UEFA Futsal Euro 2012
International football competition
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The UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 was the eighth official edition of the UEFA European Championship for national futsal teams. It was hosted by Croatia, and was played from January, 31 to February, 11. 12 teams competed for the title, with 11 teams gain entries from qualification rounds, while Croatia gained an automatic entry as hosts. The championship was played in the two biggest Croatian cities, Zagreb and the 15,024 seater Arena Zagreb and in Split, at the 10,931 capacity Spaladium Arena.
| UEFA Europsko futsal prvenstvo 2012 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Croatia |
| Dates | 31 January – 11 February |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 109 (5.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 95,519 (4,776 per match) |
| Top scorer | Jordi Torras (5 goals) |
| Best player | Kike |
← 2010 2014 → | |
Spain defended their title, having won it for the sixth consecutive time.[1]
Bids
Three nations had made bids for the 2012 Championship. Alongside Croatia, Belgium – which had failed in the 2010 bid – made a new bid with Antwerp and Charleroi, while Macedonia made one with the city of Skopje. Croatia was selected to host the Championship by a decision made on 24 March 2010, at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Squads
Venues
| Arena | Arena Zagreb | Spaladium Arena |
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| Picture |  |
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| City | Zagreb | Split |
| Capacity | 15,024 | 10,931 |
Qualification
Forty-two nations took part in 2012 edition. Host nation qualified directly, while other had to go through qualification rounds.
The qualification was played in two stages, with 24 sides competing in the preliminary round between 20 and 24 January 2011. The group winners progressed to join the other 18 entrants in the next phase. In the main qualifying round, which was taking place between 24 and 27 February 2011, 24 teams were split in 6 groups of 4 teams. The winners and best five second-placed teams joined Croatia in the finals.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Hosts | 2 (1999, 2001) |
| Spain | Group 1 winner | 7 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 Azerbaijan | Group 1 runner-up | 1 (2010) |
| Russia | Group 2 winner | 7 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 Serbia | Group 2 runner-up | 3 (1999, 2007, 2010) |
 Portugal | Group 3 winner | 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 Czech Republic | Group 4 winner | 5 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 Romania | Group 4 runner-up | 1 (2007) |
 Ukraine | Group 5 winner | 6 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 Turkey | Group 5 runner-up | 0 (debut) |
| Italy | Group 6 winner | 7 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) |
 Slovenia | Group 6 runner-up | 2 (2003, 2010) |
Seeding
Referees
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Romania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Czech Republic |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 4–5 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
Belej  24'Kopecký 35'Roman Mareš 37'Novak 38' (o.g.) |
Report | Grcić 9' Marinović 23', 38'Despotović 29'Novak 37' |
Group B
Group C
| Italy | 3–1 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Ippoliti 7', 30' Gabriel Lima 37' |
Report | Yasin Erdal 2' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Serbia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 0 |
| Portugal | 4–1 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal 3' Felipe 4' (o.g.)Marinho 26'Ricardinho 38' |
Report | Farajzade 7' |
| Serbia | 1–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardinho 31' (o.g.) |
Report | Arnaldo 21' Pedro Cary 36' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 February 2012 – Split | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 9 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2012 – Split | ||||||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 1 | |||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| Romania | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||
| 11 February 2012 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Croatia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Ovsyannikov 17' (o.g.) |
Report | Chepornyuk 30' |
| Penalties | ||
Grcić  Jelovčić Novak |
3 – 1 |  Kondratyuk Zhurba Pavlenko Legchanov |
