Courtesy: UEFA.com


New faces Feniks among preliminary round winners

Kosovan debutants FC Feniks have reached the UEFA Futsal Cup main round along with APOEL, Athina '90, Hamburg, Centar Sarajevo, Göteberg, Tbilisi State University and Maribor.

Sunday 21 August 2016

APOEL Nicosia, Athina '90, Hamburg Panthers, Centar Sarajevo, IFK Göteberg, Tbilisi State University, Brezje Maribor and FC Feniks have all won their UEFA Futsal Cup preliminary round groups to book their places in October's main round.

Kosovan side Feniks made the biggest splash as they progressed on their competition debut, the only club from among 12 new faces to survive the initial round. They also hold the distinction of being the first team from Kosovo to compete in any UEFA tournament.

The main round draw has already been made, with Centar Sarajevo given the task of playing, among others, former runners-up Sporting CP, while Feniks and Tbilisi State University will both take on past bronze-medallists Araz Naxçıvan.

Preliminary round group winners

Group A: APOEL Nicosia (CYP)

Group B: Athina '90 (GRE)

Group C: Hamburg Panthers (GER)

Group D: Centar Sarajevo (BIH)

Group E: IFK Göteberg (SWE)

Group F: Tbilisi State University (GEO)

Group G: Brezje Maribor (SVN)

Group H: FC Feniks (KOS)

Top scorer: Rami Tirkkonen, Sievi Futsal (9)

Main round draw (11–16 October)

Group 1: ETO Győr (HUN), Kremlin-Bicêtre United (FRA), Energy Lviv (UKR)*, Brezje Maribor (SVN)

Group 2: Araz Naxçıvan (AZE), Zelezarec Skopje (MKD)*, FC Feniks (KOS), Tbilisi State University (GEO)

Group 3: Nikars Riga (LVA), Grand Pro Varna (BUL)*, Hamburg Panthers (GER), IFK Göteberg (SWE)

Group 4: Ekonomac Kragujevac (SRB)*, LSN Lida (BLR), Nacional Zagreb (CRO), Athina '90 (GRE)

Group 5: Sporting CP (POR), Halle-Gooik (BEL), Real Rieti (ITA)*, Centar Sarajevo (BIH)

Group 6: EP Chrudim (CZE)*, City'US Târgu Mureş (ROU), Pinerola Bratislava (SVK), APOEL Nicosia (CYP)

*hosts

The top two in each group join the four teams given byes to the elite round

Bye to elite round (draw 21 October)
Ugra Yugorsk (RUS, holders)
Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
Inter FS (ESP)
FC Dynamo (RUS)

Elite round played: 22–27 November
Four-team knockout finals: late April



Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com