Newcomers make bow in Hungary opener
Thursday 24 September 2009
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The coaches of the Group A sides; Hungary's Mihály Kozma, the Czech Republic's Tomáš Neumann and Alesio of Azerbaijan (©Mathias Imre)
UEFA European Futsal Championship hosts Hungary will kick off their campaign against Azerbaijan in Budapest's Papp László Sportaréna on 19 January, with the opening game at Debrecen's Főnix Arena the same day between Italy and Belgium.
Groups
Group games will continue with one per day at both venues, with Groups A and C in Budapest and B and D in Debrecen. Following Thursday's draw in Debrecen, the Czech Republic join Hungary and Azerbaijan in Group A, Ukraine will meet Italy and Belgium in Group B, Russia, Slovena and Serbia make up Group C and holders Spain are in Group D with Belarus and Portugal.
Schedule
The top two in each group progress to the quarter-finals, spread between the venues on 25 and 26 January. Debrecen will then stage the rest of the tournament, with the semi-finals on 28 January and the third-place match and final two days later. Kick-off times are yet to be confirmed.
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