2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 October 2015 – 13 April 2016 |
| Teams | 45 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 89 |
| Goals scored | 539 (6.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Cardinal (8 goals)
|
The UEFA qualifying competition for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was a men's futsal competition that determined the seven European national teams taking part in the final tournament in Colombia.
The national teams from a total of 45 UEFA member associations entered the qualifying competition. Denmark, Gibraltar, Sweden and Wales made their FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying debuts.
The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds:
In the preliminary round and main round, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
In the play-offs, the team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.
The qualifying matches were played on the following dates.
The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:
The 22 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 23 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws.
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