2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League
Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying rounds: 24 November 2020 – 21 February 2021 Final tournament: 28 April – 3 May 2021 |
Teams | Final tournament: 8 Total: 55 (from 51 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sporting CP (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Barcelona |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 346 (6.65 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Season total: Petro Shoturma (7 goals) Final tournament: Ferrão (5 goals) |
The 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League was the 35th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament, and the 20th edition organized by UEFA. It was also the third edition since the tournament was rebranded from "UEFA Futsal Cup" to "UEFA Futsal Champions League".[1]
The final tournament was held at Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, Croatia from 28 April to 3 May 2021, and was the first time that the final tournament was held at a neutral venue instead of in the country of one of the qualified teams.[2] It was originally set to be held at the Minsk Arena in Minsk, Belarus,[3] which was originally appointed to host the 2020 final tournament. However, on 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the 2020 finals to Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona, Spain due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and Minsk instead hosted the 2021 finals.[4][5] On 23 February 2021, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the 2021 finals to the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[6][7] On 7 April 2021, the finals were once again relocated, this time to the Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, after the request of Croatian national health authorities to use the Arena Zagreb.[8]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the format of the competition was changed, with all qualifying matches played as single leg matches, and the final tournament consisting of eight instead of four teams.[9]
Sporting CP defeated title holders Barcelona in the final to win their second title.[10]
Association team allocation[edit]
The association ranking based on the UEFA futsal national team coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[11]
- 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).
For this season, the top three-ranked associations, Spain, Portugal and Russia, can enter two teams. As the title holders are from Spain, the fourth-ranked association, Kazakhstan, can also enter two teams.[12]
Distribution[edit]
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 in draws.
The following is the access list for this season under the revised format.[9][13]
Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
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Preliminary round (46 teams) |
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Round of 32 (32 teams) |
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Round of 16 (16 teams) |
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Final tournament (8 teams) |
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Teams[edit]
In early April 2020, UEFA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for entering the tournament had been postponed until further notice.[14]
A total of 55 teams from 51 of the 55 UEFA member associations participate in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League.[15] The title holders and the eight teams with the highest UEFA futsal club coefficients receive byes to the round of 32, and the other 46 teams enter the preliminary round.
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.[16]
- Legend
- TH: Title holders
Faroe Islands | Iceland | Liechtenstein | Moldova |
- Notes
- ^ Albania (ALB): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Albania. The previous season's champions, Tirana, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Albanian Football Association.
- ^ Andorra (AND): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra.[33] 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.[34]
- ^ Azerbaijan (AZE): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Araz Naxçivan (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.[35]
- ^ Belgium (BEL): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.[36] 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.[37]
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[38] 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.[39]
- ^ Bulgaria (BUL): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.[40] 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.[41]
- ^ Cyprus (CYP): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus.[42] 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.[43]
- ^ 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.[44]
- ^ England (ENG): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[45] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, Helvécia, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Association.[46]
- ^ 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.[47]
- ^ Finland (FIN): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland.[48] 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.[49]
- ^ France (FRA): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[50] 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.[51]
- ^ Gibraltar (GIB): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Gibraltar.[52] 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.[53]
- ^ Greece (GRE): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece.[54] 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.[55]
- ^ Hungary (HUN): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.[56] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, MVFC Berettyóújfalu, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Hungarian Football Federation.[57]
- ^ Israel (ISR): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, Ashdod Dolphins (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Israel Football Association.[58]
- ^ Italy (ITA): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[59] 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.[60]
- ^ Kazakhstan (KAZ): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan. The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment, Kairat and Aktobe, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan.[61]
- ^ 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.[62]
- ^ Luxembourg (LUX): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg.[63] 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.[64]
- ^ Malta (MLT): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta.[65] 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.[66]
- ^ 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.[67]
- ^ North Macedonia (MKD): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[68] 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.[69]
- ^ 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.[70]
- ^ Portugal (POR): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[71] The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment, Sporting CP and Benfica, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Portuguese Football Federation.[72]
- ^ Romania (ROU): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, United Galați, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Romanian Football Federation.[73]
- ^ San Marino (SMR): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino.[74] 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.[75]
- ^ Scotland (SCO): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, PYF Saltires (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Scottish Football Association.[76]
- ^ Serbia (SRB): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.[77] 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.[78]
- ^ 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.[79]
- ^ Slovenia (SVN): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.[80] 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.[81]
- ^ Switzerland (SUI): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.[82] 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.[83]
- ^ Turkey (TUR): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Piyalepaşa, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League by the Turkish Football Federation.[84]
- ^ Ukraine (UKR): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.[85] 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.[86]
- ^ Wales (WAL): The league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, Swansea University (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League by the Football Association of Wales.[87]
Schedule[edit]
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[9] The tournament would have originally started in August 2020, but were initially delayed to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. However, due to the continuing pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced a new format and schedule on 16 September 2020. Instead of mini-tournaments (preliminary round, main round, and elite round), all qualifying rounds will be played as single leg knockout matches, and the final tournament will consist of eight instead of four teams.[88] All matches are played behind closed doors until further notice.
Round | Draw | Dates |
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Preliminary round | 27 October 2020 | 24–29 November 2020 |
Round of 32 | 9 December 2020 | 12–17 January 2021 |
Round of 16 | 21 January 2021 | 16–21 February 2021 |
Final tournament (quarter-finals, semi-finals, final) | No draw | 28 April – 3 May 2021 |
The schedule of the competition announced in June 2020, under the original format, was as follows (all draws held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).
Round | Draw | Dates |
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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 | Early 2021 (Minsk) |
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Preliminary round[edit]
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 27 October 2020, 13:30 CET.[89]
Seeding[edit]
The 46 teams were seeded based on their UEFA futsal club coefficients.[13] Prior to the draw, teams unable to host (indicated by italics below) notified UEFA accordingly, and UEFA divided the teams into six groups containing an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams, which would be drawn separately. First, a seeded team able to host was drawn against an unseeded team unable to host, with the former to be the home team, until all latter teams were drawn. Next, a seeded team unable to host was drawn against an unseeded team able to host, with the latter to be the home team, until all former teams were drawn. Finally, a seeded team able to host was drawn against an unseeded team able to host, with the first team drawn of the two to be the home team.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
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Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | |||
Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
Summary[edit]
The matches were played between 24–29 November 2020.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Olmissum | 9–1 | Viimsi Smsraha |
Hohenstein-Ernstthal | 6–2 | Piyalepaşa |
Petrow | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | MIMEL Lučenec |
Chrudim | 2–1 | Akaa |
Shkupi | 3–0 | Blue Magic |
Allstars | 2–6 | Luxol St Andrews |
ACCS | 7–3 | Red Star Belgrade |
Viten Orsha | 7–0 | Cherno More |
Charleroi | 13–1 | Lynx |
Prishtina | 3–0 | Tirana |
Titograd | 0–6 | Pesaro |
Encamp | 3–10 | Salines |
Omonia | 6–0 | Fiorentino |
Prodexim Kherson | 28–1 | Rosario |
Gentofte | 5–0 (awd.)[A] | Leo |
AEK | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Araz Naxçivan |
Minerva | 5–0 (awd.)[B] | PYF Saltires |
Vytis | 3–1 | Hammarby IF |
Differdange 03 | 6–0 | Helvécia |
Utleira | 0–11 | Hovocubo |
Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 6–0 | Swansea University |
United Galați | 1–0 | Ashdod Dolphins |
Tbilisi State University | 3–4 | MVFC Berettyóújfalu |
- ^ The preliminary round match between Gentofte and Leo was cancelled due to Leo refusing to travel to Denmark for the match.[90] The match was awarded as a 5–0 win for Gentofte.[91]
- ^ The preliminary round match between Minerva and PYF Saltires was cancelled due to PYF Saltires refusing to travel to Switzerland for the match.[92] The match was awarded as a 5–0 win for Minerva.[91]
Matches[edit]
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Olmissum | 9–1 | Viimsi Smsraha |
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Hohenstein-Ernstthal | 6–2 | Piyalepaşa |
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Petrow | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | MIMEL Lučenec |
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Shkupi | 3–0 | Blue Magic |
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Allstars | 2–6 | Luxol St. Andrews |
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ACCS | 7–3 | Red Star Belgrade |
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Viten Orsha | 7–0 | Cherno More |
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Omonia | 6–0 | Fiorentino |
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Prodexim Kherson | 28–1 | Rosario |
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AEK | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Araz Naxçivan |
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Minerva | 5–0 Awarded[91] | PYF Saltires |
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Vytis | 3–1 | Hammarby IF |
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Differdange 03 | 6–0 | Helvécia |
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Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 6–0 | Swansea University |
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United Galați | 1–0 | Ashdod Dolphins |
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Tbilisi State University | 3–4 | MVFC Berettyóújfalu |
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Round of 32[edit]
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 9 December 2020, 14:00 CET.[94]
Seeding[edit]
The 32 teams, including the nine teams which received a bye (indicated by bold below) and the 23 winners of the preliminary round, were seeded based on their UEFA futsal club coefficients (the title holders were automatically seeded first).[95] Prior to the draw, teams unable to host (indicated by italics below) notified UEFA accordingly, and UEFA divided the teams into four groups containing an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams, which would be drawn separately. First, a seeded team able to host was drawn against an unseeded team unable to host, with the former to be the home team, until all latter teams were drawn. Next, a seeded team unable to host was drawn against an unseeded team able to host, with the latter to be the home team, until all former teams were drawn. Finally, a seeded team able to host was drawn against an unseeded team able to host, with the first team drawn of the two to be the home team.
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
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Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
Group 3 | Group 4 | ||
Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
Summary[edit]
The matches were played on 15 and 16 January 2021.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Barcelona | 9–2 | Prishtina |
Luxol St Andrews | 2–3 | Dobovec |
Minerva | 1–5 | Benfica |
Chrudim | 4–0 | Differdange 03 |
Inter FS | 6–2 | Hovocubo |
ACCS | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Pesaro |
Olmissum | 4–1 | Charleroi |
Sporting CP | 12–1 | Gentofte |
AEK | 2–5 | Aktobe |
Viten Orsha | 3–5 | Kairat |
Prodexim Kherson | 5–1 | Shkupi |
Hohenstein-Ernstthal | 0–2 | Vytis |
Salines | 2–5 | Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk |
MIMEL Lučenec | 1–7 | KPRF |
Omonia | 0–2 | MVFC Berettyóújfalu |
Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 3–6 | United Galați |
Matches[edit]
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Chrudim | 4–0 | Differdange 03 |
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Olmissum | 4–1 | Charleroi |
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Sporting CP | 12–1 | Gentofte |
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Viten Orsha | 3–5 | Kairat |
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Prodexim Kherson | 5–1 | Shkupi |
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FC Salines | 2–5 | Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk |
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MIMEL Lučenec | 1–7 | KPRF |
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Round of 16[edit]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 January 2021, 14:00 CET.[96]
Seeding[edit]
The 16 winners of the round of 32 were seeded based on their UEFA futsal club coefficients (the title holders, should they qualify, were automatically seeded first).[97] A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the first team drawn of the two to be the home team. Based on political restrictions, teams from Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn against each other.
Seeded | Unseeded |
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