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UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 qualifying

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

Group B

Venue: Hibernians Pavillon, Paola, Malta

Group C

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

Group D

Venue: Skaptopara, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Group E

Venue: Centre Esportiu Serradells, Andorra la Vella, Andorra

Group F

Venue: Le Centre Sportif des Iles, Yverdon, Switzerland

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

Group 2

Venue: Interhala Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia

Group 3

Venue: Zemgales Olympic Centre, Jelgava, Latvia

Group 4

Venue: Diego Calvo Valera Hall, Águilas, Spain

Group 5

Venue: Medison Hall, Zrenjanin, Serbia

Group 6

Venue: Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Group 7

Venue: Erzurum Buz Arena Sports Hall, Erzurum, Turkey

Ranking of third-placed teams

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

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)

References