The 1st European Futsal Championship was held from January 8-14, 1996 in Cordoba ( Spain ). Six national teams took part in the tournament, initially in groups and then in a knockout system . The Spanish host team won the title .
qualification Venues The EM was held in the Palacio Municipal de Deportes Vista Alegre in Córdoba. It has space for 4,000 spectators.
Attendees Six teams took part in the 1996 European Championship, Spain automatically qualified as hosts. A total of 17 nations competed for the remaining 5 places in the qualification, which were divided into three groups, with the first two teams in each group receiving a place for the final round.
The six participants in the final round were drawn into two groups:
Preliminary round Group A
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Pt.
1.
Spain Spain
2
1
1
0
4: 3
+ 0 1
4th
2.
Belgium Belgium
2
1
0
1
3: 2
+ 0 1
3
3.
Netherlands Netherlands
2
0
1
1
2: 4
- 0 2nd
1
January 8, 1996
Spain Spain
-
Belgium
2: 1
January 9, 1996
Netherlands
-
Belgium Belgium
0: 2
January 10, 1996
Spain
-
Netherlands
2: 2
Group B
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Pt.
1.
Russia Russia
2
2
0
0
8: 3
+ 0 5
6th
2.
Italy Italy
2
1
0
1
7: 8
- 0 1
3
3.
Ukraine Ukraine
2
0
0
2
5: 9
- 0 4th
0
January 8, 1996
Russia Russia
-
Ukraine
3: 2
January 9, 1996
Italy Italy
-
Ukraine
6: 3
January 10, 1996
Russia Russia
-
Italy
5: 1
Final rounds Semifinals
January 12, 1996
Spain Spain
-
Italy
4: 1 (2: 0)
January 12, 1996
Russia Russia
-
Belgium
6: 2 (3: 2)
Game for fifth place
January 13, 1996
Netherlands
-
Ukraine Ukraine
3: 4 a.d. (3: 3, 1: 2)
Game for third place
January 13, 1996
Italy
-
Belgium Belgium
2: 3 (2: 2, 1: 1) n.v.
final
January 14, 1996
Spain Spain
-
Russia
5: 3 (1: 0)
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