Germany national futsal team

Germany
Association	German Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marcel Loovesfeld
Asst coach	Daniel Fredel
Captain	Cristopher Wittig
Most caps	Cristopher Wittig
Top scorer	Muhammet Sözer
FIFA code	GER
FIFA ranking	55 10 (June 2023)
	Home colours
	Home colours
First international
	Georgia 4–0 Germany ; (Tbilisi, Georgia; 16 April 2016)
Biggest win
	Germany 8–0 Gibraltar ; (7 April 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Czech Republic 13–2 Germany ; (Plzeň, Czech Republic; 3 December 2017)

Last updated October 05, 2024

The Germany national futsal team represents Germany during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. The German Football Association decided the foundation of a national team on 4 December 2015 within the context of a so-called Futsal Masterplan in order to participate in the qualification for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018.^[2] Germany achieved their first international victory at Hamburg's 2,092-capacity Inselpark on 30 October 2016 in a friendly against England, which ended 5–3.^[3] Germany then played the qualification for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 but were eliminated in the preliminary round, finishing in third place in their qualifying group C with four points, above Estonia and behind group winners Latvia and Armenia.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	did not enter
1992	did not enter
1996	did not enter
2000	did not enter
2004	did not enter
2008	did not enter
2012	did not enter
2016	did not enter
2020	did not qualify
2024	did not qualify
Total		—	—	—	—	—	—

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1996	did not enter
1999	did not enter
2001	did not enter
2003	did not enter
2005	did not enter
2007	did not enter
2010	did not enter
2012	did not enter
2014	did not enter
2016	did not enter
2018	did not qualify
2022	did not qualify
2026	to be determined
Total		—	—	—	—	—	—

Staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Marcel Loosveld
Assistant coaches	Daniel Gerlach
Analyst	Daniel Fredel
Doctor	Dr. Thorsten Dolla
Teammanager	Lars Schepull
Kit-manager	Thorsten Fiala
Physiotherapist	Munim Akthar

Fixtures and results

For a full list of fixtures and results, see: DFB profile.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Slovakia on 5 and 9 October 2023.^[4]^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Pavlos Wiegels	(1994-07-24) 24 July 1994 (age 30)	51	0	FC Liria Berlin
12	1 GK	Philipp Pless	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)	45	0	TSV Weilimdorf
20	1 GK	Christian De Grooth	(1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 35)	5	0	Fortuna Düsseldorf

8	2 DF	Gabriel Oliveira	(1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31)	19	4	MCH FC Bielefeld
9	2 DF	Luis Rodriguez	(2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 23)	13	7	MCH FC Bielefeld
16	2 DF	Onur Saglam	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31)	30	11	Hamburger SV
18	2 DF	Kadir Sentürk	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)	4	0	MCH FC Bielefeld

2	4 FW	Christopher Wittig (captain)	(1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28)	58	20	HOT 05 Futsal
4	4 FW	Suad Ak	(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 22)	23	6	TSV Weilimdorf
10	4 FW	Michael Meyer	(1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 36)	48	17	Hamburger SV
13	4 FW	Muhammet Sözer	(1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 29)	58	19	TSV Weilimdorf
14	4 FW	Fouad Aghnima	(1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 26)	25	4	MCH FC Bielefeld
15	4 FW	Fabian Schulz	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 29)	19	5	FC Liria Berlin
17	4 FW	Kim Herterich	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Jahn Regensburg
19	4 FW	Pedro Strickert	(2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20)	1	0	MCH FC Bielefeld

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

DF	Davud Vehab	(1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 25)	4	0	Unattached	v. Sweden, 18 April 2023
DF	Maximilian Grünberg	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24)	4	0	Hamburger SV	v. Sweden, 18 April 2023

FW	Vidoje Matic	(1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28)	30	3	MCH FC Bielefeld	v. Sweden, 18 April 2023
FW	Aytürk Gecim	(1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 28)	19	3	MCH FC Bielefeld	v. Sweden, 18 April 2023
FW	Malik Hadziavdic	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)	26	2	FC Liria Berlin	v. Latvia, 3 March 2023
^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.

All match results

As of 1 January 2020^{[ citation needed ]}

Year	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2016	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	30	7	8	15	68	112	- 44	29

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References

↑ "Futsal World Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
↑ "DFB gründet Futsal-Nationalmannschaft (German)". DFB.de. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
↑ "Germany embark on their futsal adventure". FIFA.com. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
↑ "MIT 18 SPIELERN IN DIE ELITERUNDENPARTIEN GEGEN DIE SLOWAKEI" (in German). DFB. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
↑ "Germany Squad". UEFA . Retrieved 30 September 2023.

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[1] "Futsal World Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[2] "DFB gründet Futsal-Nationalmannschaft (German)". DFB.de. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[3] "Germany embark on their futsal adventure". FIFA.com. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[4] "MIT 18 SPIELERN IN DIE ELITERUNDENPARTIEN GEGEN DIE SLOWAKEI" (in German). DFB. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[5] "Germany Squad". UEFA . Retrieved 30 September 2023.

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