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.
Preliminary round 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 Venue: Hall of Sports Charles Ehrman, Nice, France TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 2 1 0 22 3 +19 73 2 1 0 19 3 +16 73 1 0 2 11 21 -10 33 0 0 3 5 30 -25 0
23 January 201310–212–024 January 20130–116–226 January 20137–51–1
Group B Venue: Hibernians Pavillon, Paola, Malta TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts2 1 1 0 14 5 +9 42 1 1 0 9 6 +3 42 0 0 2 1 13 -120
23 January 20130–924 January 20135–526 January 20134–1
Group C Venue: S.Darius & S.Girenas Sport Center, Kaunas, Lithuania TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts2 2 0 0 6 4 +2 62 1 0 1 4 4 0 32 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
25 January 20133–426 January 20132–127 January 20130–1
Group D Venue: Skaptopara, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 93 1 1 1 4 7 -3 43 1 1 1 3 6 -3 43 0 0 3 4 10 -6 0
23 January 20134–10–024 January 20130–52–126 January 20132–45–1
Group E Venue: Centre Esportiu Serradells, Andorra la Vella, Andorra TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 93 1 1 1 9 8 +1 43 1 1 1 8 9 -1 43 0 0 3 5 11 -6 0
23 January 20132–44–324 January 20132–52–426 January 20132–02–2
Group F Venue: Le Centre Sportif des Iles, Yverdon, Switzerland TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 93 2 0 1 8 7 +1 63 1 0 2 10 10 0 33 0 0 3 6 17 -11 0
23 January 20132–40–524 January 20135–22–326 January 20131–32–8
Qualified to main round Group A → → Group 1 Group B → → Group 6 Group C → → Group 7 Group D → → Group 5 Group E → → Group 4 Group F → → Group 2
Main round 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 Venues: Skips dre cnt, Bari efo Idris a Gums, Caernarfon, Wales TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 93 2 0 1 10 14 -4 63 1 0 2 6 11 -5 33 0 0 3 4 13 -9 0
27 March 20134–35–128 March 20132–56–030 March 20131–31–9
Group 2 Venue: Interhala Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 93 1 1 1 10 7 +3 43 1 1 1 9 9 0 43 0 0 3 3 14 -11 0
27 March 20134–4 6–028 March 20134–32–330 March 20130–42–1
Group 3 Venue: Zemgales Olympic Centre, Jelgava, Latvia TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 93 1 1 1 8 5 +3 43 1 1 1 4 6 -2 43 0 0 3 2 14 -12 0
27 March 20135–1 2–628 March 20131–20–230 March 20131–16–0
Group 4 Venue: Diego Calvo Valera Hall, Águilas, Spain TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 28 1 +27 93 2 0 1 10 12 -2 63 1 0 2 7 10 -3 33 0 0 3 2 24 -220
27 March 20135–17–028 March 201313–02–330 March 20132–40–10
Group 5 Venue: Medison Hall, Zrenjanin, Serbia TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 13 4 +9 93 2 0 1 8 2 +6 63 1 0 2 5 14 -933 0 0 3 5 11 -6 0
27 March 20132–06–128 March 20135–02–530 March 20134–32–1
Group 6 Venue: Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam, Netherlands TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 13 5 +8 93 2 0 1 10 9 +1 63 1 0 2 9 15 -6 33 0 0 3 8 11 -3 0
27 March 20134–12–128 March 20133–47–330 March 20135–45–1
Group 7 Venue: Erzurum Buz Arena Sports Hall, Erzurum, Turkey TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3 3 0 0 18 8 +1093 2 0 1 14 10 +4 63 1 0 2 9 12 -3 33 0 0 3 5 16 -110
27 March 20133–57–028 March 20134–38–330 March 20132–54–2
Ranking of third-placed teams The best third-place team qualified for the play-off.
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Play-off round 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.
Qualified teams
(hosts)
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