Nickname(s) | Tricolorele (The Tricolours) | ||
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Association | Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | David Asandei | ||
Captain | Roxana Ion | ||
Top scorer | -3 Barabási (official competitions) -4 Ion (overall) | ||
FIFA code | ROU | ||
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First international | |||
Romania 5-5 Moldova (Chișinău, Moldova; August 15, 2018) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Romania 3-2 Moldova (Chișinău, Moldova; August 16, 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Romania 1-12 Spain (Madrid, Spain; September 12, 2018) |
The Romania women's futsal team is the national women's futsal team of Romania and is governed by the Romanian Football Federation. Its first two games were in August 2018 against neighboring Moldova, a draw [1] [2] and a win. [3] [4] It first played an official match in the UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2019 qualifications, Main round, Group 1, where it lost all matches. [5] The team did not play any matches in 2019 or 2020, and it was the only national team that did not enter the UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2021 qualifications (later rescheduled as UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2022), despite doing so for the previous edition. The team did not return for UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2023 qualifications either.
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
2025 | Did not enter | |||||||
Total | – | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed. | Year | Round | Position in Group | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Qualifying Round | Position in Group | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Portugal 2019 | Did not qualify | Main | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | |||||||
2 | Portugal 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
3 | TBD 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | |||||||||||
Friendly matches are not included. Win Draw Loss
Competition | No. | Date and Place | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
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2019 UEFA Futsal Championship | |||||
2019 UEFA Championship Main round Group 1 Spain | |||||
1 | Sep 12, 2018 Leganés | Spain | 1-12 | Ion 25:09 | |
2 | Sep 13, 2018 Leganés | Italy | 2-8 | Răduc 29:12, Barabási 32:51 | |
3 | Sep 15, 2018 Leganés | Poland | 2-4 | Barabási 11:49, 18:23 | |
15 August 2018Friendly | Moldova | 5–5 | Romania | Chișinău, Moldova |
18:00 UTC+02:00 | Caraman 13' Ciobanu 15', 23' Musteaţă 17' Prisăcari 40' | Report | Ion 16', 19', 23' Covaci 32' Meleaca 37' | Stadium: Complexul Sportiv Alexia |
16 August 2018Friendly | Moldova | 2–3 | Romania | Chișinău, Moldova |
11:00 UTC+02:00 | Ciobanu 14' Prisăcari 39' | Report | Anca 31', 21' Papp 27' | Stadium: Complexul Sportiv Alexia |
12 September 2018 2019 UEFA Futsal EURO Q | Spain | 12–1 | Romania | Pabellón Europa, Leganés |
18:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Irina Velikanova (Russia), Aleš Mocnik Peric (Slovenia) |
13 September 2018 2019 UEFA Futsal EURO Q | Romania | 2–8 | Italy | Pabellón Europa, Leganés |
18:00 | Report |
| Referee: Marjan Mladenovsk (Macedonia), Irina Velikanova (Russia) |
15 September 2018 2019 UEFA Futsal EURO Q | Poland | 4–2 | Romania | Pabellón Europa, Leganés |
16:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Irina Velikanova (Russia), Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia) |
The squad called up for training and EURO qualifiers played in 2018 consisted of 14 players. [2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Sabina Radu | Chiaravale Fiber Pasta (futsal) | ||||
GK | Mirela Abălașei | 30 August 1978 (aged 39) | FC Universitatea Galați (football) | |||
Lucia Meleaca | 5 December 1991 (aged 26) | CSM Târgu Mureș (football) | ||||
Mihaela Merlan | 25 October 1995 (aged 22) | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului (football) | ||||
Nina Anca | 27 April 1988 (aged 30) | Fair Play București (football) | ||||
Valentina Petre | 26 February 1998 (aged 20) | Fair Play București (football) | ||||
Roxana Ion | Italcave Real State (futsal) | |||||
Maria Stamate | 22 June 1999 (aged 19) | Universitatea Galați (football) | ||||
Antonia Covaci | 7 December 2000 (aged 17) | Sporting Lisbon (youth futsal) | ||||
Monica Bențoiu | 10 December 1996 (aged 21) | Universitatea Galați (football) | ||||
Lidia Moacă | 1 April 1995 (aged 23) | Universitatea Galați (football) | ||||
Elena Răduc | 31 August 1995 (aged 22) | Universitatea Galați (football) | ||||
Kinga Barabási | 31 January 1997 (aged 21) | Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc (football) | ||||
Szidónia Papp | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului (football) |
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