2005 UEFA Futsal Championship

The 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 5th 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 2001 final final, with Italy again defeating Ukraine, this time 3-1. Fernando Grana's opener in the 3rd place match helped him finish as top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals.[1]

2005 UEFA Futsal Championship
2005 Evropský Šampionát Futsalu
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
Dates14 February – 20 February
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Italy
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored87 (5.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nando Grana (6 goals)
Best player(s) Luis Amado

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
CountryQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1
 Czech Republic00Hosts2 (2001, 2003)
 Spain01Group 4 winner4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003)
 Italy02Group 7 winner4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003)
 Russia03Group 5 winner4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003)
 Ukraine04Group 2 winner3 (1996, 2001, 2003)
 Netherlands06Group 1 winner3 (1996, 1999, 2001)
 Portugal05Group 3 winner2 (1999, 2003)
 Hungary07Group 6 winner0 (Debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Final tournament

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 320174+36
 Russia 3201106+46
 Netherlands 3102812−43
 Czech Republic 310269−33
Czech Republic 2 – 1 Ukraine
Michal Mareš  18'
Daniel Rajnoch  34'		 Report Olexiy Kudlay  12'
Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)
Russia 5 – 3 Netherlands
Mikhail Markin  16'  38'
Dick Hulshorst  17' (o.g.)
Vladislav Shayakhmetov  38'  39'		 Report Dick Hulshorst  24'
Antoine Merlino  35'
Maximiliaan Tjaden  39'
Referee: Massimo Cumbo (Italy)
Czech Republic 1 – 4 Russia
Tomáš Šluka  17' Report Sergei Ivanov  7'
Vladislav Shayakhmetov  20'
Konstantin Maevski  25'
Denis Abyshev  37'
Referee: Pedro Ángel Galán Nieto (Spain)
Ukraine 4 – 1 Netherlands
Fedir Pylypiv  13'
Sergey Sytin  18'  38'
Serhiy Koridze  39'		 Report Kees Thies  23'
Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)
Netherlands 4 – 3 Czech Republic
Antoine Merlino  3'
Samir Makhoukhi  8'
Tomáš Šluka  10' (o.g.)
Dick Hulshorst  14'		 Report Martín Dlouhý  9'
Michal Mareš  15'
Daniel Rajnoch  24'
Referee: Antonio Jose Fernandes Cardoso (Portugal)
Ukraine 2 – 1 Russia
Sergey Sytin  9'
Mikhail Markin  23' (o.g.)		 Report Damir Khamadiyev  37'
Sareza, Ostrava
Referee: Silvo Borosak (Slovakia)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3300164+129
 Spain 320186+26
 Portugal 3102914−53
 Hungary 3003514−90
Italy 8 – 3 Portugal
Jocimar Jubanski  3'
Fabiano Assad  17'  22'
Fernando Grana  18'  19'  35'
Edgar Bertoni  25'
Carlos Montovanelli  31'		 Report Gonçalo Alves  14'
Joel Queirós  29'
André Lima  36'
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)
Hungary 2 – 4 Spain
Balázs Simon  28'
Tamás Frank  33'		 Report Jordi Torras  27'
Javi Rodríguez  35'  36'
Daniel  38'
Referee: Radek Lobo (Czech Republic)
Italy 5 – 0 Hungary
Adriano Foglia  1'
Fernando Grana  13'  23'
Carlos Scala  17'  19'		 Report
Referee: Jyrki Filppu (Finland)
Portugal 1 – 3 Spain
Marcelinho  35' Report Javi Rodríguez  7'
Daniel  11'
Kike  39'
Referee: Anton Averianov (Russia)
Portugal 5 – 3 Hungary
Gonçalo Alves  25'  26'  29'
André Lima  38'
Joel Queirós  38'		 Report Tamás Lódi  17'  26'
Szabolcs Tóth  35'
Sareza, Ostrava
Referee: Massimo Cumb (Italy)
Spain 1 – 3 Italy
Jordi Torras  26' Report Vinícius Bácaro  4'
Carlos Scala  26'
Edgar Bertoni  29'
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
Ukraine 0 – 5 Spain
Report Andreu  9'  37'
Daniel  30'
Serrejón  31'  34'
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)
Italy 2 – 4 Russia
Zanetti  3'  24' Report Shayakhmetov  14'  32'
Sergei Ivanov  36'
Aleksandr Levin  37'
Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)

Third place
Ukraine 1 – 3 Italy
Sergey Sytin  9' Report Grana  6'
Assad  16'
Zanetti  21'
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

Final
Spain 2 – 1 Russia
Andreu  9'
Cogorro  21'		 Report Douchkevitch  31'
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
Scorer Nation Goals
Fernando Grana  Italy 6
Vladislav Shayakhmetov  Russia 5
Gonçalo Alves  Portugal 4
Sergey Sytin  Ukraine 4
Assad Fabiano  Italy 3
Carlos Scalal  Italy 3
Sandro Zanetti  Italy 3
Andreu  Spain 3
Daniel  Spain 3
Javi Rodríguez  Spain 3

References
  1. Tournament Overview
  2. Czechs gearing up for finals UEFA Retrieved 2010-02-01.
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