Association | German Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
FIFA code | GER | ||
FIFA ranking | 55 10 (June 2023) [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Georgia 4–0 Germany (Tbilisi, Georgia; 16 April 2016) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Germany 8–4 Kosovo (Tbilisi, Georgia; 24 October 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Czech Republic 13–2 Germany (Plzeň, Czech Republic; 3 December 2017) |
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.
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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1 | GK | Pavlos Wiegels | 24 July 1994 | 51 | 0 | FC Liria Berlin |
12 | GK | Philipp Pless | 3 April 1991 | 45 | 0 | TSV Weilimdorf |
20 | GK | Christian De Grooth | 18 May 1989 | 5 | 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
8 | DF | Gabriel Oliveira | 7 February 1993 | 19 | 4 | MCH FC Bielefeld |
9 | DF | Luis Rodriguez | 16 May 2001 | 13 | 7 | MCH FC Bielefeld |
16 | DF | Onur Saglam | 23 March 1993 | 30 | 11 | Hamburger SV |
18 | DF | Kadir Sentürk | 9 March 1999 | 4 | 0 | MCH FC Bielefeld |
2 | FW | Christopher Wittig (captain) | 27 November 1995 | 58 | 20 | HOT 05 Futsal |
4 | FW | Suad Ak | 6 July 2002 | 23 | 6 | TSV Weilimdorf |
10 | FW | Michael Meyer | 12 September 1988 | 48 | 17 | Hamburger SV |
13 | FW | Muhammet Sözer | 18 October 1994 | 58 | 19 | TSV Weilimdorf |
14 | FW | Fouad Aghnima | 29 October 1997 | 25 | 4 | MCH FC Bielefeld |
15 | FW | Fabian Schulz | 18 September 1995 | 19 | 5 | FC Liria Berlin |
17 | FW | Kim Herterich | 19 January 2001 | 6 | 0 | Jahn Regensburg |
19 | FW | Pedro Strickert | 20 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | MCH FC Bielefeld |
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 |
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DF | Davud Vehab | 9 December 1998 | 4 | 0 | Unattached | v. Sweden, 18 April 2023 |
DF | Maximilian Grünberg | 5 November 1999 | 4 | 0 | Hamburger SV | v. Sweden, 18 April 2023 |
FW | Vidoje Matic | 27 January 1996 | 30 | 3 | MCH FC Bielefeld | v. Sweden, 18 April 2023 |
FW | Aytürk Gecim | 25 November 1995 | 19 | 3 | MCH FC Bielefeld | v. Sweden, 18 April 2023 |
FW | Malik Hadziavdic | 25 August 1997 | 26 | 2 | FC Liria Berlin | v. Latvia, 3 March 2023 |
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. |
Year | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
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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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