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UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying
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The UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying competition will be a men's futsal competition that determines the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Netherlands in the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 final tournament,[2] the first tournament to be held on a four-year basis and featuring 16 teams.[3]
A record number of 50 of the 55 UEFA member national teams entered the competition, including Austria and Northern Ireland which entered for the first time. Apart from hosts Netherlands, the remaining 49 teams entered the qualifying competition.[4] The 16 teams which advanced to the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup European qualifying elite round were given byes to the qualifying group stage, which for the first time would be played in home-and-away round-robin format, while the remaining 33 teams entered in the qualifying round.[5]
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Format
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The qualifying competition consists of four rounds:[5][6]
- Qualifying round: The 33 teams which enter this round are drawn into nine groups: six groups of four teams and three groups of three teams. Each group is played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts before the draw. The nine group winners advance to the qualifying group stage, while the nine group runners-up and the five third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advance to the qualifying round play-offs.
- Qualifying round play-offs: The 14 teams are drawn into seven ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches. The seven winners advance to the qualifying group stage.
- Qualifying group stage: The 32 teams (16 World Cup qualifying elite round teams which receive bye to this round, nine qualifying round group winners and seven qualifying round play-off winners) are drawn into eight groups of four. Each group is played in home-and-away round-robin format. The eight group winners and the six runners-up with the best record against all teams in their group qualify for the final tournament, while the remaining two runners-up advance to the play-offs.
- Play-offs: The two teams play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last qualified team.
Tiebreakers
In the qualifying round and qualifying group stage, 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, 14.02 and 17.01):[6]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Away goals scored in all group matches;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Wins in all group matches;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Away wins in all group matches;
- (Qualifying round only) 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);
- Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round or qualifying group stage draw;
- (Qualifying round only) Drawing of lots.
To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. To determine the six best runners-up from the qualifying group stage, all results are considered. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Articles 14.04 and 15.02):[6]
- Points;
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Away goals scored;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Wins;
- (Qualifying group stage only) Away wins;
- Disciplinary points;
- UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round or qualifying group stage draw;
- (Qualifying round only) Drawing of lots
In the qualifying round play-offs and 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 21.01).[6]
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Schedule
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The qualifying matches are played on dates that fall within the FIFA Futsal International Match Calendar.[5][7]
In the qualifying 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 13.03, 23.02 and 23.03):[6]
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 group positions.
In the qualifying group stage, the schedule of each group is as follows (Regulations Article 16.03):[6]
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Qualifying round
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Draw
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 7 November 2019, 13:30 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4] The seeding was based on the new Elo-based futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking taken on 28 October 2019.[8] The 33 teams were drawn into nine groups: six groups of four containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4, and three groups of three containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3. First, the nine 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 (since Malta were in seeding position 4, they had to be host a four-team group). Next, the remaining 24 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina could not be drawn in the same group.
- Notes
- Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Teams pre-selected as hosts for the qualifying round
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Groups
The winners of each group advanced to the qualifying group stage, while the runners-up of each group and the five best third-placed teams advanced to the qualifying round play-offs. The qualifying round was scheduled to be played between 29 January and 1 February 2020.
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group A
Referee: Kirill Naishouler (Finland), Ibrahim El Jilali (Netherlands)
Referee: Ibrahim El Jilali (Netherlands), Yaroslav Vovchok (Ukraine)
Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria), Ibrahim El Jilali (Netherlands)
Group B
Sport Vlaanderen Herentals, Herentals
Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland), Jacob Willem Machiel van Dijke (Netherlands)
Sport Vlaanderen Herentals, Herentals
Referee: Jacob Willem Machiel van Dijke (Netherlands), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)
Sport Vlaanderen Herentals, Herentals
Referee: Ingus Puriņš (Latvia), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)
Sport Vlaanderen Herentals, Herentals
Referee: Jacob Willem Machiel van Dijke (Netherlands), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)
Group C
National School of Sport, Pembroke
Referee: Aleš Močnik Perič (Slovenia), Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
National School of Sport, Pembroke
Referee: Balázs Farkas (Hungary), Veljko Bošković (Montenegro)
National School of Sport, Pembroke
Referee: Veljko Bošković (Montenegro), Aleš Močnik Perič (Slovenia)
National School of Sport, Pembroke
Referee: Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)
National School of Sport, Pembroke
Referee: Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Aleš Močnik Perič (Slovenia)
National School of Sport, Pembroke
Referee: Balázs Farkas (Hungary), Veljko Bošković (Montenegro)
Group D
Group E
Group F
Referee: Adrian Tschopp (Switzerland), Vitali Rakutski (Belarus)
Referee: Viktor Bugenko (Moldova), Adrian Tschopp (Switzerland)
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Adrian Tschopp (Switzerland)
Group G
Attendance: 487
Referee: David Schärli (Switzerland), Bogdan Valentin Hanceariuc (Romania)
Attendance: 87
Referee: Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece), David Schärli (Switzerland)
Attendance: 1001
Group H
Group I
Ranking of third-placed teams
To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round which advance to the qualifying round play-offs, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group are taken into account.
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient ranking; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
- Tied on disciplinary points (−4). Ranked on coefficient ranking: Montenegro 29, Wales 40.
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Qualifying round play-offs
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Draw
The draw for the qualifying round play-offs was held on 13 February 2020, 14:15 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[9] The seeding of the 14 teams (nine qualifying round group runners-up and best five qualifying round third-placed teams) was based on the new Elo-based futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking taken on 3 February 2020,[10] with the seven group runners-up with the highest coefficient ranking seeded in Pot 2, and the remaining two group runners-up and the five third-placed teams unseeded in Pot 1. They were drawn into seven ties, with the teams in Pot 2 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn against each other.
Matches
The winners of each tie advance to the qualifying group stage to join the 16 teams which receive byes and the nine qualifying round group winners. The qualifying round play-offs were originally scheduled to be played between 6 and 15 April 2020, but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to a later date comprised tentatively between June and mid-December.[11][12] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the matches had been rescheduled to be played between 2 and 11 November 2020.[13][14]
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall, İzmit
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland), Marco Rothenfluh (Switzerland)
Dais Sports Hall, Athens
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alem Bajrovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Igor Puzović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
4–4 on aggregate. Greece won on away goals and qualified for Group 3 of the qualifying group stage.
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Attendance: 0
Spar Nord Arena Slagels, Slagelse
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marjan Mladenovski (North Macedonia), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)
Denmark won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for Group 1 of the qualifying group stage.
Beit Maccabi, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 0
Attendance: 0
Israel won 6–5 on aggregate and qualified for Group 5 of the qualifying group stage.
Attendance: 0
7–7 on aggregate. Switzerland won on away goals and qualified for Group 6 of the qualifying group stage.
North Macedonia won on walkover (awarded 10–0 on aggregate) and qualified for Group 4 of the qualifying group stage.
Armenia won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for Group 2 of the qualifying group stage.
Montenegro won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for Group 7 of the qualifying group stage.
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Qualifying group stage
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Draw
The draw for the qualifying group stage and play-offs was held on 2 September 2020, 13:15 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland (originally scheduled on 14 May 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, initially to 7 July 2020).[20] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. The seeding of the 25 teams which had already qualified at the time of the draw (16 World Cup qualifying elite round teams which received bye to this round, and nine qualifying round group winners) was based on the new Elo-based futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking taken at the time of the draw, with eight teams seeded in each of Pots A, B and C, and one team seeded in Pot D. The seven qualifying round play-off winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were seeded in Pot E. First, the teams in Pot E were drawn into position 1 of Groups 1–7, and the team in Pot D were drawn into any of the positions 1, 2, 3 or 4 of Group 8. Next, the teams in Pots C, B and then A were drawn into any of the positions 1 (Group 8 only), 2, 3 or 4 of Groups 1–8. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Azerbaijan and Armenia (which may advance from the qualifying round play-offs), and Russia and Ukraine, could not be drawn in the same group.
- Notes
- (A1)–(I1): Qualifying round group winners
For the play-offs, the seventh and eighth best group runners-up, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were drawn to decide which team play the first leg at home.[20]
Groups
The winners of each group and the six best runners-up qualify for the final tournament, while the remaining two runners-up advance to the play-offs. The qualifying group stage was originally scheduled to be played between February and September 2021. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the matches had been rescheduled to be played between 2 November 2020 and 14 April 2021.[13][14]
Times up to 27 March 2020 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group 1
Referee: Ingo Heemsoth (Germany), Michael Lima De Sousa (Luxembourg)
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Aslan Galayev (Kazakhstan)
Tirana Olympic Park, Tirana, Albania
Palace of Sport "Yunist", Zaporizhzhia
Palace of Sport "Yunist", Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Palace of Sport "Yunist", Zaporizhzhia
Palace of Sport "Yunist", Zaporizhzhia
Group 2
USC Podmoskovye, Shchyolkovo
Referee: Josip Barton (North Macedonia), Done Ristovski (North Macedonia)
USC Podmoskovye, Shchyolkovo
Referee: Alem Bajrovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Farik Keco (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
USC Podmoskovye, Shchyolkovo
Group 3
Futsal Arena FMF, Ciorescu
Referee: Dario Pezzuto (Italia), Daniele D'adamo (San Marino)
Dais Sports Hall, Athens
Referee: Ibrahim El Jilali (Netherlands), Lars van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Referee: Giulio Colombin (Italy), Daniele D'Adamo (San Marino)
EUROVIA Aréna, Bratislava
Dais Sports Hall, Athens
Referee: Hikmat Qafarli (Azerbaijan), Knyaz Amiraslanov (Azerbaijan)
Group 4
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)
Referee: Adrian Tschopp (Switzerland), Valentin Ciuplea (Wales)
Group 5
Beit Maccabi, Rishon LeZion
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Arts Complex, Nur-Sultan
Jekpe-Jek Hall, Nur-Sultan
Sairan Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Sairan Arena, Nur-Sultan
Sport Palace Uruchie, Minsk
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Stefan Vrijens (Belgium)
Group 6
Referee: Volha Pauliuts (Belarus), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)
GoEasy Freizeit & Event Center, Untersiggenthal
Referee: Radim Čep (Czech Republic), Filip Nešněra (Czech Republic)
GoEasy Freizeit & Event Center, Untersiggenthal
Salaspils sporta nams, Salaspils
Referee: Ibrahim El Jilali (Netherlands), Lars Van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Group 7
Verde Complex, Podgorica
Referee: Adrian Tschopp (Switzerland), George Jansizian (Sweden)
Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland), David Schärli (Switzerland)
Referee: Josip Barton (North Macedonia), Marjan Mladenovski (North Macedonia)
Referee: Aurélien Uzan (France), Michael Lima De Sousa (Luxembourg)
Group 8
Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno, Czech Republic
Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
Referee: Ibrahim El Jilali (Netherlands), Jacob Willem Machiel Van Dijke (Netherlands)
Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
Ranking of second-placed teams
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) wins; 6) away wins; 7) disciplinary points; 8) coefficient ranking.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) wins; 6) away wins; 7) disciplinary points; 8) coefficient ranking.
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Play-offs
The winner qualifies for the final tournament. The play-offs were originally scheduled to be played in October 2021. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the matches had been rescheduled to be played between 14 and 17 November 2021.[13][14]
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Sport Palace Uruchie, Minsk
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)
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Qualified teams
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The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.[5]
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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Notes
- The England v North Macedonia match was originally to be played in North Macedonia, due to the Football Association cutting all funding to the England national futsal team in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
- The two matches between Bulgaria and Armenia, originally scheduled to be played on 5 November, 18:30 EET, and 8 November, 17:00 EET, both at Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna (second leg originally scheduled to be played on 11 November, 17:00 AMT, at Yerevan Football Academy, Yerevan, before moved to Bulgaria), were postponed to 6 and 9 December due to positive COVID-19 test results on several members of the coaching staff of the Armenian national futsal team.[18]
- The Armenia v Bulgaria match was played in Bulgaria, as UEFA announced on 20 October 2020 to temporarily suspend all UEFA matches taking place in Armenia and Azerbaijan until further notice due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[19]
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