Croatia

Nickname(s)	Mini vatreni (The Mini Blazers)
Association	Croatian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marinko Mavrović
Captain	Franco Jelovčić
Most caps	Ivo Jukić (119)
Top scorer	Dario Marinović (68)
Home stadium	Arena Zagreb
FIFA code	CRO
FIFA ranking	16 (29 July 2022) [1]
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	Fifth place (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

Players

Current squad

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Žarko Luketin	(1989 -03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 32)	50	3	MNK Futsal Pula Stanoinvest
12	1GK	Zoran Primić	(1991 -04-21)21 April 1991 (aged 30)	27	0	HMNK Vrgorac
7	2DF	Franco Jelovčić	(1991 -07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 30)	94	56	FP Halle-Gooik
2	2DF	Vedran Matošević	(1990 -08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 31)	71	21	FK Dobovec
10	2DF	Tihomir Novak	(1986 -10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 35)	107	37	FK Dobovec
13	2DF	Kristijan Postružin	(1995 -08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 26)	32	6	MNK Olmissum Omiš
11	2DF	Josip Suton	(1988 -11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 33)	76	27	CAME Dosson Calcio a 5
5	2DF	Davor Kanjuh	(1989 -07-20)20 July 1989 (aged 32)	34	7	MNK Futsal Dinamo
6	4FW	Maro Đuraš	(1994 -06-06)6 June 1994 (aged 27)	28	6	MNK Square Dubrovnik
15	4FW	Matej Horvat	(1994 -01-30)30 January 1994 (aged 28)	51	5	MNK Olmissum Omiš
17	4FW	Antonio Sekulić	(1999 -01-22)22 January 1999 (aged 23)	13	5	MNK Olmissum Omiš
4	4FW	Josip Jurlina	(2000 -01-13)13 January 2000 (aged 22)	18	2	MNK Olmissum Omiš
3	4FW	Kristian Čekol	(1997 -12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 24)	18	0	MNK Futsal Dinamo
8	4FW	Dario Marinović	(1990 -05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 31)	89	68	Futsal Cartagena

Results and fixtures

2013

Slovakia  v  Croatia

18 September 2013 UEFA Futsal 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 UEFA Futsal 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 UEFA Futsal 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 UEFA Futsal Euro 2014	Croatia	3–3	Czech Republic	Antwerp, Belgium
18:30		Report		Stadium: Lotto Arena

Italy  v  Croatia

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

Notable players

Player statistics

As of 30 January 2022

Record against other teams

As of 30 January 2022

Key Positive total balance (more wins) Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio) Negative total balance (more losses) 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  Albania 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  Andorra 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Angola 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1  Argentina 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2  Armenia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  Australia 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Azerbaijan 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0  Belarus 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0  Belgium 6 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 4 1 0 3  Brazil 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3  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 — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 21 13 2 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 2 — — — — 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 2  Denmark 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 0  England 1 1 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 0  France 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Finland 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  Georgia 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 2 0 0 2 2 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 22 6 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 0 0 2 7 1 2 4  Iran 6 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Italy 21 3 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 4  Japan 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Kazakhstan 4 1 1 2 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 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Macedonia 10 8 1 1 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  Mozambique 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Montenegro 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Netherlands 5 3 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  Paraguay 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Poland 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1  Romania 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Russia 11 0 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 — — — — 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 10 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 — — — — 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 2  Slovenia 12 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  San Marino 1 1 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 8 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0  Sweden 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Ukraine 13 5 2 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 — — — — 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1  Vietnam 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total (49) 258 131 39 88 ** includes games against  Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia * other international (invitational) competitions: Grand Prix de Futsal (2005-2014), Futsal Mundialito (2007-2008)

References

External links

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