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) | |||
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 | 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 | Group C 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |||||||
2016 | Group B 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||
2021 | Group C 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
2024 | Group A 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 54 |
UEFA Futsal Euro record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | 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 | Group E 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |||||||
2014 | Group A 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||
2016 | Group D 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||
2018 | Group B 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | ||||||||
2022 | Play-offs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
2026 | Group B 4th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
Total | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 103 |
The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying matches against Israel, Austria and Bulgaria on 11, 12 and 14 April 2024 respectively. [3] [4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
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1 | GK | Mattia Protti | 15 December 1993 | Fiorentino | ||
12 | GK | Jacopo Pazzini | 4 December 2004 | San Marino Academy | ||
23 | GK | Gian Luca Geri | 20 May 2001 | Folgore | ||
2 | DF | Daniele Maiani | 4 August 1993 | Fiorentino | ||
3 | DF | Andrea Franciosi | 4 March 1991 | La Fiorita | ||
6 | DF | Luca Zafferani | 6 September 1997 | Fiorentino | ||
7 | DF | Andrea Ceccoli | 22 September 1993 | Fiorentino | ||
11 | DF | Samuel Toccaceli | 9 November 1996 | Tre Fiori | ||
4 | FW | Elia Pasqualini | 2 June 1997 | Folgore | ||
5 | FW | Alex Mattioli | 14 June 1995 | Murata | ||
8 | FW | Fabio Belloni | 26 September 1991 | Murata | ||
9 | FW | Danilo Busignani (captain) | 13 December 1995 | Fiorentino | ||
10 | FW | Matteo Moretti | 23 November 1999 | Murata | ||
14 | FW | Andrea Ercolani | 8 August 1997 | Eta Beta Fano C5 |
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