2010 UEFA Futsal Championship

The 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship was the sixth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was hosted by Hungary. It was between January 19 and January 30, 2010. There were two venues. One was in Budapest (Papp László Sportaréna) and one in Debrecen (Főnix Arena). For the first time, twelve teams were in the final round.

Spain defeated Portugal in the final by 4–2. This was the fifth title in a row for Spain.

Qualification

Thirty-eight nations took part in the qualifying round. Hungary was selected because they were the host.

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1
Hungary00Hosts1 (2005)
Spain01Group 2 winner6 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Italy02Group 4 winner6 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Russia03Group 7 winner6 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Ukraine04Group 1 winner5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Portugal05Group 6 winner4 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Czech Republic06Group 3 winner4 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Serbia07Group 5 runner-up2 (1999, 2007)
Slovenia08Group 7 runner-up1 (2003)
Belgium09Group 5 winner3 (1996, 1999, 2003)
Belarus10Group 4 runner-up0 (debut)
Azerbaijan11Group 6 runner-up0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Venues

Arena Papp László Sportaréna Főnix Aréna
Picture Papp László Budapest Sportaréna Főnix Aréna
City Budapest Debrecen
Capacity 12,500 8,500

Final ranking

Spain
Portugal
Czech Republic
4Azerbaijan
5 Russia
Italy
Ukraine
Serbia
9 Belarus
Hungary
Belgium
Slovenia

Awards

Golden Boot
Azerbaijan Biro Jade
Spain Javi Rodríguez
Portugal Joel Queirós
Italy Saad Assis
5 goals

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