UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying

UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying

Tournament details
Dates	9 April 2024 – 24 September 2025
Teams	48 (from 1 confederation)
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The UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying competition will be a men's futsal competition that determines the 14 teams joining the automatically qualified co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania in the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 final tournament,^[1] which will be played on a four-year basis and featuring 16 teams.^[2]

48 UEFA member national teams entered the competition. Apart from co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania, the remaining 46 teams entered the qualifying competition. The 34 teams with the highest futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking taken in December 2023 were given byes to the main round, while the remaining 12 teams entered in the preliminary round.^[3]

Russia was banned from qualifying following the country's invasion of Ukraine.^[4]

The qualifying competition consists of three rounds:^[3][5]

• Preliminary round: The 12 teams that enter this round are drawn into three groups. Each group is played in a single round-robin format, with one of the teams selected as hosts before the draw. Each group winners and runners-up advance to the main round.
• Main round: The 40 teams (34 teams with the highest coefficient ranking, and six teams from the preliminary round) are drawn into ten groups. Each group is played in a home-and-away round-robin format. The ten group winners qualify for the final tournament, while the eight best runners-up advance to the play-offs.
• Play-offs: The eight teams are drawn into four ties, each tie will be played by home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last four qualifiers.

In the preliminary round and main round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01, 14.02 and 17.01):^[5]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. (Main round only) Away goals scored in all group matches;
8. (Main round only) Wins in all group matches;
9. (Main round only) Away wins in all group matches;
10. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
11. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round or qualifying group stage draw;
12. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);

To determine the eight best runners-up from the main round. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 16.01):^[5]

1. Points;
2. Goal difference;
3. Goals scored;
4. Disciplinary points;
5. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round or qualifying group stage draw;

In the play-offs, the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualifies for the final tournament. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 22.01).^[5]

The qualifying matches are played on dates that fall within the FIFA Futsal International Match Calendar.^[5]

Schedule for UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying

Round	Draw	Dates
Preliminary round	25 January 2024	9 – 14 April 2024
Main round	30 May 2024	9 – 18 December 2024, 27 January – 5 February 2025, 3 – 12 March 2025, 7 – 16 April 2025
Play-offs	15 May 2025	15–24 September 2025

The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on all FIFA and UEFA national senior men's futsal team matches played since the UEFA European qualifying competition for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.^[5]

The 34 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 12 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the main round draw, where each team was assigned a seeding position according to their ranking.^[6]

Final tournament hosts

Team	Coeff.[6]	Rank
Latvia	1387.402	27
Lithuania	1195.790	33

Participating teams for UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying

Teams entering main round Team Coeff.[6] Rank  Portugal 2715.953 1  Spain 2495.409 3  Kazakhstan 2418.002 4  Ukraine 2056.591 5  Croatia 1976.252 6  Finland 1970.212 7  France 1967.701 8  Poland 1924.072 9  Slovenia 1898.780 10  Serbia 1884.558 11  Italy 1873.140 12  Netherlands 1862.329 13  Czech Republic 1811.644 14  Romania 1806.321 15  Azerbaijan 1795.390 16  Georgia 1761.015 17  Slovakia 1664.887 18  Hungary 1635.528 19  Armenia 1626.853 20  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1609.649 21  Belarus 1521.865 22  Moldova 1514.719 23  Belgium 1504.554 24  North Macedonia 1451.512 25  Germany 1433.349 26  Sweden 1327.701 28  Montenegro 1306.735 29  Kosovo 1264.444 30  England 1204.183 31  Denmark 1199.225 32  Albania 1177.965 34  Norway 1173.463 35  Greece 1164.389 36  Turkey 1131.406 37

Teams entering preliminary round Team Coeff.[6] Rank  Israel 1128.385 38  Cyprus 1090.591 39   Switzerland 1066.246 40  Bulgaria 1031.006 41  Andorra 916.855 43  Malta 830.007 44  Gibraltar 809.650 45  Austria 794.108 46  Estonia 787.508 47  San Marino 762.906 48  Scotland 755.050 49  Northern Ireland 717.420 50

Did not enter

Team	Coeff.[6]	Rank
Russia[4]	2547.159	2
Wales	1011.432	42
Iceland	-	NR
Faroe Islands	-	NR
Liechtenstein	-	NR
Luxembourg	-	NR
Republic of Ireland	-	NR

Notes

• Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
• NR: No rank.

The draw for the preliminary round took place at 14:00 CET, 25 January 2024. The seeding was based on the Elo-based futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking taken in December 2023. The 12 teams were drawn into 3 groups of four.^[3]

The draw started with pot 1 and ended with pot 4, with each team selected then allocated into groups alphabetically. The pots for the draw are shown below.

Draw^[3]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
San Marino  Scotland  Northern Ireland	Gibraltar  Austria  Estonia	Bulgaria  Andorra  Malta	Israel  Cyprus   Switzerland

The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the main round. The preliminary round was played 9 – 14 April 2024.

All matches within each group are hosted by one of the participating associations. The hosts are  Cyprus,  Austria, and   Switzerland. In the preliminary round, the schedule of each group is as follows:^[5]

Day	Schedule
Day 1	Arrival
Day 2	2 v 4, 3 v 1
Day 3	3 v 2, 1 v 4
Day 4	Rest day
Day 5	4 v 3, 1 v 2
Day 6	Departure

When establishing the match schedule, the host association is placed in position 1, and the visiting teams in positions 2, 3 and 4, according to their coefficient rankings.^[5]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cyprus (H)	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2	7[a]	Main round
2	Andorra	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2	7[a]
3	Estonia	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Northern Ireland	3	0	0	3	5	8	−3	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria (H)	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Main round
2	Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
3	Israel	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	San Marino	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malta	3	3	0	0	14	2	+12	9	Main round
2	Switzerland (H)	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6
3	Gibraltar	3	1	0	2	4	16	−12	3
4	Scotland	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0

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The draw for the main round took place on 30 May 2024. The seeding were based on the new Elo-based futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking. The 40 teams were drawn into 10 groups of four. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were not to be drawn in the same group as Kosovo. Each team plays one home and one away match against each other team in its group.^[3]

The ten group winners qualify for the UEFA Futsal EURO 2026, while the eight best runners-up qualify for the play-offs.^[5]

The 34 teams entering directly in main round are:  Portugal (holders),  Spain,  Kazakhstan,  Ukraine,  France,  Finland,  Croatia,  Italy,  Poland,  Slovenia,  Azerbaijan,  Serbia,  Georgia,  Netherlands,  Romania,  Czech Republic,  Slovakia,  Hungary,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Armenia,  Belgium,  Belarus,  Moldova,  Germany,  North Macedonia,  Sweden,  Montenegro,  Kosovo,  England,  Denmark,  Albania,  Norway,  Greece, and  Turkey.^[3]

The 6 teams advancing from the preliminary round are  Cyprus,  Andorra,   Switzerland,  Malta,  Austria, and  Bulgaria.^[3][7]

In the main round, the schedule of each group is as follows:^[5]

Main round schedule

Matchday	Matches
Matchday 1	2 v 3, 4 v 1
Matchday 2	1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 3	3 v 1, 2 v 4
Matchday 4	1 v 3, 4 v 2
Matchday 5	3 v 2, 1 v 4
Matchday 6	2 v 1, 4 v 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Moldova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Albania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Andorra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Czechia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	1	G01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Play-offs
2	2	G02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	G03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	G04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	G05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	G06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	G07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	G08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		GO9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		GO10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

The draw for the main round play-offs will take place on 15 May 2025. The eight teams are drawn into four ties, played over two legs, to decide the last four qualifiers.^[3][5]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
1st ranked runner-up		5th ranked runner-up	Sep '15	Sep '24
2nd ranked runner-up		6th ranked runner-up	Sep '15	Sep '24
3th ranked runner-up		7th ranked runner-up	Sep '15	Sep '24
4th ranked runner-up		8th ranked runner-up	Sep '15	Sep '24

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The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.^[3]

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Futsal Euro1
Latvia	Co-host	2 December 2023	0 (Debut)
Lithuania	Co-host	2 December 2023	0 (Debut)
10 teams	Group winner	16 April 2025
4 teams	Play-off winner	24 September 2025

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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