Croatia national futsal team

Croatia

Nickname(s)	Vatreni (The Blazers)
Association	Hrvatski Nogometni Savez
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Mato Stanković
Captain	Ivo Jukić
Most caps	Frane Despotović (80)
Top scorer	Robert Grdović (40)
Home stadium	Arena Zagreb
FIFA code	CRO
FIFA ranking	17 (22 February 2016)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Italy 4–1 Croatia (Milano, Italy; March 14, 1994)
Biggest win
Croatia 18–4 Japan (Milano, Italy; March 15, 1994)
Biggest defeat
Croatia 0–10 Spain (Águilas, Spain; March 30, 2013)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2000)
Best result	Second round, (2000)
European Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1999)
Best result	Fourth place, (2012)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2013)
Best result	Fourth place, (2013)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	2 (First in 2006)
Best result	Third place, (2006)

The Croatia national futsal team represents Croatia during international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.

Results

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Netherlands 1989	Part of Yugoslavia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong 1992	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guatemala 2000	Second round	6	3	0	3	18	15	+3
Chinese Taipei 2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thailand 2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Colombia 2016	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/8	6	3	0	3	18	15	+3

UEFA European Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Spain 1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spain 1999	Group stage	3	1	0	2	8	14	–6
Russia 2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9	–7
Italy 2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Czech Republic 2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hungary 2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Croatia 2012	Fourth place	4	2	1	1	10	10	0
Belgium 2014	Quarterfinals	3	0	2	1	7	8	–1
Serbia 2016	Group stage	2	0	1	1	4	6	–2
Slovenia 2018	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	5/11	15	4	4	7	31	47	–16

Grand Prix de Futsal

See also: Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Brazil 2005	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2006	Third place	4	2	1	1	8	15	–7
Brazil 2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2008	Seventh place	6	3	0	3	8	14	–6
Brazil 2009	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2010	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2011	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2014	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2015	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2016	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/11	10	5	1	4	16	29	–13

Confederations Cup

See also: Futsal Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2009	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	3	12	–9
Kuwait 2014	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/3	3	0	1	2	3	12	–9

Futsal Mundialito

See also: Futsal Mundialito

Futsal Mundialito Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Italy 1994	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	38	18	+20
Brazil 1995	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 1998	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2001	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Italy 2002	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portugal 2006	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	14	5	+9
Portugal 2007	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	17	18	–1
Portugal 2008	Fifth place	3	1	0	2	7	9	–2
Total	4/9	16	9	1	6	76	50	+26

Mediterranean Cup

See also: Mediterranean Futsal Cup

Mediterranean Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2010	Champions	6	5	1	0	31	9	+22
Total	1/1	6	5	1	0	31	9	+22

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for UEFA Futsal Euro 2014.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Ivo Jukić (1986 -04-13)13 April 1986 (aged 27) 14 0 FK Nikars Riga 12 1GK Marin Stojkić (1984 -09-30)30 September 1984 (aged 29) 10 0 MNK Murter 2 2DF Matija Capar (1984 -10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 29) 6 0 MNK Alumnus 3 2DF Jakov Grcić (1983 -04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 30) 13 5 MNK Novo Vrijeme Makarska 4 2DF Kristijan Grbeša (1990 -01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 24) 5 1 MNK Alumnus 9 2DF Alen Protega (1987 -03-05)5 March 1987 (aged 26) 5 0 MNK Split 10 2DF Tihomir Novak (1986 -10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 27) 13 5 Asti 13 2DF Vedran Matošević (1990 -08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 23) 3 0 MNK Alumnus 14 2DF Gordan Duvančić (1987 -09-12)12 September 1987 (aged 26) 0 0 Skripta Osijek 5 4FW Nikola Pavić (1990 -08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 23) 3 0 FC Arena 6 4FW Saša Babić (1989 -08-04)4 August 1989 (aged 24) 10 1 MNK Novo Vrijeme Makarska 7 4FW Franko Jelovčić (1991 -07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 22) 10 4 MNK Split 8 4FW Dario Marinović (1990 -05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 23) 13 12 Al Yarmouk Kuwait 11 4FW Josip Suton (1988 -11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 25) 5 0 MNK Split

Results and Fixtures

2013

Slovakia v Croatia

18 September 2013 Euro 2014 Play-off	Slovakia	1 – 3	Croatia	Bratislava, Slovakia
17:15 CET	Haľk  19'	Report	Marinović  22', 23' Novak  28'	Stadium: Interhala Pasienky

Croatia v Slovakia

24 September 2013 Euro 2014 Play-off	Croatia	4 – 0	Slovakia	Dubrovnik, Croatia
20:00 CET	Jelovčić 4', 21', 37' Marinović  34'	Report		Stadium: Sports Hall

2014

Croatia v Belgium

7 January 2014 Friendly	Croatia	3 – 2	Belgium	Novigrad, Croatia
20:00		Report

Croatia v Belgium

8 January 2014 Friendly	Croatia	2 – 2	Belgium	Opatija, Croatia
20:00		Report

Spain v Croatia

29 January 2014 Euro 2014	Spain	3 – 3	Croatia	Antwerp, Belgium
18:30	Aicardo  16' Lin  27', 28'	Report	Babić  10' Jelovčić  18' Capar  38'	Stadium: Lotto Arena

Croatia v Czech Republic

31 January 2014 Euro 2014	Croatia	3 – 3	Czech Republic	Antwerp, Belgium
18:30		Report		Stadium: Lotto Arena

Italy v Croatia

4 February 2014 Euro 2014	Italy	2–1	Croatia	Sportpaleis, Antwerp
18:00	Romano  1' Fortino  10'	Report	Jelovčić  7'	Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

Notable players

3

Player statistics

As of 15 December 2015

Most appearances

#	Name	Matches	Position	Years
1	Ivo Jukić	81	GK	2006–
2	Jakov Grcić	65	D	2007–
3	Tihomir Novak	62	W	2007–
4	Frane Despotović	59		2006–
5	Matija Dulvat	57		2003–2012
6	Robert Grdović	56		–2008
7	Dario Marinović	50	P	2008–
8	Duje Bajrušović	47	D	2004–
9	Matija Capar	41	D	2004–
10	Franco Jelovčić	39	D	2011–
11	Saša Babić	38	P	2011–
12	Josip Suton	37	D	2009–

Top scorers

#	Name	Goals	Average	Position	Years
1	Robert Grdović	38	0.68		1998–2008
2	Dario Marinović	37		P	2008–
3	Jakov Grcić	26		D	2007–
4	Tihomir Novak	23		W	2007–
5	Franco Jelovčić	19		D	2011–
6	Dean Banić	18	0.46		2006–
7	Matija Dulvat	18	0.32		2003–2012
8	Duje Bajrušović	15		D	2004–
9	Frane Despotović	14			2006–
10	Josip Suton	14		D	2009–
11	Kristijan Grbeša	8			2011–
12	Saša Babić	7		P	2011–

Record against other teams

As of 8 Feb 2016

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as draw.

National team	Total				FIFA World Cup				Confederations Cup				UEFA European Championship				Mediterranean Games				Qualifications				Tournaments**
	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L
Andorra	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angola	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1
Argentina	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1
Armenia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Azerbaijan	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brazil	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Chile	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Colombia	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Czech Republic	8	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	4	1	0	3	2	2	0	0
France	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Greece	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hungary	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	2
Italy	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	1
Kazakhstan	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Libya	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonia	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	3	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Palestine	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poland	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romania	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russia	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia*	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	1	0	0	1
Slovenia	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spain	6	0	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sweden	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkey	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total (37)	87	46	10	31

• *includes games against Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia
• **other international (invitational) competitions: Grand Prix de Futsal (2005-2014), Futsal Mundialito (2007-2008)

Biggest Wins

World Championship	European Championship	Mediterranean Games	Qualifications	Tournaments
+6 vs. Australia (6-0) 2000 +3 vs. Costa Rica (4-1) 2000 +3 vs. Netherlands (5-2) 2000	+1 multiple opponents	+7 vs. Palestine (8-1) 2010 +4 vs. Lebanon (5-1) 2010 +4 vs. Morocco (5-1) 2010 +4 vs. Slovenia (7-3) 2010	+10 vs. Turkey (10-0) 2015 +8 vs. Armenia (8-0) 2015 +7 vs. Sweden (7-0) 2013	+5 vs. Angola (7-2) 2007 +4 vs. Georgia (5-1) 2008 +3 vs. Chile (3-0) 2008

Biggest Losses

World Championship	European Championship	Mediterranean Games	Qualifications	Tournaments
-5 vs. Spain (0-5) 2000 -2 vs. Russia (2-4) 2000	-5 vs. Netherlands (3-8) 1999 -5 vs. Ukraine (0-5) 2001	—	-10 vs. Spain (0-10) 2013 -3 vs. Italy (3-6) 2008 -3 vs. Italy (0-3) 2008 -3 vs. Ukraine (1-4) 2012 -3 vs. Belarus (4-7) 2016	-7 vs. Brasil (0-7) 2008 -6 vs. Hungary (3-9) 2007 -5 vs. Brasil (1-6) 2006 -5 vs. Italy (1-6) 2006

External links

• CROfutsal (Croatian)
• HRfutsal.com (Croatian)
• Croatia Mediterranean Futsal champions 2010 (Croatian) (Last updated November 10, 2010)
• Detailed list of all Croatia's games (Croatian) (Last updated July 1, 2009)