2014 EMF miniEURO

2014 EMF miniEURO
Tournament details
Host country Montenegro
Dates 26–30 November
Teams 24
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Romania (5th title)
Runners-up  Slovenia
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place  Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played 52
Goals scored 227 (4.37 per match)
Top scorer(s) Scotland Joe Andrew (9)

The 2014 EMF miniEuro was the 5th edition of the EMF miniEURO for national Small-sided football teams. It was hosted in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, from 26 to 30 September 2014.

The final tournament was contested by 24 teams. The matches were played in one venue in the town of Igalo, Herceg Novi Municipality at the Sport Center Igalo.[1][2]

The defending champions, Romania, kept their title by overcoming Slovenia 1–0 in the final.[3][4]

Draw

The final tournament draw was held at the Igalo Spa Hotel, in Igalo, Montenegro on 15 October 2014.[5][6]

Group stage

In the group stage, a total of 36 matches (six matches per group) were played between 26 and 28 November, 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.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches (including in determining the best third-placed teams), the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[7]

  1. Result of the match(es) played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Higher number of wins in all group matches;
  5. Position in the EMF ranking system;
  6. Difficulty of opponents (according to the EMF ranking system);
  7. Draw.
Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the knockout stage

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Croatia Croatia 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 4
Italy Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 17 −13 1
26 November 2014
 Croatia2–1 Italy
27 November 2014
 Kazakhstan6–0 Ireland
 Ireland2–9 Croatia
 Italy1–1 Kazakhstan
27 November 2014
 Italy2–2 Ireland
 Croatia1–0 Kazakhstan

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Poland Poland 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
Slovakia Slovakia 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
Wales Wales 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
27 November 2014
 Bulgaria2–3 Poland
 Slovakia3–2 Wales
28 November 2014
 Poland2–2 Slovakia
 Wales1–1 Bulgaria
 Slovakia2–2 Bulgaria
 Poland3–0 Wales

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Romania Romania 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
Greece Greece 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
Slovenia Slovenia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
Lithuania Lithuania 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
27 November 2014
 Greece5–0 Lithuania
 Romania2–1 Slovenia
 Greece0–0 Slovenia
 Lithuania0–8 Romania
28 November 2012
 Slovenia5–2 Lithuania
 Romania1–0 Greece

Group D

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Montenegro Montenegro 3 3 0 0 13 7 +6 9
Moldova Moldova 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6
Scotland Scotland 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
Israel Israel 3 0 0 3 5 11 −6 0
26 November 2014
 Montenegro3–2 Scotland
 Israel1–2 Moldova
27 November 2014
 Moldova4–1 Scotland
 Montenegro5–1 Israel
28 November 2014
 Scotland4–3 Israel
 Montenegro5–4 Moldova

Group E

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Spain Spain 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
England England 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Turkey Turkey 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1
26 November 2014
 Czech Republic0–3 Spain
27 November 2014
 Turkey2–3 England
 Czech Republic2–0 England
 Spain1–1 Turkey
28 November 2014
 England1–4 Spain
 Czech Republic7–1 Turkey

Group F

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Russia Russia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
Germany Germany 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
Latvia Latvia 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
Cyprus Cyprus 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
27 November 2014
 Russia6–0 Cyprus
 Germany5–1 Cyprus
 Russia3–1 Latvia
28 November 2014
 Latvia0–2 Germany
 Cyprus1–6 Latvia
 Germany1–1 Russia

Ranking of third-placed teams

Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
CSlovenia Slovenia311164+24
FLatvia Latvia310276+13
DScotland Scotland3102710-33
EEngland England310248−43
BBulgaria Bulgaria302156−12
AItaly Italy302145−12

Knockout stage

The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played on 29 November 2014 and the semi-finals, third place play-off and the final, were played on 30 November 2014. If a match was 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
                           
           
 Croatia Croatia  8
 Latvia Latvia  1  
 Croatia Croatia  3 (0)
   Czech Republic Czech Republic  3 (2)  
 Slovakia Slovakia  1
 Czech Republic Czech Republic  5  
 Czech Republic Czech Republic  1
   Romania Romania  2  
 Russia Russia  3 (3)
 Scotland Scotland  3 (4)  
 Scotland Scotland  2
   Romania Romania  3  
 Romania Romania  2
 Moldova Moldova  0  
 Romania Romania  1
   Slovenia Slovenia  0
 Montenegro Montenegro  2
 England England  1  
 Montenegro Montenegro  2 (1)
   Germany Germany  2 (2)  
 Greece Greece  0
 Germany Germany  4  
 Germany Germany  3
   Slovenia Slovenia  6   Third Place
 Poland Poland  0
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan  2  
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan  0 (0)  Czech Republic Czech Republic  2
    Slovenia Slovenia  0 (2)    Germany Germany  1
 Spain Spain  1
 Slovenia Slovenia  4  

References

  1. ↑ About Championship minieuro2014.com
  2. ↑ MiniEURO2014 Will Be In Montenegro! 19 September 2014, eurominifootball.com
  3. ↑ Romania – European Champion Danilo Lekovic, 30 November 2014, minieuro2014.com
  4. ↑ miniEURO 2014: wspaniała seria trwa, Rumunia znów mistrzem Europy Tomasz Delimat, 30 November 2014, Onet (Polish)
  5. ↑ MiniEURO Draw Tomorrow! 15 October 2014 eurominifootball.com
  6. ↑ MiniEURO Draw Is Made! 16 October 2014, minieurofootball.com
  7. ↑ Rules minieuro2014

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