2010 UEFA Futsal Championship facts for kids

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

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament1
Hungary	00Hosts	1 (2005)
Spain	01Group 2 winner	6 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Italy	02Group 4 winner	6 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Russia	03Group 7 winner	6 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Ukraine	04Group 1 winner	5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Portugal	05Group 6 winner	4 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Czech Republic	06Group 3 winner	4 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Serbia	07Group 5 runner-up	2 (1999, 2007)
Slovenia	08Group 7 runner-up	1 (2003)
Belgium	09Group 5 winner	3 (1996, 1999, 2003)
Belarus	10Group 4 runner-up	0 (debut)
Azerbaijan	11Group 6 runner-up	0 (debut)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

Venues

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

Final ranking

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

Awards

Golden Boot
Biro Jade Javi Rodríguez Joel Queirós Saad Assis	5 goals