2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League

2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League

The Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona hosted the final tournament
Tournament details
Dates	Qualifying rounds: 27 August – 24 November 2019 Final tournament: 9–11 October 2020
Teams	Final tournament: 4 Total: 57 (from 53 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Barcelona (3rd title)
Runners-up	ElPozo
Third place	KPRF
Fourth place	Tyumen
Tournament statistics
Matches played	124
Goals scored	856 (6.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Season total: Renan Roberto Mantelli (16 goals) Final tournament: Yanar Asadov (2 goals)
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The 2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League was the 34th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament, and the 19th edition organized by UEFA. It was also the second edition since the tournament was rebranded from "UEFA Futsal Cup" to "UEFA Futsal Champions League".^[1]

The final tournament, originally scheduled to be played from 24 to 26 April 2020 at the Minsk Arena in Minsk, Belarus,^[2] was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.^[3] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the final tournament would be played from 9 to 11 October 2020 at the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona, Spain behind closed doors.^[4][5][6]

Barcelona defeated ElPozo in the final to win their third title.^[7] Sporting CP were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the elite round.

The association ranking based on the UEFA futsal national team coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:^[8]

• The top three-ranked associations can enter two teams.
• The winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Futsal Champions League qualify automatically, and thus their association can also enter a second team. If they are from the top three-ranked associations, the fourth-ranked association can also enter two teams.
• All other associations can enter one team (the winners of their regular top domestic futsal league, or in special circumstances, the runners-up).

For this season, the top four-ranked associations, Spain, Portugal, Russia and Kazakhstan, can enter two teams, as Portugal's entries include the title holders, Sporting CP.

Teams are ranked according to their UEFA futsal club coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons, to decide on the round they enter, as well as their seeding position in the preliminary round and main round draws.

The following is the access list for this season.^[9]

Access list for 2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League

		Teams entering in this round	Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round (34 teams)		34 teams ranked 23–56
Main round	Path A (16 teams)	1 title holder 15 teams ranked 1–11 and 16–19
	Path B (16 teams)	7 teams ranked 12–15 and 20–22	9 group winners from preliminary round
Elite round (16 teams)			4 group winners from main round path A 4 group runners-up from main round path A 4 group third-placed team from main round path A 4 group winners from main round path B
Final tournament (4 teams)			4 group winners from elite round

An equal-record total of 57 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA associations entered this season's competition (Faroe Islands and Liechtenstein did not enter).

The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 4 July 2019, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[10] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

• In the preliminary round, the 34 teams were drawn into nine groups: seven groups of four containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4, and two groups of three containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3. First, the nine teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 25 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.
• In the main round Path B, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4. First, the four teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 12 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions (including the nine preliminary round winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, which were allocated to first seeding position 4, then seeding position 3, then seeding position 2).
• In the main round Path A, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4. First, the four teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 12 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions. Teams from the same association could be drawn in the same group. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, teams from Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.

Legend

• TH: Title holders
• (H): Preliminary and main round hosts^[11]

Qualified teams for 2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League

Teams entering main round Rank Association Team Coeff.[9] Path Seed TH  Portugal (Team 2) Sporting CP 67.883 A 1 1  Spain (Team 1) Barcelona 46.501 2  Kazakhstan (Team 1) Kairat 42.667 3  Portugal (Team 1) Benfica 30.833 4  Spain (Team 2) ElPozo 29.167 2 5  Serbia Ekonomac 19.001 6  Belgium Halle-Gooik (H) 15.999 7  Kazakhstan (Team 2) Ayat 15.000 8  Russia (Team 1) Tyumen 13.833 3 9  Russia (Team 2) KPRF 13.883 10  Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan 12.500 11  Slovenia Dobovec (H) 9.167 12  Belarus Stalitsa Minsk (H) 9.167 B 1 13  Italy Italservice Pesaro 8.833 14  Croatia Novo Vrijeme (H) 8.667 15  Poland Rekord Bielsko-Biała 8.335 16  Hungary MVFC Berettyóújfalu (H) 7.334 A 4 17  Ukraine Prodexim Kherson 7.333 18  Lithuania Vytis (H) 6.583 19  Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar 5.501 20  Czech Republic Sparta Praha (H) 5.000 B 2 21  Kosovo Liburni 4.667 22  Sweden Uddevalla (H) 4.335

Teams entering preliminary round Rank Association Team Coeff.[9] Seed 23  Armenia Leo 4.251 1 24  Romania Miercurea Ciuc 4.167 25  Slovakia Pinerola Bratislava 3.833 26  Latvia LDZ Cargo/DFA 3.667 27  Georgia Georgians Tbilisi 3.334 28  Malta Luxol St Andrews 3.334 29  Germany TSV Weilimdorf 3.250 30  Netherlands Hovocubo (H) 3.167 31  Finland Kampuksen Dynamo 2.833 32  Switzerland Minerva 2.626 2 33  Denmark JB Gentofte 2.335 34  Cyprus Omonia (H) 2.167 35  France Toulon Élite 2.000 36  North Macedonia Shkupi (H) 1.834 37  England Helvécia 1.667 38  Bulgaria Varna City (H) 1.500 39  Norway Sjarmtrollan (H) 1.417 40  Austria Allstars (H) 1.167 41  Montenegro Titograd (H) 1.167 3 42  Moldova Dinamo Chişinău 1.167 43  Gibraltar Lynx 1.001 44  Greece AEK (H) 1.000 45  Israel Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv 0.833 46  Albania Tirana 0.750 47  Luxembourg Racing Luxembourg 0.750 48  Wales Cardiff University 0.501 49  Turkey Gazi Üniversitesi 0.500 50  Republic of Ireland Blue Magic 0.334 4 51  Estonia SMS Viimsi (H) 0.333 52  Andorra Encamp 0.251 53  San Marino Fiorentino 0.167 54  Iceland Vængir Júpiters 0.000 55  Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast 0.000 56  Scotland PYF Saltires 0.000

In the preliminary round, main round, and elite round, each group is played as a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts.

In the final tournament, the four qualified teams play in knockout format (semi-finals, third place match, and final), either at a host selected by UEFA from one of the qualified teams or at a neutral venue.

In the preliminary round, main round, and elite round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):^[8]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
9. UEFA club coefficient;
10. Drawing of lots.

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[12]

Schedule for 2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League

Round	Draw	Dates
Preliminary round	4 July 2019	27 August – 1 September 2019
Main round		8–13 October 2019
Elite round	18 October 2019	19–24 November 2019
Final tournament	5 February 2020	Semi-finals: 9 October 2020 (originally 24 April 2020) Third place match & Final: 11 October 2020 (originally 26 April 2020)

In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, the schedule of each group is as follows, with one rest day between matchdays 2 and 3 for four-team groups, and no rest days for three-team groups (Regulations Articles 19.04, 19.05 and 19.06):^[8]

Note: For scheduling, the hosts are considered as Team 1, while the visiting teams are considered as Team 2, Team 3, and Team 4 according to their seeding positions.

Group schedule

Matchday	Matches (4 teams)	Matches (3 teams)
Matchday 1	2 v 4, 3 v 1	3 v 1
Matchday 2	3 v 2, 1 v 4	2 v 3
Matchday 3	4 v 3, 1 v 2	1 v 2

The winners of each group advanced to the main round Path B to join the seven teams which receive byes (another 16 teams receive byes to the main round Path A). The preliminary round was scheduled to be played between 27 August and 1 September 2019.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toulon Élite	3	2	1	0	22	10	+12	7	Main round
2	SMS Viimsi (H)	3	2	1	0	15	8	+7	7
3	Kampuksen Dynamo	3	1	0	2	4	11	−7	3
4	Tirana	3	0	0	3	5	17	−12	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shkupi (H)	3	3	0	0	19	3	+16	9	Main round
2	LDZ Cargo/DFA	3	2	0	1	14	7	+7	6
3	Cardiff University	3	1	0	2	5	11	−6	3
4	Encamp	3	0	0	3	5	22	−17	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Miercurea Ciuc	3	3	0	0	19	6	+13	9	Main round
2	Minerva	3	1	1	1	11	13	−2	4
3	Blue Magic	3	0	2	1	8	17	−9	2
4	AEK (H)	3	0	1	2	10	12	−2	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Omonia (H)	3	2	1	0	21	8	+13	7	Main round
2	Gazi Üniversitesi	3	2	0	1	12	11	+1	6
3	Pinerola Bratislava	3	1	1	1	15	9	+6	4
4	Vængir Júpiters	3	0	0	3	2	22	−20	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	TSV Weilimdorf	3	3	0	0	22	9	+13	9	Main round
2	Allstars (H)	3	2	0	1	20	15	+5	6
3	Racing Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	14	19	−5	3
4	Sparta Belfast	3	0	0	3	9	22	−13	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luxol St Andrews	3	3	0	0	18	6	+12	9	Main round
2	Dinamo Chişinău	3	1	1	1	14	9	+5	4
3	Sjarmtrollan (H)	3	1	1	1	7	10	−3	4
4	Fiorentino	3	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hovocubo (H)	3	3	0	0	20	3	+17	9	Main round
2	Helvécia	3	2	0	1	17	11	+6	6
3	PYF Saltires	3	1	0	2	9	18	−9	3
4	Lynx	3	0	0	3	6	20	−14	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Georgians Tbilisi	2	2	0	0	12	3	+9	6	Main round
2	Maccabi Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv	2	1	0	1	3	10	−7	3
3	Varna City (H)	2	0	0	2	5	7	−2	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leo	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	6	Main round
2	JB Gentofte	2	1	0	1	8	7	+1	3
3	Titograd (H)	2	0	0	2	5	10	−5	0

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The main round was scheduled to be played between 8 and 13 October 2019.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

The top three teams of each group in Path A advanced to the elite round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting CP	3	3	0	0	20	1	+19	9	Elite round
2	Dobovec (H)	3	2	0	1	11	5	+6	6
3	Mostar	3	0	1	2	3	13	−10	1
4	Ekonomac	3	0	1	2	2	17	−15	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Benfica	3	2	1	0	14	3	+11	7	Elite round
2	Prodexim Kherson	3	2	1	0	16	7	+9	7
3	Halle-Gooik (H)	3	1	0	2	10	14	−4	3
4	Araz Naxçivan	3	0	0	3	4	20	−16	0