2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The UEFA qualifying competition for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was a men's futsal competition that determined the seven European national teams taking part in the final tournament in Colombia.[1]

2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates22 October 2015 – 13 April 2016
Teams45 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played89
Goals scored539 (6.06 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cardinal (8 goals)

The national teams from a total of 45 UEFA member associations entered the qualifying competition. Denmark, Gibraltar, Sweden and Wales made their FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying debuts.[2]

Format

The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds:[3]

  • Preliminary round: The 23 lowest-ranked teams were drawn into five groups of four teams and one group of three teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts (if a group was drawn without pre-selected hosts, the hosts were selected afterwards by agreement or draw by UEFA). The six group winners advanced to the main round.
  • Main round: The 28 teams (22 highest-ranked teams and six preliminary round qualifiers) were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts. The seven group winners and the seven runners-up advanced to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The 14 teams were drawn into seven ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the seven qualified teams.

Tiebreakers

In the preliminary round and main round, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 10 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
  7. If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Coefficient ranking;
  10. Drawing of lots.

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

Schedule

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

Stage Dates
Preliminary round 22–25 October 2015
Main round 10–13 December 2015
Play-offs 22 March & 12 April 2016

Entrants

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

The 22 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 23 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round.[2] The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws.

Teams entering main round
Seeding position 1
TeamCoeffRank
 Spain8.4101
 Italy (H)8.2782
 Russia8.1673
 Portugal (H)7.0004
 Ukraine5.8895
 Croatia (H)4.6676
 Czech Republic (H)4.5287
Seeding position 2
TeamCoeffRank
 Serbia4.5288
 Romania4.4449
 Slovenia4.16710
 Azerbaijan3.72211
 Hungary (H)2.66712
 Slovakia2.55613
 Netherlands (H)2.16714
Seeding position 3
TeamCoeffRank
 Belarus2.11115
 Belgium1.94416
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.77817
 Turkey (H)1.72218
 Kazakhstan1.66719
 Poland1.44420
 North Macedonia1.33321
Seeding position 4
TeamCoeffRank
 Norway1.22222
Teams entering preliminary round
Seeding position 1
TeamCoeffRank
 Latvia1.16723
 France1.05624
 Finland1.00025
 Georgia0.91726
 Greece0.83327
 Israel (H)0.83328
Seeding position 2
TeamCoeffRank
 Moldova0.69429
 England0.66730
 Montenegro0.61131
 Lithuania (H)0.61132
 Bulgaria0.61133
 Armenia0.44434
Seeding position 3
TeamCoeffRank
 Andorra0.38935
 Albania0.38936
 Sweden0.33337
 Cyprus (H)0.33338
 Denmark0.22239
  Switzerland0.22240
Seeding position 4
TeamCoeffRank
 Gibraltar0.11142
 Estonia0.00043
 Wales0.00044
 Malta0.00045
 San Marino0.00046
Notes
  • Iceland (Coeff: 0.222; Rank 41), Republic of Ireland (Coeff: 0.000; Rank 47), Austria (no rank), Faroe Islands (no rank), Germany (no rank), Liechtenstein (no rank), Luxembourg (no rank), Northern Ireland (no rank), and Scotland (no rank) did not enter.
  • Gibraltar entered despite being a non-FIFA member and thus ineligible for the World Cup.
  • Teams which were pre-selected as preliminary round or main round hosts were denoted by (H). As only three teams were pre-selected as preliminary round hosts, three preliminary round groups were drawn without pre-selected hosts, and the hosts would be selected afterwards by agreement or draw by UEFA.

The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 2 July 2015, 14:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5] Each group in the preliminary round and main round contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4, except for one group in the preliminary round which contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3. The six teams which qualified from the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were placed in seeding position 4 for the main round draw. In the preliminary round draw, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts could not be drawn in the same group, while in the main round draw, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from a separate pot, while being placed in their groups according to their seeding positions.

Preliminary round

Times were CEST (UTC+2), except for matches on 25 October 2015 which were CET (UTC+1).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Moldova (H) 3 2 1 0 21 4 +17 7 Main round
2  Georgia 3 2 1 0 20 4 +16 7
3  Andorra 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4  Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 5 31 −26 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Georgia 15–1 Gibraltar
Kobaidze  4'
Jvarashvili  5', 23'
Tikurishvili  7', 25'
Sigunava  11'
Nikvashvili  14', 34'
Lukava  20', 20'
Bukia  22'
Kakabadze  29'
Todua  36', 37'
Maisaia  39'		 Report Lopez  19' (pen.)
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia), Victor Berg-Audic (France)
Moldova 7–0 Andorra
Obadă  3', 14', 30'
Ţîmbalist  4'
Munteanu  12'
Negara  16', 32'		 Report
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus)
Andorra 1–3 Georgia
Barbosa  38' Report Todua  9'
Tikurishvili  31', 34'
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)
Moldova 12–2 Gibraltar
Hilotii  5', 23', 35', 40'
Obadă  8', 14', 39'
Laşcu  14', 14'
Burdujel  26'
Munteanu  30'
Negara  33'		 Report Walker  2'
Chipol  38'
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Victor Berg-Audic (France), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)
Gibraltar 2–4 Andorra
I. Robba  7'
Lopez  28'		 Report Llamas  16', 18'
Barbosa  30', 32'
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Victor Berg-Audic (France)
Georgia 2–2 Moldova
Kakabadze  30'
Tikurishvili  33'		 Report Hilotii  15'
Tacot  23'
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 2 1 0 16 8 +8 7 Main round
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
3  Montenegro 3 1 1 1 9 8 +1 4
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Greece 2–1 San Marino
Kondylatos  13'
Gkaifyllias  19'		 Report Michelotti  35'
Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria), Septimiu Burtescu (Romania)
Sweden 3–3 Montenegro
Chekroun  8'
H. Abraham  9'
Mönell  30'		 Report Gurzaković  17'
Drašković  17'
Bajović  35'
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)
Montenegro 3–5 Greece
Drašković  5', 31'
Gojković  5'		 Report Mantis  3'
Gkaifyllias  7'
Panou  34'
Malovits  36'
Katevtsian  38'
Referee: Septimiu Burtescu (Romania), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
Sweden 9–4 San Marino
Asp  6'
S. Abraham  7', 9'
Mönell  9', 17'
Legiec  10', 40'
Hiseni  31'
Kuhi  40'		 Report Moretti  7'
Barducci  20'
Michelotti  22'
Pasqualini  35'
Referee: Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)
San Marino 0–3 Montenegro
Report Drašković  18', 28'
Mugoša  40'
Referee: Septimiu Burtescu (Romania), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)
Greece 1–4 Sweden
V. Asimakopoulos  33' Report Mönell  6', 15'
H. Abraham  16'
Eteus  26'
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Main round
2  Albania 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3  Lithuania (H) 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 6 16 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
France 8–2 Malta
Rabei  7'
Bensaber  11'
Gasmi  13', 22', 35'
Ramirez  28'
A. Mohammed  30'
Aigoun  38'		 Report Stivala  20'
Musu  33'
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Sreten Vasić (Serbia)
Lithuania 2–5 Albania
Jeremejev  4'
Garšvinskas  40'		 Report Mejzini  31'
Begaj  31'
Halimi  39'
Brahimi  39'
Hasaj  40'
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Olli Niemelä (Finland)
Lithuania 2–1 Malta
Stradalovas  12'
Leščius  36'		 Report Milijic  6'
Referee: Sreten Vasić (Serbia), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
Albania 0–1 France
Report A. Mohammed  2'
Referee: Olli Niemelä (Finland), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)
Malta 3–6 Albania
Mangion  12'
Saliba  25'
Milijic  38'		 Report Brahimi  9', 37'
Karaja  12'
Halimi  19' (pen.), 23'
Begaj  33'
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Olli Niemelä (Finland)
France 6–0 Lithuania
Hamdoud  6', 21'
Belhaj  12'
A. Mohammed  20', 20'
Aigoun  27'		 Report
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Sreten Vasić (Serbia)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 3 3 0 0 14 7 +7 9 Main round
2  Cyprus (H) 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Estonia 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 6 9 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Latvia 6–2 Estonia
Šustrovs  6'
Seņs  19', 38'
Koļesņikovs  38'
Ikstēns  39'
Arhipovs-Prokofjevs  40'		 Report Tšurilkin  14'
Aleksejev  18'
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan)
Cyprus 3–2 Armenia
Ioannou  3', 7', 29' Report Gukasyan  17'
Babayan  17'
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)
Armenia 3–4 Latvia
Nasibyan  5'
Kapukranyan  18'
Mashumyan  39'		 Report Aleksejevs  1'
Dacko  23'
Babayan  39' (o.g.)
Koļesņikovs  40'
Referee: Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)
Cyprus 4–1 Estonia
Veskimäe  7' (o.g.)
Antreou  21', 24'
Kouloumbris  31'		 Report Paapsi  37'
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Juan Gallardo (Spain)
Estonia 2–1 Armenia
Paapsi  12'
Tšurilkin  25'		 Report Grigoryan  5'
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)
Latvia 4–2 Cyprus
Seņs  2', 35'
Avanesovs  6'
Dacko  30'		 Report Kouloumbris  12'
Manoli  27'
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Juan Gallardo (Spain)

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 12 7 +5 9 Main round
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 15 10 +5 6
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 9 12 −3 3
4  Israel (H) 3 0 0 3 8 15 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England 4–2 Wales
Parkes  9'
Rexha  24'
Ward  27'
Cook  38'		 Report Hugh  4'
Zulkarnain  18'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Cédric Waroux (Belgium), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)
Israel 4–6 Denmark
Sabag  13'
Hagbi  30'
Bliech  32'
Cohen  36'		 Report Jørgensen  4', 27'
Ja. Jensen  13', 25', 29'
Falck  35'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine), Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia)
Israel 3–6 Wales
Cohen  15', 37'
Bliech  39'		 Report Hugh  5'
Webbe  12', 35'
Zulkarnain  18', 23'
Prangley  39'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Cédric Waroux (Belgium)
Denmark 4–5 England
Falck  16', 23', 24'
Rexha  34' (o.g.)		 Report Cook  1', 6'
Jim Jensen  11' (o.g.)
Medina  23'
Ward  25'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia), Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine)
Wales 1–5 Denmark
Jenkins  35' Report Johansson  3', 27'
Arildsen  6'
Falck  18'
Veis  29'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia)
England 3–1 Israel
Cook  15'
Medina  21'
Ward  40'		 Report Bliech  36'
Neve Marom Hall, Ramat Gan
Referee: Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine), Cédric Waroux (Belgium)

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland (H) 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Main round
2  Bulgaria 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3   Switzerland 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Finland 3–0  Switzerland
Hosio  12', 20'
Pakola  34'		 Report
Opinmäen koulu, Espoo
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
Switzerland  2–2 Bulgaria
Mezger  2'
Sego  38'		 Report Shutev  22'
Nestorov  29'
Opinmäen koulu, Espoo
Referee: Grigori Zelentsov (Russia), Lukáš Peško (Slovakia)
Bulgaria 0–0 Finland
Report
Opinmäen koulu, Espoo
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)

Main round

All times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 18 5 +13 9 Play-offs
2  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 13 11 +2 6
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 8 11 −3 3
4  England 3 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Ukraine 7–0 England
Valenko  5', 12'
Myko. Grytsyna  15'
Razuvanov  16', 29'
Rogachov  29', 35'		 Report
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)
Hungary 5–2 Belgium
Rábl  5', 33'
Dróth  9'
Németh  22'
Dávid  39'		 Report Rahou  1'
Dujacquier  37'
Referee: Sebastian Stawicki (Poland), Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands)
Belgium 2–6 Ukraine
Lúcio  8'
Rahou  17'		 Report Razuvanov  6'
Koval  10', 18'
Valenko  16'
Mykh. Grytsyna  26'
Rogachov  29' (pen.)
Referee: Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands), Sebastian Stawicki (Poland)
Hungary 5–4 England
Hosszú  16'
Németh  20'
Szeghy  21'
Rábl  25'
Klacsák  35'		 Report Cook  30'
Medina  31'
Parkes  34'
Gay  40'
Referee: Fredric Nilholt (Sweden), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)
England 0–4 Belgium
Report Zaaf  27'
Yachou  28'
Medina  36' (o.g.)
Adnane  40'
Referee: Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)
Ukraine 5–3 Hungary
Mykh. Grytsyna  3'
Ovsyannikov  19', 35'
Zhurba  22'
Valenko  38' (pen.)		 Report Dróth  5' (pen.)
Hosszú  30'
Horváth  37'
Referee: Sebastian Stawicki (Poland), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Azerbaijan 3 2 1 0 19 8 +11 7 Play-offs
2  Belarus 3 1 1 1 11 13 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Croatia (H) 3 1 1 1 13 12 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 5 15 −10 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Ranked by head-to-head record (Belarus: 3 pts; Croatia: 0 pts).
Azerbaijan 8–2 Sweden
Borisov  3', 15'
Augusto  11'
Amadeu  11'
De Araujo  20'
Eduardo  25', 26', 36'		 Report Legiec  24'
Eteus  33'
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)
Croatia 4–7 Belarus
Jelovčić  20' (pen.)
Olshevski  22' (o.g.)
Matošević  27'
Marinović  33'		 Report Olshevski  12'
Chernik  26'
Silivonchik  28', 31', 40'
Shostak  36', 39'
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)
Belarus 2–7 Azerbaijan
Chernik  15'
Popov  39'		 Report Augusto  4'
Eduardo  19', 19', 26'
Borisov  20'
De Araujo  25'
Chovdarov  37'
Referee: Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)
Croatia 5–1 Sweden
Matošević  2'
Suton  25', 33'
Marinović  30'
Grcić  36'		 Report S. Abraham  13'
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
Sweden 2–2 Belarus
Mönell  22'
Burda  32'		 Report Chernik  18'
Silivonchik  26'
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)
Azerbaijan 4–4 Croatia
Chuykov  5'
Amadeu  28'
Borisov  29', 37'		 Report Jelovčić  24'
Suton  29'
Grcić  37'
Grbeša  38'
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Play-offs
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 9 7 +2 3
4  Turkey (H) 3 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Russia 3–0 Finland
Kutuzov  17'
Milovanov  26'
Robinho  29'		 Report
Referee: Nuno Bogalho (Portugal), Veljko Bošković (Montenegro)
Turkey 0–6 Serbia
Report Rajčević  2', 38'
Rakić  21'
Kocić  22', 37'
Stojković  25'
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Andrej Topić (Croatia)
Serbia 1–2 Russia
Davydov  27' (o.g.) Report Eder Lima  22'
Lyskov  32'
Referee: Veljko Bošković (Montenegro), Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)
Turkey 2–8 Finland
Keskin  39'
Erdal  40' (pen.)		 Report Hosio  8'
Autio  15'
Jyrkiäinen  20', 26', 31'
Aytaş  21' (o.g.)
Korsunov  24'
Teittinen  40'
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)
Finland 1–2 Serbia
Autio  38' Report Perić  3'
Kocić  22'
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)
Russia 7–1 Turkey
Eder Lima  3'
Robinho  4', 30'
Romulo  15', 18'
Shakirov  26'
Pereverzev  36'		 Report Özcan  3'
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Veljko Bošković (Montenegro)

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 22 2 +20 9 Play-offs
2  Netherlands (H) 3 2 0 1 8 12 −4 6
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 9 14 −5 3
4  Latvia 3 0 0 3 4 15 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Spain 7–0 Latvia
Raúl Campos  6'
Fernandão  23'
Aicardo  34'
Pola  34'
Alex  35'
Adolfo  37'
Rivillos  40'		 Report
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Damir Radović (Serbia)
Netherlands 4–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pavlović  7' (o.g.)
El Morabiti  9'
Attaibi  14'
Ceyar  16'		 Report Bevanda  24' (pen.)
El Ghannouti  29' (o.g.)
Matan  30'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–8 Spain
Pavlović  2' Report Miguelín  9' (pen.), 20', 26', 28'
Rivillos  19'
Alex  28'
Lin  30'
Bebe  34'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Netherlands 3–2 Latvia
Ceyar  23'
St Juste  24'
De Groot  39'		 Report Aleksejevs  6'
Ikstēns  40'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Damir Radović (Serbia), Saša Tomić (Croatia)
Latvia 2–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Seņs  13'
Ikstēns  33'		 Report Mulahmetović  23'
Radmilović  32'
Šunjić  38'
Bevanda  40', 40'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Damir Radović (Serbia), Saša Tomić (Croatia)
Spain 7–1 Netherlands
Aicardo  18', 18'
Alex  23', 32'
Bebe  33'
Pola  36'
Adolfo  38'		 Report El Morabiti  11'
Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Play-offs
2  Slovenia 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3  Czech Republic (H) 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  France 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Czech Republic 1–3 Kazakhstan
Cupák  8' Report Leo  13'
Yesenamanov  14'
Suleimenov  35'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
Slovenia 2–2 France
Vrhovec  6'
Osredkar  20'		 Report Hamdoud  7'
Alla  16'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Franco Cachia (Malta), Josip Barton (Macedonia)
Kazakhstan 2–2 Slovenia
Yesenamanov  10'
Nurgozhin  19'		 Report R. Mordej  11'
Čujec  29'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Franco Cachia (Malta)
Czech Republic 3–2 France
Záruba  28'
Seidler  28'
M. Mareš  34'		 Report Aigoun  22'
Belhaj  31'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)
France 2–4 Kazakhstan
Leo  15' (o.g.)
Hamdoud  34' (pen.)		 Report Nurgozhin  1', 40'
Zhamankulov  16'
Douglas Jr.  25'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Franco Cachia (Malta)
Slovenia 3–2 Czech Republic
R. Mordej  9'
Osredkar  14', 26'		 Report M. Mareš  19', 22'
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9 Play-offs
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 13 9 +4 6
3  Romania 3 1 0 2 6 14 −8 3
4  Norway 3 0 0 3 4 14 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Portugal 6–2 Poland
Fábio Cecílio  3'
Tiago Brito  9'
Cardinal  10', 19'
Djô  28'
Ricardinho  34'		 Report Kriezel  14'
Zastawnik  28'
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Nicola Manzione (Italy)
Romania 5–1 Norway
Achrifi  2' (o.g.)
M. Matei  7'
Stoica  34'
Răducu  40'
Iancu  40'		 Report Skaga  28'
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Moshe Bohbot (Israel)
Portugal 6–1 Norway
Fábio Cecílio  6', 20'
Fábio Lima  14'
Cardinal  29', 33'
Djô  39'		 Report Fonstad  25' (pen.)
Referee: Moshe Bohbot (Israel), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)
Poland 8–1 Romania
Mikołajewicz  6'
Kubik  17'
Krawczyk  33'
Nawrat  35', 40', 40'
Kriezel  36'
Franz  39'		 Report M. Matei  36'
Referee: Nicola Manzione (Italy), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
Norway 2–3 Poland
Abelsen  28'
Obeng  30'		 Report Kriezel  29', 31'
Fonstad  32' (o.g.)
Referee: Nicola Manzione (Italy), Moshe Bohbot (Israel)
Romania 0–5 Portugal
Report Cardinal  1', 13'
Ricardinho  3', 40'
Fábio Cecílio  27'
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6[lower-alpha 1] Play-offs
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  North Macedonia 3 2 0 1 8 9 −1 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Moldova 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Ranked by head-to-head record (Italy: 3 pts, +4 GD; Slovakia: 3 pts, 0 GD; Macedonia: 3 pts, −4 GD).
Slovakia 3–1 Moldova
Papajčík  15'
Drahovský  23', 38'		 Report Laşcu  32' (pen.)
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania)
Italy 6–1 North Macedonia
Romano  9'
Japa  21'
Merlim  23'
Canal  28'
Gabriel Lima  33'
Patias  35'		 Report Micevski  24'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)
North Macedonia 2–1 Slovakia
Micevski  32'
Leovski  33'		 Report Rafaj  23'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)
Italy 3–1 Moldova
Merlim  2'
Patias  3'
Canal  7'		 Report Munteanu  40'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)
Moldova 2–5 North Macedonia
Negara  25'
Laşcu  40'		 Report Petrović  12'
Leovski  15'
Gligorov  21'
Micevski  38' (pen.)
Marinho de Souza  40'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)
Slovakia 2–1 Italy
Belaník  29', 31' Report Patias  3'
PalaFlorio, Bari
Referee: Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)

Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs was held on 12 February 2016, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia.[6][7] The seven group winners were seeded, and the seven group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were paired with the unseeded teams, with the former hosting the second leg. Teams from the same main round group could not be drawn against each other.

Seeding
Group Winners
(Seeded in play-off draw)		 Runners-up
(Unseeded in play-off draw)
1  Ukraine  Hungary
2  Azerbaijan  Belarus
3  Russia  Serbia
4  Spain  Netherlands
5  Kazakhstan  Slovenia
6  Portugal  Poland
7  Italy  Slovakia

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovenia  2–5  Spain 1–0 1–5
Slovakia  1–11  Ukraine 0–6 1–5
Poland  1–8  Kazakhstan 1–1 0–7
Serbia  2–4  Portugal 1–2 1–2
Belarus  3–6  Russia 1–4 2–2
Netherlands  5–9  Azerbaijan 1–5 4–4
Hungary  0–9  Italy 0–3 0–6

Matches

The first legs were played on 22 March, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2016. Times were CET (UTC+1) for first legs, and CEST (UTC+2) for second legs.

Slovenia 1–0 Spain
Fetić  19' Report
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Angelo Galante (Italy)
Spain 5–1 Slovenia
Raúl Campos  3', 35'
Ortiz  24'
Miguelín  40'
Aicardo  40' (pen.)		 Report Širok  6'
Pabellón Javier Imbroda Ortiz, Melilla
Referee: Pascal Lemal (Belgium), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)

Spain won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Slovakia 0–6 Ukraine
Report Mykh. Grytsyna  15', 23', 33'
Kiselyov  17'
Borsuk  28'
Zhurba  29'
Sportova hala Klokocina, Nitra
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)
Ukraine 5–1 Slovakia
Borsuk  7'
Zhurba  15', 18' (pen.)
Shoturma  26', 33'		 Report Doša  28'
Odessa Sports Palace, Odessa
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Juan Gallardo (Spain)

Ukraine won 11–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Poland 1–1 Kazakhstan
Mikołajewicz  40' Report Zhamankulov  4'
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Ozan Soykan (Turkey)
Kazakhstan 7–0 Poland
Higuita  2'
Zhamankulov  5', 13'
Douglas Jr.  6', 15'
Leo  26'
Knaub  30'		 Report
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)

Kazakhstan won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Serbia 1–2 Portugal
Perić  26' Report Matos  12'
Cardinal  15'
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)
Portugal 2–1 Serbia
Cardinal  24'
Tiago Brito  31'		 Report Ristić  26'
Pavilhão Multiusos Odivelas, Odivelas
Attendance: 2254
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)

Portugal won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Belarus 1–4 Russia
Chernik  11' Report Robinho  4'
Abramov  9', 34'
Lyskov  13'
Referee: Tomasz Frak (Poland), Sebastian Stawicki (Poland)
Russia 2–2 Belarus
Antoshkin  14'
Eder Lima  39'		 Report Olshevski  19'
Gorbenko  32'
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)

Russia won 6–3 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Netherlands 1–5 Azerbaijan
El Ghannouti  10' Report Amadeu  5', 29'
Fineo  13'
Augusto  28'
Borisov  31'
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Azerbaijan 4–4 Netherlands
Farzaliyev  12'
Amadeu  15'
Eduardo  20'
Rafael  26'		 Report Ceyar  14'
Velseboer  16'
Mossaoui  26'
Attaibi  28'
Referee: Gerald Bauernfeind (Austria), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)

Azerbaijan won 9–5 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Hungary 0–3 Italy
Report Merlim  23', 34'
Fortino  24'
Generali Arena, Miskolc
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)
Italy 6–0 Hungary
Romano  3', 22'
Merlim  4'
Vinícius dos Santos  11'
Fortino  15'
Kaká  27'		 Report
Palaprato, Prato
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)

Italy won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following seven teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament:[8]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Spain12 April 20167 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Ukraine12 April 20164 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Kazakhstan12 April 20161 (20002)
 Portugal12 April 20164 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Russia12 April 20165 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012)
 Azerbaijan12 April 20160 (debut)
 Italy13 April 20166 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
2 Kazakhstan qualified as a member of the AFC in 2000.

Goalscorers
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • Almir Hasaj
  • Rej Karaja
  • Mentor Mejzini
  • Armen Babayan
  • Henrik Grigoryan
  • Vardan Gukasyan
  • Grigor Kapukranyan
  • Garegin Mashumyan
  • Sargis Nasibyan
  • Ramiz Chovdarov
  • Sergey Chuykov
  • Rizvan Farzaliyev
  • Rafael
  • Oleg Gorbenko
  • Aleksei Popov
  • Ibrahim Adnane
  • Valentin Dujacquier
  • Lúcio
  • Jawad Yachou
  • Hamza Zaaf
  • Ivan Matan
  • Nijaz Mulahmetović
  • Dejan Pavlović
  • Anel Radmilović
  • Marin Šunjić
  • Daniel Nestorov
  • Yosif Shutev
  • Kristijan Grbeša
  • Manolis Manoli
  • David Cupák
  • Michal Seidler
  • Radim Záruba
  • Rasmus Lørup Arildsen
  • Louis Veis
  • William Gay
  • Agon Rexha
  • Maksim Aleksejev
  • Sergei Korsunov
  • Joni Pakola
  • Antti Teittinen
  • Samir Alla
  • Boumedyen Bensaber
  • Réda Rabei
  • Kevin Ramirez
  • Tornike Bukia
  • Levan Kobaidze
  • Kakhaber Maisaia
  • Lasha Sigunava
  • Joseph Chipol
  • Ivan Robba
  • Jamie Walker
  • Vasilis Asimakopoulos
  • Petros Katevtsian
  • Spyridon Kondylatos
  • Kostas Malovits
  • Andreas Mantis
  • Kostas Panou
  • Richárd Dávid
  • Norbert Horváth
  • Bence Klacsák
  • Szabolcs Szeghy
  • Yoav Hagbi
  • Asif-Yosef Sabag
  • Gabriel Lima
  • Japa
  • Kaká
  • Vinícius dos Santos
  • Leo Higuita
  • Arnold Knaub
  • Dinmukhambet Suleimenov
  • Jurijs Arhipovs-Prokofjevs
  • Igors Avanesovs
  • Andrejs Šustrovs
  • Vaidas Garšvinskas
  • Jurij Jeremejev
  • Rolandas Leščius
  • Deividas Stradalovas
  • Aleksandar Gligorov
  • Daniel Marinho de Souza
  • Dragan Petrović
  • Andy Mangion
  • Dylan Musu
  • Xavier Saliba
  • Luke Stivala
  • Constantin Burdujel
  • Sergiu Tacot
  • Alexandr Ţîmbalist
  • Bojan Bajović
  • Saša Gojković
  • Semir Gurzaković
  • Ilija Mugoša
  • Jeroen de Groot
  • Jamal El Ghannouti
  • Karim Mossaoui
  • Yoshua St Juste
  • Mats Velseboer
  • Mathias Dahl Abelsen
  • Omar Fonstad
  • Dennis Obeng
  • Erlend Skaga
  • Rafał Franz
  • Daniel Krawczyk
  • Michał Kubik
  • Mikołaj Zastawnik
  • Fábio Lima
  • João Matos
  • Vlad Iancu
  • Emil Răducu
  • Dumitru Stoica
  • Artem Antoshkin
  • Danil Kutuzov
  • Ivan Milovanov
  • Nikolai Pereverzev
  • Renat Shakirov
  • Raffaele Barducci
  • Michele Moretti
  • Elia Pasqualini
  • Stefan Rakić
  • Darko Ristić
  • Miloš Stojković
  • Martin Doša
  • Vladimír Papajčík
  • Dušan Rafaj
  • Kristjan Čujec
  • Alen Fetić
  • Anže Širok
  • Gašper Vrhovec
  • Fernandão
  • Lin
  • Carlos Ortiz
  • Niklas Asp
  • Patrik Burda
  • Simon Chekroun
  • Albert Hiseni
  • Dana Kuhi
  • Yves Mezger
  • Mato Sego
  • Yasin Erdal
  • Cem Keskin
  • Cihan Özcan
  • Mykola Grytsyna
  • Vitaliy Kiselyov
  • Lloyd Jenkins
  • Simon Prangley
1 own goal
  • Armen Babayan (against Latvia)
  • Aleksandr Olshevski (against Croatia)
  • Dejan Pavlović (against Netherlands)
  • Jim Jensen (against England)
  • Raoni Medina (against Belgium)
  • Agon Rexha (against Denmark)
  • Robert Veskimäe (against Cyprus)
  • Leo Jaraguá (against France)
  • Jamal El Ghannouti (against Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Mustapha Achrifi (against Romania)
  • Omar Fonstad (against Poland)
  • Daniil Davydov (against Serbia)
  • Alper Tolgahan Aytaş (against Finland)

Source: UEFA.com[9]

References
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  2. "FIFA Futsal World Cup draw details". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015.
  3. "Regulations of the 2015/16 UEFA European qualifying competition for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup" (PDF). UEFA.org.
  4. "Futsal World Cup preliminary & main round draws". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. "Futsal World Cup qualifying draws made". UEFA.com. 2 July 2015.
  6. "FIFA Futsal World Cup play-off draw". UEFA.com.
  7. "Play-off draw". UEFA.com.
  8. "Spain head up strong European contingent". FIFA.com. 13 April 2016.
  9. "UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 – Qualifying phase – Player statistics – Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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