| 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 10 to 13 October 2013.[1][2][3][4][5]
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
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 | 9 | −8 | 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 |
 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
| 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 |
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 - Grecia 2013".
- ↑ "Crete chosen as the venue for miniEURO 2013".
- ↑ "Lietuvos mažojo futbolo asociacija".
- ↑ "Aktualne newsy i informacje z piłkarskich boisk".
- ↑ "MFL.lt 2013-09-05".
- ↑ MiniEuro 2013 Archived 2015-11-11 at the Wayback Machine UK Minifootball Association
- ↑ Romania, the new mini-Euro Champion for 2013 Christos T. Panagopoulos, 14 October 2013, Independent Balkan News Agency