UEFA Futsal Euro 2012
The UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 was the eighth official edition of the UEFA European Championship for national futsal teams. It was hosted by Croatia, and was played from January, 31 to February, 11. 12 teams competed for the title, with 11 teams gain entries from qualification rounds, while Croatia gained an automatic entry as hosts. The championship was played in the two biggest Croatian cities, Zagreb and the 15,024 seater Arena Zagreb and in Split, at the 10,931 capacity Spaladium Arena.
| UEFA Europsko futsal prvenstvo 2012 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 31 January – 11 February |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 109 (5.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 95,519 (4,776 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
Spain defended their title, having won it for the sixth consecutive time.[1]
Bids
Three nations had made bids for the 2012 Championship. Alongside Croatia, Belgium – which had failed in the 2010 bid – made a new bid with Antwerp and Charleroi, while Macedonia made one with the city of Skopje. Croatia was selected to host the Championship by a decision made on 24 March 2010, at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Squads
Venues
| Arena | Arena Zagreb | Spaladium Arena |
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| City | Zagreb | Split |
| Capacity | 15,024 | 10,931 |
Qualification
Forty-two nations took part in 2012 edition. Host nation qualified directly, while other had to go through qualification rounds.
The qualification was played in two stages, with 24 sides competing in the preliminary round between 20–24 January 2011. The group winners progressed to join the other 18 entrants in the next phase. In the main qualifying round, which was taking place between 24–27 February 2011, 24 teams were split in 6 groups of 4 teams. The winners and best five second-placed teams joined Croatia in the finals.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 2 (1999, 2001) |
| Group 1 winner | 7 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 | Group 1 runner-up | 1 (2010) |
| Group 2 winner | 7 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 | Group 2 runner-up | 3 (1999, 2007, 2010) |
 | Group 3 winner | 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 | Group 4 winner | 5 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 | Group 4 runner-up | 1 (2007) |
 | Group 5 winner | 6 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 | Group 5 runner-up | 0 (debut) |
| Group 6 winner | 7 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 | Group 6 runner-up | 2 (2003, 2010) |
Seeding
UEFA announced the seedings on Monday, 28 February 2011, one day after the qualification was concluded. Croatia was automatically seeded as A1. The Draw was scheduled for 9 September 2011 in the Croatian capital Zagreb.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Referees
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 4 – 5 | |
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Belej  Kopecký Roman Mareš Novak |
Report | Grcić Marinović Despotović Novak |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 3 – 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Legchanov Uršič Čujec |
Report | Klochko Legchanov Zhurba Pavlenko |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Italy | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ippoliti Gabriel Lima |
Report | Yasin Erdal |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 – 9 | |
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| Felipe Farzaliyev Jadder Dantas Thiago Bojović |
Report | Bojović Rajčević Kocić Lazić Pavićević |
Playoff round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 February 2012 – Split | ||||||||||
| 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 9 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
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| 2 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2012 – Split | ||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 11 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 6 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 9 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 11 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
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| 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Romania | 3 – 8 | |
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| Gherman Matei |
Report | Torras Aicardo Rafa Usín Lin Ortiz |
| Croatia | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Ovsyannikov |
Report | Chepornyuk |
| Penalties | ||
Grcić  Jelovčić Novak |
3 – 1 |  |
Semi-finals
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
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| 12 | |
| 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship Winners |
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Spain Sixth title |
References
- "Spain celebrate once more in Croatia". uefa.com. 12 February 2012.