2012 EMF miniEURO

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2012 EMF miniEURO
Tournament details
Host countryMoldova Moldova
Dates21–23 September
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  (3rd title)
Runners-up 
Fourth place 
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored131 (4.09 per match)
Best player(s)Romania [1]
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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.[3][4][5][6][7]

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, , kept their title by overcoming 2–1 in the final.[1]

Draw[]

The final tournament draw was held in Chișinău on 14 September 2012.[8]

Group stage[]

In the group stage, a total of 24 matches (three matches per group) were played between 21 and 22 October,[8] with rainy conditions causing some of the matches to be postponed for the 21st to the 22nd.[1][9] 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
  3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7
  3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
  3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source:[citation needed]
21 September 2012
 ||align=center|3–2|| 
 ||align=center|0–0|| 
22 September 2012
 ||align=center|0–1|| 
 ||align=center|6–0|| 
 ||align=center|3–0|| 
 ||align=center|5–4|| 

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
  3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7
  3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
  3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source:[citation needed]
21 September 2012
 ||align=center|2–3|| 
 ||align=center|5–0|| 
22 September 2012
 ||align=center|1–3|| 
 ||align=center|5–0|| 
 ||align=center|2–2|| 
 ||align=center|2–3|| 

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9
  3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
  3 1 0 2 5 13 −8 3
  3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
21 September 2012
 ||align=center|4–1|| 
 ||align=center|4–3|| 
22 September 2012
 ||align=center|3–0|| 
 ||align=center|1–7|| 
 ||align=center|0–1|| 
 ||align=center|3–2|| 

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
  3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
  3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
  3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
21 September 2012
 ||align=center|0–0|| 
 ||align=center|2–2|| 
22 September 2012
 ||align=center|3–0|| 
 ||align=center|1–3|| 
 ||align=center|5–3|| 
 ||align=center|2–2|| 

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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  1
 
 
 
  3
 
Czech Republic 1
 
 
 
  2
 
  2
 
 
 
  1
 
  2
 
 
 
  1
 
  2
 
 
 
  1
 
  2
 
 
 
  1 Third place
 
  1 (3)
 
8 February
 
  1 (2)
 
  3 (4)
 
 
  3 (3)
 

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c MiniEURO History eurofootball.com
  2. ^ The Founding of the European Minifootball Federation Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine eurominifootball.com, 26 March 2012
  3. ^ http://llf-ast.kz/images/docs/emf_pre/European_Minifootball_Federation.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.slomalinogomet.si/mediji/
  5. ^ https://www.pomurec.com/vsebina/12256/Slovenci_MiniEuro2012_zaceli_s_porazom
  6. ^ https://www.sport24.gr/football/minieuro-2012-h-ellada-me-toyrkia-voylgaria-kazakstan.1933871.html
  7. ^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-first-ever-minieuro-set-to-be-played-in-moldova
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Seedings confirmed for Futsal EURO draw
  9. ^ The group matches are almost over eurominifootball.com, 22 September 2012

External links[]

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