Italy national beach soccer team

Italy

Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Association	Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Emiliano Del Duca
Captain	Francesco Corosiniti
Most caps	Francesco Corosiniti (142)
Top scorer	Gabriele Gori (234)
FIFA code	ITA
BSWW ranking	6 (June 2019)
First colours Second colours
First international
7–6 Uruguay (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 24 January 1995)
Biggest win
16–6 Algeria (Pescara, Italy; 3 September 2005)
Biggest defeat
11–0 Italy (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 13 February 2001)

The Italy national beach soccer team represents Italy in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, 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
2008	4th Place	6	4	0	1	1	27	18	+9	13
2009	5th Place	7	6	0	0	1	49	26	+23	18
2011	Round of 16	3	2	0	0	1	10	7	+3	6
2013	Round of 16	4	2	0	1	1	17	15	+2	6
2015	3rd Place	8	5	1	1	1	43	25	+18	18
2017	4th Place	8	6	0	0	2	39	30	+9	18
Total	6/6	36	25	1	3	7	185	121	+64	80

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK		Andrea Carpita
5	MF		Josep Junior Gentilin
6	DF		Simone Marinai
7	DF		Dario Ramacciotti
8	DF		Francesco Corosiniti (captain)
9	FW		Emanuele 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 2005 winner
• Euro Beach Soccer League 2018 winner

External links

• Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
• FIFA.com entry
• Profile on Beach Soccer Russia