UEFA Futsal Euro's 2014 will be taking place in Antwerp, Belgium. The tournament comprises of a preliminary round, main round, play-offs and a 12-team final tournament played in Belgium.

FIFA introduced futsal as a new discipline in 1988 and Brazil were crowned as the first FIFA Futsal World Cup winners in January 1989. Futsal was rapidly gaining popularity in Europe and the number of Futsal-playing countries increased considerably during the 1990s.

This enthusiasm in Europe was reflected on the pitch and UEFA staged its first European Futsal tournament in Córdoba, Spain, in January 1996. It was won by the hosts in some style and, after three European teams had reached the semi-finals of the World Cup staged later that year, UEFA's Executive Committee decided, in April 1997, to introduce a full-scale UEFA European Futsal Championship.

The UEFA European Futsal Championship was first held in Granada, Spain in 1999 with Russia running out the first winners in a dramatic final against the hosts. The match finished 3-3 before Russia prevailed in a shoot-out, Konstantin Eremenko converting the winning spot-kick. Spain would make up for that disappointment by winning the Championship in 2001 in Moscow, defeating hosts Russia in the last four before seeing off Ukraine in the final.

Ukraine were back in the final in 2003, but again they lost, this time to hosts Italy, Vinicius Bacaro scoring the only goal of the game. Spain, FIFA Futsal World Cup winners in 2000 and 2004, reclaimed the European crown in 2005, Andrea and Cogorro scoring in a 2-1 win as old rivals Russia were defeated in the final. Spain repeated the trick in 2007 in Porto, beating Italy 3-1.

After five final tournaments consisting of eight teams, the competition was expanded to 12 for the 2010 edition in Hungary, moved to January in order to occupy a previously vacant slot in the UEFA calendar. The winners were the same, though, Spain beating Portugal 4-2 in Debrecen. Croatia staged the 2012 event, attracting record crowds including 14,300 for their semi-final loss to Russia, who in turn lost a dramatic decider to, again, Spain 3-1 after extra time.

UEFA Futsal EURO

2011/12 Spain
2009/10 Spain
2007 Spain
2004/05 Spain
2002/03 Italy
2000/01 Spain
1998/99 Russia
1995/96 Spain

UEFA Golden Player:

2012: Kike
2010: Javi Rodríguez
2007: Ricardinho
2005: Luis Amado
2003: Vinicius Bacaro
2001: Javi Sánchez
1999: Konstantin Eremenko
1996: Paulo Roberto

Bury Town Antwerp Trip 2014
There is a group of club coaches led by Tom Parkington planning a trip to Antwerp for the UEFA Futsal Euro Finals. If you are interested about joining us on our trip then please contact Tom via tom.gfisoccer@hotmail.co.uk