Nickname(s) | La Serenissima "The Dearest One" | ||
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Association | San Marino Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Roberto Osimani | ||
FIFA code | SMR | ||
FIFA ranking | 138 [1] | ||
Highest FIFA ranking | 95 (6 July 2015) | ||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 116 | ||
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First international | |||
San Marino 2–6 Italy (San Marino, San Marino; 14 July 1985) | |||
Biggest win | |||
San Marino 2–0 Andorra (Varna, Bulgaria; 1 February 2020) San Marino 4–2 Switzerland (Labin, Croatia; 2 February 2024) San Marino 3–2 Greenland (Labin, Croatia; 4 February 2024) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
San Marino 0–13 Montenegro (Serravalle, San Marino; 1 December 2010) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 |
The San Marino national futsal team is controlled by the San Marino Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in San Marino and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the UEFA Futsal Euro. [2]
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1992 | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | Did not qualify | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | ||||||||
2016 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |||||||||
2021 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||
2024 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
Total | — | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 54 |
UEFA Futsal Euro record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1999 | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | Did not qualify | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||
2014 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||
2016 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | |||||||||
2018 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |||||||||
2022 | Play-offs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | 2026 | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 95 |
The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification. [3]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
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1 | GK | Mattia Protti | 15 December 1993 | Fiorentino | ||
12 | GK | Elia Cecchetti | 26 March 1992 | Juvenes-Dogana | ||
2 | DF | William Cavalli | 15 September 2002 | Domagnano | ||
3 | DF | Luca Zafferani | 6 September 1997 | Fiorentino | ||
4 | DF | Marco De Angelis | 17 May 1999 | Folgore | ||
7 | DF | Andrea Franciosi | 4 March 1991 | La Fiorita | ||
13 | DF | Samuel Toccaceli | 9 November 1996 | La Fiorita | ||
14 | DF | Lorenzo Cecchini | 26 February 2002 | Tre Fiori | ||
5 | FW | Alex Mattioli | 14 June 1995 | La Fiorita | ||
6 | FW | Elia Pasqualini | 2 June 1997 | Folgore | ||
8 | FW | Matteo Moretti | 23 November 1999 | Fiorentino | ||
9 | FW | Danilo Busignani | 13 December 1995 | Fiorentino | ||
10 | FW | Fabio Belloni (captain) | 26 September 1991 | Folgore | ||
11 | FW | Thomas Felici | 26 November 1995 | La Fiorita |
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