UEFA Futsal Euro 2018

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UEFA Futsal Euro 2018
Evropsko prvenstvo v futsalu 2018
UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countrySlovenia
City Ljubljana
Dates30 January – 10 February
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth placeFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored91 (4.55 per match)
Attendance101,934 (5,097 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardinho (7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardinho
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The 2018 UEFA Futsal Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Futsal Euro 2018, was the 11th edition of the UEFA Futsal Championship, the international futsal championship organised by UEFA for the men's national teams of Europe. It was hosted for the first time in Slovenia, following a decision of the UEFA Executive Committee on 26 January 2015. [1] Slovenia was chosen ahead of other bids from Macedonia and Romania.

Contents

The final tournament was contested from 30 January to 10 February and comprised 12 teams, eleven of which joined the hosts Slovenia after overcoming a qualifying tournament. Matches took place at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana. In their second appearance in the competition's final after 2010, Portugal defeated seven-time winners and defending champions Spain 3–2, after extra-time, to win their first European title. [2]

This was the last tournament to be held on a two-year basis and featuring 12 teams, as the competition will be played every four years, starting from 2022, and include 16 teams. [3]

Qualification

A total of 48 UEFA nations entered the competition (including Germany and Kosovo which entered for the first time), and with the hosts Slovenia qualifying automatically, the other 47 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining 11 spots in the final tournament. [4] The qualifying competition, which took place from January to September 2017, consisted of three rounds: [5]

Qualified teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament. [6]

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Hosts6th 2016 Quarter-finals (2014)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Main round Group 1 winners11th 2016 Champions (2003, 2014)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Main round Group 2 winners5th 2016 Fourth place (2010)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Main round Group 3 winners10th 2016 Runners-up (2001, 2003)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Main round Group 4 winners9th 2016 Runners-up (2010)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Main round Group 5 winners11th 2016 Champions (1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Main round Group 6 winners2nd 2016 Third place (2016)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Main round Group 7 winners11th 2016 Champions (1999)
Flag of France.svg  France Play-off winners1st—Debut
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Play-off winners2nd 2001 Group stage (2001)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Play-off winners4th 2014 Quarter-finals (2012, 2014)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Play-off winners6th 2016 Fourth place (2016)

Final draw

The final draw was held on 29 September 2017, 12:00 CEST (UTC+2), at Ljubljana Castle in Ljubljana, Slovenia. [7] [8] The 12 teams were drawn into four groups of three teams. Hosts Slovenia were assigned to position A1 in the draw, and the remaining teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, except that title holders Spain were automatically placed into Pot 1. [9]

Each group contained one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2, and one team from Pot 3. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group or in groups scheduled to be played on the same day (due to a potential clash of teams and clash of fans). Therefore, if Russia were drawn in Group B, Ukraine had to be drawn in Group C or D, and if Russia were drawn in Group C or D, Ukraine had to be drawn in Group A or B.

Hosts + Pot 1
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (hosts)6.3897
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (holders)10.0172
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10.6051
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 9.2503
Pot 2
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.8894
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 7.9445
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 7.5446
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 6.3338
Pot 3
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 5.5569
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4.27812
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2.05619
Flag of France.svg  France 1.27823

Venues

Slovenia location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Ljubljana
Location of the 2018 UEFA Futsal Euro final tournament host city

All matches were played at the 12,480-capacity for futsal matches Arena Stožice in Ljubljana. [1]

Ljubljana
Arena Stožice
Capacity: 12,480
Stozice Arena 2013.jpg

Match officials

A total of 16 match officials were appointed for the final tournament. [6]

Squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. If a player is injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he can be replaced by another player. [5]

Group stage

The final tournament schedule was confirmed on 16 October 2017. [10]

The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 19.01 and 19.02): [5]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, CET (UTC+1). [11]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (H)211043+14 Knockout stage
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 20203302
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 201123−11
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg2–2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 10,212 [12]
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,527 [12]
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 10,342 [12]
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martínez Flores (Spain)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 211062+44 Knockout stage
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 20202202
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 201126−41
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,192 [12]
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,930 [12]
Referee: Alejandro Martínez Flores (Spain), Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain)
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 7,018 [12]
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 220094+56 Knockout stage
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 210167−13
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 200237−40
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg4–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,093 [12]
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg2–3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 796 [12]
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 4,411 [12]
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Timo Onatsu (Finland)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 211054+14 Knockout stage
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 210154+13
3Flag of France.svg  France 201179−21
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–4Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 2,060 [12]
Referee: Balázs Farkas (Hungary), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
France  Flag of France.svg3–5Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 912 [12]
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Alessandro Malfer (Italy)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,076 [12]
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Admir Zahovič (Slovenia)

Knockout stage

If a match is drawn after 40 minutes of regular play, an extra time consisting of two five-minute periods is played. If teams are still leveled after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner. In the third place match, the extra time is skipped and the decision goes directly to kicks from the penalty mark (Regulations Articles 20.02 and 20.03). [5]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 February – Ljubljana
 
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0
 
8 February – Ljubljana
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 
6 February – Ljubljana
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8
 
10 February – Ljubljana
 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (a.e.t.)3
 
5 February – Ljubljana
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1
 
8 February – Ljubljana
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 5 (1)
 
6 February – Ljubljana
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (p)5 (3) Third place
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0
 
10 February – Ljubljana
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
 
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0
 

Quarter-finals

Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1–3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 5,246 [12]
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Marc Birkett (England)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 10,369 [12]
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Bogdan Sorescu (Romania)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg8–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,150 [12]
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Saša Tomić (Croatia)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 2,351 [12]
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Angelo Galante (Italy)

Semi-finals

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 6,023 [12]
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg5–5 (a.e.t.)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Penalties
1–3
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 5,657 [12]
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Alessandro Malfer (Italy)

Third place match

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 8,217 [12]
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martínez Flores (Spain)

Final

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 10,352 [12]
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Saša Tomić (Croatia)

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

All-star squad

Top five players are bolded.

Pos.Player
GK Flag of Russia.svg Georgi Zamtaradze
GK Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Leo Higuita
FP Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Taynan da Silva
FP Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Douglas Júnior
FP Flag of Portugal.svg André Coelho
FP Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Cary
FP Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Coelho
FP Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardinho
FP Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Chishkala
FP Flag of Serbia.svg Mladen Kocić
FP Flag of Slovenia.svg Igor Osredkar
FP Flag of Spain.svg Miguelín
FP Flag of Spain.svg Pola
FP Flag of Ukraine.svg Petro Shoturma

Source: [13] [12]

Awards

AwardPlayer
Best Player Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardinho
Golden Shoe Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardinho
Silver Shoe Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Coelho
Bronze Shoe Flag of Russia.svg Eder Lima

Source: [14]

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: [15]

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