Italy national futsal team

{{Infobox national futsal team

| Name = Italy

| Badge = Logo Italy National Womens Football Team 2023 (no stars).svg

| Badge_size = 120px

| FIFA Trigramme = ITA

| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA Futsal World Ranking|ITA}}

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| Nickname = Gli Azzurri (The Blues)

| Association = {{lang|it|italic=no|Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio}}

| Confederation = UEFA (Europe)

| Coach = {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Bellarte

| Captain =

| Most caps = Marco Ercolessi (127)

| Top scorer = Andrea Rubei (97)

| pattern_la1 = _ita23h

| pattern_b1 = _ita23h

| pattern_ra1 = _ita23h

| pattern_sh1 = _ita23h2

| pattern_so1 = _3_stripes_white

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| pattern_la2 = __Italia2023a

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| pattern_ra2 = __Italia2023a

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| leftarm2 = FEFEFA

| body2 = FEFEFA

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| First game = {{futsal|Italy}} 9–2 {{futsal-rt|Libya}}
(Roma, Italy; 19 July 1974)

| Largest win = {{futsal|Italy}} 13–1 {{futsal-rt|Australia}}
(Singapore, Singapore; 28 November 2001)
{{futsal|Italy|2003}} 12–0 {{futsal-rt|Finland}}
(Montesilvano, Italy; 8 November 2003)
{{futsal|Italy}} 13–1 {{futsal-rt|China}}
(Chieti, Italy; 22 September 2010)

| Largest loss = {{futsal|Brazil}} 9–0 {{futsal-rt|Italy}}
(Genk, Belgium; 25 May 1995)

| World cup apps = 7

| World cup first = 1989

| World cup best = {{World2}} Runner-up (2004)

| Regional name = European Championship

| Regional cup apps = 10

| Regional cup first = 1996

| Regional cup best = {{Eur1}} Champions (2003, 2014)

| AMF World cup apps = 5

| AMF World cup first = 1982

| AMF World cup best = 1st round (1982, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2003)

| Grand Prix apps = 2

| Grand Prix first = 2006

| Grand Prix best = {{Silver2}} Runner-up (2006)

| Confederations cup apps = 1

| Confederations cup first = 2014

| Confederations cup best = 4th place (2014)

}}

The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Europe, champions in the 2003 UEFA Futsal Championship and UEFA Futsal Euro 2014.{{cite web|title=European Futsal Championship Overview|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/futsal-eur.html|access-date=30 July 2007}} Italy has also come in second place at the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup, as well as third place in the 2008 and 2012 editions.

Honours

=World achievements=

The Italy national futsal team has appeared in the final match of the FIFA Futsal World Cup once (2004) as well as two third/fourth place playoffs.{{cite web|title=FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/futsal-wc.html|access-date=12 April 2007}}

=European achievements=

The Italy national futsal team has won the UEFA Futsal Championship twice (2003, 2014), came in as runners-up once (2007), and appeared in four third/fourth place playoffs

Tournament records

=FIFA Futsal World Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=8\|FIFA Futsal World Cup record ! style="width:1%" rowspan="39"\| !colspan=7\|Qualification record
Year !Round !{{Tooltip\|Pld\|Games played}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Draws}}* !{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|Pld\|Games played}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Draws}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}}
{{flagicon\|Netherlands}} 1989 \|2nd round \|6 \|3 \|0 \|3 \|17 \|16 \|colspan=6\|Qualified as invitees
{{flagicon\|Hong Kong}} 1992 \|1st round \|3 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|15 \|16 \|4 \|2 \|0 \|2 \|17 \|10
{{flagicon\|Spain}} 1996 \|2nd round \|6 \|3 \|1 \|2 \|21 \|13 \|colspan=6\|Qualified from participation in Euro 1996
{{flagicon\|Guatemala}} 2000 \|colspan=7\|did not qualify \|5 \|3 \|2 \|0 \|17 \|6
bgcolor=silver \|{{flagicon\|Taiwan}} 2004 \|Runners-up \|8 \|6 \|1 \|1 \|29 \|13 \|5 \|5 \|0 \|0 \|33 \|0
bgcolor="#cc9966" \|{{flagicon\|Brazil}} 2008 \|3rd place \|9 \|5 \|1 \|3 \|25 \|18 \|5 \|5 \|0 \|0 \|37 \|4
bgcolor="#cc9966" \|{{flagicon\|Thailand}} 2012 \|3rd place \|7 \|6 \|0 \|1 \|32 \|13 \|5 \|5 \|0 \|0 \|26 \|5
{{flagicon\|Colombia}} 2016 \|Round of 16 \|4 \|3 \|0 \|1 \|14 \|7 \|5 \|4 \|0 \|1 \|19 \|4
{{flagicon\|Lithuania}} 2021 \|colspan=7 rowspan=2\|did not qualify \|6 \|3 \|2 \|1 \|19 \|14
{{flagicon\|Uzbekistan}} 2024 \|10 \|4 \|3 \|3 \|36 \|32
Total !7/10 !43 !27 !3 !13 !153 !96 !45 !31 !7 !7 !204 !75

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

colspan=8|FIFA Futsal World Cup record

! style="width:1%" rowspan="39"|

!colspan=7|Qualification record

Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}*

!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

{{flagicon|Netherlands}} 1989

|2nd round

|17

|16

|colspan=6|Qualified as invitees

{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} 1992

|1st round

|15

|16

|17

|10

{{flagicon|Spain}} 1996

|2nd round

|21

|13

|colspan=6|Qualified from participation in Euro 1996

{{flagicon|Guatemala}} 2000

|colspan=7|did not qualify

|17

bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Taiwan}} 2004

|Runners-up

|29

|13

|33

bgcolor="#cc9966"

|{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2008

|3rd place

|25

|18

|37

bgcolor="#cc9966"

|{{flagicon|Thailand}} 2012

|3rd place

|32

|13

|26

{{flagicon|Colombia}} 2016

|Round of 16

|14

|19

{{flagicon|Lithuania}} 2021

|colspan=7 rowspan=2|did not qualify

|19

|14

{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} 2024

|10

|36

|32

Total

!7/10

!43

!27

!13

!153

!96

!45

!31

!204

!75

=UEFA European Futsal Championship=

colspan=8\|UEFA Futsal Championship record ! style="width:1%" rowspan="41"\| !colspan=6\|Qualification record
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year !Round !{{Tooltip\|Pld\|Games played}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Draws}}* !{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|Pld\|Games played}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Draws}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}}
style="background:#9acdff;" \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} 1996	4th place	4	1	0	3	10	15	5	5	0	0	23	13
bgcolor="#cc9966" \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} 1999	3rd place	5	2	2	1	12	9	3	3	0	0	13	4
style="background:#9acdff;" \|{{flagicon\|Russia}} 2001	4th place	5	3	1	1	18	12	2	2	0	0	12	3
bgcolor=gold \|style="border: 3px solid red"\|{{flagicon\|Italy}} 2003	Champions	5	5	0	0	11	3	colspan=6\|Qualified as Host Nation
bgcolor="#cc9966" \|{{flagicon\|Czech Republic}} 2005	3rd place	5	4	0	1	21	9	3	3	0	0	19	3
bgcolor=silver \|{{flagicon\|Portugal}} 2007	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	14	4	3	3	0	0	26	4
{{flagicon\|Hungary}} 2010	Quarter-finals	3	2	1	0	11	5	3	3	0	0	19	1
bgcolor="#cc9966" \|{{flagicon\|Croatia}} 2012	3rd place	5	3	1	1	11	5	3	3	0	0	12	1
bgcolor=gold \|{{flagicon\|Belgium}} 2014	Champions	5	4	0	1	18	8	3	3	0	0	20	2
{{flagicon\|Serbia}} 2016	5th place	3	2	0	1	12	5	3	3	0	0	12	4
{{flagicon\|Slovenia}} 2018	Group stage	2	0	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	8	5
{{flagicon\|Netherlands}} 2022	Group stage \|3 \|0 \|2 \|1 \|6 \|9 \|6 \|5 \|0 \|1 \|24 \|12
{{flagicon\|Latvia}}{{flagicon\|Lithuania}} 2026	colspan=7\|To be determined \|colspan=6\|To be determined
Total\|\|12/13\|\|50\|\|29\|\|9\|\|12\|\|146\|\|87\|\|37\|\|35\|\|1\|\|1\|\|188\|\|48

=Grand Prix de Futsal=

colspan=8\|Grand Prix de Futsal Record
class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
width=25%\|Year !width=25%\|Round !width=8%\|Pld !width=8%\|W !width=8%\|D !width=8%\|L !width=8%\|GS !width=8%\|GA
Brazil 2005	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
bgcolor=silver \|Brazil 2006	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	15	10
Brazil 2007	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2008	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2010	5th place	6	4	0	2	14	11
Brazil 2011	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2013	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2014	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2015	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2018	TBD	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total\|\|2/11\|\|10\|\|6\|\|1\|\|3\|\|29\|\|21

=Futsal Confederations Cup=

colspan=8\|Confederations Cup Record
class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
width=25%\|Year !width=25%\|Round !width=8%\|Pld !width=8%\|W !width=8%\|D !width=8%\|L !width=8%\|GS !width=8%\|GA
Libya 2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2013	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
style="background:#9acdff;" \|Kuwait 2014	4th place	5	3	1	1	12	11
Total\|\|1/3\|\|5\|\|3\|\|1\|\|1\|\|12\|\|11

=Futsal Mundialito=

width=25%\|Year !width=25%\|Round !width=8%\|Pld !width=8%\|W !width=8%\|D !width=8%\|L !width=8%\|GS !width=8%\|GA
class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" !colspan=10\|Futsal Mundialito Record
bgcolor=gold \|style="border: 3px solid red"\|Italy 1994	Champions	5	4	1	0	29	8
bgcolor=silver \|Brazil 1995	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	18	14
Brazil 1996	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
style="background:#9acdff;" \|Brazil 1998	4th place	4	1	0	3	8	8
Brazil 2001	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
bgcolor=silver \|style="border: 3px solid red"\|Italy 2002	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	15	6
Portugal 2006	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Portugal 2007	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Portugal 2008	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total\|\|4/9\|\|18\|\|10\|\|3\|\|5\|\|70\|\|36

Players

=Current squad=

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Slovenia and Spain on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.

{{Cite news

| title = Qualificazioni Mondiali, Italia-Slovenia a Eboli: aperte le procedure di accredito per i media. La gara in diretta su Raiplay

| url = https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/qualificazioni-mondiali-italia-slovenia-a-eboli-aperte-le-procedure-di-accredito-per-i-media-la-gara-in-diretta-su-raiplay/

| access-date = 24 September 2023

| agency = FIGC

| date = 5 September 2023

| language = it

}}

{{Cite web

| title = Italy Squad

| url = https://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/teams/700066--italy//squad/

| access-date = 24 September 2023

| agency = UEFA

| date =

| language = EN

}}

Head coach: Massimiliano Bellarte

{{nat fs player|no=1 |pos=GK|name=Lorenzo Pietrangelo|age={{birth date and age|1995|06|24|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Came Treviso|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Jurij Bellobuono|age={{birth date and age|1998|1|22|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Napoli Futsal|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=2 |pos=DF|name=Gennaro Galletto|age={{birth date and age|1993|12|12|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Napoli Futsal|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=3 |pos=DF|name=Lorenzo Etzi|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|27|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Sandro Abate|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=8 |pos=DF|name=Carmelo Musumeci|other=captain|age={{birth date and age|1991|12|17|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Meta Catania|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Francesco Liberti|age={{birth date and age|1995|1|22|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Feldi Eboli|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=14|pos=DF|name=Enrico Donin|age={{birth date and age|1998|12|14|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Saviatesta Mantova|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=4 |pos=FW |name=Gabriele Ugherani|age={{birth date and age|1994|11|21|df=y}}|caps=|goals= |club=Sandro Abate|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=5 |pos=FW |name=Alessio Di Eugenio|age={{birth date and age|1998|1|12|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Olimpus Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=6 |pos=FW |name=Gabriel Pazetti|age={{birth date and age|2002|1|22|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=L84|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=7 |pos=FW |name=Antonino Isgrò|age={{birth date and age|2002|6|19|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Olimpus Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=9 |pos=FW |name=Fabricio Calderolli|age={{birth date and age|1986|6|22|df=y}}|caps= |goals=|club=Feldi Eboli|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=10|pos=FW |name=Alex Merlim|age={{birth date and age|1986|7|15|df=y}}|caps=|goals= |club=Sporting CP |clubnat=POR}}

{{nat fs player|no=11|pos=FW |name=Gabriel Motta|age={{birth date and age|1999|8|16|df=y}}|caps= |goals=|club=Jimbee Cartagena |clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs player|no=16|pos=FW |name=Cristopher Cutrupi|age={{birth date and age|1993|4|19|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Olimpus Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs player|no=19|pos=FW |name=Marcelinho|age={{birth date and age|1989|8|5|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Olimpus Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

=Recent call-ups=

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

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Gianluca Parisi|age={{birth date and age|1996|06|02|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Sandro Abate|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{futsal|SLO}}, 15 September 2023}}^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Giuliano Fortini|age={{birth date and age|1996|9|8|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=L84|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{futsal|SLO}}, 15 September 2023}}^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Francesco Lo Cicero|age={{birth date and age|2000|07|07|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Ecocity Genzano|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{futsal|SWE}}, 8 March 2023}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Giovanni Vincenti|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|11|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Elledì Fossano|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{futsal|SLO}}, 15 September 2023}}^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Nicola Cutrignelli|age={{birth date and age|1992|10|12|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=Sporting Sala Consilina|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{futsal|SWE}}, 8 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.

Results and fixtures

=2014=

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|round= Friendly

|date=7 January 2014

|time=20:00

|team1 = {{futsal-rt|ITA}}

|score= 3–0

|report= [http://futsalplanet.com/matches/matches-02.asp?ParId=7760 Report]

|team2={{futsal|SVK}}

|goals1=

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|location = San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy

|attendance =

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|result = w

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{{football box collapsible|format=1

|round= Friendly

|date=8 January 2014

|time=20:30

|team1 = {{futsal-rt|ITA}}

|score= 3–1

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|team2={{futsal|SVK}}

|goals1=

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|result = w

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|round= UEFA Futsal Euro 2014

|date=29 January 2014

|time=20:45

|team1={{futsal-rt|ITA}}

|score=2–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/match/2013042--italy-vs-slovenia/ Report]

|team2={{futsal|SVN}}

|goals1=Fortino {{goal|24}}
Saad {{goal|40}}

|goals2=Vrhovec {{goal|11}}
Čujec {{goal|26}}
Osredkar {{goal|39}}

|stadium=Lotto Arena, Antwerp

|attendance=

|referee=Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)

|result = l

}}

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|round= UEFA Futsal Euro 2014

|date=2 February 2014

|time=18:30

|team1={{futsal-rt|AZE}}

|score=0–7

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/match/2013050--azerbaijan-vs-italy/ Report]

|team2={{futsal|ITA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Romano {{goal|2}}
Fortino {{goal|4}}
Honorio {{goal|16}}
Vampeta {{goal|25}}
Gabriel Lima {{goal|27}}
Mammarella {{goal|32}}
Miarelli {{goal|40}}

|stadium=Lotto Arena, Antwerp

|attendance=

|referee=Marc Birkett (England)

|result = w

}}

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|round= UEFA Futsal Euro 2014

|date=4 February 2014

|time=18:00

|team1={{futsal-rt|ITA}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/match/2013136--italy-vs-croatia/ Report]

|team2={{futsal|CRO}}

|goals1=Romano {{goal|1}}
Fortino {{goal|10}}

|goals2=Jelovčić {{goal|7}}

|stadium=Sportpaleis, Antwerp

|attendance=

|referee=Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

|result = W

}}

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|round= UEFA Futsal Euro 2014

|date=6 February 2014

|time=18:00

|team1={{futsal-rt|POR}}

|score=3–4

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/match/2013138--portugal-vs-italy/ Report]

|team2={{futsal|ITA}}

|goals1=Ricardinho {{goal|13}}
Arnaldo {{goal|19}}
Joel {{goal|35}}

|goals2=Gabriel Lima {{goal|1||31}}
Romano {{goal|23}}
Fortino {{goal|35}}

|stadium=Sportpaleis, Antwerp

|attendance=

|referee=Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible|format=1

|round= UEFA Futsal Euro 2014

|date=8 February 2014

|time=20:30

|team1={{futsal-rt|ITA}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/match/2013809--italy-vs-russia/ Report]

|team2={{futsal|RUS}}

|goals1=Gabriel Lima {{goal|7}}
Murilo {{goal|14}}
Giasson {{goal|19}}

|goals2=Eder Lima {{goal|10}}

|stadium=Sportpaleis, Antwerp

|attendance=

|referee=Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)

|result = W

}}

References

External links

https://www.futsalplanet.com/championship.aspx
http://old.futsalplanet.com/home/index.asp
http://old.futsalplanet.com/old/
http://old.futsalplanet.com/old/Statistics/statistics.htm
http://old.futsalplanet.com/old/Statistics/data/4-N.txt
http://old.futsalplanet.com/old/Statistics/data/FIFA-ToT.txt

Category:European national futsal teams

Italy national futsal team

Honours

=World achievements=

=European achievements=

Tournament records

=FIFA Futsal World Cup=

=UEFA European Futsal Championship=

=Grand Prix de Futsal=

=Futsal Confederations Cup=

=Futsal Mundialito=

Players

=Current squad=

=Recent call-ups=

Results and fixtures

=2014=

See also

References

External links