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Futsal EURO 2026: Entries, format, calendar
Friday, December 15, 2023
A new home-and-away qualifying group stage is among the changes leading to the first 16-team final tournament with 48 contenders including co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania.
UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 is the second edition since the switch from the biennial 12-team tournament to a 16-nation finals held every four years, following Netherlands 2022.
There are 48 entrants, with co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progressing direct to the final tournament and 46 others in qualifying. England return having not taken part in 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying.
Hosts: Latvia & Lithuania
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Competition regulations
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Futsal EURO 2026 dates
Preliminary round draw: 14;00 CET, 25 January 2024
Preliminary round: 8–17 April 2024
Main round draw: 12 July 2024
Main round: 9–18 December 2024, 27 January–5 February 2025, 3–12 March 2025, 7–16 April 2025
Play-off draw: 15 May 2025
Play-offs: 15–24 September 2025
Final tournament: Between 18 January and 8 February 2026
Qualifying format
Qualifying consists of three stages: preliminary round (mini-tournaments), main round (home and away groups) and play-offs (home and away).
Hosts Latvia and Lithuania both enter in the final tournament.
12 teams begin in the preliminary round, the other 34 (with the higher ranking as of December 2023) going directly in the main round.
Preliminary round (8–17 April 2024)
The teams were drawn into three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments.
The top two in each group progress to the main round.
Entering in preliminary round: Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia, San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Main round (9 December 2024–18 April 2025)
The 40 teams (including the 34 entering directly in the main round) are drawn into ten groups of four
Each team faces the other teams in their group both home and away.
The ten group winners join hosts Latvia and Lithuania in the finals, with the eight best runners-up entering the play-offs
Entering in main round: Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
Play-offs
The eight teams are drawn into four ties, played over two legs, to decide the last four qualifiers.
Final tournament (between 18 January and 8 February 2026, exact dates TBC, hosts Latvia & Lithuania)
The 16 teams (including the two co-hosts) will be drawn into four groups of four, with the top two from each progressing to the quarter-finals
Knockout system:
Quarter-final 1: Winners Group B v Runners-up Group A
Quarter-final 2: Winners Group A v Runners-up Group B
Quarter-final 3: Winners Group C v Runners-up Group D
Quarter-final 4: Winners Group D v Runners-up Group C
Semi-final 1: Winners quarter-final 2 v Winners quarter-final 4
Semi-final 2: Winners quarter-final 1 v Winners quarter-final 3
Third-place match: Losers semi-final 1 v Losers semi-final 2
Final: Winners semi-final 1 v Winners semi-final 2
Futsal EURO 2026, Latvia & Lithuania
@Jackson Harrison England return having not taken part in 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying.
Did not enter: Faroe Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Republic of Ireland, Russia (banned), Wales
Did not enter: Faroe Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Republic of Ireland, Russia (banned), Wales
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Wales didn't enter?, strange!
So the last Euro runner-up is banned!
So 48 teams. So will it be 8 groups of 6 with winners and 6 best runners up qualifying and last 2 runners up playing off for last slot similar to 2002?
The qualifying format is in the first post.Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:02Wales didn't enter?, strange!
So the last Euro runner-up is banned!
So 48 teams. So will it be 8 groups of 6 with winners and 6 best runners up qualifying and last 2 runners up playing off for last slot similar to 2002?
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The road to UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 begins with the preliminary round draw, which will be streamed live at 14:00 CET on Thursday 25 January.
In all 12 teams of the 48 entrants begin in the preliminary round. Co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progress automatically to the finals while the top 34 qualifying contenders in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient ranking as of December 2023 enter directly in the main round.
The 12 preliminary round contenders will be drawn into three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments between 8 and 17 April. The top two in each group will go through to the main round, played as home-and-away fixtures from December.
How the draw works
Teams entering in preliminary round: Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia, San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
The 12 teams are split into four pots based on their coefficient ranking.
For each pot (starting with Pot 1, the fourth seeding tier), the teams are drawn in alphabetical order from Groups A to C, with each group to contain one team from each pot.
Once the groups are formed, a host will be appointed for each mini-tournament.
Preliminary round draw seeding pots
Pot 1 (Seeding position 4): San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Pot 2 (Seeding position 3): Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia
Pot 3 (Seeding position 2): Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta
Pot 4 (Seeding position 1): Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland
Teams entering directly in main round
Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
The road to UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 begins with the preliminary round draw, which will be streamed live at 14:00 CET on Thursday 25 January.
In all 12 teams of the 48 entrants begin in the preliminary round. Co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progress automatically to the finals while the top 34 qualifying contenders in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient ranking as of December 2023 enter directly in the main round.
The 12 preliminary round contenders will be drawn into three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments between 8 and 17 April. The top two in each group will go through to the main round, played as home-and-away fixtures from December.
How the draw works
Teams entering in preliminary round: Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia, San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
The 12 teams are split into four pots based on their coefficient ranking.
For each pot (starting with Pot 1, the fourth seeding tier), the teams are drawn in alphabetical order from Groups A to C, with each group to contain one team from each pot.
Once the groups are formed, a host will be appointed for each mini-tournament.
Preliminary round draw seeding pots
Pot 1 (Seeding position 4): San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Pot 2 (Seeding position 3): Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia
Pot 3 (Seeding position 2): Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta
Pot 4 (Seeding position 1): Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland
Teams entering directly in main round
Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
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Hosts aren’t decided before hand like previous editions?amenina wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:06 https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... -thursday/
The road to UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 begins with the preliminary round draw, which will be streamed live at 14:00 CET on Thursday 25 January.
In all 12 teams of the 48 entrants begin in the preliminary round. Co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progress automatically to the finals while the top 34 qualifying contenders in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient ranking as of December 2023 enter directly in the main round.
The 12 preliminary round contenders will be drawn into three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments between 8 and 17 April. The top two in each group will go through to the main round, played as home-and-away fixtures from December.
How the draw works
Teams entering in preliminary round: Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia, San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
The 12 teams are split into four pots based on their coefficient ranking.
For each pot (starting with Pot 1, the fourth seeding tier), the teams are drawn in alphabetical order from Groups A to C, with each group to contain one team from each pot.
Once the groups are formed, a host will be appointed for each mini-tournament.
Preliminary round draw seeding pots
Pot 1 (Seeding position 4): San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Pot 2 (Seeding position 3): Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia
Pot 3 (Seeding position 2): Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta
Pot 4 (Seeding position 1): Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland
Teams entering directly in main round
Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
Appears so. So this will be more like the youth competition mini-tournament draws, where the hosts are appointed after the groups are known.Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 13:33Hosts aren’t decided before hand like previous editions?amenina wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:06 https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... -thursday/
The road to UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 begins with the preliminary round draw, which will be streamed live at 14:00 CET on Thursday 25 January.
In all 12 teams of the 48 entrants begin in the preliminary round. Co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progress automatically to the finals while the top 34 qualifying contenders in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient ranking as of December 2023 enter directly in the main round.
The 12 preliminary round contenders will be drawn into three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments between 8 and 17 April. The top two in each group will go through to the main round, played as home-and-away fixtures from December.
How the draw works
Teams entering in preliminary round: Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia, San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
The 12 teams are split into four pots based on their coefficient ranking.
For each pot (starting with Pot 1, the fourth seeding tier), the teams are drawn in alphabetical order from Groups A to C, with each group to contain one team from each pot.
Once the groups are formed, a host will be appointed for each mini-tournament.
Preliminary round draw seeding pots
Pot 1 (Seeding position 4): San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Pot 2 (Seeding position 3): Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia
Pot 3 (Seeding position 2): Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta
Pot 4 (Seeding position 1): Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland
Teams entering directly in main round
Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
Missed this thread before, at last, the England futsal team is back.
The England women's team will also enter the upcoming qualifiers for the first edition of the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup: https://twitter.com/EnglandFutsal/statu ... 3266209276
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Hopefullyamenina wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 14:43The England women's team will also enter the upcoming qualifiers for the first edition of the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup: https://twitter.com/EnglandFutsal/statu ... 3266209276
will qualify to the Futsal Euro. Round 2 is home and away right?Yes. 10 groups of four. Group winners qualify. Best eight runners-up advance to play-offs to determine the last four places.Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 18:53Hopefullyamenina wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 14:43The England women's team will also enter the upcoming qualifiers for the first edition of the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup: https://twitter.com/EnglandFutsal/statu ... 3266209276will qualify to the Futsal Euro. Round 2 is home and away right?
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So we have a chance!amenina wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 18:58Yes. 10 groups of four. Group winners qualify. Best eight runners-up advance to play-offs to determine the last four places.Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 18:53Hopefullyamenina wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 14:43
The England women's team will also enter the upcoming qualifiers for the first edition of the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup: https://twitter.com/EnglandFutsal/statu ... 3266209276
https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... draw-made/amenina wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:06 https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... -thursday/
The road to UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 begins with the preliminary round draw, which will be streamed live at 14:00 CET on Thursday 25 January.
In all 12 teams of the 48 entrants begin in the preliminary round. Co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progress automatically to the finals while the top 34 qualifying contenders in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient ranking as of December 2023 enter directly in the main round.
The 12 preliminary round contenders will be drawn into three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments between 8 and 17 April. The top two in each group will go through to the main round, played as home-and-away fixtures from December.
How the draw works
Teams entering in preliminary round: Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia, San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
The 12 teams are split into four pots based on their coefficient ranking.
For each pot (starting with Pot 1, the fourth seeding tier), the teams are drawn in alphabetical order from Groups A to C, with each group to contain one team from each pot.
Once the groups are formed, a host will be appointed for each mini-tournament.
Preliminary round draw seeding pots
Pot 1 (Seeding position 4): San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Pot 2 (Seeding position 3): Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia
Pot 3 (Seeding position 2): Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta
Pot 4 (Seeding position 1): Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland
Teams entering directly in main round
Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
Preliminary round draw
Group A: Cyprus, Andorra, Estonia, Northern Ireland
Group B: Israel, Bulgaria, Austria, San Marino
Group C: Switzerland, Malta, Gibraltar, Scotland
Futsal EURO 2026 preliminary round report
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The road to UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 in Latvia and Lithuania is well and truly under way, with six teams having advanced from the preliminary round to earn places in the main round.
Through from preliminary round
Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Switzerland
In all, 12 of the 48 entrants began in the preliminary round. Co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progress automatically to the finals, while the top 34 qualifying contenders in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient ranking as of December 2023 enter directly in the main round.
The preliminary round contenders competed in three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments. The top two in each group booked tickets to the main round, with the draw to be held on 30 May and the 40 teams set to contest home-and-away fixtures from December.
Group A (9–12 April)
Through to main round: Andorra, Cyprus (hosts)
Also in group: Estonia, Northern Ireland
Group B (11–14 April)
Through to main round: Austria (hosts), Bulgaria
Also in group: Israel, San Marino
Group C (10–13 April)
Through to main round: Malta, Switzerland (hosts)
Also in group: Gibraltar, Scotland
Teams entering directly in main round
Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
Futsal EURO 2026 dates
Main round draw: 30 May 2024
Main round: 9–18 December 2024, 27 January–5 February 2025, 3–12 March 2025, 7–16 April 2025
Play-off draw: 15 May 2025
Play-offs: 15–24 September 2025
Final tournament (Latvia & Lithuania): Between 18 January and 8 February 2026
https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... und-guide/
The road to UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 in Latvia and Lithuania is well and truly under way, with six teams having advanced from the preliminary round to earn places in the main round.
Through from preliminary round
Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Switzerland
In all, 12 of the 48 entrants began in the preliminary round. Co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progress automatically to the finals, while the top 34 qualifying contenders in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient ranking as of December 2023 enter directly in the main round.
The preliminary round contenders competed in three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments. The top two in each group booked tickets to the main round, with the draw to be held on 30 May and the 40 teams set to contest home-and-away fixtures from December.
Group A (9–12 April)
Through to main round: Andorra, Cyprus (hosts)
Also in group: Estonia, Northern Ireland
Group B (11–14 April)
Through to main round: Austria (hosts), Bulgaria
Also in group: Israel, San Marino
Group C (10–13 April)
Through to main round: Malta, Switzerland (hosts)
Also in group: Gibraltar, Scotland
Teams entering directly in main round
Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
Futsal EURO 2026 dates
Main round draw: 30 May 2024
Main round: 9–18 December 2024, 27 January–5 February 2025, 3–12 March 2025, 7–16 April 2025
Play-off draw: 15 May 2025
Play-offs: 15–24 September 2025
Final tournament (Latvia & Lithuania): Between 18 January and 8 February 2026