Germany national futsal team

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Germany
AssociationGerman Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeGER
FIFA ranking55 Increase 10 (June 2023)[1]
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First international
Georgia (country) Georgia 4–0 Germany Germany
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 16 April 2016)
Biggest win
Germany Germany 8–4 Kosovo Kosovo
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 24 October 2019)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic Czech Republic 13–2 Germany Germany
(Plzeň, Czech Republic; 3 December 2017)
The CU-Arena during a match of the German Futsal National Team

The Germany national futsal team represents Germany during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. The German Football Association decided the foundation of a national team on 4 December 2015 within the context of a so-called Futsal Masterplan in order to participate in the qualification for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018.[2] Germany achieved their first international victory at Hamburg's 2,092-capacity Inselpark on 30 October 2016 in a friendly against England, which ended 5–3.[3] Germany then played the qualification for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 but were eliminated in the preliminary round, finishing in third place in their qualifying group C with four points, above Estonia and behind group winners Latvia and Armenia.

Tournament records[edit]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[edit]

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 did not enter
Hong Kong 1992 did not enter
Spain 1996 did not enter
Guatemala 2000 did not enter
Chinese Taipei 2004 did not enter
Brazil 2008 did not enter
Thailand 2012 did not enter
Colombia 2016 did not enter
Lithuania 2020 did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2024 did not qualify
Total

UEFA Futsal Championship[edit]

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Spain 1996 did not enter
Spain 1999 did not enter
Russia 2001 did not enter
Italy 2003 did not enter
Czech Republic 2005 did not enter
Portugal 2007 did not enter
Hungary 2010 did not enter
Croatia 2012 did not enter
Belgium 2014 did not enter
Serbia 2016 did not enter
Slovenia 2018 did not qualify
Netherlands 2022 did not qualify
LatviaLithuania 2026 to be determined
Total

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Slovakia on 5 and 9 October 2023.[4][5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Pavlos Wiegels (1994-07-24) 24 July 1994 (age 29) 51 0 Germany FC Liria Berlin
12 1GK Philipp Pless (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 32) 45 0 Germany TSV Weilimdorf
20 1GK Christian De Grooth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 34) 5 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf

8 2DF Gabriel Oliveira (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31) 19 4 Germany MCH FC Bielefeld
9 2DF Luis Rodriguez (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 22) 13 7 Germany MCH FC Bielefeld
16 2DF Onur Saglam (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) 30 11 Germany Hamburger SV
18 2DF Kadir Sentürk (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Germany MCH FC Bielefeld

2 4FW Christopher Wittig (captain) (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28) 58 20 Germany HOT 05 Futsal
4 4FW Suad Ak (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 21) 23 6 Germany TSV Weilimdorf
10 4FW Michael Meyer (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 35) 48 17 Germany Hamburger SV
13 4FW Muhammet Sözer (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 29) 58 19 Germany TSV Weilimdorf
14 4FW Fouad Aghnima (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 26) 25 4 Germany MCH FC Bielefeld
15 4FW Fabian Schulz (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 28) 19 5 Germany FC Liria Berlin
17 4FW Kim Herterich (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Germany Jahn Regensburg
19 4FW Pedro Strickert (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Germany MCH FC Bielefeld

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

DF Davud Vehab (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Unattached v.  Sweden, 18 April 2023
DF Maximilian Grünberg (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24) 4 0 Germany Hamburger SV v.  Sweden, 18 April 2023

FW Vidoje Matic (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28) 30 3 Germany MCH FC Bielefeld v.  Sweden, 18 April 2023
FW Aytürk Gecim (1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 28) 19 3 Germany MCH FC Bielefeld v.  Sweden, 18 April 2023
FW Malik Hadziavdic (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 26) 26 2 Germany FC Liria Berlin v.  Latvia, 3 March 2023

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

All match results[edit]

Year Pld W D L GS GA Dif Pts
2016 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 7 8 15 68 112 - 44 29

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Futsal World Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "DFB gründet Futsal-Nationalmannschaft (German)". DFB.de. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Germany embark on their futsal adventure". FIFA.com. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. ^ "MIT 18 SPIELERN IN DIE ELITERUNDENPARTIEN GEGEN DIE SLOWAKEI" (in German). DFB. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Germany Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

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