UEFA Futsal Champions League preliminary and main round draws

The UEFA Futsal Champions League preliminary and main round draws have been made.

All of the entrants will begin in one of these rounds, in both cases played as single-venue mini-tournaments. The four best-ranked eligible associations in the UEFA futsal national team coefficient rankings at the end of April 2024 enter two representatives (Portugal, Spain, Kazakhstan and Ukraine), with one club apiece from the other nations.

Holders lles Balears Palma (who will take up one of Spain's two berths) and the teams ranked 1 to 11 and 16 to 19 in the UEFA Futsal Champions League coefficient rankings enter the competition directly in Path A of the main round. Teams ranked 12 to 15 and 20 to 23 enter in Path B of the main round. All other teams enter the competition in the preliminary round.

Under the new format, the teams that progress from the main round (12 from Path A and four from Path B), go into a new two-legged round of 16, which will lead to two-legged quarter-finals and then the familiar four-team one-venue knockout finals.

Calendar

Preliminary round: 26–31 August
Main round: 28 October–2 November
Knockout draw (round of 16 onwards): 6 November
Round of 16 (two legs): 24 November & 5 December
 Quarter-finals (two legs): 23 February & 6 March
Finals: 7 or 8 & 9 or 10 May

How the draws worked and entry list

In accordance with the relevant decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee, teams from the following associations could not be drawn against each other:

Armenia – Azerbaijan
Kosovo – Serbia
Ukraine – Belarus

Should a clash have happened during the main round draw (eg Kosovo & Serbia), the club in question would be assigned to the next available slot. In addition, should a clash have happened in the main round, but following the completion of the preliminary round (eg Armenia & Azerbaijan, Belarus & Ukraine), the club in question would be swapped with the club in the same position from the next suitable group (or with the club from the first suitable group if the clash happened with the last group).

Preliminary round:

Draw procedure

• Teams were drawn into eight groups of four teams and allocated from each pot into Groups A to H in alphabetical order.
• The clubs were split into four seeding positions based on their coefficients.
• Eight teams starting in the preliminary round were pre-selected as mini-tournament hosts and drawn separately.
• The eight preliminary round group winners qualify for main round path B.

Seeding pots

Pot 1: Hosts

MNK Buba Mara (BIH, seeding position 1)
Futsal Club FORCA (MKD, 2)
AEK Futsal Club (GRE, 2)
Borås AIK (SWE, 2)
FC Ljuti Krajišnici (AUT, 2)
FSC Levski Sofia (BUL, 3)
FC Clic Chişinău (MDA, 3)
KF Vllaznia (ALB, 3)

The hosts were drawn into the position corresponding to their coefficient ranking.

Pot 2: Seeding position 4 (teams ranked 48 to 55)

Bolton Futsal Club (ENG)
S.S. Murata (SMR)
Futsal Club Cardiff (WAL)
Sparta Belfast (BEL)
Ísbjörninn (ISL)
Europa FC (GIB)
Maccabi Netanya Futsal (ISR)
Vangölü FK (TUR)

The eight teams were drawn into position 4 in Groups A to H.

Pot 3: Seeding position 3 (teams ranked 40 to 47 less hosts)

FC Tallinn B.P. (EST)
MFC CIU (GEO)
PYF Saltires (SCO)
Sjarmtrollan IL (NOR)
FC Encamp (AND)

The five teams were drawn into position 3 in Groups A to H missing out the groups which already had a host assigned to that position.

Pot 4: Seeding position 2 (teams ranked 32 to 39 less hosts)

AEL Limassol (CYP)
Blue Magic Dublin (IRL)
KMF Bajo Pivljanin (MNE)
TSV Weilimdorf (GER)

The four teams were drawn into position 2 in Groups A to H missing out the groups which already had a host assigned to that position.

Pot 5: Seeding position 1 (teams ranked 24 to 31 less hosts)

FC Vrhnika (SVN)
Araz Naxçivan (AZE)
Tigers Roermond (NED)
Yerevan Futsal Club (ARM)
Viten Orsha (BLR)
Futsal Club Veszprém (HUN)
Hjørring Futsal Klub (DEN)

The seven teams were drawn into position 1 in Groups A to H missing out the group which already had a host assigned to that position.

Main round:

Draw procedure

Path B

• Main round path B is composed of the eight preliminary round group winners and teams ranked 12 to 15 and 20 to 23.
• The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams and are allocated into Groups 5 to 8 in ascending order.
• One team starting in main round path B were pre-selected as mini-tournament hosts and drawn separately.
• There was no country protection.
• The winners of each group in main round path B qualify for the round of 16.

Seeding pots

Pot 6: Hosts

Catania C/5 (ITA, hosts)

Group 6, 7 and 8 were drawn without a host. The clubs of that group will have to decide amongst themselves who will host the mini-tournament following the preliminary round and by Thursday 4 September at the latest. If the clubs cannot agree, the UEFA administration will conduct a draw to determine the hosts on the next day.

Pot 7: Preliminary round winners (Seeding positions 3 and 4)

Preliminary round Group A winners
Preliminary round Group B winners
Preliminary round Group C winners
Preliminary round Group D winners
Preliminary round Group E winners
Preliminary round Group F winners
Preliminary round Group G winners
Preliminary round Group H winners

The eight preliminary round winners were drawn into position 4 then position 3 in Groups 5 to 8.

Pot 8: Seeding position 2 (teams ranked 20 to 23)

FC Differdange 03 (LUX)
Futsal Minerva (SUI)
FC Aurora Team (UKR)
Akaa Futsal (FIN)

The four teams were drawn into position 2 in Groups 5 to 8.

Pot 9: Seeding position 1 (teams ranked 12 to 15, less host)

United Galati (ROU)
Futsal Klub Lučenec (SVK)
FC Hit Kyiv (UKR)

The four teams were drawn into position 1 in Groups 5 to 8 missing out the group which already had a host assigned to that position.

Path A

• Holders Palma, the next 11 top-ranked clubs and further teams ranked 16th to 19th are involved in this path.
• Clubs were allocated one of four seeding positions as per their coefficients.
• Four sides were designated as hosts and drawn separately, while maintaining their seeding positions, and placed in Groups 1 to 4 in ascending order.
• The top three clubs in each of the four groups qualify for the round of 16.

Seeding pots

Pot 10: Hosts

AE Illes Balears Palma Futsal (ESP, holders, 1)
Novo Vrijeme Makarska (CRO, 3)
Piast Gliwice (POL, 3)
Luxol St. Andrews Futsal (MLT, 4)

The hosts were drawn into the position corresponding to their coefficient ranking.

Pot 11: Seeding position 4 (teams ranked 16 to 19 less host)

Kauno Žalgiris (LTU)
FK Chrudim (CZE)
FC Prishtina 01 (KOS)

The three teams were drawn into position 4 in Groups 1 to 4 missing out the group which already had a host assigned to that position.

Pot 12: Seeding position 3 (teams ranked 8 to 11, less hosts)

Etoile Lavalloise (FRA)
KMF Loznica-Grad 2018 (SRB)

The three teams were drawn into position 3 in Groups 1 to 4 missing out the groups which already had a host assigned to that position.

Pot 13: Seeding position 2 (teams ranked 4 to 7)

Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
Sporting Anderlecht Futsal (BEL)
Futsal Club Semey (KAZ)
Riga Futsal Club (LVA)

The four teams were drawn into position 2 in Groups 1 to 4.

Pot 14: Seeding position 1 (titleholders and teams ranked 1 to 3, less hosts)

Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
SL Benfica (POR)
Cartagena Costa Cálida (ESP)

The three teams were drawn into position 1 in Groups 1 to 4 missing out the group which already had a host assigned to that position.