# UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 qualifying

The UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 qualifying competition was a men's futsal competition that determined the 11 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Serbia in the UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 final tournament.
The national teams from a total of 45 UEFA member associations entered the qualifying competition. Scotland made their UEFA Futsal Euro qualifying debut.

## Format

The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds:
* Preliminary round: The 24 lowest-ranked teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts. The six group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the main round.
* Main round: The 28 teams (21 highest-ranked teams and seven preliminary round qualifiers) were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts. The seven group winners qualified for the final tournament, while the seven runners-up and the best third-placed team advanced to the play-offs.
* Play-offs: The eight teams were drawn into four ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last four qualified teams.

### Tiebreakers

In the preliminary round and main round, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
* Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
* Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
* Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
* If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 10 applied;
* Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
* Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
* If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
* Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
* Coefficient ranking;
* Drawing of lots.
To determine the best runner-up in the preliminary round and the best third-placed team in the main round, the following criteria were applied:
* Higher number of points;
* Superior goal difference;
* Higher number of goals scored;
* Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
* Coefficient ranking;
* Drawing of lots.
In the play-offs, the team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.

## Schedule

The qualifying matches were played on the following dates.
| Stage | Dates |
| Preliminary round | 14–17 January 2015 |
| Main round | 18–21 March 2015 |
| Play-offs | 15 & 22 September 2015 |

## Entrants

The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:
* UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 final tournament and qualifying competition
* 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup final tournament and qualifying competition
* UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 final tournament and qualifying competition
The 21 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 24 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws.

### Notes

* Serbia (Coeff: 4.528; Rank: 8) qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.
* Iceland (Coeff: 0.222; Rank 41), Republic of Ireland (Coeff: 0.000; Rank 47), Austria (no rank), Faroe Islands (no rank), Germany (no rank), Liechtenstein (no rank), Luxembourg (no rank), and Northern Ireland (no rank) did not enter.
* Teams which were pre-selected as preliminary round or main round hosts were denoted by (H).
The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 26 September 2014, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Each group in the preliminary round and main round contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4. The seven teams which qualified from the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were placed in seeding position 4 for the main round draw. In both draws, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from a separate pot, while being placed in their groups according to their seeding positions. For political reasons, Azerbaijan and Armenia (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Spain and Gibraltar (due to the disputed status of Gibraltar), could not be drawn in the same group.

## Preliminary round

All times were CET (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 | Main round |
| 2 | Bulgaria (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Main round |
| 2 | Montenegro (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 | Main round |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | Main round |
| 3 | Lithuania (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | Main round |
| 2 | Moldova (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 3 | |
| 4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 | Main round |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Andorra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malta (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Armenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 | Main round |
| 2 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | Main round |
| 2 | E | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | A | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | F | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 6 | |
| 5 | D | Moldova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | |
| 6 | B | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |

## Main round

All times were CET (UTC+1).

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | Play-offs |
| 3 | North Macedonia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 0 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Poland (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Azerbaijan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovenia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Romania (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Ranked by head-to-head record (Portugal: 3 pts, +1 GD; Kazakhstan: 3 pts, 0 GD; Romania: 3 pts, −1 GD).

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | 7 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 2 | 2 | North Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | 6 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |

## Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs was held on 10 June 2015, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. There were no seedings, with the only restriction that the best third-placed team (Romania) could not be drawn against the runner-up from the same main round group (Kazakhstan).
All times were CEST (UTC+2).
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Romania | 5–6 | Hungary | 2–2 | 3–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–9 | Kazakhstan | 0–5 | 0–4 |
| Czech Republic | 3–2 | Belarus | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Azerbaijan | 4–2 | Slovakia | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Hungary won 6–5 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
Kazakhstan won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
Czech Republic won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
Azerbaijan won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

## Qualified teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Serbia | Hosts | 20 March 2012 | 4 (1999, 2007, 2010, 2012) |
| Russia | Main round Group 1 winners | 21 March 2015 | 9 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Spain | Main round Group 2 winners | 21 March 2015 | 9 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Italy | Main round Group 3 winners | 19 March 2015 | 9 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Ukraine | Main round Group 4 winners | 21 March 2015 | 8 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Slovenia | Main round Group 5 winners | 21 March 2015 | 4 (2003, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Croatia | Main round Group 6 winners | 21 March 2015 | 4 (1999, 2001, 2012, 2014) |
| Portugal | Main round Group 7 winners | 21 March 2015 | 7 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Hungary | Play-off winners | 22 September 2015 | 2 (2005, 2010) |
| Kazakhstan | Play-off winners | 22 September 2015 | 0 (debut) |
| Czech Republic | Play-off winners | 22 September 2015 | 7 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Azerbaijan | Play-off winners | 22 September 2015 | 3 (2010, 2012, 2014) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## Goalscorers
### 8 goals

* Mykola Bilotserkivets

### 7 goals

* Réda Rabei

### 6 goals

* Mads Falck

### 5 goals

* Dario Marinović
* Panu Autio
* Mikko Kytölä
* Archil Sebiskveradze
* Maksims Seņs
* Adrijan Micevski
* Ricardinho
* Florin Matei
* Tomáš Drahovský
* Gabriel Rick
* Igor Osredkar
* Lin
* Miguel Balvis Gonzalez

### 4 goals

* Endrit Kaca
* Henrik Grigoryan
* Franko Jelovčić
* Kevin Jørgensen
* Sid Belhaj
* Ákos Harnisch
* Ádám Hosszú
* Martin Todorovski
* Cristian Obadă
* Kristian Legiec

### 3 goals

* Azem Brahimi
* Mentor Mejzini
* Nacho Llamas
* Saro Mardanyan
* Fineo de Araujo
* Vitaliy Borisov
* Aleksandr Chernik
* Ahmed Sababti
* Tomo Bevanda
* Daniel Dimov
* Jakov Grcić
* Michal Belej
* Michal Kovács
* Mads Jensen
* Maksim Aleksejev
* Giorgi Tikurishvili
* Zoltán Dróth
* Gabriel Lima
* Douglas Jr.
* Nikolay Pengrin
* Mikhail Pershin
* Chingiz Yesenamanov
* Arsenij Buinickij
* László Szőcs
* Alen Fetić
* Gašper Vrhovec
* Miguelín
* Mario Rivillos
* Sargon Abraham
* Mathias Eteus
* Dan Mönell
* Alessandro Facchinetti
* Yves Mezger
* Cihan Özcan

### 2 goals

* Erion Hoxha
* Halim Selmanaj
* Carlos Barbosa
* Grigor Kapukranyan
* Andranik Karapetyan
* Davit Sujyan
* Amadeu
* Isa Atayev
* Augusto
* Ramiz Chovdarov
* Eduardo
* Nijaz Mulahmetović
* Anel Radmilović
* Georgi Karageorgiev
* Plamen Stoykov
* Kristijan Grbeša
* Tihomir Novak
* Michal Seidler
* Morten Hauglund
* Jacob Jensen
* Louis Veis
* Luke Ballinger
* Stuart Cook
* Ian Parkes
* Martin Taska
* Vladislav Tšurilkin
* Jukka Kytölä
* Adrien Gasmi
* Abdessamad Mohammed
* Alonso Ramirez
* Alexandre Teixeira
* Aleksandr Dzabiradze
* Adam Cohen
* Oz Sabag
* Rodolfo Fortino
* Daniel Giasson
* Leo
* Dauren Nurgozhin
* Andrejs Aleksejevs
* Igors Avanesovs
* Oskars Ikstēns
* Artūrs Jerofejevs
* Sergejs Nagibins
* Andrejs Šustrovs
* Marius Bezykornovas
* Jurij Jeremejev
* Lukas Sendžikas
* Oleg Hilotii
* Sergiu Tacot
* Bojan Bajović
* Pedro Cary
* Emil Răducu
* Dumitru Stoica
* Sergei Abramov
* Danil Kutuzov
* Dmitri Lyskov
* Anton Brunovský
* Dušan Rafaj
* Kristjan Čujec
* Benjamin Melink
* Rok Mordej
* Alex
* Raúl Campos
* Pola
* Hanna Abraham
* Niklas Asp
* Henry Acosta
* Mato Sego
* Yasin Erdal
* Yevhen Ivanyak
* Denys Ovsyannikov
* Dmytro Sorokin

### 1 goal

* Roald Halimi
* Cabinho
* Jonathan Perez
* Marçal Raventós
* Armen Babayan
* Saro Galstyan
* Sargis Nasibyan
* Rajab Farajzade
* Rizvan Farzaliyev
* Yuri Aleinikov
* Aleksei Popov
* Sebastiano Canaris
* Karim Chaibai
* Mohamed Dahbi Reda
* Valentin Dujacquier
* Omar Rahou
* Mirko Hrkač
* Nermin Kahvedžić
* Dražen Novoselac
* Yosif Shutev
* Saša Babić
* Maro Djuraš
* Andrej Pandurević
* Josip Suton
* Christos Iacovou
* Jiří Novotný
* Matěj Slováček
* Radim Záruba
* Jim Jensen
* Morten Larsen
* Rasmus Lucht
* George Nash
* Agon Rexha
* Kristjan Paapsi
* Pavel Rubel
* Aleksandr Starodub
* Joni Pakola
* Azdine Aigoun
* Kamel Hamdoud
* Mustapha Otmani
* Giorgi Altunashvili
* Vakhtangi Jvarashvili
* Zurab Lukava
* Kakhaber Maisaia
* Roni
* Nikoloz Zedelashvili
* Justin Collado
* Ivan Robba
* Vasilis Asimakopoulos
* Giannis Delaportas
* Akis Iliadis
* Antonios Manos
* Sokratis Mourdoukoutas
* István Gál
* Tamás Lódi
* Péter Németh
* János Rábl
* János Trencsényi
* Golan Kalimi
* Idan Shkolnik
* Eran Vana
* Mauro Canal
* Marco Ercolessi
* Murilo Ferreira
* Alessandro Patias
* Konstantin Chebotarev
* Higuita
* Pavel Taku
* Serik Zhamankulov
* Igors Dacko
* Justinas Zagurskas
* Ivan Krstevski
* Zoran Leveski
* Oleg Gojan
* Andrian Laşcu
* Alexei Munteanu
* Leonid Podlesnov
* Alexandr Ţîmbalist
* Marko Bajčetić
* Milovan Drašković
* Mohamed Attaibi
* Jamal El Ghannouti
* Stian Sortevik
* Michał Kubik
* Artur Popławski
* Igor Sobalczyk
* Sebastian Wojciechowski
* Tiago Brito
* Cardinal
* Bruno Coelho
* Djô
* Paulinho
* Ion Al-Ioani
* Csoma Alpar
* Szabolcs Mánya
* Marius Matei
* Andrei Batyrev
* Nikolai Pereverzev
* Romulo
* Sergei Sergeev
* Federico Macina
* Garry Hay
* Scott Lafferty
* Marek Bahna
* Juraj Višváder
* Nejc Hozjan
* Adri
* Aicardo
* Fernandão
* Patrik Burda
* Albert Hiseni
* Dida Rashidi
* Xhemajl Likaj
* Evangelos Marcoyannakis
* Salvatore Patera
* Yannick Raboud
* Andri Rueegsegger
* Fabio Santona
* Cem Keskin
* Kenan Köseoğlu
* Servet Yazgan
* Dmytro Bondar
* Roman Kordoba
* Oleksandr Sorokin
* Chris Hugh
* Daniel Hooper
* Elliot Thomas

### Own goals

* Aleksandr Chernik (against Czech Republic)
* Aleksandr Gayduk (against Italy)
* Anel Radmilović (against Netherlands)
* Adrien Gasmi (against Czech Republic)
* Gyula Tóth (against Switzerland)
* Stefano Mammarella (against Poland)
* Oskars Ikstēns (against Netherlands)
* Ferid Agushi (against Hungary)
* Martin Todorovski (against Spain)
* Mats Velseboer (against Latvia)
* James Yates (against Israel)
* Peter Kozár (against Azerbaijan)
* Sami Büyüktopaç (against Croatia)
* Serhiy Zhurba (against Azerbaijan)
* Dean Maynard (against Montenegro)
Source: UEFA.com