Italy's Arzignano Grifo C/5 are to come up against last year's semi-finalists Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan in the 2006/07 UEFA Futsal Cup, after the draw for the preliminary and main rounds.
Biggest yet
With 40 clubs involved, the sixth edition will be the biggest yet. It also promises to be more exciting than ever as the semi-finals and final will be played under a 'final four' format, as seen in other indoor sports like basketball, in one venue next April. The preliminary round in mid-September features 16 sides drawn into four mini-tournament groups, including clubs from Austria, Germany, Malta, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland - nations who are fielding representatives in the UEFA Futsal Cup for the first time. The top team from each pool will join 20 others in October's main round, with the sides split into six groups of four.
Final stages
Two clubs will then emerge from those sections to participate alongside the top four seeds in December's élite round, with the draw being held on 31 October. Ultimately, all four élite groups will send one team to the 'final four' tournament, scheduled for 26-28 April. Holders Boomerang Interviú, runners-up for the last two years MFK Dinamo Moskva, 2005 winners Action 21 Charleroi and Spanish outfit El Pozo Murcia FS are the four sides already confirmed in the élite round.
2006/07 UEFA Futsal Cup
Preliminary round
Group A (hosts in bold)
To be played 13-16 September | | Futsal Mad Max (FIN) | | Adana Yerevan (ARM) | | Roubaix Futsal (FRA) | | Fair City Santos (SCO) |
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Preliminary round
Group B (hosts in bold)
To be played 13-16 September | | Granvalira F.C. Encamp (AND) | | Toligma Chisinau (MOL) | | Doncaster College (ENG) | | Uni Futsal Bulle (SUI) |
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Preliminary round
Group C (hosts in bold)
To be played 10-13 September | | FC Mladost Sofia (BUL) | | KF Tirana (ALB) | | Hibernians FC (MLT) | | Skövde AIK (SWE) |
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Preliminary round
Group D (hosts in bold)
To be played 11-14 September | | FK Nafta Mažeikiai (LTU) | | Parnassos Nicosia (CYP) | | UFC Münster (GER) | | USC Eugendorf (AUT) |
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Main round
Group 1 (hosts in bold)
To be played 10-13 October | | Kairat Almaty (KAZ) | | Arzignano Grifo C/5 (ITA) | | Slov-Matic Fofo Bratislava (SVK) | | KMF Partizan Sarajevo (BIH) |
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Main round
Group 2 (hosts in bold)
To be played 12-15 October | | MNK Split (CRO) | | Athina '90 (GRE) | | Araz Naxçivan (AZE) | | Group C winner |
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Main round
Group 3 (hosts in bold)
To be played 9-12 October | | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) | | Clearex Chorzów (POL) | | KMF Alfa Parf Skopje (MKD) | | Group A winner |
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Main round
Group 4 (hosts in bold)
To be played 12-15 October | | Dorozhnik Minsk (BLR) | | Iberia 2003 Tbilisi (GEO) | | CC LKW Jistebník (CZE) | | Group D winner |
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Main round
Group 5 (hosts in bold)
To be played 10-13 October | | FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | | FC Raba Riga (LAT) | | Gödöllői Futsal Klub (HUN) | | Group B winner |
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Main round
Group 6 (hosts in bold)
To be played 12-15 October | | KMF Marbo Beograd (SCG) | | FC Marlène Kras Ster (NED) | | GIP Beton MTO Zagorje (SLO) | | CIP Deva (ROU) |
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The draw for the Preliminary and Main rounds was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon on 7 July 2006. The top two teams from each Main round group progress to the Elite round, where they will join holders Boomerang Interviú and fellow seeds MFK Dinamo Moskva, Action 21 Charleroi and El Pozo Murcia FS in four pools of four sides drawn on 31 October and played in December. The group winners advance to the Final Four event on 26-28 April 2007.
