The 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship was the fifth official edition of the
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
-governed
European Championship for national
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
teams. It was held in
Ostrava
Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four riv ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
, between 14 February and 20 February 2005.
Spain
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, i ...
, the
reigning FIFA World Champion, defeated
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
in the final, winning their third (with
1996 and
2001) UEFA Championship. The third place match was a repeat of the
2003 final, with
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
again defeating
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, this time 3–1. Fernando Grana's opener in the third place match helped him finish as top scorer in the tournament with six goals.
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Venues
The tournament played the majority of the matches in the 10,000 seat ČEZ Aréna in the city of Ostrava. The other arena used on the last day of group matches was the Sareza.[Czechs gearing up for finals](_blank)
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Referees
* Anton Averianov (Russia)
* Silvo Borosak (Slovenia)
* Massimo Cumbo (Italy)
* Antonio Jose Fernandes Cardoso (Portugal)
* Jyrki Filppu (Finland)
* Pedro Ángel Galán Nieto (Spain)
* Christian Hauben (Belgium)
* Zbigniew Kosmala (Poland)
* Radek Lobo (Czech Republic)
* Ivan Novak (Croatia)
* Károly Török (Hungaria)
* Antonius van Eekelen (Netherlands)
Qualification
Twenty-eight nations took part in the qualifying round, with hosts Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
automatically qualified.
Qualifying was played in two stages, with 8 sides competing in the preliminary round between 6–11 January 2004. The winners of the two groups progressed to join the other 26 entrants in the next phase. In the main qualifying round, which took place between 27 January-1 February, there was seven groups of four with the first-placed teams advancing to the final tournament.
Qualified teams
:1 Bold indicates champion for that year
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Third place
Final
Champions
Final ranking
Top goalscorers
References
External links
RSSSF Archive
Official UEFA website
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2005 UEFA Futsal Championship,
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UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
2004–05 in Czech football
Sport in Ostrava
UEFA Futsal Championship
The UEFA European Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations).
History
The first tournament was held in Spain in 1996 and featured only six t ...