 Wales | - | - | GS | GS | GS | QF | - | - | - | |
| Total | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 24 |
GS - Group Stage
KS - Knockout Stage
QF - Quarterfinals
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