2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League

The 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League will be the 35th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament, and the 20th edition organized by UEFA. It will also be the third edition since the tournament was rebranded from "UEFA Futsal Cup" to "UEFA Futsal Champions League".[1]

2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League
The Minsk Arena in Minsk will host the final tournament
Tournament details
DatesQualifying rounds:
13 October 2020 – 21 February 2021
Final tournament:
22–24 or 23–25 April 2021
TeamsFinal tournament: 4
Total: maximum 59 (from maximum 55 associations)

The final tournament will be held at the Minsk Arena in Minsk, Belarus.[2] The venue was originally appointed to host the 2020 final tournament, but on 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the 2020 finals to Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona, Spain due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and Minsk will instead host the following season's finals in April 2021.[3][4]

Association team allocation

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

  • The top three-ranked associations can enter two teams.
  • The winners of the 2019–20 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).

As a result, a maximum of 59 teams from the 55 UEFA associations may enter this season's competition.

Distribution

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.

Teams

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for entering the tournament had been postponed until further notice.[5]

All teams in italics are declared champions or selected to play by the national association following an abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and are subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Legend
  • TH: Title holders
Qualified teams for 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League
Rank Association Team
TH TBD
 Albania
 Andorra Encamp[Note AND]
 Armenia Leo[7]
 Austria Allstars[8]
 Azerbaijan
 Belarus Viten Orsha[9]
 Belgium Charleroi[Note BEL]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Salines[Note BIH]
 Bulgaria Cherno More[Note BUL]
 Croatia
 Cyprus Omonia[Note CYP]
 Czech Republic Chrudim[Note CZE]
 Denmark
 England TBC[Note ENG]
 Estonia Viimsi Smsraha[Note EST]
 Faroe Islands
 Finland Akaa[Note FIN]
 France ACCS[Note FRA]
 Georgia
 Germany
 Gibraltar Lynx[Note GIB]
 Greece AEK[Note GRE]
 Hungary TBC[Note HUN]
 Iceland Víkingur Ólafsvík[10]
 Israel
 Italy Pesaro[Note ITA]
 Kazakhstan
 Kosovo Mabetex Prishtina[11]
 Latvia
 Liechtenstein
 Lithuania Vytis[Note LTU]
 Luxembourg Differdange 03[Note LUX]
 Malta Luxol St Andrews[Note MLT]
 Moldova
 Montenegro
 Netherlands Hovocubo[Note NED]
 North Macedonia Shkupi[Note MKD]
 Northern Ireland
 Norway Utleira[12]
 Poland Rekord Bielsko-Biała[Note POL]
 Portugal TBC[Note POR]
 Republic of Ireland
 Romania
 Russia
 San Marino Fiorentino[Note SMR]
 Scotland
 Serbia Red Star Belgrade[Note SRB]
 Slovakia MIMEL Lučenec[Note SVK]
 Slovenia Dobovec[Note SVN]
 Spain
 Sweden Hammarby IF[13]
  Switzerland Minerva[Note SUI]
 Turkey
 Ukraine Prodexim Kherson[Note UKR]
 Wales
TBD
TBD
TBD
Notes
  1. ^
    Andorra (AND): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra.[14] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Encamp, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Andorran Football Federation.[15]
  2. ^
    Belgium (BEL): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.[16] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Charleroi (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Royal Belgian Football Association.[17]
  3. ^
    Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[18] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Salines (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]
  4. ^
    Bulgaria (BUL): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.[20] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Cherno More (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Bulgarian Football Union.[21]
  5. ^
    Cyprus (CYP): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus.[22] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Omonia, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Cyprus Football Association.[23]
  6. ^
    Czech Republic (CZE): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Chrudim (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Association of the Czech Republic.[24]
  7. ^
    England (ENG): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[25] The team selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Association will be confirmed later.
  8. ^
    Estonia (EST): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Viimsi Smsraha (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Estonian Football Association.[26]
  9. ^
    Finland (FIN): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland.[27] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Akaa, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Association of Finland.[28]
  10. ^
    France (FRA): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[29] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, ACCS, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the French Football Federation.[30]
  11. ^
    Gibraltar (GIB): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Gibraltar.[31] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Lynx, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champion's League by the Gibraltar Football Association.[32]
  12. ^
    Greece (GRE): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece.[33] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, AEK (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champion's League by the Hellenic Football Federation.[34]
  13. ^
    Hungary (HUN): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.[35] The team selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Hungarian Football Federation will be confirmed later.
  14. ^
    Italy (ITA): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[36] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Pesaro, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Italian Football Federation.[37]
  15. ^
    Lithuania (LTU): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Vytis (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Lithuanian Football Federation.[38]
  16. ^
    Luxembourg (LUX): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg.[39] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Differdange 03, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Luxembourg Football Federation.[40]
  17. ^
    Malta (MLT): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta.[41] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Luxol St Andrews (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Malta Football Association.[42]
  18. ^
    Netherlands (NED): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Hovocubo, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[43]
  19. ^
    North Macedonia (MKD): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[44] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Shkupi, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Federation of North Macedonia.[45]
  20. ^
    Poland (POL): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Rekord Bielsko-Biała (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Polish Football Association.[46]
  21. ^
    Portugal (POR): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[47] The team selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Portuguese Football Federation will be confirmed later.
  22. ^
    San Marino (SMR): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino.[48] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Fiorentino (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the San Marino Football Federation.[49]
  23. ^
    Serbia (SRB): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.[50] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Red Star Belgrade (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Association of Serbia.[51]
  24. ^
    Slovakia (SVK): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, MIMEL Lučenec (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Slovak Football Association.[52]
  25. ^
    Slovenia (SVN): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.[53] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Dobovec, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Association of Slovenia.[54]
  26. ^
    Switzerland (SUI): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.[55] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Minerva, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Swiss Football Association.[56]
  27. ^
    Ukraine (UKR): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.[57] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Prodexim Kherson (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Ukrainian Association of Football.[58]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[59] The tournament would have originally started in August 2020, but had been delayed to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Schedule for 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League
Round Draw Dates
Preliminary round 2 September 2020 13–18 October 2020
Main round 22–29 November 2020
Elite round 4 December 2020 16–21 February 2021
Final tournament TBA
  • Semi-finals: 22 or 23 April 2021
  • Third place match & Final: 24 or 25 April 2021

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