UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying

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]

UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates24 January – 26 September 2017
Teams47 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played86
Goals scored510 (5.93 per match)
Top scorer(s) Halim Selmanaj
Archil Sebiskveradze
(9 goals each)

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]

Stage Dates
Preliminary round 24 January – 2 February 2017
Main round 3–12 April 2017
Play-offs 10–13 & 24–27 September 2017

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]

Final tournament hosts
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 Slovenia6,3897
Teams entering main round
Seeding position 1
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 Russia10,6051
 Spain10,0172
 Portugal9,2503
 Italy8,8894
 Ukraine (H)7,9445
 Azerbaijan (H)7,5446
 Kazakhstan (H)6,3338
Seeding position 2
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 Serbia5,5569
 Croatia5,55610
 Czech Republic4,66711
 Romania (H)4,27812
 Hungary4,22213
 Slovakia3,38914
 Netherlands3,33315
Seeding position 3
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 Belgium3,27816
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3,00017
 Belarus (H)2,66718
 Poland (H)2,05619
 North Macedonia2,00020
 Finland1,58321
 Turkey (H)1,44422
Teams entering preliminary round
Seeding position 1
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 France1,27823
 Latvia (H)1,22224
 Georgia (H)1,02825
 Norway1,00026
 Sweden0,94427
 England0,94428
 Greece0,88929
Seeding position 2
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 Moldova0,75030
 Denmark0,72231
 Montenegro0,66732
 Bulgaria (H)0,61133
  Switzerland0,47234
 Armenia0,44435
 Andorra0,38936
Seeding position 3
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 Lithuania (H)0,38937
 Albania0,33338
 Israel0,33339
 Cyprus (H)0,22240
 Wales (H)0,22241
 Estonia0,11142
 Gibraltar (H)0,11143
Seeding position 4
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 Malta0,00044
 San Marino0,00045
 Scotland0,00046
 Germany
 Kosovo
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
TeamCoeffRank[4]
 Austria
 Faroe Islands
 Iceland
 Liechtenstein
 Luxembourg
 Northern Ireland
 Ireland

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Georgia (H) 3 3 0 0 20 3 +17 9 Main round
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 12 8 +4 6
3  Israel 3 1 0 2 6 8 2 3
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 4 23 19 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Switzerland  6–2 Scotland
  • Wälty  4:05
  • Facchinetti  6:46
  • Buckson  7:18
  • Candreia  21:51
  • Silva  35:34
  • Sangines  35:49
Report
  • Davis  21:33
  • Muhsin  33:50
Referee: Patrik Porkert (Austria), Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)
Georgia 3–0 Israel
  • Tophuria  19:57
  • Maisaia  34:57
  • Kupatadze  38:45
Report
Referee: Viktor Bugenko (Moldova), Swen Eichler (Germany)

Israel 0–3  Switzerland
Report
  • Facchinetti  11:38
  • Santona  14:25
  • Buckson  19:36 (d.p)
Referee: Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan), Swen Eichler (Germany)
Georgia 11–0 Scotland
  • Sebiskveradze  0:56, 9:03, 14:36, 15:17
  • Mollison  17:08 (og)
  • Tikurishvili  18:41 (d.p), 24:20
  • Nishnianidze  21:46
  • Bobokhidze  25:15, 34:23
  • Tophuria  33:56
Report
Referee: Viktor Bugenko (Moldova), Patrik Porkert (Austria)

Scotland 2–6 Israel
  • Muhsin  25:37
  • Yates  32:38
Report
  • T. Shkolnik  2:04, 17:24 (d.p), 20:09, 21:39, 36:06
  • Vana  11:49
Referee: Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan), Patrik Porkert (Austria)
Switzerland  3–6 Georgia
  • Santona  20:47
  • Facchinetti  21:00, 32:07
Report
  • Todua  1:26
  • Sebiskveradze  7:22, 8:23
  • Chanukvadze  28:00
  • Tophuria  28:54
  • Kupatadze  35:35
Referee: Swen Eichler (Germany), Viktor Bugenko (Moldova)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Moldova 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Main round
2  Wales (H) 3 1 1 1 11 9 +2 4
3  Greece 3 1 1 1 5 8 3 4
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 3 17 14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Greece 3–2 San Marino
  • Kondylatos  14:11, 38:52
  • Ntarlas  24:22
Report
  • Ercolani  37:46
  • Mourdoukoutas  39:36 (og)
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Wales 1–6 Moldova
  • Arsan  11:24
Report
  • Laşcu  6:15
  • Obadă  17:18, 18:27
  • Tacot  26:11
  • Negara  31:50
  • Burdujel  32:58
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Balázs Farkas (Hungary), Stefan Vrijens (Belgium)

Moldova 4–0 Greece
  • Tacot  11:29
  • Obadă  13:13, 34:28
  • Chitoroagă  34:46
Report
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Stefan Vrijens (Belgium), Andrej Topić (Croatia)
Wales 8–1 San Marino
  • Webbe  6:17, 22:08, 38:13 (d.p)
  • Hesp  18:14, 30:45
  • Hugh  21:12, 27:18
  • Williams  22:29
Report
  • Busignani  28:38
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)

San Marino 0–6 Moldova
Report
  • Laşcu  4:27, 25:06, 26:58, 31:22
  • Podlesnov  12:49
  • Burdujel  35:16
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Balázs Farkas (Hungary), Stefan Vrijens (Belgium)
Greece 2–2 Wales
  • Skoutelis  4:04
  • K. Panou  30:21
Report
  • Nelson  0:32
  • Zulkarnain  39:21
The Point 4, Hereford
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia (H) 3 2 1 0 11 6 +5 7 Main round
2  Armenia 3 2 0 1 11 8 +3 6
3  Germany 3 1 1 1 11 12 1 4
4  Estonia 3 0 0 3 7 14 7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Armenia 5–3 Germany
  • Karapetyan  6:47
  • Margaryan  7:35
  • Mashumyan  18:27
  • Galstyan  33:05
  • Nasibyan  39:58
Report
  • Di Giorgio  4:48
  • Winkel  10:46
  • Heinze  10:59
Attendance: 100
Referee: Michael Christofides (Cyprus), Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus)
Latvia 4–2 Estonia
  • Jerofejevs  21:59, 28:52, 38:13
  • Ikstēns  33:49 (p)
Report
  • Grigorjev  10:48
  • Taska  39:39
Attendance: 500
Referee: Barry Weijers (Netherlands), Omar Rafiq (Norway)

Estonia 1–5 Armenia
  • Veskimäe  31:59
Report
  • Galstyan  5:26
  • Karapetyan  10:31
  • Nasibyan  11:14
  • Mashumyan  12:10
  • Mardanyan  26:54
Attendance: 100
Referee: Omar Rafiq (Norway), Michael Christofides (Cyprus)
Latvia 3–3 Germany
  • Meyer  1:45 (og)
  • Seņs  1:58
  • Elezi  4:43 (og)
Report
  • Di Giorgio  34:35
  • Sözer  37:03
  • Winkel  38:53
Attendance: 750
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Barry Weijers (Netherlands)

Germany 5–4 Estonia
  • Winkel  1:42
  • Fiedler  2:57
  • Nickel  7:06
  • Heinze  25:55
  • Elezi  30:42
Report
  • Tšurilkin  12:40, 15:16
  • Taska  18:59
  • Aleksejev  32:09
Attendance: 100
Referee: Barry Weijers (Netherlands), Michael Christofides (Cyprus)
Armenia 1–4 Latvia
  • Mashumyan  38:36
Report
  • Jerofejevs  4:01, 34:23
  • Aleksejevs  39:15
  • Mardanyan  39:58 (og)
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Omar Rafiq (Norway), Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Albania 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9 Main round
2  England 3 2 0 1 11 7 +4 6
3  Bulgaria (H) 3 1 0 2 8 12 4 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 4 15 11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England 6–1 Malta
  • Raoni Medina  2:02, 16:38
  • Ballinger  12:48
  • Kilman  19:07, 34:03
  • Wallace  22:40
Report
  • Mangion  6:20
Referee: Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine), Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia)
Bulgaria 1–7 Albania
  • Stoykov  27:35
Report
  • A. Brahimi  12:37, 34:31
  • Selmanaj  13:57, 21:53, 32:55
  • Mullaj  39:01
  • A. Shkodra  39:56
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)

Albania 5–1 England
  • Karaja  11:49
  • Selmanaj  12:10
  • A. Brahimi  24:52, 34:07
  • Halimi  29:50
Report
  • Ballinger  28:06
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Josip Barton (Macedonia)
Bulgaria 6–1 Malta
  • Stoykov  19:07, 29:01, 34:34, 39:02
  • M. Ivanov  33:14
  • Nestorov  34:54
Report
  • Sammut  36:54
Referee: Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland), Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine)

Malta 2–3 Albania
  • Azzopardi  11:37
  • Frendo  18:53
Report
  • Alibegu  9:46
  • A. Brahimi  24:20
  • Selmanaj  39:31
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)
England 4–1 Bulgaria
  • Ward  16:50, 22:26
  • Reed  34:08
  • Ballinger  39:33
Report
  • Shutev  39:17
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6[lower-alpha 1] Main round
2  Kosovo 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Cyprus (H) 3 1 1 1 8 9 1 4
4  Norway 3 0 1 2 6 11 5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Kosovo 1–2 Denmark.
Norway 1–5 Kosovo
  • R. Maazouzi  19:16
Report
  • Goli  4:52, 39:28
  • Espegren  9:48 (og)
  • Gjinovci  17:11
  • Alaj  28:05
Referee: Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania), Daniel Deca (Romania)
Cyprus 3–2 Denmark
  • Kouloumbris  9:03
  • G. Ioannou  22:06
  • Skampylis  39:53
Report
  • Jørgensen  3:01
  • Falck  24:11
Referee: Moshe Bohbot (Israel), Gerard Roure Ramirez (Andorra)

Denmark 2–1 Norway
  • El-Ouaz  15:28, 19:21
Report
  • Moen  13:00
Referee: Gerard Roure Ramirez (Andorra), Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania)
Cyprus 1–3 Kosovo
  • Kouloumbris  9:43
Report
  • Selimi  14:59
  • Goli  15:43
  • Qerimi  25:55
Referee: Daniel Deca (Romania), Moshe Bohbot (Israel)

Kosovo 1–2 Denmark
  • Dobroshi  7:47
Report
  • Mehlsen  29:08
  • Haagh  37:19
Referee: Moshe Bohbot (Israel), Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania)
Norway 4–4 Cyprus
  • Vucenovic  4:37
  • Abelsen  6:04
  • Ravlo  11:08
  • Schjetne  27:59 (p)
Report
  • Tsakanias  6:58
  • Kouloumbris  14:00
  • Manoli  30:11
  • Omirou  38:30
Referee: Gerard Roure Ramirez (Andorra), Daniel Deca (Romania)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Main round
2  Lithuania (H) 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3
3  Andorra 2 0 0 2 1 10 9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Lithuania 5–1 Andorra
  • Gulbinas  8:15
  • Radavičius  17:16
  • Zagurskas  25:05
  • Sendžikas  29:33
  • Buinickij  39:53
Report
  • D. Férriz  20:23
Referee: Fredric Nilholt (Sweden), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)

Andorra 0–5 France
Report
  • Perez  2:46 (og)
  • A. Mohammed  8:53, 29:57
  • Gasmi  17:48
  • Hamdoud  39:59 (p)
Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)

France 3–1 Lithuania
  • N'Gala  5:54
  • A. Mohammed  21:07
  • Belhaj  39:49
Report
  • Šteinas  9:23
Referee: Nuno Bogalho (Portugal), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Montenegro 2 2 0 0 19 5 +14 6 Main round
2  Sweden 2 1 0 1 9 12 3 3
3  Gibraltar (H) 2 0 0 2 2 13 11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Gibraltar 1–8 Montenegro
  • El Andaloussi  8:56
Report
  • Il. Mugoša  1:56, 16:22
  • Perez  2:51 (og)
  • Drašković  5:34, 21:10
  • Obradović  8:44
  • M. Bajčetić  28:26
  • Becanovic  39:23
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar
Referee: Victor Berg-Audic (France), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)

Montenegro 11–4 Sweden
  • Bajović  4:22, 24:27, 27:56, 34:02
  • Il. Mugoša  8:20, 27:08
  • M. Bajčetić  13:30, 37:40
  • Drašković  15:47
  • Despotović  34:32 (p)
  • Čalasan  39:33
Report
  • Ostojic  6:23
  • Bagger  34:51, 35:25
  • Legiec  37:07
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Victor Berg-Audic (France)

Sweden 5–1 Gibraltar
  • Söderqvist  4:26
  • Mönell  20:20
  • Legiec  36:27, 38:42
  • Rossi  39:46
Report
  • Lopez  2:44
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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Georgia (H) 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 Play-offs
3  Belarus 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 2
4  Netherlands 3 0 2 1 6 8 2 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Italy 2–1 Belarus
Report
  • Zhigalko  26:22
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Ozan Soykan (Turkey)
Georgia 1–1 Netherlands
  • Sebiskveradze  5:40
Report
  • El Ghannouti  26:54
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Russia), Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary)

Netherlands 2–4 Italy
  • El Morabiti  8:18
  • Bouzambou  13:01
Report
Referee: Ozan Soykan (Turkey), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)
Georgia 1–1 Belarus
  • Roninho  21:07
Report
  • Chernik  21:19
Referee: Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary), Admir Zahovič (Slovenia)

Belarus 3–3 Netherlands
  • Silivonchik  12:45
  • Zhigalko  13:28
  • Krikun  28:19
Report
  • Attaibi  7:30
  • Bouyouzan  11:08
  • St Juste  15:26
Referee: Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary), Ozan Soykan (Turkey)
Italy 2–2 Georgia
  • Romano  9:55
  • Miranda Boaventura  11:06
Report
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Russia), Admir Zahovič (Slovenia)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Azerbaijan (H) 3 3 0 0 16 5 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Hungary 3 1 1 1 7 11 4 4 Play-offs
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 2 1 12 13 1 2
4  Albania 3 0 1 2 9 15 6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Hungary 4–3 Albania
  • Rábl  6:18
  • Dávid  18:50
  • Dróth  30:43
  • Horváth  37:29
Report
  • Selmanaj  9:40
  • Mejzini  20:33
  • Karaja  36:31
Referee: Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)
Azerbaijan 5–4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Eduardo  2:53
  • Everton Cardoso  17:46
  • Bolinha  18:42, 19:30, 32:36
Report
  • Markić  6:40, 15:29
  • Pavlović  18:07
  • S. Ivanković  39:29
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Lars Van Leeuwen (Netherlands)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 Hungary
  • Mulahmetović  30:44
  • Pavlović  37:37
Report
  • Horváth  21:40
  • Dróth  25:05
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)
Azerbaijan 5–0 Albania
  • Everton Cardoso  2:02
  • Eduardo  25:24
  • Vassoura  27:01
  • Mammadkarimov  34:21
  • Baghirov  35:41
Report
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Timo Onatsu (Finland)

Albania 6–6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Selmanaj  3:52, 12:44, 32:36
  • Duio  8:42, 28:19
  • A. Brahimi  39:50
Report
  • Bošković  2:59, 14:00
  • Milanović  10:22, 38:53
  • Gashi  17:57 (og)
  • Aladžić  34:03 (p)
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Lars Van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Hungary 1–6 Azerbaijan
  • Huseynli  1:16 (og)
Report
  • Bolinha  11:16
  • Eduardo  16:52
  • Fineo  21:03, 33:13
  • Baghirov  24:12
  • Atayev  35:08
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Final tournament
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6 Play-offs
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 8 5 3
4  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 3 10 7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Croatia 4–0 Montenegro
  • Grcić  6:42
  • Suton  21:34
  • Novak  23:31
  • Marinović  30:40
Report
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Lukáš Peško (Slovakia)
Ukraine 1–0 Belgium
  • Koval  14:37
Report
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)

Belgium 1–6 Croatia
  • Adnane  19:40
Report
  • Suton  4:33
  • Novak  10:14
  • Marinović  12:18, 24:30
  • Grcić  15:38
  • Matošević  36:18
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
Ukraine 4–2 Montenegro
  • Novak  3:12
  • Pediash  4:19
  • Shoturma  28:02
  • Zhurba  34:21
Report
  • Bajović  2:57, 7:37
Referee: Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)

Montenegro 1–2 Belgium
  • Bajović  10:37
Report
  • Dahbi Reda  4:43
  • Zaaf  34:18
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)
Croatia 1–2 Ukraine
  • Jelovčić  11:27
Report
  • Bilotserkivets  13:48
  • Razuvanov  36:40
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Final tournament
2  Romania (H) 3 1 1 1 8 10 2 4 Play-offs
3  Finland 3 1 1 1 10 13 3 4
4  Latvia 3 0 0 3 5 9 4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Portugal 2–1 Latvia
Report
  • Jerofejevs  14:51
Attendance: 400
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
Romania 5–5 Finland
  • Răducu  11:19
  • M. Matei  22:06
  • F. Matei  32:46 (p), 40:00 (d.p)
  • A. Csoma  39:56
Report
  • Jyrkiäinen  5:19
  • Tirkkonen  19:47
  • Autio  20:13, 30:52
  • Teittinen  22:31
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)

Finland 1–5 Portugal
  • Autio  33:36
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Romania 3–1 Latvia
  • F. Matei  18:50, 37:53
  • Szöcs  24:17
Report
  • Jerofejevs  37:25
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)

Latvia 3–4 Finland
  • Avanesovs  17:09 (p)
  • Seņs  18:29 (d.p)
  • Ikstēns  27:10
Report
  • Hosio  8:42
  • Tirkkonen  19:40
  • Autio  20:31
  • M. Kytölä  33:17
Attendance: 150
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)
Portugal 4–0 Romania
Report
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Final tournament
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 11 9 +2 6 Play-offs
3  Poland (H) 3 1 1 1 5 7 2 4
4  Moldova 3 0 0 3 5 18 13 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Spain 7–0 Moldova
Report
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Grigori Zelentsov (Russia), Guy Berger (Israel)
Poland 0–4 Serbia
Report
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Angelo Galante (Italy)

Serbia 0–6 Spain
Report
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)
Poland 4–2 Moldova
  • Mikołajewicz  5:15
  • Zastawnik  9:10
  • Mizgajski  15:17
  • Kubik  27:41
Report
  • Neagu  4:30
  • Laşcu  14:32
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Guy Berger (Israel), Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal)

Moldova 3–7 Serbia
  • Tacot  26:55
  • Negara  30:29
  • Kocić  36:14 (og)
Report
  • Simić  4:05, 10:40
  • Tomić  11:54, 14:22, 19:42
  • Rajčević  20:53, 35:35
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Guy Berger (Israel), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)
Spain 1–1 Poland
Report
  • Mikołajewicz  17:46
Municipal Sport Hall, Elbląg
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Angelo Galante (Italy)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan (H) 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 6 Play-offs
3  North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 7 13 6 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 7 14 7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Czech Republic 5–4 Denmark
  • Záruba  5:14, 39:57
  • Slováček  7:00
  • El-Ouaz  15:00 (og)
  • Seidler  37:06
Report
  • El-Ouaz  10:29
  • Jørgensen  19:06 (d.p)
  • Badran  23:35
  • Veis  32:06
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Kirill Naishouler (Finland)
Kazakhstan 3–0 North Macedonia
  • Leo  12:38
  • Zhamankulov  18:17
  • Akbalikov  32:54
Report
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)

North Macedonia 3–7 Czech Republic
  • Marinho de Souza  2:17, 39:04 (d.p)
  • Petrović  31:41
Report
  • Záruba  4:05, 28:06
  • Rešetár  19:37, 21:43, 30:00, 36:31
  • Koudelka  23:31
Referee: Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)
Kazakhstan 5–0 Denmark
Report
Referee: Kirill Naishouler (Finland), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

Denmark 3–4 North Macedonia
  • Falck  3:56
  • Mengel  16:51
  • El-Ouaz  25:44
Report
  • Seferi  12:16, 15:23
  • Micevski  22:47
  • Petrović  35:38
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Kirill Naishouler (Finland)
Czech Republic 0–3 Kazakhstan
Report
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Final tournament
2  France 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6 Play-offs
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
4  Turkey (H) 3 0 0 3 2 17 15 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Turkey 1–8 Slovakia
  • Cihan Özcan  6:37
Report
  • Drahovský  2:14
  • Doša  3:59
  • Kyjovský  11:17, 23:00, 35:04
  • Bahna  23:58
  • Rick  32:24
  • Belaník  32:37
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Juan Gallardo (Spain)
Russia 5–0 France
Report
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Tomasz Frak (Poland), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)

Turkey 1–5 France
  • Onur Mengi  37:31
Report
  • N'Gala  12:13
  • Gasmi  17:37, 21:25, 30:30
  • A. Mohammed  26:50
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Jan Kresta (Czech Republic), Marc Birkett (England)
Slovakia 0–1 Russia
Report
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Tomasz Frak (Poland)

France 4–1 Slovakia
  • Belhaj  29:49, 35:00
  • A. Mohammed  30:11, 33:53
Report
  • Drahovský  12:05
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)
Russia 4–0 Turkey
Report
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, Büyükçekmece
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Tomasz Frak (Poland)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5  Poland 3 1 1 1 5 7 2 4 Play-offs
2 4  Finland 3 1 1 1 10 13 3 4
3 7  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
4 3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 8 5 3
5 6  North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 7 13 6 3
6 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 2 1 12 13 1 2
7 1  Belarus 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 2
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).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Czech Republic  7–8  Serbia 3–4 4–4
France  6–5  Croatia 1–1 5–4
Romania  9–6  Georgia 2–2 7–4
Hungary  6–7  Poland 2–1 4–6
Czech Republic 3–4 Serbia
Report
  • Kocić  12:50
  • Perić  23:17, 27:36
  • Rakić  26:23
Městská sportovní hala Chomutov, Chomutov
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Alessandro Malfer (Italy)
Serbia 4–4 Czech Republic
Report
  • Záruba  12:24
  • Seidler  30:25, 31:21
  • Vahala  38:45'
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)

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


France 1–1 Croatia
  • Alla  6:23
Report
  • Jelovčić  33:34
Davo Pévèle Arena, Orchies
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)
Croatia 4–5 France
  • Suton  7:02
  • Perić  15:17
  • Marinović  34:18
  • Novak  39:44
Report
  • Kebe  8:49
  • Ramirez  25:07
  • N'Gala  32:17, 33:24, 39:51
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

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


Romania 2–2 Georgia
  • Sávio Valadares  24:09, 24:59
Report
  • Kurtanidze  9:44
  • Kakabadze  14:29
Deva Sports Hall, Deva
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)
Georgia 4–7 Romania
  • Kakabadze  5:51
  • Sebiskveradze  6:33, 11:35
  • Kurtanidze  22:48
Report
  • Sávio Valadares  3:41, 21:07, 26:34, 36:43
  • Paulo Ferreira  12:06
  • Stoica  20:00
  • Răducu  34:20
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Timo Onatsu (Finland)

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


Hungary 2–1 Poland
  • Horváth  11:42
  • Dróth  22:20 (p)
Report
  • Lutecki  31:32
Generali Arena, Miskolc
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)
Poland 6–4 Hungary
  • Franz  5:31, 5:42
  • Wojciechowski  26:44
  • Kubik  31:51, 33:24
  • Solecki  35:01
Report
  • Horváth  7:40
  • Dróth  13:16, 39:35
  • Hosszú  35:18
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.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Futsal Euro1
 SloveniaHosts26 January 2015[1]5 (2003, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 ItalyMain round Group 1 winners9 April 201710 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 AzerbaijanMain round Group 2 winners11 April 20174 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 UkraineMain round Group 3 winners11 April 20179 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 PortugalMain round Group 4 winners11 April 20178 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 SpainMain round Group 5 winners11 April 201710 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 KazakhstanMain round Group 6 winners11 April 20171 (2016)
 RussiaMain round Group 7 winners9 April 201710 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 SerbiaPlay-off winners26 September 20175 (1999, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016)
 FrancePlay-off winners26 September 20170 (debut)
 RomaniaPlay-off winners26 September 20173 (2007, 2012, 2014)
 PolandPlay-off winners26 September 20171 (2001)
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
7 goals
  • Artūrs Jerofejevs
  • Bojan Bajović
6 goals
  • Azem Brahimi
  • Abdessamad Mohammed
  • 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. "Regulations of the UEFA European Futsal Championship, 2017–18" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. "UEFA Futsal National Teams coefficient rankings 2017/18" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  5. "UEFA Futsal EURO preliminary & main round draws". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. "UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 qualifying draw". UEFA.com. 21 October 2016.
  7. "UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 play-off draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. "Futsal EURO play-off draw made". UEFA.com. 6 July 2017.
  9. "Watch the Futsal EURO play-off draw on Thursday". UEFA.com. 30 June 2017.
  10. "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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