UEFA_Futsal_Euro_2018_qualifying

UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying

UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying

International football competition


The UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying competition was a men's futsal competition that determined the 11 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Slovenia in the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 final tournament.[1]

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A total of 47 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition (including Germany and Kosovo who entered for the first time).[2]

Format

The qualifying competition consists of three rounds:[3]

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

Tiebreakers

In the preliminary round and main round, 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 14.01 and 14.02):[3]

  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. UEFA coefficient;
  10. Drawing of lots.

To determine the best third-placed team from the main round, the following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.01):[3]

  1. Points;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Disciplinary points;
  5. UEFA coefficient;
  6. Drawing of lots.

In the play-offs, the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualifies for the final tournament. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 20.01).[3]

Schedule

The qualifying matches are played on the following dates.[2]

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Entrants

The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[3][4]

The 21 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 26 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws, where each team was assigned a seeding position according to their ranking for the respective draw, with seven teams each pre-selected as hosts for the preliminary round and the main round (marked by (H) below).[2]

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Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
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The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 21 October 2016, 14:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[5][6] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the preliminary round, the 26 teams were drawn into seven groups: five groups of four containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4, and two groups of three containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3. First, the seven teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 19 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.
  • In the main round, the 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four, containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3 and one group winner from the preliminary round. First, the seven teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 21 teams (including the seven preliminary round winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw) were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.

Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Azerbaijan/Armenia, Spain/Gibraltar, Kosovo/Serbia, and Kosovo/Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be drawn into the same group. Should any of the above teams win their preliminary round group and qualify for a main round group with a team they cannot play against, they would be swapped with the next available team in their seeding position following the alphabetical order of the groups.

Preliminary round

All times are CET (UTC+1).

Group A

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Switzerland, 6–2 ...
Referee: Patrik Porkert (Austria), Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)
More information Georgia, 3–0 ...
Referee: Viktor Bugenko (Moldova), Swen Eichler (Germany)

More information Israel, 0–3 ...
Referee: Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan), Swen Eichler (Germany)
More information Georgia, 11–0 ...
Referee: Viktor Bugenko (Moldova), Patrik Porkert (Austria)

More information Scotland, 2–6 ...
Referee: Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan), Patrik Porkert (Austria)
More information Switzerland, 3–6 ...
Referee: Swen Eichler (Germany), Viktor Bugenko (Moldova)

Group B

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Greece, 3–2 ...
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
More information Wales, 1–6 ...
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Balázs Farkas (Hungary), Stefan Vrijens (Belgium)

More information Moldova, 4–0 ...
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Stefan Vrijens (Belgium), Andrej Topić (Croatia)
More information Wales, 8–1 ...
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)

More information San Marino, 0–6 ...
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Balázs Farkas (Hungary), Stefan Vrijens (Belgium)
More information Greece, 2–2 ...
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group C

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Armenia, 5–3 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Michael Christofides (Cyprus), Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus)
More information Latvia, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Barry Weijers (Netherlands), Omar Rafiq (Norway)

More information Estonia, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Omar Rafiq (Norway), Michael Christofides (Cyprus)
More information Latvia, 3–3 ...
Attendance: 750
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Barry Weijers (Netherlands)

More information Germany, 5–4 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Barry Weijers (Netherlands), Michael Christofides (Cyprus)
More information Armenia, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Omar Rafiq (Norway), Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus)

Group D

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information England, 6–1 ...
Referee: Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine), Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia)
More information Bulgaria, 1–7 ...
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)

More information Albania, 5–1 ...
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Josip Barton (Macedonia)
More information Bulgaria, 6–1 ...
Referee: Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland), Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine)

More information Malta, 2–3 ...
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)
More information England, 4–1 ...
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine)

Group E

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Kosovo 1–2 Denmark.
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Referee: Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania), Daniel Deca (Romania)
More information Cyprus, 3–2 ...
Referee: Moshe Bohbot (Israel), Gerard Roure Ramirez (Andorra)

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Referee: Gerard Roure Ramirez (Andorra), Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania)
More information Cyprus, 1–3 ...
Referee: Daniel Deca (Romania), Moshe Bohbot (Israel)

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Referee: Moshe Bohbot (Israel), Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania)
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Referee: Gerard Roure Ramirez (Andorra), Daniel Deca (Romania)

Group F

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Lithuania, 5–1 ...
Referee: Fredric Nilholt (Sweden), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)

More information Andorra, 0–5 ...
Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)

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Referee: Nuno Bogalho (Portugal), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)

Group G

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Gibraltar, 1–8 ...
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar
Referee: Victor Berg-Audic (France), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)

More information Montenegro, 11–4 ...
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Victor Berg-Audic (France)

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Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan)

Main round

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

Note: Belarus were originally to host.

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Italy, 2–1 ...
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Ozan Soykan (Turkey)
More information Georgia, 1–1 ...
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Russia), Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary)

More information Netherlands, 2–4 ...
Referee: Ozan Soykan (Turkey), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)
More information Georgia, 1–1 ...
Referee: Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary), Admir Zahovič (Slovenia)

More information Belarus, 3–3 ...
Referee: Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary), Ozan Soykan (Turkey)
More information Italy, 2–2 ...
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Russia), Admir Zahovič (Slovenia)

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Hungary, 4–3 ...
Referee: Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)
More information Azerbaijan, 5–4 ...
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Lars Van Leeuwen (Netherlands)

More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2–2 ...
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)
More information Azerbaijan, 5–0 ...
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Timo Onatsu (Finland)

More information Albania, 6–6 ...
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Lars Van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
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Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Croatia, 4–0 ...
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Lukáš Peško (Slovakia)
More information Ukraine, 1–0 ...
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)

More information Belgium, 1–6 ...
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
More information Ukraine, 4–2 ...
Referee: Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)

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Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)
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Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Portugal, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 400
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
More information Romania, 5–5 ...
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)

More information Finland, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 200
Referee: Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan), Cédric Pelissier (France)
More information Romania, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)

More information Latvia, 3–4 ...
Attendance: 150
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)
More information Portugal, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Spain, 7–0 ...
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Grigori Zelentsov (Russia), Guy Berger (Israel)
More information Poland, 0–4 ...
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Angelo Galante (Italy)

More information Serbia, 0–6 ...
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)
More information Poland, 4–2 ...
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Guy Berger (Israel), Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal)

More information Moldova, 3–7 ...
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Guy Berger (Israel), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)
More information Spain, 1–1 ...
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Angelo Galante (Italy)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Czech Republic, 5–4 ...
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Kirill Naishouler (Finland)
More information Kazakhstan, 3–0 ...
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)

More information North Macedonia, 3–7 ...
Referee: Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)
More information Kazakhstan, 5–0 ...
Referee: Kirill Naishouler (Finland), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

More information Denmark, 3–4 ...
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Kirill Naishouler (Finland)
More information Czech Republic, 0–3 ...
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Turkey, 1–8 ...
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Juan Gallardo (Spain)
More information Russia, 5–0 ...
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Tomasz Frak (Poland), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)

More information Turkey, 1–5 ...
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Jan Kresta (Czech Republic), Marc Birkett (England)
More information Slovakia, 0–1 ...
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Tomasz Frak (Poland)

More information France, 4–1 ...
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)
More information Russia, 4–0 ...
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Tomasz Frak (Poland)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.

Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs was held on 6 July 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[7][8] There were no seedings, with the only restriction that the best third-placed team (Poland) could not be drawn against the runner-up from the same main round group (Serbia).[9]

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

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More information Czech Republic, 3–4 ...
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Alessandro Malfer (Italy)
More information Serbia, 4–4 ...
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)

Serbia won 8–7 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


More information France, 1–1 ...
Davo Pévèle Arena, Orchies
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)
More information Croatia, 4–5 ...
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

France won 6–5 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


More information Romania, 2–2 ...
Deva Sports Hall, Deva
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)
More information Georgia, 4–7 ...
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Timo Onatsu (Finland)

Romania won 9–6 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


More information Hungary, 2–1 ...
Generali Arena, Miskolc
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)
More information Poland, 6–4 ...
Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Koszalinie, Koszalin
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)

Poland won 7–6 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament.

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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

The following players scored six goals or more in the qualifying competition:

9 goals
  • Albania Halim Selmanaj
  • Georgia (country) Archil Sebiskveradze
7 goals
  • Latvia Artūrs Jerofejevs
  • Montenegro Bojan Bajović
6 goals
  • Albania Azem Brahimi
  • France Abdessamad Mohammed
  • Romania Sávio Valadares

Source: UEFA.com[10]


References

  1. "Slovenia selected to host Futsal EURO 2018". UEFA.com. 26 January 2015.
  2. "Germany and Kosovo among Futsal EURO entrants". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 1 September 2016.
  3. "UEFA Futsal EURO preliminary & main round draws". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. "UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 qualifying draw". UEFA.com. 21 October 2016.
  5. "UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 play-off draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. "Futsal EURO play-off draw made". UEFA.com. 6 July 2017.

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