October the 22nd, 2026 – Croatia has officially put its bid in to host the 2030 UEFA Futsal Championship, with Split and Zagreb as the proposed host cities.
The Croatian Football Federation has formally applied to host the 2030 European Futsal Championship, it was announced on the federation’s official website. As Slobodna Dalmacija reports, the European football federation UEFA has received seven candidacies, including Croatia’s as well as those of Finland, France, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Poland and Spain. As host cities, the Croatian Football Federation has registered Zagreb (Arena Zagreb) and Split (Spaladium Arena).
Interested federations must submit the final bid documentation by the 8th of June 2027, and the UEFA Executive Committee will decide on the host in September 2027. The bidding process was launched on the 29th of June this year, and national federations were invited to submit expressions of interest by the 13th of October 2026. The European Championship will be held during the months of January and February 2030.
As a quick reminder, Croatia was a successful organiser of the 2012 European Futsal Championship, when the host cities were also Zagreb and Split, and it still holds the record for attendance at a single match at the European tournament. At the semi-final match between Croatia and Russia in Arena Zagreb, 14,300 spectators were present.
In addition to Croatia, candidacies to host the 2030 UEFA Futsal EURO have also been submitted by Finland, France, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Poland and Spain.
