Futsal draw takes place in
Nyon (Switzerland)
UEFA Headquarters
on Wednesday 28 November

The draw has taken place for the qualifying phase of the third UEFA European Futsal Championship at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon.

Seven groups
The qualifying phase takes place from 4th to 10th of November 2002, with the final tournament scheduled for 16 to 22 February 2003. It comprises seven groups of four teams each, with the winners from each group going through to the finals.

Italy hosting
Twenty-nine national associations have entered the competition, including Italy who qualify automatically as hosts. In each group, one country will act as a host for all the matches played.

Teams taking part
The 28 (29 with Italy) associations taking part in the qualifying phase for the 2003 tournament are: Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.

Group 1
in Hungary
4-10/11/2002
Russia
Hungary
Israel
Latvia

Group 2
in Finland
4-10/11/2002
Poland
Belgium
Finland
Moldova

Group 3
in Yugoslavia
4-10/11/2002
Spain
Yugoslavia
Macedonia
Lithuania

Group 4
in Netherlands
4-10/11/2002
Netherlands
Slovenia
Armenia
Greece

Group 5
in Portugal
4-10/11/2002
Portugal
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Georgia

Group 1
in Czech Republic
4-10/11/2002
Croatia
Czech Republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
France

Group 1
in Slovakia
4-10/11/2002
Ukraine
Andorra
Slovakia
Cyprus

EURO 2003 Hosting Team: Italy

Champion: Spain
Runner-up: Ukraine