Courtesy: UEFA.com


Serbia to stage Futsal EURO 2016

Serbia has been selected to stage the UEFA Futsal EURO 2016 finals in its captial city Belgrade, the UEFA Executive Committee announced at its meeting in Istanbul.

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Serbia will stage the UEFA Futsal EURO 2016 final tournament in Belgrade, the UEFA Executive Committee announced today in Istanbul.

The bid from the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) was selected ahead of others from the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) and the Football Federation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FFM). The proposed venues are the 6,000-seater Pionir Arena and the 18,386-capacity Belgrade Arena but details are to be confirmed, with the tournament in principle played in early 2016.

Having qualified for the last three final tournaments in 2007, 2010 and 2012, Serbia have a rich tradition in futsal, going back to the former Yugoslavia. UEFA Futsal EURO 2016 will not be the first continental final tournament staged by Serbia following the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship played there, partly in Belgrade, last May.

Prior to the tournament in Serbia, Belgium will stage UEFA Futsal EURO 2014 in Antwerp in February of that year. Serbia and Belgium will be following in the footsteps of previous Futsal EURO hosts Croatia (2012), Hungary (2010), Portugal (2007), Czech Republic (2005), Italy (2003), Russia (2001) and Spain (the first UEFA European Futsal Championship of 1999 and also the 1996 UEFA European tournament).




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