UEFA Women's Futsal EURO: full guide
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The 2022 edition is the second after Spain won in Portugal in 2019.
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2022: second edition
The format remains the same with two rounds of qualifying producing four finalists for a one-venue knockout tournament hosted by one of the contenders in March 2022. All rounds were postponed a year from the original schedule, though the qualifying draw made in February 2020 still applies.
The calendar
Qualifying draw: 13:30 CET, 13 February 2020
Preliminary round: 5–8 May & 16–19 August 2021
Main round: 19–22 October 2021
Finals draw: tbc
Final tournament: 24/25 & 26/27 March 2022
Group A (5–8 May)
Winners: Slovakia
Also in group: Serbia, Northern Ireland, Lithuania (hosts)
Group B (16–19 August): Netherlands, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova (hosts)
Group C (5 May)
Winners: Belgium
Also in group: Gibraltar (hosts)
- The three group winners advance to the main round join the 13 teams given byes.
Main round groups (19–22 October)
Group 1: Russia, Hungary, Belarus (hosts), winner preliminary round Group B
Group 2: Portugal, Croatia (hosts), Poland, Slovenia
Group 3 Ukraine (hosts), Finland, Czech Republic, Belgium
Group 4: Spain (holders), Italy, Sweden (hosts), Slovakia
- The four group winners will advance to the knockout finals in March, with one of the nations appointed as hosts.
2019: first edition
- Spain won the first title, Vanessa Sotelo was named best player
- Venue: Pavilhão Multiusos de Gondomar, Porto
Semi-finals: 15 February 2019
Russia 0-5 Spain
Ukraine 1-5 Portugal
Sunday 17 February 2019:
Third-place play-off: Russia 2-2 Ukraine (3-2pens)
Final: Spain 4-0 Portugal