SERBIA 2016 2–13 February Official programme Contents 4 Big shot: Celebration time 7 UEFA General Secretary’s message 14 9 Welcome to Serbia 11 News from UEFA 12 Match schedule 14 Meet the teams 17 Mladen Kocić: Special motivation Group A 19 Serbia 20 Portugal 21 Slovenia 22 Ones to watch 22 25 Daniel: Record breaker 26 Dejan Stanković: My Belgrade Group B 29 Spain 30 Ukraine 31 Hungary 34 33 Qualifying by numbers 34 Greatest games Group C 37 Russia 38 Croatia 41 53 39 Kazakhstan 41 Moment in time: Ricardinho 42 Rules of the game Editor Michael Harrold Design James Willsher, Oliver Meikle 45 Roberto Menichelli: Back for more Picture editor Paul Murphy Illustration Katy Godbeer Group D Production manager Aleksandra Sersniova Contributors Gonzalo Aguado, Oqtay Atayev, Aleksandr Bošković, Chris Burke, Francesco Corda, Italy Patrick Hart, Martyn Hindley, Elvir Islamović, Aydin Kozhakhmetov, Andy Lockwood, Igor Lynnik, 47 Richard Martin, Paolo Menicucci, Laurent Morel, Dmitri Rogovitski, Paul Saffer, Rok Šinkovc, Matthew Watson-Broughton, Paul-Daniel Zaharia, Ondřej Zlámal 48 Czech Republic Photography AFFA, Action Images, Marko Djurić, FACR, FIGC, FFU, FPF, FRF, FSS, Getty Images, HNS, KFF, Fedja Krvavac, Viktoria Melnik, MLSZ, NZS, Pixsell, RFEF, Sportida, Sportsfile, Azerbaijan Thinkstock, Pedja Milosavljević, Vlatko Perkovski, RFS, UEFA, Katarzyna Zaremba 49 Printing Artgraphic Cavin 51 EURO facts and figures Designed and produced by Twel&hMan on behalf of UEFA 53 Alex Teixeira: Futsal first © UEFA 2016. 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UEFA General Secretary’s message NO TO RACISM “ We hope that the The UEFA Futsal EURO has gone from Tokom prethodnih finalnih turnira strength to strength in recent final UEFA Futsal EURO je doživeo veliku quality of the sport tournaments and we anticipate more ekspanziju, tako da i na prvenstvu 2016. excitement and drama at the 2016 godine, u beogradskoj Areni, očekujemo and the spectacle finals at the Arena of Belgrade. nova uzbuđenja i zanimljive utakmice. will leave a lasting The competition in Antwerp two Takmičenje u Antverpenu pre dve years ago not only saw Italy bring godine ne samo da je donelo trijumf legacy” an end to Spain’s recent monopoly Italiji i kraj španskog monopola u of futsal at European international futsalu na evropskom nivou, već je bilo level, but also witnessed pace and skill obeleženo brzim ritmom igre i sjajnom that contributed to a growing global tehnikom, što je doprinelo porastu audience, while inspiring many to get gledalaca širom sveta i istovremeno involved in the game at grassroots level. podstaklo mnoge da učestvuju u ovoj If the exhilarating conclusion to the igri na bazičnom nivou. qualifying rounds and the play-offs are Ako je suditi po spektakularnom finišu anything to go by, we will have a similar kvalifikacija i baraža, imaćemo utakmice standard of action in Serbia, which was sličnog nivoa i u Srbiji, koja je 2011. a successful host of the UEFA European godine bila uspešan organizator UEFA Under-17 Championship in 2011. Prvenstva Evrope za igrače uzrasta do We hope that the quality of both the 17 godina. sport and the spectacle will leave a Nadamo se da će kvalitet utakmica, lasting legacy in the country for many kao i atmosfera na tribinama, ostaviti years to come and that we will enjoy a trajni pečat na futsal u Srbiji i da ćemo tournament played out in the spirit of prisustvovati turniru koji će biti odigran fair play and respect. u duhu fer pleja i poštovanja. May the best team win! Neka najbolji tim pobedi! Gianni Infantino Đani Infantino UEFA General Secretary Generalni sekretar UEFA-e UEFA.com 7 The ofcial channel for European football Welcome to Serbia From the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA EURO 2016, to youth and women’s football and futsal, UEFA.com has the European game covered. I warmly welcome you to Serbia for what Želim Vam srdačnu dobrodošlicu u Srbiju na, promises to be an exciting UEFA Futsal EURO verujem, uzbudljiv finalni turnir UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 final tournament. As president of the 2016. Kao predsednik Fudbalskog saveza Srbije Football Association of Serbia (FSS), I was (FSS) bio sam oduševljen kada smo odabrani delighted when we were chosen to host this za domaćina ovog takmičenja, koje nam pruža event, which offers us the chance to boost the priliku da unapredimo futsal u našoj zemlji nakon sport of futsal in our country a&er a number of brojnih uspeha koje smo imali u velikom fudbalu. Follow UEFA.com on Facebook and Twitter successes in the 11-a-side game. Titula prvaka sveta koju je naša omladinska Being crowned Under-20 football world reprezentacija osvojila prošle godine u Oklendu or download the UEFA.com app. champions in Auckland last year gave many bila je za mnoge srpske mladiće inspiracija da Serbian youngsters the inspiration to participate učestvuju u igri koju volimo, isto kao i trijumf na in the game we love, just as triumphing at evropskom nivou sa selekcijom igrača uzrasta European level with the Under-19s had done do 19 godina 2013. godine. Objekti, kao što je in 2013. Facilities such as the FSS training sportski centar FSS u Staroj Pazovi, omogućavaju centre at Stara Pazova also provide us with the nam održivi napredak, a organizovanjem foundations for sustainable development, takmičenja poput ovog finalnog turnira u futsalu and through staging tournaments like these i UEFA Prvenstva Evrope za igrače uzrasta do 17 futsal finals and the UEFA European U17 godina 2011. godine stičemo veće organizaciono Tomislav Championship in 2011 we can gain greater iskustvo, a to zaista umemo da cenimo. organisational experience, which is something Nadamo se da uživate u gostoprimstvu we really appreciate. srpskog naroda i da će na takmičenju biti Karadžić We hope that you enjoy the hospitality of the uzbudljivih utakmica i zanimljivog futsala. Takođe Serbian people and the competition will serve se zahvaljujemo UEFA-i što ima poverenja u nas up some dramatic matches and thrilling futsal. i želimo Vam da ponesete divne uspomene sa Football Association We also thank UEFA for having faith in us, and ovog takmičenja. wish you some wonderful memories to take of Serbia president home with you. Predsednik Fudbalskog saveza Srbije The UEFA Futsal EURO trophy 8 Official programme UEFA.com 9 Serbia profit from Serbia celebrate winning the sound investment 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup investment being made in the Serbian game, and providing Serbian players with the perfect The new Stara Pazova can be linked in particular to the improvement platform on which to hone their skills. training facility is already and modernisation of facilities in the country “The sports centre was our top target for the thanks to projects funded by the Football best part of 20 years,” FSS president Tomislav producing golden results Association of Serbia (FSS), local partnerships Karadžić said. “Finally, we finished it and we can and UEFA, through the HatTrick programme. be proud. Now, Serbian kids have a centre of These are exciting times for the development of HatTrick was launched in 2004 and uses footballing excellence and they can live, work football in Serbia. If hosting UEFA Futsal EURO income generated by UEFA EUROs to foster the and learn there.” 2016 will serve as a catalyst for growth for the growth and development of European football at All of Serbia’s national teams are now based indoor game in the country, then outdoors on all levels, focusing on investment programmes, at Stara Pazova, and the FSS is also working the bigger pitches great strides are being taken knowledge sharing and education projects within nationwide to further the development of the to nurture the nation’s young players. the 54 member associations. sport. In particular, ongoing projects are bringing Success is already tangible. Serbia won the In Serbia, HatTrick support has concentrated more mini and full-size pitches to areas across 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship on the new FSS National Team Training Centre in the country to nurture the grassroots levels of and built on that triumph by li&ing the FIFA U-20 Stara Pazova. Inaugurated in 2011, this modern the game and to help ensure that the success World Cup in New Zealand last year. facility is equipped with five grass pitches, one Serbia’s youth teams are currently enjoying can Those achievements are reward for the artificial pitch and a covered training surface, last long into the future. MATCH POINT DJOKOVIĆ Serbian tennis star Novak Djoković appeared by video link at Belgrade City Hall to welcome the teams on the day of the final tournament draw on 2 October. "Hi everybody, welcome to UEFA Futsal EURO 2016 in Belgrade," he said. "I send my total support and wholehearted backing to our national team. Let’s get behind our futsal players in their efforts to achieve the best A SMOKE#FREE EURO possible result. Welcome to Serbia!" A no-smoking policy will be in operation at the Arena of Belgrade.