Croatia national futsal team

Croatia

Nickname(s)	Mini vatreni (The Mini Blazers)
Association	Croatian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marinko Mavrović
Captain	Franco Jelovčić
Most caps	Ivo Jukić (119)
Top scorer	Dario Marinović (68)
Home stadium	Arena Zagreb
FIFA code	CRO
FIFA ranking	16 (6 May 2024)[1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Italy 4–1 Croatia  (Milano, Italy; March 14, 1994)
Biggest win
Croatia 18–4 Japan  (Milano, Italy; March 15, 1994)
Biggest defeat
Croatia 0–10 Spain  (Águilas, Spain; March 30, 2013)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 2000)
Best result	Fifth place (2000)
European Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1999)
Best result	Fourth place (2012)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2013)
Best result	Fourth place (2013)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	2 (First in 2006)
Best result	Third place (2006)

The Croatia national futsal team represents Croatia during international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Netherlands 1989	Part of Yugoslavia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong 1992	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1996	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guatemala 2000	Second round	6	3	0	3	18	15	+3
Chinese Taipei 2004	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thailand 2012	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Colombia 2016	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lithuania 2021	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Uzbekistan 2024	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	9	12	-3
Total	2/10	10	4	0	6	27	27	0

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Spain 1996	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1999	Group stage	3	1	0	2	8	14	–6
Russia 2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9	–7
Italy 2003	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Czech Republic 2005	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2007	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hungary 2010	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Croatia 2012	Fourth place	4	2	1	1	10	10	0
Belgium 2014	Quarterfinals	3	0	2	1	7	8	–1
Serbia 2016	Group stage	2	0	1	1	4	6	–2
Slovenia 2018	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Netherlands 2022	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	10	–4
Latvia/Lithuania 2026	to be determined
Total	6/13	18	5	4	9	37	57	–20

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Brazil 2005	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2006	Third place	4	2	1	1	8	15	–7
Brazil 2007	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	Seventh place	6	3	0	3	8	14	–6
Brazil 2009	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2010	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2011	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2014	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2015	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2017	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/11	10	5	1	4	16	29	–13

Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2009	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	3	12	–9
Kuwait 2014	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/3	3	0	1	2	3	12	–9

Futsal Mundialito Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Italy 1994	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	38	18	+20
Brazil 1995	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1996	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1998	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2001	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Italy 2002	did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2006	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	14	5	+9
Portugal 2007	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	17	18	–1
Portugal 2008	Fifth place	3	1	0	2	7	9	–2
Total	4/9	16	9	1	6	76	50	+26

Mediterranean Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2010	Champions	6	5	1	0	31	9	+22
Total	1/1	6	5	1	0	31	9	+22

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Žarko Luketin	(1989 -03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 32)	50	3	MNK Futsal Pula Stanoinvest
12	1GK	Zoran Primić	(1991 -04-21)21 April 1991 (aged 30)	27	0	HMNK Vrgorac
7	2DF	Franco Jelovčić	(1991 -07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 30)	94	56	FP Halle-Gooik
2	2DF	Vedran Matošević	(1990 -08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 31)	71	21	FK Dobovec
10	2DF	Tihomir Novak	(1986 -10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 35)	107	37	FK Dobovec
13	2DF	Kristijan Postružin	(1995 -08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 26)	32	6	MNK Olmissum Omiš
11	2DF	Josip Suton	(1988 -11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 33)	76	27	CAME Dosson Calcio a 5
5	2DF	Davor Kanjuh	(1989 -07-20)20 July 1989 (aged 32)	34	7	MNK Futsal Dinamo
6	4FW	Maro Đuraš	(1994 -06-06)6 June 1994 (aged 27)	28	6	MNK Square Dubrovnik
15	4FW	Matej Horvat	(1994 -01-30)30 January 1994 (aged 28)	51	5	MNK Olmissum Omiš
17	4FW	Antonio Sekulić	(1999 -01-22)22 January 1999 (aged 23)	13	5	MNK Olmissum Omiš
4	4FW	Josip Jurlina	(2000 -01-13)13 January 2000 (aged 22)	18	2	MNK Olmissum Omiš
3	4FW	Kristian Čekol	(1997 -12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 24)	18	0	MNK Futsal Dinamo
8	4FW	Dario Marinović	(1990 -05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 31)	89	68	Futsal Cartagena

As of 30 January 2022

As of 30 January 2022

Key Positive total balance (more wins) Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio) Negative total balance (more losses) National team Total FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup UEFA European Championship Mediterranean Games Qualifications Tournaments * Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L  Albania 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  Andorra 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Angola 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1  Argentina 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2  Armenia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  Australia 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Azerbaijan 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0  Belarus 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0  Belgium 6 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 4 1 0 3  Brazil 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3  Chile 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0  Colombia 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1  Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 21 13 2 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 2 — — — — 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 2  Denmark 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  England 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  France 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Finland 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  Georgia 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0  Greece 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  Hungary 22 6 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 0 0 2 7 1 2 4  Iran 6 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Italy 21 3 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 4  Japan 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Kazakhstan 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 — — — — 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  Latvia 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Lebanon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Libya 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Macedonia 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  Morocco 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Mozambique 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Montenegro 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Netherlands 5 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 — — — — 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  Palestine 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Paraguay 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Poland 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1  Romania 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Russia 11 0 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Serbia ** 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Slovakia 10 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 — — — — 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 2  Slovenia 12 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  San Marino 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  Spain 8 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0  Sweden 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Ukraine 13 5 2 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 — — — — 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1  Vietnam 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total (49) 258 131 39 88 ** includes games against  Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia * other international (invitational) competitions: Grand Prix de Futsal (2005-2014), Futsal Mundialito (2007-2008)

FIFA World Cup	Confederations Cup	European Championship	Mediterranean Games	Qualifications	Tournaments
+6 vs. Australia (6-0) 2000 +3 vs. Costa Rica (4-1) 2000 +3 vs. Netherlands (5-2) 2000	—	+2 vs. Poland (3-1) 2022	+7 vs. Palestine (8-1) 2010 +4 vs. Lebanon (5-1) 2010 +4 vs. Morocco (5-1) 2010 +4 vs. Slovenia (7-3) 2010	+10 vs. Turkey (10-0) 2015 +8 vs. Armenia (8-0) 2015 +7 vs. Sweden (7-0) 2013	+5 vs. Angola (7-2) 2007 +4 vs. Georgia (5-1) 2008 +3 vs. Chile (3-0) 2008

FIFA World Cup	Confederations Cup	European Championship	Mediterranean Games	Qualifications	Tournaments
-5 vs. Spain (0-5) 2000 -2 vs. Russia (2-4) 2000	-7 vs. Brazil (0-7) 2013 -2 vs. Colombia (2-4) 2013	-5 vs. Netherlands (3-8) 1999 -5 vs. Ukraine (0-5) 2001	—	-10 vs. Spain (0-10) 2013 -3 vs. Belarus (4-7) 2016 -3 vs. Italy (3-6) 2008 -3 vs. Italy (0-3) 2008 -3 vs. Ukraine (1-4) 2012	-7 vs. Brazil (0-7) 2008 -6 vs. Hungary (3-9) 2007 -5 vs. Brazil (1-6) 2006 -5 vs. Italy (1-6) 2006

• CROfutsal (in Croatian)
• Croatia Mediterranean Futsal champions 2010 (in Croatian) (Last updated November 10, 2010)
• Detailed list of all Croatia's games (in Croatian) (Last updated July 1, 2009)