The 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship was the fifth official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, between 14 February and 20 February 2005. Spain, the reigning FIFA World Champion, defeated Russia 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 again defeating Ukraine, 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.Tournament Overview
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 UEFA Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Referees Anton Averianov Silvo Borosak Massimo Cumbo Antonio Jose Fernandes Cardoso Jyrki Filppu Pedro Ángel Galán Nieto Christian Hauben Zbigniew Kosmala Radek Lobo Ivan Novak Károly Török Antonius van Eekelen
Qualification Twenty-eight nations took part in the qualifying round, with hosts Czech Republic 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 Country Qualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1 00Hosts 2 (2001, 2003) 01Group 4 winner 4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003) 02Group 7 winner 4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003) 03Group 5 winner 4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003) 04Group 2 winner 3 (1996, 2001, 2003) 06Group 1 winner 3 (1996, 1999, 2001) 05Group 3 winner 2 (1999, 2003) 07Group 6 winner 0 (Debut) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year
Final tournament Group stage Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts320174+363201106+463102812−43310269−33
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3300164+129320186+263102914−533003514−90
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
Champions
Tournament ranking Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws. TeamFinal result1 5401157+812Champions2 53021510+59Runners-up3 5401219+1212Third place4 5203812-46Fourth place5 310269–33Eliminated in Group stage6 3102812–437 3102914–538 3003514–90
Top goalscorers ScorerNationGoalsFernando Grana6Vladislav Shayakhmetov5Gonçalo Alves4Sergey Sytin4Assad Fabiano3Carlos Scalal3Sandro Zanetti3Andreu3Daniel3Javi Rodríguez3
References
External links , RSSSF Archive Official UEFA website