UEFA Futsal Euro 2026
The 2026 UEFA Futsal Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Futsal Euro 2026, will be the 13th edition of the UEFA Futsal Championship, the international futsal championship organised by UEFA for the men's national teams of Europe.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | TBD |
City | TBD |
Dates | January – February |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | TBD (in TBD host cities) |
This will be the second tournament to be held on a four-year basis and featuring 16 teams after 2022. It will take place between January and February 2026.[1]
Portugal are the two-time defending champions after previously won in 2018 and 2022.
Host selection
The bidding procedure for hosting was launched in 2022, with a deadline of January 2023 to express their interest in hosting.
The final proposal had to delivered with the bid dossier in May 2023 at the latest, and UEFA received four bids:[2]
- Belgium/ France: Antwerp and Lyon
- Finland: Espoo and Tampere
- Latvia: Riga
- Lithuania: Kaunas and Vilnius
The UEFA Executive Committee will select the hosts in December 2023.
Qualification
The 15 teams which will join automatically qualified hosts in the finals will be decided by qualifying.
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Futsal Euro1 |
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TBD | Hosts | December 2023 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- "UEFA to revamp and expand futsal competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 April 2017.
- "FINLAND, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM BID TO HOST THE 2026 UEFA FUTSAL EURO". Futsal Focus. 23 May 2023.