2012 EMF miniEURO

2012 EMF miniEURO
Tournament details
Host country Moldova
Dates 21–23 September
Teams 16
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Romania (3rd title)
Runners-up  Montenegro
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place  Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 131 (4.09 per match)
Best player Romania Adrian Calugareanu [1]

The 2012 EMF miniEuro was the third edition of the EMF miniEURO for national Small-sided football teams, and the first governed by the European Minifootball Federation.[2] It was hosted in Chișinău, Moldova, from 21 to 23 September 2012.

The final tournament was contested by sixteen teams. The matches were played in one venue in the city of Chișinău, at the Opera Square.

The defending champions, Romania, kept their title by overcoming Montenegro 2–1 in the final.[1]

Draw

The final tournament draw was held in Chișinău on 14 September 2012.[3]

Group stage

In the group stage, a total of 24 matches (three matches per group) were played between 21 and 22 October,[3] with rainy conditions causing some of the matches to be postponed for the 21st to the 22nd.[1][4] The teams finishing in the top two positions in each of the four groups progressed to the knockout stage, while the third and fourth-placed teams was eliminated from the tournament.

Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the knockout stage

Group A

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Slovakia Slovakia 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7
Moldova Moldova 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
Germany Germany 3 1 0 2 7 8 1 3
Slovenia Slovenia 3 0 0 3 2 12 10 0
21 September 2012
 Germany3–2 Slovenia
 Slovakia0–0 Moldova
22 September 2012
 Germany0–1 Moldova
 Slovakia6–0 Slovenia
 Moldova3–0 Slovenia
 Slovakia5–4 Germany

Group B

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Romania Romania 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
Croatia Croatia 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7
Israel Israel 3 1 0 2 6 8 2 3
Cyprus Greece 3 0 0 3 2 13 11 0
21 September 2012
 Israel2–3 Croatia
 Romania5–0 Cyprus
22 September 2012
 Israel1–3 Romania
 Croatia5–0 Cyprus
 Croatia2–2 Romania
 Cyprus2–3 Israel

Group C

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Montenegro Montenegro 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9
Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
United Kingdom United Kingdom 3 1 0 2 5 13 8 3
Italy Italy 3 0 0 3 5 10 5 0
21 September 2012
 Czech Republic4–1 United Kingdom
 Montenegro4–3 Italy
22 September 2012
 Czech Republic3–0 Italy
 United Kingdom1–7 Montenegro
 Czech Republic0–1 Montenegro
 United Kingdom3–2 Italy

Group D

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
Turkey Turkey 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 4
Greece Greece 3 0 1 2 6 10 4 1
21 September 2012
 Turkey0–0 Kazakhstan
 Greece2–2 Bulgaria
22 September 2012
 Bulgaria3–0 Turkey
 Greece1–3 Kazakhstan
 Turkey5–3 Greece
 Kazakhstan2–2 Bulgaria

Knockout stage

The knockout stage matches, which includes quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and the final, were all played on 23 September 2012. If a match is drawn after 40 minutes of regular play, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
 Bulgaria Bulgaria  1
 Czech Republic Czech Republic  3  
 Czech Republic Czech Republic  1
     Romania Romania  2  
 Romania Romania  2
 Moldova Moldova  1  
 Romania Romania  2
   
   Montenegro Montenegro  1
 Montenegro Montenegro  2
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan  1  
 Montenegro Montenegro  2 Third place
     Slovakia Slovakia  1   8 February
 Slovakia Slovakia  1 (3)
 Czech Republic Czech Republic  3 (4)
 Croatia Croatia  1 (2)  
 Slovakia Slovakia  3 (3)
 

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