Romania national minifootball team

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Romania
Romanian Minifootball Federation.png
AssociationRomanian Minifootball Federation
Confederation EMF (Europe)
Head coachDan Ștefan Cojocaru
Top scorerRadu Burcia (19)
First international
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 3–1 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 2010)
Biggest win
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 3–1 India  Flag of India.svg
(Illinois, United States; 21 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7–3 Romania Flag of Romania.svg
(Illinois, United States; 22 March 2015)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7–3 Romania Flag of Romania.svg
(Illinois, United States; 28 March 2015)
WMF World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2015 )
Best resultChampions (2023)
EMF EURO
Appearances11 (first in 2010 )
Best resultChampions (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
WMF Continental Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2019 )
Best resultThird place (2019)

The Romania national minifootball team represents Romania in men's international minifootball competitions and it is controlled by the Romanian Minifootball Federation, which governs minifootball in Romania. The team is one of the most successful in the world, they are the current world champions. The team have won the WMF World Cup in 2023, [1] the EMF EURO six times in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 while he ranked second in 2018, 2022 and 2024 and got third place at the 2019 WMF Continental Cup.

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Competitive records

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

WMF World Cup

WMF World Cup
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of the United States.svg 2015 Third place3rd43013916
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2017 Round of 1611th4310153
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2019 Third place3rd7601324
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2023 Champions1st7520275
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2025 To be determined
Total1 Title4/422173211328

WMF Continental Cup

WMF Continental Cup
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2019 Third place3rd4310268
TotalThird place1/14310268

EMF EURO

EMF EURO
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2010 Champions1st2200111
Flag of Romania.svg 2011 Champions1st5410186
Flag of Moldova.svg 2012 Champions1st6510166
Flag of Greece.svg 2013 Champions1st751171
Flag of Montenegro.svg 2014 Champions1st7700194
Flag of Croatia.svg 2015 Champions1st7610183
Flag of Hungary.svg 2016 Round of 1610th421186
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2017 Fourth place4th7421158
Flag of Ukraine.svg 2018 Runners-up2nd7601148
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 Runners-up2nd7421173
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 2024 Runners-up2nd7430235
Total6 Titles11/11664912516651

Honours and awards

Honours

Gold medal icon.svgChampions: 2023
Bronze medal icon.svg Third place: 2015, 2019
Bronze medal icon.svg Third place: 2019
Gold medal icon.svgChampions: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up: 2018, 2022, 2024

Awards

Dragos Nitu (2023)
Marius Gabriel Balogh (2023)
Adrian Calugareanu (2012)
Claudiu Dumitru (2010)
Razvan Dumitru Radu (2011)
Robert Dragan Paulevici (2018)

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References

  1. "Romania wins world champion title in minifootball". Romania Insider. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-21.