2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League

Association team allocation

• 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.

Distribution

Teams

• 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.
• 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.

• TH: Title holders
• : Preliminary and main round hosts

Format 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, either at a host selected by UEFA from one of the qualified teams or at a neutral venue. Tiebreakers In the preliminary round, main round, and elite round, teams are ranked according to points, and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings : Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; 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; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; 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 ; Disciplinary points ; UEFA club coefficient; Drawing of lots. Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows. Round Draw Dates Preliminary round [|4] July 2019 27 August – 1 September 2019 Main round 4 July 2019 8–13 October 2019 Elite round 18 October 2019 19–24 November 2019 Final tournament 5 February 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 : 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. Matchday Matches Matches 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 Preliminary round The winners of each group advanced to the main round Path B to join the seven teams which receive byes. The preliminary round was scheduled to be played between 27 August and 1 September 2019. Times are CEST, as listed by UEFA. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group [|C] ---- ---- Group [|D] ---- ---- Group E ---- ---- Group F ---- ---- Group G ---- ---- Group H ---- ---- Group I ---- ---- Main round The main round was scheduled to be played between 8 and 13 October 2019. Times are CEST, as listed by UEFA. Path A The top three teams of each group in Path A advanced to the elite round. Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- Group 3 ---- ---- Group 4 ---- ---- Path B The winners of each group in Path B advanced to the elite round. Group 5 ---- ---- Group 6 ---- ---- Group 7 ---- ---- Group 8 ---- ---- Elite round The draw for the elite round was held on 18 October 2019, 14:00 CEST, at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one Path A group winners, one Path A group runners-up, and two teams which were either Path A group third-placed teams or Path B group winners. First, the seven teams which were potential hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions, with the first four teams drawn selected as hosts. Next, the remaining nine teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions. Winners and runners-up from the same Path A group could not be drawn in the same group, but third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same Path A group. 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 ': Elite round hosts selected by draw ': Potential elite round hosts not selected by draw Group Winners Runners-up Third-placed teams Seed Seeding position 1 Seeding position 2 Seeding position 3 or 4 1 Sporting CP ' Dobovec Mostar 2 Benfica ' Prodexim Kherson Halle-Gooik 3 Barcelona Tyumen ' Ayat 4 KPRF ' ElPozo ' Kairat ' The winners of each group advanced to the final tournament. The elite round was scheduled to be played between 19 and 24 November 2019. Times are CET, as listed by UEFA. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Final tournament The final tournament, originally scheduled to be played on 24 and 26 April 2020 at the Minsk Arena, Minsk, was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. It was rescheduled to be played on 9 and 11 October 2020 at the Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona. Venue The original hosts venue of the final tournament was selected at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland on 4 December 2019, with the Minsk Arena in Minsk, Belarus appointed. This would have been the first time that the final tournament would be held at a neutral venue instead of in the country of one of the four qualified teams. 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 finals of the 2020–21 UEFA Futsal Champions League in April 2021. Qualified teams The following four teams qualified for the final tournament. In the following table, final tournaments until 2018 were in the Futsal Cup era, since 2019 were in the UEFA Futsal Champions League era. Only final tournaments in four-team format starting from 2007 are shown. Group Winners Previous final tournament appearances1 A KPRF - B Tyumen - C ElPozo 2 D Barcelona 6 Final draw The draw for the final tournament was held on 5 February 2020, 19:00 FET, by Aleksandr Hleb at the Belarus Olympic Committee headquarters in Minsk. The four teams were drawn into two semi-finals without any restrictions. Bracket In the semi-finals and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary; however, no extra time is used in the third place match. Times are CEST, as listed by UEFA. Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final Top goalscorers Preliminary round: Main round: Elite round: Rank Player Team Total 1 Renan Roberto Mantelli Omonia 8 8 — — 16 2 Tomáš Drahovský Sparta Praha — 3 4 — 7 2 Felipe Paradynski ElPozo — 5 2 7 2 Nilton Tavares De Pina Toulon Élite 7 0 — — 7