UEFA Futsal Euro 2018

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.

UEFA Futsal Euro 2018
Evropsko prvenstvo v futsalu 2018
Tournament details
Host countrySlovenia
CityLjubljana
Dates30 January – 10 February
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Russia
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored91 (4.55 per match)
Attendance101,934 (5,097 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Ricardinho (7 goals)
Best player(s)Portugal Ricardinho

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
Main article: UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying

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]

  • Preliminary round: The 26 lowest-ranked teams were drawn into seven groups – five groups of four teams and two groups of three teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the pre-selected hosts. The seven group winners advanced to the main round.
  • Main round: The 28 teams (21 highest-ranked teams and seven preliminary round qualifiers) were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the pre-selected hosts. The seven group winners qualified directly to the final tournament, while the seven runners-up and the best third-placed team advanced to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The eight teams were drawn into four ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last four qualified teams.

Qualified teams

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

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 SloveniaHosts6th2016Quarter-finals (2014)
 ItalyMain round Group 1 winners11th2016Champions (2003, 2014)
 AzerbaijanMain round Group 2 winners5th2016Fourth place (2010)
 UkraineMain round Group 3 winners10th2016Runners-up (2001, 2003)
 PortugalMain round Group 4 winners9th2016Runners-up (2010)
 SpainMain round Group 5 winners11th2016Champions (1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016)
 KazakhstanMain round Group 6 winners2nd2016Third place (2016)
 RussiaMain round Group 7 winners11th2016Champions (1999)
 FrancePlay-off winners1st—Debut
 PolandPlay-off winners2nd2001Group stage (2001)
 RomaniaPlay-off winners4th2014Quarter-finals (2012, 2014)
 SerbiaPlay-off winners6th2016Fourth 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
 Slovenia (hosts)6.3897
 Spain (holders)10.0172
 Russia10.6051
 Portugal9.2503
Pot 2
TeamCoeffRank
 Italy8.8894
 Ukraine7.9445
 Azerbaijan7.5446
 Kazakhstan6.3338
Pot 3
TeamCoeffRank
 Serbia5.5569
 Romania4.27812
 Poland2.05619
 France1.27823

Venues
Ljubljana is located in Slovenia
Ljubljana
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

Match officials

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

Squads
Main article: UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia (H) 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Knockout stage
2  Serbia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3  Italy 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Slovenia 2–2 Serbia
  • Fetić Goal 3'42"
  • Vrhovec Goal 14'20"
 Report
  • Ramić Goal 17'03"
  • Tomić Goal 39'32"
Attendance: 10,212[12]
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal)
Serbia 1–1 Italy
  • Tomić Goal 29'24"
 Report
Attendance: 3,527[12]
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
Italy 1–2 Slovenia
 Report
Attendance: 10,342[12]
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martínez Flores (Spain)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Knockout stage
2  Russia 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Poland 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Russia 1–1 Poland
  • Chishkala Goal 35'10"
 Report
  • Kubik Goal 39'51"
Attendance: 3,192[12]
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Poland 1–5 Kazakhstan
  • Solecki Goal 27'56"
 Report
  • Taynan Goal 2'54"
  • Orazov Goal 8'56"
  • Zhamankulov Goal 19'01"
  • Pershin Goal 19'32" (2pen.)
  • Douglas Jr. Goal 36'41"
Attendance: 1,930[12]
Referee: Alejandro Martínez Flores (Spain), Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain)
Kazakhstan 1–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 7,018[12]
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 2 2 0 0 9 4 +5 6 Knockout stage
2  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 6 7 −1 3
3  Romania 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal 4–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 3,093[12]
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)
Romania 2–3 Ukraine
  • Valadares Goal 4'57"
  • Ignat Goal 10'33"
 Report
  • Korolyshyn Goal 19'27"
  • Pediash Goal 27'50"
  • Shoturma Goal 39'41"
Attendance: 796[12]
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)
Ukraine 3–5 Portugal
  • Razuvanov Goal 28'00"
  • Korolyshyn Goal 31'59"
  • Shoturma Goal 39'44"
 Report
Attendance: 4,411[12]
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Timo Onatsu (Finland)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4 Knockout stage
2  Azerbaijan 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
3  France 2 0 1 1 7 9 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 4–4 France
  • Adolfo Goal 10'37"
  • Aigoun Goal 19'30" (o.g.)
  • Solano Goal 26'48"
  • Bebe Goal 37'42"
 Report
  • Mohammed Goal 8'37"
  • Alla Goal 16'20"
  • Mouhoudine Goal 20'13"
  • Ortiz Goal 26'13" (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,060[12]
Referee: Balázs Farkas (Hungary), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
France 3–5 Azerbaijan
  • N'Gala Goal 6'59"
  • Mohammed Goal 20'05"
  • Mouhoudine Goal 39'33"
 Report
  • Bolinha Goal 2'26", 22'02", 23'30"
  • Everton Cardoso Goal 28'56"
  • Eduardo Goal 37'09"
Attendance: 912[12]
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Alessandro Malfer (Italy)
Azerbaijan 0–1 Spain
Report
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
 
 
 Slovenia0
 
8 February – Ljubljana
 
 Russia2
 
 Russia2
 
6 February – Ljubljana
 
 Portugal3
 
 Portugal8
 
10 February – Ljubljana
 
 Azerbaijan1
 
 Portugal (a.e.t.)3
 
5 February – Ljubljana
 
 Spain2
 
 Serbia1
 
8 February – Ljubljana
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 Kazakhstan5 (1)
 
6 February – Ljubljana
 
 Spain (p)5 (3) Third place
 
 Ukraine0
 
10 February – Ljubljana
 
 Spain1
 
 Russia1
 
 
 Kazakhstan0
 

Quarter-finals
Serbia 1–3 Kazakhstan
 Report
Attendance: 5,246[12]
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Marc Birkett (England)
Slovenia 0–2 Russia
Report
Attendance: 10,369[12]
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Bogdan Sorescu (Romania)
Portugal 8–1 Azerbaijan
 Report
  • Everton Cardoso Goal 0'54"
Attendance: 3,150[12]
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Saša Tomić (Croatia)
Ukraine 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 2,351[12]
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Angelo Galante (Italy)

Semi-finals
Russia 2–3 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 6,023[12]
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)
Kazakhstan 5–5 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 5,657[12]
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Alessandro Malfer (Italy)

Third place match
Russia 1–0 Kazakhstan
 Report
Attendance: 8,217[12]
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martínez Flores (Spain)

Final
Portugal 3–2 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
  • Tolrà Goal 18'54"
  • Lin Goal 31'36"
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
GKRussia Georgi Zamtaradze
GKKazakhstan Leo Higuita
FPKazakhstan Taynan da Silva
FPKazakhstan Douglas Júnior
FPPortugal André Coelho
FPPortugal Pedro Cary
FPPortugal Bruno Coelho
FPPortugal Ricardinho
FPRussia Ivan Chishkala
FPSerbia Mladen Kocić
FPSlovenia Igor Osredkar
FPSpain Miguelín
FPSpain Pola
FPUkraine Petro Shoturma

Source:[13][12]

Awards
AwardPlayer
Best PlayerPortugal Ricardinho
Golden ShoePortugal Ricardinho
Silver ShoePortugal Bruno Coelho
Bronze ShoeRussia Eder Lima

Source:[14]

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  • Azerbaijan Everton Cardoso
  • France Abdessamad Mohammed
  • France Souheil Mouhoudine
  • Portugal André Coelho
  • Serbia Dragan Tomić
  • Slovenia Igor Osredkar
  • Spain Marc Tolrà
  • Ukraine Taras Korolyshyn
  • Ukraine Petro Shoturma
1 goal
1 own goal

Source:[15]

References
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  2. "Portugal win Futsal EURO, Ricardinho top scorer: at a glance". UEFA.com. 10 February 2018.
  3. "UEFA to revamp and expand futsal competitions". UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
  4. "Germany and Kosovo among Futsal EURO entrants". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 1 September 2016.
  5. "Regulations of the UEFA European Futsal Championship, 2017–18" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  6. "Futsal EURO programme" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  7. "UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 final tournament draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. "UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 finals draw made". UEFA.com. 29 September 2017.
  9. "UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 draw on 29 September". UEFA.com. 4 September 2017.
  10. "UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 schedule confirmed". UEFA.com. 16 October 2017.
  11. "Match Schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  12. "Tournament review" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  13. "Futsal EURO 2018 team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 14 February 2018.
  14. "Ricardinho named Futsal EURO Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 10 February 2018.
  15. "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. 10 February 2018.
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