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]

2012 EMF miniEURO
Tournament details
Host countryMoldova Moldova
Dates21–23 September
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Romania (3rd title)
Runners-up Montenegro
Fourth place Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored131 (4.09 per match)
Best player(s)Romania Adrian Calugareanu[1]
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2013

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]

Draw

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

Group stage

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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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7
  Moldova 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Germany 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
  Slovenia 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
21 September 2012
Germany   3–2   Slovenia
Slovakia   0–0   Moldova
22 September 2012
Germany   0–1   Moldova
Slovakia   6–0   Slovenia
Moldova   3–0   Slovenia
Slovakia   5–4   Germany

Group B

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

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Montenegro 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
  United Kingdom 3 1 0 2 5 13 −8 3
  Italy 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
21 September 2012
Czech Republic   4–1   United Kingdom
Montenegro   4–3   Italy
22 September 2012
Czech Republic   3–0   Italy
United Kingdom   1–7   Montenegro
Czech Republic   0–1   Montenegro
United Kingdom   3–2   Italy

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bulgaria 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
  Kazakhstan 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
  Turkey 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
  Greece 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
21 September 2012
Turkey   0–0   Kazakhstan
Greece   2–2   Bulgaria
22 September 2012
Bulgaria   3–0   Turkey
Greece   1–3   Kazakhstan
Turkey   5–3   Greece
Kazakhstan   2–2   Bulgaria

Knockout stage

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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

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Bulgaria 1
 
 
 
  Czech Republic 3
 
  Czech Republic 1
 
 
 
  Romania 2
 
  Romania 2
 
 
 
  Moldova 1
 
  Romania 2
 
 
 
  Montenegro 1
 
  Montenegro 2
 
 
 
  Kazakhstan 1
 
  Montenegro 2
 
 
 
  Slovakia 1 Third place
 
  Slovakia 1 (3)
 
8 February
 
  Croatia 1 (2)
 
  Czech Republic 3 (4)
 
 
  Slovakia 3 (3)
 

References

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  1. ^ a b c MiniEURO History Archived 2015-11-12 at the Wayback Machine eurofootball.com
  2. ^ The Founding of the European Minifootball Federation Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine eurominifootball.com, 26 March 2012
  3. ^ "European Minifootball Federation" (PDF). llf-ast.kz. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "MZS v medijih". Oct 2, 2012. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Slovenci MiniEuro2012 začeli s porazom - Pomurec.com". www.pomurec.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. ^ "miniEURO 2012: Η Ελλάδα με Τουρκία, Βουλγαρία, Καζακστάν". www.sport24.gr.
  7. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The first ever miniEURO set to be played in Moldova". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  8. ^ a b "Draw for miniEURO Moldova 2012 | EMF mini football".
  9. ^ The group matches are almost over eurominifootball.com, 22 September 2012
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