UEFA Futsal Champions League preliminary round report

Differdange, Gentofte, Kampuksen Dynamo, Loznica-Grad, Lučenec, Örebro, Piast Gliwice and Petro-w are through from the UEFA Futsal Champions League preliminary round to complete the line-up for October's main round.

While the 24 highest-ranked entrants – including holders Barça – start in October's main round, the other 32 contenders began in the preliminary round, competing in eight one-venue mini-tournaments. The group winners have each progressed to Path B of the main round, which in turn leads to November's elite round, where the four contenders for the knockout finals in spring will be decided.

Preliminary round groups

• Loznica-Grad 2018, Örebro and Piast Gliwice went through in their first European appearances.
• Petro-w progressed from the preliminary round for the first time after pipping London Helvecia and Yerevan in a three-way head-to-head goal-difference tie-break.
• Differdange became the first team from Luxembourg to progress from a group in this competition, coming back from three down to win their decider with Tirana, recovering from 3-0 to 3-3 in 79 seconds.
• Gentofte had never previously gone through from a group in this competition but, needing a win in their last game, battled back from 3-1 down with less than eight minutes left to pip Fortuna Wiener Neustadt 4-3.
• Kampuksen Dynamo are through to the main round for the third time in four attempts after clinching victory against Titograd through Mikko Kytölä with 16 seconds left.
• Lučenec kept up their record of getting past the preliminary round in each of their attempts.
• Other teams making their debut: Amigo Northwest, Cardiff, Folgore, Fortuna Wiener Neustadt, Ísbjörninn, Istanbul Şişli, Nistru-Chişinău, Stuttgart, Technion Haifa, Vesterålen and Yerevan.

Group A
Through to main round: Kampuksen Dynamo (FIN)
Also in group: KMF Titograd (MNE, hosts), Encamp (AND), Ísbjörninn (ISL)

Group B
Through to main round: JB Futsal Gentofte (DEN)
Also in group: Fortuna Wiener Neustadt (AUT, hosts), Amigo Northwest (BUL), PYF Saltires (SCO)

Group C
Through to main round: Petro-w (LVA)
Also in group: London Helvecia (ENG), Yerevan (ARM, hosts), Europa (GIB)

Group D
Through to main round: Loznica-Grad 2018 (SRB)
Also in group: Futsal Minerva (SUI, hosts), Vesterålen Futsal (NOR), Folgore (SMR)

Group E
Through to main round: Piast Gliwice (POL)
Also in group: Doukas (GRE, hosts), Nistru-Chişinău (MDA), Technion Haifa (ISR)

Group F
Through to main round: Örebro (SWE)
Also in group: Georgians Tbilisi (GEO), Stuttgart (GER), Istanbul Şişli (TUR, hosts)

Group G
Through to main round: Differdange (LUX)
Also in group: Tirana Futsal (ALB, hosts), APOEL (CYP), Belfast United (NIR)

Group H
Through to main round: Lučenec (SVK)
Also in group: Cosmos Tallinn (EST, hosts), Blue Magic FC Dublin (IRL), Futsal Club Cardiff (WAL)

Road to the finals

Elite round draw: 3 November
Elite round: 22–27 November
Finals draw: TBC
Finals: TBC April/May