2013 EMF miniEURO
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Greece |
| Dates | 10–13 October |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Romania (4th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Croatia |
| Third place |
 Germany |
| Fourth place |
 Russia |
The 2013 EMF miniEuro was the fourth edition of the EMF miniEURO for national Small-sided football teams. It was hosted in Rethymno, Greece, from 11 to 13 September 2013.
The final tournament was contested by 24 teams. The matches were played in one venue in the city of Rethymno, at an especially built stadium.[1]
The defending champions, Romania, kept their title by overcoming Croatia 2–0 in the final.[2]
Group stage
In the group stage, the 24 teams were divided into 6 groups of 4 teams, with each team playing 3 matches. the teams finishing in the top two positions in each of the six groups progressed to the knockout stage, along with the best four third-placed teams.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to the knockout stage |
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
 Greece |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
 Lithuania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
| 11 October 2013 | ||
| Greece | 1–1 | Turkey |
| Italy | 1–1 | Lithuania |
| 12 October 2013 | ||
| Turkey | 1–0 | Italy |
| Greece | 2–0 | Lithuania |
| Turkey | 6–0 | Lithuania |
| Greece | 3–2 | Italy |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
 Montenegro |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Moldova |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Republic of Ireland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 11 October 2013 | ||
| Moldova | 3–2 | Ireland |
| Israel | 3–1 | Montenegro |
| Montenegro | 3–0 | Ireland |
| Moldova | 0–0 | Israel |
| 12 October 2013 | ||
| Montenegro | 2–1 | Moldova |
| Israel | 2–0 | Ireland |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
 Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Cyprus |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| 10 October 2013 | ||
| Czech Republic | 4–0 | Cyprus |
| Russia | 1–0 | Germany |
| 11 October 2013 | ||
| Czech Republic | 0–0 | Russia |
| Germany | 3–0 | Cyprus |
| Germany | 3–2 | Czech Republic |
| Russia | 3–0 | Cyprus |
Group D
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
 Austria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Scotland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| 11 October 2013 | ||
| Slovakia | 1–0 | Scotland |
| Kazakhstan | 1–1 | Austria |
| Austria | 1–0 | Slovakia |
| Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Scotland |
| 12 October 2013 | ||
| Scotland | 0–0 | Austria |
| Slovakia | 3–3 | Kazakhstan |
Group E
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
 Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| 11 October 2013 | ||
| Bulgaria | 4–1 | Wales |
| Spain | 1–1 | England |
| England | 4–0 | Wales |
| Bulgaria | 4–1 | Spain |
| 12 October 2013 | ||
| Spain | 2–0 | Wales |
| England | 0–0 | Bulgaria |
Group F
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Croatia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
 Poland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
 Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| 11 October 2013 | ||
| Romania | 1–0 | Slovenia |
| Poland | 1–1 | Croatia |
| Slovenia | 1–1 | Croatia |
| Romania | 1–0 | Poland |
| 12 October 2013 | ||
| Poland | 4–1 | Slovenia |
| Croatia | 1–0 | Romania |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| F | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| D | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| B | Moldova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| E | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| A | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
The knockout stage matches were played on 12–13 October 2013. If a match is drawn after 40 minutes of regular play, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Romania |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Slovakia |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Romania |
2 | |||||||||||||
| England |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Austria |
0 | |||||||||||||
| England |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Romania |
0 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Germany |
0 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Israel |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic |
1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Germany |
1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Germany |
1 (6) | |||||||||||||
| Greece |
1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Romania |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Russia |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Moldova |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Russia |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Bulgaria |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Russia |
1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
1 (4) | Third Place | ||||||||||||
| Poland |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Poland |
0 | Germany |
1 (2) | |||||||||||
| Croatia |
2 | Russia |
1 (1) | |||||||||||
| Turkey |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
3 | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ MiniEuro 2013 UK Minifootball Association
- ↑ Romania, the new mini-Euro Champion for 2013 Christos T. Panagopoulos, 14 October 2013, Independent Balkan News Agency