UEFA Futsal Euro 2022

The 2022 UEFA Futsal Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Futsal Euro 2022, was the 12th edition of the UEFA Futsal Championship, the international futsal championship organised by UEFA for the men's national teams of Europe. It was hosted for the first time in the Netherlands.

For the women's tournament, see UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2022.
UEFA Futsal Euro 2022
Europees kampioenschap zaalvoetbal 2022
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam and Groningen
Dates19 January – 6 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (2nd title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Spain
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored173 (5.41 per match)
Attendance12,500 (391 per match)
Top scorer(s) Birzhan Orazov
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Zicky Té

This is the first tournament to be held on a four-year basis and featuring 16 teams, as the competition was previously played every two years and included 12 teams since 2010. It took place between 19 January and 6 February 2022.[1]

Portugal won their second title in a row after defeating Russia in the final 4–2, thus becoming the second national team, after Spain, to successfully defend the title.

Host selection

The bidding procedure for hosting was launched on 12 October 2018, with a deadline of 21 January 2019 to express their interest in hosting. Seven associations expressed an interest in hosting:[2]

The final proposal had to delivered with the bid dossier by 30 May 2019 at the latest, and UEFA received three bids:[3]

The UEFA Executive Committee selected the Netherlands as hosts on 24 September 2019 in Ljubljana.[4][5]

Qualification
Main article: UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying

The 15 teams which joined automatically qualified hosts Netherlands in the finals were decided by qualifying running from 29 January 2020 to November 2021.[6][7]

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Futsal Euro1
 NetherlandsHosts24 September 20195 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2014)
 CroatiaGroup 1 winners9 March 20215 (1999, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 RussiaGroup 2 winners9 March 202111 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 AzerbaijanGroup 3 winners9 March 20215 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaGroup 4 winners10 March 20210 (Debut)
 KazakhstanGroup 5 winners6 April 20212 (2016, 2018)
 SpainGroup 6 winners9 March 202111 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 ItalyGroup 7 winners9 March 202111 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 PortugalGroup 8 winners12 April 20219 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 GeorgiaAmong best six runners-up9 April 20210 (Debut)
 SloveniaAmong best six runners-up12 April 20216 (2003, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 FinlandAmong best six runners-up13 April 20210 (Debut)
 SlovakiaAmong best six runners-up13 April 20210 (Debut)
 PolandAmong best six runners-up14 April 20212 (2001, 2018)
 UkraineAmong best six runners-up14 April 202110 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 SerbiaPlay-off winners17 November 20216 (1999, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Final draw

The final draw was held in Zeist on 18 October 2021.[8] The teams were seeded according to the UEFA senior men's futsal national team coefficient rankings, with the winner of the play-off taking the ranking of the contender with the higher coefficient, Serbia.[9] For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group or in groups scheduled to be played on the same day (due to a potential clash of teams and clash of fans).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Spain (1)
 Russia (2)
 Portugal (3)
 Kazakhstan (4)

 Croatia (5)
 Azerbaijan (6)
 Serbia (7)
 Italy (8)

 Ukraine (10)
 Slovenia (11)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (12)
 Poland (13)

 Finland (14)
 Slovakia (16)
 Georgia (17)
 Netherlands (hosts) (19)

Venues

The tournament was held at two venues:[10]

AmsterdamGroningen
Ziggo Dome
Capacity: 10,500		MartiniPlaza
Capacity: 4,500

Squads
Main article: UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. During the final tournament, each team is allowed to replace a maximum of one outfield player if he is injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament. Each team is also allowed to temporarily replace a goalkeeper if there are fewer than two healthy goalkeepers.[7]

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

In the 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 20.01 and 20.02):[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 for the final draw.

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Knockout stage
2  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3[lower-alpha 1]
3  Netherlands (H) 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3[lower-alpha 1]
4  Serbia 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Ukraine 3 Pts, +4 GD; Netherlands 3 Pts, 0 GD; Serbia 3 Pts, −4 GD
Serbia 2–4 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia), Chiara Perona (Italy)
Netherlands 3–2 Ukraine
  • Saadouni  21'34"
  • Attaibi  23'16"
  • Bouzambou  29'15"
 Report
  • Zvarych  0'52"
  • Shoturma  37'00"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain)
Serbia 1–6 Ukraine
  • Tomić  38'59"
 Report
  • Zvarych  1'10", 33'54"
  • Vasić  5'51" (o.g.)
  • Abakshyn  14'27"
  • Cherniavskyi  19'12"
  • Korsun  38'40"
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Grøndal Nissen (Denmark), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
Portugal 4–1 Netherlands
 Report
  • Bouyouzan  32'34"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vedran Babić (Croatia), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
Ukraine 0–1 Portugal
Report Zicky Té  36'13"
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain)
Netherlands 2–3 Serbia
  • Martinus  2'08"
  • Rakić  22'31" (o.g.)
 Report
  • Rajčević  26'23"
  • Ramić  31'35"
  • Stojčevski  32'05"
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Chiara Perona (Italy), Nicola Manzione (Italy)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 3 2 1 0 14 7 +7 7 Knockout stage
2  Finland 3 1 1 1 7 10 −3 4
3  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 7 8 −1 2
4  Italy 3 0 2 1 6 9 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Kazakhstan 4–4 Slovenia
 Report
  • Totošković  10'33"
  • Fideršek  22'50"
  • Čeh  30'42"
  • Turk  32'25"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Victor Berg-Audic (France)
Italy 3–3 Finland
  • Nicolodi  2'28"
  • De Matos  29'02", 38'44"
 Report
  • Alamikkotervo  0'53", 29'12"
  • Autio  32'23"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Petar Radojčić (Serbia)
Italy 2–2 Slovenia
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
Finland 2–6 Kazakhstan
  • Hosio  12'39"
  • Korpela  23'18"
 Report
  • Orazov  17'02", 31'03"
  • Higuita  24'06"
  • Knaub  28'55", 33'09"
  • Valiullin  39'41"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)
Slovenia 1–2 Finland
Hozjan  37'54" Report
  • Jyrkiäinen  32'11"
  • Savolainen  34'44"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Victor Chaix (France)
Kazakhstan 4–1 Italy
 Report Nicolodi  12'31""
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 8 12 −4 4
3  Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Russia 7–1 Slovakia
  • Antoshkin  9'58", 22'54", 29'35"
  • Sokolov  10'21", 34'30"
  • Robinho  28'16"
  • Milovanov  36'33"
 Report
  • Kozár  2'17"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Viktor Bugenko (Moldova)
Poland 1–3 Croatia
  • Hoły  13'25"
 Report
  • Horvat  7'19"
  • Sekulić  13'40"
  • Jelovčić  17'17"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
Croatia 0–4 Russia
Report
  • Antoshkin  2'33", 25'55"
  • Paulinho  11'11"
  • Chishkala  19'15"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Chaix (France), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Poland 2–2 Slovakia
  • Kriezel  6'24"
  • Hoły  32'35"
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Viktor Bugenko (Moldova), Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia)
Slovakia 5–3 Croatia
  • Směřička  7'20", 34'12"
  • Kozár  19'44"
  • Drahovský  20'06", 27'04" (pen.)
 Report
  • Postružin  14'13"
  • Horvat  35'05"
  • Jelovčić  37'54"
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Viktor Bugenko (Moldova)
Russia 5–1 Poland
 Report
  • Leszczak  19'24" (pen.)
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: David Urdánoz Apezteguía (Spain), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 15 3 +12 7 Knockout stage
2  Georgia 3 2 0 1 5 11 −6 6
3  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 4
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Georgia 3–2 Azerbaijan
  • Elisandro  9'31"
  • Sebiskveradze  26'54"
  • Thales  31'30" (pen.)
 Report
  • Vilela  5'14", 6'26"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)
Spain 5–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
  • Bošković  11'30"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicola Manzione (Italy), Chiara Perona (Italy)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Georgia
  • Kahvedžić  6'19"
 Report
  • Thales  24'59"
  • Petry Branco  27'47"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Vedran Babić (Croatia)
Spain 2–2 Azerbaijan
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
Georgia 0–8 Spain
Report
  • Borja  8'28"
  • Sergio Lozano  16'33" (pen.)
  • Chino  19'49"
  • Solano  21'00"
  • Todua  22'26" (o.g.)
  • Cecílio  26'52"
  • Adolfo  31'17", 38'49"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andřej Černý (Czech Republic), Vedran Babic (Croatia)
Azerbaijan 4–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bolinha  6'22"
  • Eduardo  10'02"
  • Vilela  32'35"
  • Gallo  39'52"
 Report
  • Radmilović  11'50" (pen.)
  • Kahvedžić  31'20"
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland), David Grøndal Nissen (Denmark)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where extra time is not played but a direct penalty shoot-out is used, instead.[7]

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 January – Amsterdam
 
 
 Portugal3
 
4 February – Amsterdam
 
 Finland2
 
 Portugal3
 
1 February – Amsterdam
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain5
 
6 February – Amsterdam
 
 Slovakia1
 
 Portugal4
 
31 January – Amsterdam
 
 Russia2
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
4 February – Amsterdam
 
 Ukraine5
 
 Ukraine2
 
1 February – Amsterdam
 
 Russia3 Third place match
 
 Russia3
 
6 February – Amsterdam
 
 Georgia1
 
 Spain4
 
 
 Ukraine1
 

Quarter-finals
Portugal 3–2 Finland
 Report
  • Hosio  9'30"
  • Autio  26'54"
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Kazakhstan 3–5 Ukraine
 Report
  • Shoturma  14'07"
  • Korsun  24'51"
  • Zvarych  29'40"
  • Razuvanov  38'19"
  • Lebid  38'44"
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
Russia 3–1 Georgia
  • Niyazov  22'08"
  • Chishkala  27'32", 39'54"
 Report
  • Petry Branco  23'40"
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)
Spain 5–1 Slovakia
 Report
  • Serbin  33'48"
Referee: Nicola Manzione (Italy), Chiara Perona (Italy)

Semi-finals
Ukraine 2–3 Russia
  • Siryi  15'25"
  • Abakshyn  34'31"
 Report
  • Sokolov  1'16"
  • Afanasyev  14'31"
  • Niyazov  30'01"
Referee: Nicola Manzione (Italy), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Portugal 3–2 Spain
 Report
  • Raúl Gómez  0'17"
  • Chino  12'35"
Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia), Vedran Babić (Croatia)

Third place match
Spain 4–1 Ukraine
  • Mellado  10'46"
  • Solano  17'54"
  • Boyis  30'40"
  • Adolfo  31'06"
 Report
  • Cherniavskyi  16'52"
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal)

Final
Portugal 4–2 Russia
 Report
  • Sokolov  9'49"
  • Afanasyev  12'45"
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)

Ranking and statistics
  • Top eight teams advanced to the Knockout stage.

Final ranking

References
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