Futsal EURO 2026, Latvia & Lithuania

[amenina]

https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... -calendar/

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

https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... euro-2026/

Competition regulations

https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulation ... ing-Online

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

[amenina]

@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

[Jackson Harrison]

@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

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?

[amenina]

@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

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.

[amenina]

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

[Jackson Harrison]

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

Hosts aren’t decided before hand like previous editions?

[amenina]

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

Hosts aren’t decided before hand like previous editions?

Appears so. So this will be more like the youth competition mini-tournament draws, where the hosts are appointed after the groups are known.

[Lorric]

Missed this thread before, at last, the England futsal team is back.

[amenina]

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

[Jackson Harrison]

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

Hopefully will qualify to the Futsal Euro. Round 2 is home and away right?

[amenina]

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

Hopefully 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]

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

Hopefully 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.

So we have a chance!

[amenina]

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

https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... draw-made/

Preliminary round draw

Group A: Cyprus, Andorra, Estonia, Northern Ireland

Group B: Israel, Bulgaria, Austria, San Marino

Group C: Switzerland, Malta, Gibraltar, Scotland

[amenina]

Futsal EURO 2026 preliminary round report

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

[amenina]

Futsal EURO 2026 main round draw

https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/02 ... aw-30-may/

The UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 main round draw, streamed live at 12:15 CET on Thursday 30 May, will split the 40 contenders into ten groups of four, played as home-and-away games between December and April.

While co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progress automatically to the finals, the top 34 qualifying contenders in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient ranking as of December 2023, including holders Portugal, enter directly in the main round. They will be joined by the six teams that progressed from April's preliminary round (Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta and Switzerland).

Draw procedure

The teams are split into four pots of ten teams based on their coefficients as of 18 April 2024

https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... il2024.pdf

Pot 1 (position 4): Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye, Cyprus, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Austria

Pot 2 (position 3): Belarus, Moldova, Belgium, North Macedonia, Germany, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark

Pot 3 (position 2): Netherlands, Italy, Czechia, Romania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Slovakia, Hungary, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pot 4 (position 1): Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Croatia, Finland, France, Poland, Slovenia, Serbia

Pot 1 is drawn first. The teams are drawn in ascending order from Groups 1 to 10. The same procedure is then repeated for Pots 2, 3 and 4.

Based on decisions taken by the UEFA Executive Committee, these pairs of teams cannot be drawn in the same group:

Belarus & Ukraine
Kosovo & Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo & Serbia

Should a clash arise, the team drawn will be moved to the next available slot. Should there be a clash with the last two or three balls, the teams will be assigned to the appropriate groups.

The ten group winners join co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania in the 2026 finals, with the eight best runners-up entering the play-offs in September 2025.

Portugal have won the last two Futsal EURO in 2018 and 2022, and also won the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup and 2022 Futsal Finalissima.

Spain have won seven European titles and Italy two.

Twice runners-up Ukraine also reached the 2022 semis, losing in the third-place match to Spain.

Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Slovakia lost in the 2022 quarter-finals and Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, hosts Netherlands, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia also took part.

Belarus, Belgium, Czechia, France, Hungary, Romania and Türkiye have also previously qualified.

Both Latvia and Lithuania will make their finals debut in 2026.

Croatia, France, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Ukraine will represent Europe at the 2024 World Cup in Uzbekistan from 14 September to 6 October.

Andorra got through a round of qualifying for the first time to reach this stage.

Malta got through a round of qualifying for the first time to reach this stage and had never won a competitive game before the preliminary round.

Futsal EURO 2026 dates

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