2014 EMF miniEURO explained

Tourney Name:EMF miniEURO
Year:2014
Country: Montenegro
Dates:26–30 November
Num Teams:24
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:5
Matches:52
Goals:227
Top Scorer: Joe Andrew (9)
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 EMF miniEuro was the 5th edition of the EMF miniEURO for national Small-sided football teams. It was hosted in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, from 26 to 30 November 2014.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The final tournament was contested by 24 teams. The matches were played in one venue in the town of Igalo, Herceg Novi Municipality at the Sport Center Igalo.[5] [6]

The defending champions, Romania, kept their title by overcoming Slovenia 1–0 in the final.[7] [8]

Draw

The final tournament draw was held at the Igalo Spa Hotel, in Igalo, Montenegro on 15 October 2014.[9] [10]

Group stage

In the group stage, a total of 36 matches (six matches per group) were played between 26 and 28 November, 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.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches (including in determining the best third-placed teams), the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[11]

  1. Result of the match(es) played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Higher number of wins in all group matches;
  5. Position in the EMF ranking system;
  6. Difficulty of opponents (according to the EMF ranking system);
  7. Draw.

Group A

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26 November 2014
2-1
27 November 2014
6–0
2–9
1–1
27 November 2014
2–2
1–0

Group B

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27 November 2014
2–3
3–2
28 November 2014
2–2
1–1
2–2
3–0

Group C

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27 November 2014
5–0
2–1
0–0
0–8
28 November 2012
5–2
1–0

Group D

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26 November 2014
3–2
1–2
27 November 2014
4–1
5–1
28 November 2014
4–3
5–4

Group E

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26 November 2014
0–3
27 November 2014
2–3
2–0
1–1
28 November 2014
1–4
7–1

Group F

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27 November 2014
6–0
5–1
3–1
28 November 2014
0–2
1–6
1–1

Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played on 29 November 2014 and the semi-finals, third place play-off and the final, were played on 30 November 2014. If a match was drawn after 40 minutes of regular play, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.

Bracket

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EMF Euro - Home . 2020-05-26 . 2020-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200209033008/http://old.emfeuro.com/eumf/minieuro/2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Mini Football Championship.
  3. Web site: MiniEURO 2014. Поддержи Сборную России! - OLEsports.
  4. Web site: Jutri žrebanje skupin za miniEURO 2014. 15 October 2014.
  5. http://utilityconsult.cz/domains/minieuro2014.com/AboutUs.html About Championship
  6. http://www.eurominifootball.com/minieuro2014-will-be-in-montenegro/ MiniEURO2014 Will Be In Montenegro!
  7. http://utilityconsult.cz/domains/minieuro2014.com/News/Article/88.html Romania – European Champion
  8. http://eurosport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/playarena/minieuro-2014-wspaniala-seria-trwa-rumunia-znow-mistrzem-europy/cng89 miniEURO 2014: wspaniała seria trwa, Rumunia znów mistrzem Europy
  9. http://www.eurominifootball.com/minieuro-draw-tomorrow/ MiniEURO Draw Tomorrow!
  10. http://www.eurominifootball.com/minieuro-draw-is-made/ MiniEURO Draw Is Made!
  11. http://utilityconsult.cz/domains/minieuro2014.com/AboutUs.html Rules