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 10 to 13 October 2013.[1][2][3][4][5]

2013 EMF miniEURO
Tournament details
Host countryGreece Greece
Dates10–13 October
Teams24
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Romania (4th title)
Runners-up Croatia
Third place Germany
Fourth place Russia
2012
2014

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.[6]

The defending champions, Romania, kept their title by overcoming Croatia 2–0 in the final.[7]

Group stage edit

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 edit

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 9 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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
  Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

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
Source: [citation needed]
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 edit

Grp 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
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage edit

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 edit

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  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 edit

  1. ^ "MiniEuro - Grecia 2013".
  2. ^ "Crete chosen as the venue for miniEURO 2013".
  3. ^ "Lietuvos mažojo futbolo asociacija".
  4. ^ "Aktualne newsy i informacje z piłkarskich boisk".
  5. ^ "MFL.lt 2013-09-05".
  6. ^ MiniEuro 2013 Archived 2015-11-11 at the Wayback Machine UK Minifootball Association
  7. ^ Romania, the new mini-Euro Champion for 2013 Christos T. Panagopoulos, 14 October 2013, Independent Balkan News Agency

External links edit