Italy national beach soccer team

Italy
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
AssociationFederazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachEmiliano Del Duca
CaptainFrancesco Corosiniti
Most capsFrancesco Corosiniti (142)
Top scorerGabriele Gori (234)
FIFA codeITA
BSWW ranking2 (8 April 2024)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Italy 7–6 Uruguay 
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 24 January 1995)
Biggest win
 Italy 16–6 Algeria 
(Pescara, Italy; 3 September 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 14–1 Italy 
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 16 January 1998)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1995)
Best resultRunners-up (2008, 2019, 2024)
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances22 (first in 1998)
Best resultChampions (2005, 2018, 2023)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2016)

The Italy national beach soccer team represents Italy in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Italy.

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (UEFA)

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification Record
Year Result Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Spain 2008 2nd Place 6 4 0 1 1 27 18 +9 13
Spain 2009 5th Place 7 6 0 0 1 49 26 +23 18
Italy 2011 Round of 16 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6
Russia 2013 Round of 16 4 2 0 1 1 17 15 +2 6
Italy 2015 4th Place 8 5 1 1 1 43 25 +18 18
Italy 2017 4th Place 8 6 0 0 2 39 30 +18 18
Russia 2019 2nd Place 7 5 0 0 2 41 17 +20 20
Portugal 2021 7th Place 6 4 0 0 2 30 18 +3 6
United Arab Emirates 2023 2nd Place 6 4 0 0 2 22 21 +4 12
Total 9/9 53 36 1 3 13 269 174 +100 111

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK   Leandro Casapieri
5 DF   Josep Junior Gentilin
4 DF   Gianmarco Genovali
13 DF   Luca Bertacca
8 DF   Francesco Corosiniti (captain)
9 FW   Emmanuele Zurlo
10 FW   Gabriele Gori
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   Paolo Palmacci
13 DF   Alfio Luca Chiavaro
17 MF   Pietro Angelo Palazzolo
18 MF   Fabio Sciacca
20 MF   Alessio Frainetti
21 MF   Michele Di Palma
22 GK   Simone Del Mestre

Coach: Emiliano Del Luca

Achievements

Euro Beach Soccer League

  • Champion

2005, 2018, 2023

  • Runners-up

1998, 2010

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

  • Runners-up

2008, 2019, 2024

References

  1. ^ "Rankings".


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