2012 EMF miniEURO
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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 21–23 September |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 131 (4.09 per match) |
| Best player(s) | |
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]
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 |
| 21 September 2012 | ||
| 3–2 | |
| 0–0 | |
| 22 September 2012 | ||
| 0–1 | |
| 6–0 | |
| 3–0 | |
| 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 |
| 21 September 2012 | ||
| 2–3 | |
| 5–0 | |
| 22 September 2012 | ||
| 1–3 | |
| 5–0 | |
| 2–2 | |
| 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 |
| 21 September 2012 | ||
| 4–1 | |
| 4–3 | |
| 22 September 2012 | ||
| 3–0 | |
| 1–7 | |
| 0–1 | |
| 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 |
| 21 September 2012 | ||
| 0–0 | |
| 2–2 | |
| 22 September 2012 | ||
| 3–0 | |
| 1–3 | |
| 5–3 | |
| 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 8 February | ||||||||||
| 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 3 (4) | |||||||||
| 3 (3) | |||||||||
References
- MiniEURO History eurofootball.com
- The Founding of the European Minifootball Federation Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine eurominifootball.com, 26 March 2012
- http://llf-ast.kz/images/docs/emf_pre/European_Minifootball_Federation.pdf
- http://www.slomalinogomet.si/mediji/
- https://www.pomurec.com/vsebina/12256/Slovenci_MiniEuro2012_zaceli_s_porazom
- https://www.sport24.gr/football/minieuro-2012-h-ellada-me-toyrkia-voylgaria-kazakstan.1933871.html
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-first-ever-minieuro-set-to-be-played-in-moldova
- Seedings confirmed for Futsal EURO draw
- The group matches are almost over eurominifootball.com, 22 September 2012