Romania national minifootball team

Romania
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationRomanian Minifootball Federation
ConfederationEMF (Europe)
Head coachDan Ștefan Cojocaru
Top scorerRadu Burcia (19)
First international
Romania Romania 3–1 Czech Republic 
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 2010)
Biggest win
Romania Romania 3–1 India 
(Illinois, United States; 21 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 7–3 Romania Romania
(Illinois, United States; 22 March 2015)
 United States 7–3 Romania Romania
(Illinois, United States; 28 March 2015)
WMF World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (2023)
EMF EURO
Appearances11 (first in 2010)
Best resultChampions (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
WMF Continental Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultThird place (2019)

The Romania national minifootball team represents Romania in men's international minifootball competitions and it is controlled by the Romanian Minifootball Federation, which governs minifootball in Romania. The team is one of the most successful in the world, they are the current world champions. The team have won the WMF World Cup in 2023,[1] the EMF EURO six times in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 while he ranked second in 2018, 2022 and 2024 and got third place at the 2019 WMF Continental Cup.

Competitive records

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

WMF World Cup

WMF World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 2015 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 39 16
Tunisia 2017 Round of 16 11th 4 3 1 0 15 3
Australia 2019 Third place 3rd 7 6 0 1 32 4
United Arab Emirates 2023 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 27 5
Azerbaijan 2025 To be determined
Total 1 Title 4/4 22 17 3 2 113 28

WMF Continental Cup

WMF Continental Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Tunisia 2019 Third place 3rd 4 3 1 0 26 8
Total Third place 1/1 4 3 1 0 26 8

EMF EURO

EMF EURO
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Slovakia 2010 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 11 1
Romania 2011 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 18 6
Moldova 2012 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 6
Greece 2013 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 7 1
Montenegro 2014 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 19 4
Croatia 2015 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 18 3
Hungary 2016 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 8 6
Czech Republic 2017 Fourth place 4th 7 4 2 1 15 8
Ukraine 2018 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 14 8
Slovakia 2022 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 17 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 3 0 23 5
Total 6 Titles 11/11 66 49 12 5 166 51

Honours and awards

Honours

1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions: 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place: 2015, 2019
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place: 2019
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up: 2018, 2022, 2024

Awards

Dragos Nitu (2023)
Marius Gabriel Balogh (2023)
Adrian Calugareanu (2012)
Claudiu Dumitru (2010)
Razvan Dumitru Radu (2011)
Robert Dragan Paulevici (2018)

References

  1. ^ "Romania wins world champion title in minifootball". Romania Insider. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-21.