Kairat Almaty to stage Futsal Cup finals
Friday, January 28, 2011
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Kairat Almaty and the Football Federation of Kazakhstan have been selected as hosts of the 2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup finals to be played at the Baluan Sholak Sport Palace.
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Kairat Almaty and the Football Federation of Kazakhstan (KFF) have been selected as hosts of the 2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup finals to be staged at the Baluan Sholak Sport Palace.
The finals take place between 28 April and 1 May and will be played, for the fifth consecutive time, in a final-four format with two semi-finals, a third-place match and a final.
The first UEFA final tournament to be held in Kazakhstan will involve local side Kairat and the three other elite round winners – holders SL Benfica, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Italy's ASD Città di Montesilvano C/5.
The semi-final draw will be conducted in Almaty at a date to be confirmed, with the games then being played on 28 April followed by a third-place play-off and the final three days later.