2014 European Futsal Championship / Qualification

The qualification for the Futsal European Championship 2014 took place from January 23 to September 24, 2013 in a total of 13 groups and one play-off . In addition to the EM host Belgium , the other eleven starting places were secured in the qualification. In the preliminary round, the participants with the worst UEFA coefficient played against each other in six groups. The group winners advanced to the qualifying round. The best runner-ups and the best third-placed finishers in the qualifying round played off the last four starting places for the European Championship in Belgium.

For the final tournament from January 28 to February 8, 2014 in Antwerp , Spain, Azerbaijan, Russia, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, the Ukraine, Romania, the Netherlands and Croatia qualified.

participating countries

Preliminary round

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6
France	Georgia	England	Armenia	Andorra	Albania
Gibraltar	Malta	Lithuania	Bulgaria	Estonia	Denmark
Montenegro	Moldova	Cyprus	Greece	Israel	Norway
San Marino			Wales	Sweden	Switzerland

Qualifying round

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F.	Group G
Finland	Azerbaijan	Kazakhstan	Croatia	Greece	Georgia	England
Italy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Latvia	North Macedonia	Poland	Netherlands	Slovenia
Montenegro	Norway	Romania	Sweden	Portugal	Czech Republic	Turkey
Hungary	Slovakia	Russia	Spain	Serbia	Belarus	Ukraine

Venues

Kaunas sports hall

Preliminary round

• Group 1
  • Parc des Sports Charles-Ehrmann, Nice , France
• Group 2
  • Hibernians Pavilion, Paola , Malta
• Group 3
  • Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas , Lithuania
• Group 4
  • Zala Skaptopara, Blagoevgrad , Bulgaria
• Group 5
  • Center Esportiu dels Serradells, Andorra la Vella , Andorra
• Group 6
  • Center Sportif des Îles, Yverdon-les-Bains , Switzerland

Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin

Qualifying round

• Group A
  • PalaFlorio, Bari , Italy
  • Palazzetto dello Sport, Andria , Italy
• Group B
  • Interhala Pasienky, Bratislava , Slovakia
• Group C
  • Zemgales Olympic Center, Jelgava , Latvia
• Group D
  • Diego Calvo Valera Hall, Águilas , Spain
• Group E
  • Crystal Hall (Zrenjanin) , Serbia
• Group F.
  • Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam , Netherlands
• Group G
  • Erzurum Buz Arena Sports Hall, Erzurum , Turkey

Preliminary round

The teams highlighted in color in the tables entered the qualifying round.

Group 1

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Montenegro	3	2	1	0	22: 3	+19	7th
France	3	2	1	0	19: 3	+16	7th
Gibraltar	3	1	0	2	11:21	-10	3
San Marino	3	0	0	3	5:30	-25	0

January 23, 2013, Nice
Montenegro	-	Gibraltar	10: 2	report
January 23, 2013, Nice
France	-	San Marino	12: 0	report
January 24, 2013, Nice
San Marino	-	Montenegro	0:11	report
January 24, 2013, Nice
France	-	Gibraltar	6: 2	report
January 26, 2013, Nice
Gibraltar	-	San Marino	7: 5	report
January 26, 2013, Nice
Montenegro	-	France	1: 1	report

Group 2

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Georgia	2	1	1	0	14: 5	+ 09	4th
Moldova	2	1	1	0	9: 6	+ 03	4th
Malta	2	0	0	2	1:13	-12	0

January 23, 2013, Paola
Malta	-	Georgia	0: 9	report
January 24, 2013, Paola
Georgia	-	Moldova	5: 5	report
January 26, 2013, Paola
Moldova	-	Malta	4: 1	report

Group 3

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
England	2	2	0	0	6: 4	+ 02	6th
Lithuania	2	1	0	1	2: 2	± 00	3
Cyprus	2	0	0	2	1: 3	- 02nd	0

January 25, 2013, Kaunas
Lithuania	-	England	3: 4	report
January 26, 2013, Kaunas
England	-	Cyprus	2: 1	report
January 27, 2013, Kaunas
Cyprus	-	Lithuania	0: 1	report

Group 4

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Greece	3	3	0	0	14: 2	+12	9
Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	3: 6	- 03	4th
Armenia	3	1	1	1	4: 7	- 03	4th
Wales	3	0	0	3	4:10	- 06	0

January 23, 2013, Blagoevgrad
Greece	-	Wales	4: 1	report
January 23, 2013, Blagoevgrad
Bulgaria	-	Armenia	0-0	report
January 24, 2013, Blagoevgrad
Armenia	-	Greece	0: 5	report
January 24, 2013, Blagoevgrad
Bulgaria	-	Wales	2: 1	report
January 26, 2013, Blagoevgrad
Wales	-	Armenia	2: 4	report
January 26, 2013, Blagoevgrad
Greece	-	Bulgaria	5: 1	report

Group 5

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Sweden	3	3	0	0	10: 4	+ 06	9
Israel	3	1	1	1	9: 8	+ 01	4th
Andorra	3	1	1	1	8: 9	- 01	4th
Estonia	3	0	0	3	5:11	- 06	0

January 23, 2013, Andorra la Vella
Israel	-	Sweden	2: 4	report
January 23, 2013, Andorra la Vella
Andorra	-	Estonia	4: 3	report
January 24th 2013, Andorra la Vella
Estonia	-	Israel	2: 5	report
January 24th 2013, Andorra la Vella
Andorra	-	Sweden	2: 4	report
January 26th 2013, Andorra la Vella
Sweden	-	Estonia	2-0	report
January 26th 2013, Andorra la Vella
Israel	-	Andorra	2: 2	report

Group 6

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Norway	3	3	0	0	13: 3	+10	9
Denmark	3	2	0	1	8: 7	+ 01	6th
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	10:10	± 00	3
Albania	3	0	0	3	6:17	-11	0

January 23, 2013, Yverdon-les-Bains
Albania	-	Denmark	2: 4	report
January 23, 2013, Yverdon-les-Bains
Switzerland	-	Norway	0: 5	report
January 24th 2013, Yverdon-les-Bains
Norway	-	Albania	5: 2	report
January 24th 2013, Yverdon-les-Bains
Switzerland	-	Denmark	2: 3	report
January 26th 2013, Yverdon-les-Bains
Denmark	-	Norway	1: 3	report
January 26th 2013, Yverdon-les-Bains
Albania	-	Switzerland	2: 8	report

Qualifying round

The teams highlighted in yellow qualified for the final tournament in Belgium. The teams highlighted in green moved into the play-off round.

Group A

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Italy	3	3	0	0	20: 2	+18	9
Hungary	3	2	0	1	10:14	- 04th	6th
Finland	3	1	0	2	6:11	- 05th	3
Montenegro	3	0	0	3	4:13	- 09	0

March 27, 2013, Bari
Hungary	-	Montenegro	4: 3	report
March 27, 2013, Bari
Italy	-	Finland	5: 1	report
March 28, 2013, Bari
Finland	-	Hungary	2: 5	report
March 28, 2013, Bari
Italy	-	Montenegro	6-0	report
March 30, 2013, Andria
Montenegro	-	Finland	1: 3	report
March 30, 2013, Andria
Hungary	-	Italy	1: 9	report

Group B

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Azerbaijan	3	3	0	0	11: 3	+ 08	9
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	10: 7	+ 03	4th
Slovakia	3	1	1	1	9: 9	± 00	4th
Norway	3	0	0	3	3:14	-11	0

March 27, 2013, Bratislava
Azerbaijan	-	Norway	6-0	report
March 27, 2013, Bratislava
Slovakia	-	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4: 4	report
March 28, 2013, Bratislava
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	Azerbaijan	2: 3	report
March 28, 2013, Bratislava
Slovakia	-	Norway	4: 3	report
March 30, 2013, Bratislava
Norway	-	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0: 4	report
March 30, 2013, Bratislava
Azerbaijan	-	Slovakia	2: 1	report

Group C

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Russia	3	3	0	0	11: 3	+ 08	9
Romania	3	1	1	1	8: 5	+ 03	4th
Kazakhstan	3	1	1	1	4: 6	- 02nd	4th
Latvia	3	0	0	3	2:14	-12	0

March 27, 2013, Jelgava
Russia	-	Kazakhstan	5: 1	report
March 27, 2013, Jelgava
Latvia	-	Romania	2: 6	report
March 28, 2013, Jelgava
Romania	-	Russia	1: 2	report
March 28, 2013, Jelgava
Latvia	-	Kazakhstan	0: 2	report
March 30, 2013, Jelgava
Kazakhstan	-	Romania	1: 1	report
March 30, 2013, Jelgava
Russia	-	Latvia	6-0	report

Group D

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Spain	3	3	0	0	28: 1	+27	9
Croatia	3	2	0	1	10:12	- 02nd	6th
North Macedonia	3	1	0	2	7:10	- 03	3
Sweden	3	0	0	3	2:24	-22	0

March 27, 2013, Águilas
Croatia	-	Sweden	7-0	report
March 27, 2013, Águilas
Spain	-	Macedonia	5: 1	report
March 28, 2013, Águilas
Macedonia	-	Croatia	2: 3	report
March 28, 2013, Águilas
Spain	-	Sweden	13: 0	report
March 30, 2013, Águilas
Sweden	-	Macedonia	2: 4	report
March 30, 2013, Águilas
Croatia	-	Spain	0:10	report

Group E

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Portugal	3	3	0	0	13: 4	+ 09	9
Serbia	3	2	0	1	8: 2	+ 06	6th
Greece	3	1	0	2	5:14	- 09	3
Poland	3	0	0	3	5:11	- 06	0

March 27, 2013, Zrenjanin
Portugal	-	Greece	6: 1	report
March 27, 2013, Zrenjanin
Serbia	-	Poland	2-0	report
March 28, 2013, Zrenjanin
Poland	-	Portugal	2: 5	report
March 28, 2013, Zrenjanin
Serbia	-	Greece	5-0	report
March 30, 2013, Zrenjanin
Greece	-	Poland	4: 3	report
March 30, 2013, Zrenjanin
Portugal	-	Serbia	2: 1	report

Group F.

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	13: 5	+ 08	9
Netherlands	3	2	0	1	10: 9	+ 01	6th
Georgia	3	1	0	2	9:15	- 06	3
Belarus	3	0	0	3	8:11	- 03	0

March 27, 2013, Rotterdam
Czech Republic	-	Georgia	4: 1	report
March 27, 2013, Rotterdam
Netherlands	-	Belarus	2: 1	report
March 28, 2013, Rotterdam
Belarus	-	Czech Republic	3: 4	report
March 28, 2013, Rotterdam
Netherlands	-	Georgia	7: 3	report
March 30, 2013, Rotterdam
Georgia	-	Belarus	5: 4	report
March 30, 2013, Rotterdam
Czech Republic	-	Netherlands	5: 1	report

Group G

team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Slovenia	3	3	0	0	18: 8	+10	9
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	14:10	+ 04	6th
Turkey	3	1	0	2	9:12	- 03	3
England	3	0	0	3	5:16	-11	0

March 27, 2013, Erzurum
Turkey	-	Slovenia	3: 5	report
March 27, 2013, Erzurum
Ukraine	-	England	7-0	report
March 28, 2013, Erzurum
Turkey	-	England	4: 3	report
March 28, 2013, Erzurum
Slovenia	-	Ukraine	8: 3	report
March 30, 2013, Erzurum
England	-	Slovenia	2: 5	report
March 30, 2013, Erzurum
Ukraine	-	Turkey	4: 2	report

Play-off

The runners-up and the best third-placed group from the qualifying round moved into the play-off round. They played the last starting places for the EM tournament.

First legs

September 17, 2013, Sala Polivalentă, Călărași
Romania	-	Serbia	2: 1	report
September 17, 2013, Palace of Sports “Lokomotiv”, Kharkiv
Ukraine	-	Hungary	2: 1	report
September 17, 2013, JU KSC "Mladost", Visoko
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	Netherlands	3: 2	report
September 18, 2013, Interhala Pasienky, Bratislava
Slovakia	-	Croatia	1: 3	report

Return legs

September 24, 2013, Gyöngyös Városi Sportcsarnok, Gyöngyös
Hungary	-	Ukraine	5: 4	report	Overall result: 6-6, Ukraine win by away goals rule
September 24, 2013, Šumice, Belgrade
Serbia	-	Romania	2: 7	report	Overall result: 3: 9, Romania wins
September 24, 2013, Topsportcentrum , Almere
Netherlands	-	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2: 1	report	Overall result: 4: 4, Netherlands win by away goals rule
September 24, 2013, Sports Hall, Dubrovnik
Croatia	-	Slovakia	4-0	report	Overall result: 7-1, Croatia wins

Web links

• de.uefa.com: Complete lists of UEFA results