UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 qualifying

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UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 qualifying
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International football competition

The UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 qualifying competition consisted of a preliminary round, a main round, a play-off round and a twelve-team final tournament played in Belgium. In the preliminary round, four groups of four teams each and two of three were played as one-venue mini-tournaments from 22 to 27 January 2013. The six group winners were joined by the 22 highest-ranked qualifying contenders in seven groups of four teams, played as one-venue mini-tournaments between 27 and 30 March 2013. The seven group winners progressed to the final tournament, where they joined hosts Belgium, while the seven runners-up and best third-placed team entered the play-offs. In the play-offs, the eight teams were drawn into four pairs to play two-legged ties on 17 and 24 September. The four winners completed the final tournament lineup.[1]

Preliminary round[edit]

The preliminary round consisted of 22 teams, split in six groups of 3 or 4 teams. The round was played in round-robin format. Winners of each groups qualify for the qualifying round, where they are joined by the 22 best-ranked teams. Denmark, Gibraltar, Sweden and Wales debuted in an international qualification.

Group A[edit]

Venue: Hall of Sports Charles Ehrman, Nice, France

Group B[edit]

Venue: Hibernians Pavillon, Paola, Malta

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Georgia 2 1 1 0 14 5 +9 4
 Moldova 2 1 1 0 9 6 +3 4
 Malta 2 0 0 2 1 13 -12 0

Group C[edit]

Venue: S.Darius & S.Girenas Sport Center, Kaunas, Lithuania

Group D[edit]

Venue: Skaptopara, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9
 Armenia 3 1 1 1 4 7 -3 4
 Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 6 -3 4
 Wales 3 0 0 3 4 10 -6 0

Group E[edit]

Venue: Centre Esportiu Serradells, Andorra la Vella, Andorra

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9
 Israel 3 1 1 1 9 8 +1 4
 Andorra 3 1 1 1 8 9 -1 4
 Estonia 3 0 0 3 5 11 -6 0

Group F[edit]

Venue: Le Centre Sportif des Iles, Yverdon, Switzerland

Qualified to main round[edit]

Main round[edit]

The six preliminary round winners join the 22 highest-ranked qualifying contenders in seven groups of four teams played as one-venue mini-tournaments between 27 and 30 March 2013. The seven group winners progress to the final tournament, while the seven runners-up and best third-placed team enter the play-offs.

Group 1[edit]

Venues: Skips dre cnt, Bari efo Idris a Gums, Caernarfon, Wales

Group 2[edit]

Venue: Interhala Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia

Group 3[edit]

Venue: Zemgales Olympic Centre, Jelgava, Latvia

Group 4[edit]

Venue: Diego Calvo Valera Hall, Águilas, Spain

Group 5[edit]

Venue: Medison Hall, Zrenjanin, Serbia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 13 4 +9 9
 Serbia 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
 Greece 3 1 0 2 5 14 -9 3
 Poland 3 0 0 3 5 11 -6 0

Group 6[edit]

Venue: Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Group 7[edit]

Venue: Erzurum Buz Arena Sports Hall, Erzurum, Turkey

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Slovenia 3 3 0 0 18 8 +10 9
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 14 10 +4 6
 Turkey 3 1 0 2 9 12 -3 3
 England 3 0 0 3 5 16 -11 0

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

The best third-place team qualified for the play-off.

Play-off round[edit]

The eight teams were drawn into four pairs to play two-legged ties on 17–18 and 24 September 2013. The four winners complete the final tournament lineup. The draw for the playoffs took place in Nyon on 3 July 2013.[2]

Qualified teams[edit]

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