UEFA Futsal Cup set for kick-off

The UEFA Futsal Cup begins with the preliminary round running from Tuesday until Sunday with first entrants from San Marino and Kosovo among the 32 teams competing for eight main round places.

Preliminary round groups
Group A (17-20 August): APOEL Nicosia (CYP), JB Futsal Gentofte (DEN), ASUE Yerevan (ARM)*, AFM Futsal Maniacs (SUI)

Group B (16-19 August): Athina '90 (GRE), Blue Magic FC Dublin (IRL), Military Futsal Team (MNE)*, Tre Fiori (SMR)

Group C  (18-21 August): Hamburg Panthers (GER), Sandefjord (NOR), Classic Chisinau (MDA)*, Cardiff University Futsal Club (WAL)

Group D (17-20 August): Centar Sarajevo (BIH), Istanbul Üniversity SK (TUR), Lynx FC (GIB), FC Baltija (LTU)*

Group E (17-20 August): Amsterdam SV (NED), IFK Göteberg (SWE), SC Kaiserebersdorf (AUT)*, FC Cosmos (EST)

Group F (17-20 August): Sievi Futsal (FIN)*, Tbilisi State University (GEO), Valletta FC (MLT), Wattcell Futsal Club (SCO)

Group G (17-20 August): Brezje Maribor (SVN)*, Zduńska Wola (POL), KF Tirana (ALB), Munsbach (LUX)

Group H (17-20 August): Oxford City Lions (ENG), FC Encamp (AND)*, ASA Tel-Aviv (ISR), FC Feniks (KOS)

*hosts

• The eight group winners will join the 16 teams given byes to the main round
• Debutants: Maniacs, Military, Tre Fiori, Classic Chisinau, Baltija, Amsterdam, Kaiserebersdorf, Cosmos, Zduńska, Munsbach , Oxford City, Feniks

Main round groups (11-16 October)
Group 1: ETO Győr (HUN), Kremlin-Bicêtre United (FRA), Energy Lviv (UKR)*, Winner preliminary round Group G

Group 2: Araz Naxçıvan (AZE), Zelezarec Skopje (MKD)*, Winner preliminary round Group H, Winner preliminary round Group F

Group 3: Nikars Riga (LVA), Grand Pro Varna (BUL)*, Winner preliminary round Group C, Winner preliminary round Group E

Group 4: Ekonomac Kragujevac (SRB)*, LSN Lida (BLR), Nacional Zagreb (CRO), Winner preliminary round Group B

Group 5: Sporting CP (POR), Halle-Gooik (BEL), Real Rieti (ITA)*, Winner preliminary round Group D

Group 6: EP Chrudim (CZE)*, City'US Târgu Mureş (ROU), Pinerola Bratislava (SVK), Winner preliminary round Group A

*hosts

• The top two in each group join the four teams given byes to the elite round

Bye to elite round (draw 21 October)
Ugra Yugorsk (RUS, holders)
Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
Inter FS (ESP)
FC Dynamo (RUS)

• Elite round played: 22-27 November
• Four-team knockout finals: late April