2005 UEFA Futsal Championship

2005 UEFA Futsal Championship
2005 Evropský Šampionát Futsalu
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
Dates14–20 February
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Italy
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored87 (5.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Nando Grana (6 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Luis Amado
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The 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship was the fifth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, between 14 February and 20 February 2005. Spain, the reigning FIFA World Champion, defeated Russia in the final, winning their third (with 1996 and 2001) UEFA Championship. The third place match was a repeat of the 2003 final, with Italy again defeating Ukraine, this time 3–1. Fernando Grana's opener in the third place match helped him finish as top scorer in the tournament with six goals.[1]

Venues

The tournament played the majority of the matches in the 10,000 seat ČEZ Aréna in the city of Ostrava. The other arena used on the last day of group matches was the Sareza.[2]

Referees

  • Russia Anton Averianov
  • Slovenia Silvo Borosak
  • Italy Massimo Cumbo
  • Portugal Antonio Jose Fernandes Cardoso
  • Finland Jyrki Filppu
  • Spain Pedro Ángel Galán Nieto
  • Poland Christian Hauben
  • Poland Zbigniew Kosmala
  • Czech Republic Radek Lobo
  • Croatia Ivan Novak
  • Hungary Károly Török
  • Netherlands Antonius van Eekelen

Qualification

Twenty-eight nations took part in the qualifying round, with hosts Czech Republic automatically qualified.

Qualifying was played in two stages, with 8 sides competing in the preliminary round between 6–11 January 2004. The winners of the two groups progressed to join the other 26 entrants in the next phase. In the main qualifying round, which took place between 27 January-1 February, there was seven groups of four with the first-placed teams advancing to the final tournament.

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1
 Czech Republic 00Hosts 2 (2001, 2003)
 Spain 01Group 4 winner 4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003)
 Italy 02Group 7 winner 4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003)
 Russia 03Group 5 winner 4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003)
 Ukraine 04Group 2 winner 3 (1996, 2001, 2003)
 Netherlands 06Group 1 winner 3 (1996, 1999, 2001)
 Portugal 05Group 3 winner 2 (1999, 2003)
 Hungary 07Group 6 winner 0 (Debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
 Russia 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 8 12 −4 3
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
Czech Republic 2–1 Ukraine
Mareš 18'
Rajnoch 34'		 Report Kudlay 12'
Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)
Russia 5–3 Netherlands
Markin 16', 38'
Hulshorst 17' (o.g.)
Shayakhmetov 38', 39'		 Report Hulshorst 24'
Merlino 35'
Tjaden 39'
Referee: Massimo Cumbo (Italy)
Czech Republic 1–4 Russia
Šluka 17' Report Ivanov 7'
Shayakhmetov 20'
Maevski 25'
Abyshev 37'
Referee: Pedro Ángel Galán Nieto (Spain)
Ukraine 4–1 Netherlands
Pylypiv 13'
Sytin 18', 38'
Koridze 39'		 Report Thies 23'
Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)
Netherlands 4–3 Czech Republic
Merlino 3'
Makhoukhi 8'
Šluka 10' (o.g.)
Hulshorst 14'		 Report Dlouhý 9'
Mareš 15'
Rajnoch 24'
Referee: Antonio Jose Fernandes Cardoso (Portugal)
Ukraine 2–1 Russia
Sytin 9'
Markin 23' (o.g.)		 Report Khamadiyev 37'
Referee: Silvo Borosak (Slovenia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 3 0 0 16 4 +12 9
 Spain 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 9 14 −5 3
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Italy 8–3 Portugal
Jubanski 3'
Assad 17', 22'
Grana 18', 19', 35'
Bertoni 25'
Montovanelli 31'		 Report Alves 14'
Queirós 29'
André Lima 36'
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)
Hungary 2–4 Spain
Simon 28'
Frank 33'		 Report Torras 27'
Javi Rodríguez 35', 36'
Daniel 38'
Referee: Radek Lobo (Czech Republic)
Italy 5–0 Hungary
Foglia 1'
Grana 13', 23'
Scala 17', 19'		 Report
Referee: Jyrki Filppu (Finland)
Portugal 1–3 Spain
Marcelinho 35' Report Javi Rodríguez 7'
Daniel 11'
Kike 39'
Referee: Anton Averianov (Russia)
Portugal 5–3 Hungary
Alves 25', 26', 29'
André Lima 38'
Queirós 38'		 Report Lódi 17', 26'
Tóth 35'
Referee: Massimo Cumb (Italy)
Spain 1–3 Italy
Torras 26' Report Bácaro 4'
Scala 26'
Bertoni 29'
Referee: Anton Averianov (Russia)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 February – Ostrava
 
 
 Ukraine0
 
20 February – Ostrava
 
 Spain5
 
 Spain2
 
18 February – Ostrava
 
 Russia1
 
 Italy2
 
 
 Russia4
 
Third place
 
 
20 February – Ostrava
 
 
 Ukraine1
 
 
 Italy3

Semi-finals

Ukraine 0–5 Spain
Report Andreu 9', 37'
Daniel 30'
Serrejón 31', 34'
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)
Italy 2–4 Russia
Zanetti 3', 24' Report Shayakhmetov 14', 32'
Ivanov 36'
Levin 37'
Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)

Third place

Ukraine 1–3 Italy
Sytin 9' Report Grana 6'
Assad 16'
Zanetti 21'
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

Final

Spain 2–1 Russia
Andreu 9'
Cogorro 21'		 Report Douchkevitch 31'
Referee: Károly Török (Hungary)

Champions

 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship winners 

Spain
Third title

Final ranking

 Spain
 Russia
 Italy
4  Ukraine
5  Czech Republic
 Netherlands
 Portugal
 Hungary

Top goalscorers

Scorer Nation Goals
Fernando Grana  Italy 6
Vladislav Shayakhmetov  Russia 5
Gonçalo Alves  Portugal 4
Sergey Sytin  Ukraine 4
Assad Fabiano  Italy 3
Carlos Scalal  Italy 3
Sandro Zanetti  Italy 3
Andreu  Spain 3
Daniel  Spain 3
Javi Rodríguez  Spain 3

References

  1. ^ Tournament Overview
  2. ^ Czechs gearing up for finals UEFA Retrieved 2010-02-01.