2005_UEFA_Futsal_Championship

2005 UEFA Futsal Championship

2005 UEFA Futsal Championship

International football competition


The 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship was the fifth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, between 14 February and 20 February 2005. Spain, the reigning FIFA World Champion, defeated Russia in the final, winning their third (with 1996 and 2001) UEFA Championship. The third place match was a repeat of the 2003 final, with Italy again defeating Ukraine, this time 3–1. Fernando Grana's opener in the third place match helped him finish as top scorer in the tournament with six goals.[1]

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Venues

The tournament played the majority of the matches in the 10,000 seat ČEZ Aréna in the city of Ostrava. The other arena used on the last day of group matches was the Sareza.[2]

Referees

  • Anton Averianov (Russia)
  • Silvo Borosak (Slovenia)
  • Massimo Cumbo (Italy)
  • Antonio Jose Fernandes Cardoso (Portugal)
  • Jyrki Filppu (Finland)
  • Pedro Ángel Galán Nieto (Spain)
  • Christian Hauben (Belgium)
  • Zbigniew Kosmala (Poland)
  • Radek Lobo (Czech Republic)
  • Ivan Novak (Croatia)
  • Károly Török (Hungaria)
  • Antonius van Eekelen (Netherlands)

Qualification

Twenty-eight nations took part in the qualifying round, with hosts Czech Republic automatically qualified.

Qualifying was played in two stages, with 8 sides competing in the preliminary round between 6–11 January 2004. The winners of the two groups progressed to join the other 26 entrants in the next phase. In the main qualifying round, which took place between 27 January-1 February, there was seven groups of four with the first-placed teams advancing to the final tournament.

Qualified teams

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1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

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More information Czech Republic, 2 – 1 ...
Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)

More information Russia, 5 – 3 ...
Referee: Massimo Cumbo (Italy)

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Referee: Pedro Ángel Galán Nieto (Spain)

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Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)

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Referee: Antonio Jose Fernandes Cardoso (Portugal)

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Sareza, Ostrava
Referee: Silvo Borosak (Slovenia)

Group B

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More information Italy, 8 – 3 ...
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

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Referee: Radek Lobo (Czech Republic)

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Referee: Jyrki Filppu (Finland)

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Referee: Anton Averianov (Russia)

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Sareza, Ostrava
Referee: Massimo Cumb (Italy)

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Referee: Anton Averianov (Russia)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 February - Ostrava
 
 
 Ukraine0
 
20 February - Ostrava
 
 Spain5
 
 Spain2
 
18 February - Ostrava
 
 Russia1
 
 Italy2
 
 
 Russia4
 
Third place
 
 
20 February - Ostrava
 
 
 Ukraine1
 
 
 Italy3

Semi-finals


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Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

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Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)

Third place

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Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

Final

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Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)

Champions

 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship winners 

Spain
Third title

Final ranking

 Spain
 Russia
 Italy
4 Ukraine
5  Czech Republic
 Netherlands
 Portugal
 Hungary

Top goalscorers

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References


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