UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2021

The 2021 UEFA Women's Futsal Championship, also referred to as UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2021, will be the second edition of the UEFA Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe.

UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2021
Tournament details
Host countryFinal tournament: TBD
DatesQualifying rounds:
4 May – 24 October 2021
Final tournament:
24–27 March 2022[1]
TeamsFinal tournament: 4
Qualifying: 24 (from 1 confederation)

The final tournament of this edition would originally be held in February 2021, with the qualifying rounds originally taking place in 2020. However, on 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the final tournament had been postponed to March 2022, with the qualifying rounds postponed to 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] Spain are the defending champions.[4]

Teams

A total of 24 (out of 55) UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying stage, with Gibraltar and Bosnia and Herzegovina making their debuts.[5] Based on their coefficient ranking, calculated based on results in the 2019 edition,[6] the 13 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 11 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round.[7] 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. Three teams were pre-selected as hosts for the preliminary round and four teams were pre-selected as hosts for the main round.

The draws for the preliminary round and main round was held on 13 February 2020, 13:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[5] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the preliminary round, the 11 teams were drawn into three groups: two groups of four containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4, and one group of three containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3. First, the three 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 eight teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions (the lowest-ranked teams were allocated first to seeding position 4, then seeding position 3).
  • In the main round, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4. First, the four 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 12 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions (including the three preliminary round winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, which were allocated to seeding position 4). Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Spain and Gibraltar could not be drawn in the same group. Should Gibraltar qualify for the main round, and were drawn into the same group as Spain, they would be swapped with the relevant team from the next available group.
Participating teams for UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2021
Teams entering main round
TeamCoeff.[6]RankSeed
 Spain10.00011
 Portugal8.0002
 Russia5.6673
 Ukraine (H)5.6674
 Hungary2.66752
 Finland2.3336
 Italy2.3337
 Croatia (H)2.3338
 Sweden (H)2.00093
 Czech Republic1.66710
 Poland1.66711
 Belarus (H)1.41712
 Slovenia1.000134
Teams entering preliminary round
TeamCoeff.[6]RankSeed
 Kazakhstan1.000151
 Serbia1.00016
 Netherlands0.50017
 Armenia0.500182
 Belgium0.50019
 Lithuania (H)0.25020
 Slovakia0.250213 or 4
 Moldova (H)0.25022
 Northern Ireland0.00023
 Bosnia and Herzegovina——
 Gibraltar (H)——
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Teams pre-selected as hosts for the preliminary round and the main round
  •  Romania (Coeff. 1.000, Rank 14) are the only team to participate in 2019 qualifying but not in 2021.

Format

In the preliminary round and main round, each group is played as a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts.

In the final tournament, the four qualified teams play in knockout format (semi-finals, third place match, and final), either at a host selected by UEFA from one of the teams, or at a neutral venue.

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):[7]

  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 ranking;
  10. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Schedule for UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2021
Round Draw Dates Original dates
Preliminary round 13 February 2020 4–9 May 2021 5–10 May 2020
Main round 19–24 October 2021 1–6 September 2020
Final tournament TBC 2021
  • Semi-finals: 24 or 25 March 2022
  • Third place match & Final: 26 or 27 March 2022
  • Semi-finals: 11 or 12 February 2021
  • Third place match & Final: originally 13 or 14 February 2021

In the preliminary round and main round, the schedule of each group is as follows, with one rest day between matchdays 2 and 3 for four-team groups, and no rest days for three-team groups (Regulations Articles 18.04, 18.05 and 18.06):[7]

Note: For scheduling, the hosts are considered as Team 1, while the visiting teams are considered as Team 2, Team 3, and Team 4 according to their seeding positions.

Group schedule
Matchday Matches (4 teams) Matches (3 teams)
Matchday 1 2 v 4, 3 v 1 3 v 1
Matchday 2 3 v 2, 1 v 4 2 v 3
Matchday 3 4 v 3, 1 v 2 1 v 2

Preliminary round

The winners of each group advance to the main round to join the 13 teams which receive byes. The preliminary round was originally scheduled to be played between 5 and 10 May 2020, but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, initially to a later date comprised tentatively between June and September.[8][9] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the matches had been rescheduled to be played between 4 and 9 May 2021.[2][3]

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Lithuania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 5 May 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Serbia v Northern Ireland
Slovakia v Lithuania
Slovakia v Serbia
Lithuania v Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland v Slovakia
Lithuania v Serbia

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Moldova (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 5 May 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Netherlands v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armenia v Moldova
Armenia v Netherlands
Moldova v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Armenia
Moldova v Netherlands

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Gibraltar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 May 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Belgium v Gibraltar
Kazakhstan v Belgium
Gibraltar v Kazakhstan

Main round

The winners of each group advance to the final tournament. The main round was originally scheduled to be played between 1 and 6 September 2020. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the matches had been rescheduled to be played between 19 and 24 October 2021.[2][3]

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belarus (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner preliminary round Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on October 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Russia vWinner preliminary round Group B
Hungary v Belarus
Hungary v Russia
Belarus vWinner preliminary round Group B
Winner preliminary round Group Bv Hungary
Belarus v Russia

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on October 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Portugal v Slovenia
Poland v Croatia
Poland v Portugal
Croatia v Slovenia
Slovenia v Poland
Croatia v Portugal

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner preliminary round Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on October 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Finland vWinner preliminary round Group C
Czech Republic v Ukraine
Czech Republic v Finland
Ukraine vWinner preliminary round Group C
Winner preliminary round Group Cv Czech Republic
Ukraine v Finland

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner preliminary round Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on October 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Spain vWinner preliminary round Group A
Italy v Sweden
Italy v Spain
Sweden vWinner preliminary round Group A
Winner preliminary round Group Av Italy
Sweden v Spain

Final tournament

The final tournament was originally scheduled to be played between 11 and 14 February 2021. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the matches had been rescheduled to be played between 24 and 27 March 2022.[2][3]

Venue

The hosts of the final tournament will be selected from the four qualified teams.

Qualified teams

The following four teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Date of qualification Previous appearances in final tournament1
TBDMain round Group 1 winnersOctober 2021
TBDMain round Group 2 winnersOctober 2021
TBDMain round Group 3 winnersOctober 2021
TBDMain round Group 4 winnersOctober 2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Final draw

The draw for the final tournament will be held on a date to be confirmed.[10] The four teams will be drawn into two semi-finals without any restrictions.

Squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Bracket

In the semi-finals and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary; however, no extra time is used in the third place match (Regulations Article 16.02 and 16.03).[7]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24/25 March –
 
 
TBD
 
26/27 March –
 
TBD
 
Winner Semi-final 2
 
24/25 March –
 
Winner Semi-final 1
 
TBD
 
 
TBD
 
Third place match
 
 
26/27 March –
 
 
Loser Semi-final 2
 
 
Loser Semi-final 1

Times between 24–26 March 2022 are CET (UTC+1), times on 27 March 2022 are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Semi-finals
TBDvTBD
TBDvTBD

Third place match
Loser Semi-final 2vLoser Semi-final 1

Final
Winner Semi-final 2vWinner Semi-final 1

References
  1. "New dates for UEFA futsal competitions". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. "UEFA Women's Futsal EURO: full guide". UEFA.com.
  5. "Women's Futsal EURO 2021 qualifying draw". UEFA.com. 13 February 2020.
  6. "Women's Futsal National Teams Coefficient Rankings" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  7. "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Futsal Championship, 2020/21" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  8. "COVID-19: latest updates on UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. 17 March 2020.
  9. "Postponement of UEFA futsal competitions". UEFA.com. 20 March 2020.
  10. "Women's Futsal EURO 2021 finals draw". UEFA.com.
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