The 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 31st edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament. This was the 16th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format organized by UEFA.
In the final, Inter FS defeated Sporting CP to win their fourth title. Kairat Almaty defeated Ugra Yugorsk, who were the defending champions, to finish third.
Teams A total of 52 teams from 51 of the 55 UEFA member associations entered the tournament, which was a record number of entries and included first-time entrants from Kosovo and San Marino. Each association could enter one team, the winners of their regular top domestic futsal league (or in special circumstances, the runners-up). Moreover, the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup qualified automatically as title holders, and thus their association could enter a second team.
Teams were ranked according to their UEFA coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons, to decide on the round they entered. The top four teams (with the title holders being the automatic top seed) entered the elite round, the next 16 teams (ranked 5–20) entered the main round, and the bottom 32 teams (ranked 21–52) entered the preliminary round.
For teams entering the preliminary round or main round, they were assigned a seeding position according to their ranking for the respective draw, with eight teams pre-selected as hosts for the preliminary round and six teams pre-selected as hosts for the main round (marked by (H) below).
RankAssociationTeamQualified throughElite round1 RussiaUgra Yugorsk 2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup34.000—2 KazakhstanKairat Almaty2015–16 Kazakhstani Futsal Championship50.3333 SpainInter FS2015–16 Primera División de Futsal43.5004 RussiaDinamo Moskva2015–16 Russian Futsal Super League33.000Main round5 PortugalSporting CP2015–16 Liga Portuguesa de Futsal26.16616 AzerbaijanAraz Naxçivan2015–16 Azerbaijan Futsal Premier League20.5017 SerbiaEkonomac (H)2015–16 Serbian Prva Futsal Liga20.0008 Czech RepublicEP Chrudim (H)2015–16 Czech Futsal First League19.0019 HungaryETO Győr2015–16 Futsal Nemzeti Bajnokság I14.16810 LatviaNikars Riga2015–16 Latvian Futsal Premier League12.50011 BelarusLSM Lida2015–16 Belarusian Futsal Premier League10.833212 MacedoniaŽelezarec Skopje (H)2015–16 Macedonian Futsal First League9.50113 BelgiumHalle-Gooik2015–16 Belgian Futsal Division 19.00014 BulgariaGrand Pro Varna (H)2015–16 Bulgarian Premiere Futsal League8.62515 FranceKremlin-Bicêtre United2015–16 Championnat de France de Futsal8.50016 RomaniaCity'US Târgu Mureș2015–16 Futsal Liga I6.83417 UkraineEnergia Lviv (H)2015–16 Extra-Liga6.834318 SlovakiaPinerola Bratislava2015–16 Slovak Futsal Extraliga6.50019 ItalyReal Rieti (H)2015–16 Futsal Serie A6.33420 CroatiaNacional Zagreb2015–16 Croatian Prva HMNL5.501Preliminary round21 CyprusAPOEL Nicosia2015–16 Cypriot Futsal First Division5.000122 GreeceAthina 902015–16 Hellenic Futsal Premiere League4.50023 Bosnia and HerzegovinaCentar Sarajevo2015–16 Premier Futsal League of Bosnia and Herzegovina4.16724 EnglandOxford City Lions2015–16 FA National Futsal League3.83425 FinlandSievi Futsal (H)2015–16 Futsal-Liiga3.00126 GermanyHamburg Panthers2015–16 DFB Futsal Cup2.75027 NetherlandsAmsterdam SV2015–16 Topdivisie2.66728 SloveniaBrezje Maribor (H)2015–16 Slovenian Futsal League2.50029 GeorgiaTbilisi State University2015–16 Georgian Futsal League1.834230 SwedenIFK Göteborg2015–16 Swedish Futsal League1.58431 DenmarkJB Futsal Gentofte2015–16 Danish Futsal Championship1.25032 PolandZduńska Wola2015–16 Futsal Ekstraklasa1.16733 Republic of IrelandBlue Magic FC Dublin2015–16 Irish Futsal National League1.08334 NorwaySandefjord2015–16 NFF Futsal Eliteserie1.08335 TurkeyIstanbul Üniversitesi SK2015–16 Turkish Futsal League0.99936 AndorraFC Encamp (H)2015–16 Futsal Primera Divisió0.99937 MoldovaClassic Chișinău (H)2015–16 Moldovan Futsal National Division0.875338 GibraltarLynx FC2015–16 Gibraltarian Futsal League0.83439 AlbaniaKF Tirana2015–16 Albanian Futsal Championship0.75040 MaltaValletta FC2015–16 Maltese Futsal Premier League0.75041 MontenegroMilitary Futsal Team (H)2015–16 Montenegrin Futsal First League0.58442 AustriaSC Kaiserebersdorf (H)2015–16 Austrian Futsal Liga0.58443 IsraelASA Tel Aviv2015–16 Israeli Futsal League0.50044 ArmeniaASUE Futsal (H)2015–16 Armenian Futsal Premier League0.33445 SwitzerlandAFM Futsal Maniacs2015–16 Swiss Futsal Championship0.334446 EstoniaFC Cosmos2015–16 Saalijalgpalli Meistriliiga0.25047 LithuaniaFC Baltija (H)2015–16 Lithuanian Futsal Championship0.16748 WalesCardiff University Futsal Club2015–16 Wales Futsal League0.00049 ScotlandWattcell Futsal Club2015–16 Scottish Futsal League0.00050 LuxembourgFC Munsbach2015–16 Luxembourg Futsal League0.00051 KosovoFC Feniks2015–16 Kosovo Futsal League0.00052 San MarinoTre Fiori2015–16 Campionato Sammarinese di Futsal0.000
+Did not enter Faroe Islands Iceland Liechtenstein Northern Ireland
The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 7 July 2016, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: In the preliminary round, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4. First, the eight 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 24 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions. In the main round, the 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four, either containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3 and one group winner from the preliminary round, or containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–2 and two group winners from the preliminary round. First, the six 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 18 teams (including the eight preliminary round winners, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw) were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.
Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, teams from Azerbaijan/Armenia, Kosovo/Serbia, and Kosovo/Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be drawn into the same group. Should any of the above teams win their preliminary round group and qualify for a main round group with a team they cannot play against, they would be swapped with the next available team in their seeding position following the alphabetical order of the groups.
Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows.
RoundDrawDatesPreliminary round7 July 201616–21 August 2016Main round11–16 October 2016Elite round21 October 201622–27 November 2016Final tournament4 March 2017Semi-finals: 28 April 2017Third place match & Final: 30 April 2017
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 (semi-finals, third place match, and final), either at a host selected by UEFA from one of the teams, or at a neutral venue.
Tiebreakers In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02): Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question; Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question; Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question; If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 10 apply; Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches; Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches; If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings are determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage). Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points); Coefficient ranking; Drawing of lots.
Preliminary round The eight group winners advanced to the main round to join the 16 teams which received byes to the main round.
All times were CEST (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Main round The six group winners and the six group runners-up advanced to the elite round to join the four teams which received byes to the elite round.
All times were CEST (UTC+2).
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Elite round The draw for the elite round was held on 21 October 2016, 13:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one team which received byes to the elite round, and either two group winners and one group runner-up from the main round, or one group winner and two group runners-up from the main round. First, the four teams which were pre-selected as hosts (marked by (H) below) 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 main round group could not be drawn in the same group. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, FC Feniks (Kosovo) and Ekonomac (Serbia) could not have been drawn into the same group.
+Bye to elite roundTeam Ugra Yugorsk Kairat Almaty (H) Inter FS Dinamo Moskva+Advanced from main roundGroupWinnersRunners-up1 ETO Győr Brezje Maribor (H)2 Araz Naxçivan FC Feniks3 Nikars Riga Hamburg Panthers4 Ekonomac Nacional Zagreb (H)5 Sporting CP (H) Real Rieti6 EP Chrudim City'US Târgu Mureș
The four group winners advanced to the final tournament.
All times were CET (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final tournament The hosts of the final tournament was selected by UEFA from the four qualified teams, with UEFA announcing on 9 December 2016 that it would be hosted by Kairat Almaty at the Almaty Arena, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The draw for the final tournament was held on 4 March 2017, 15:45 ALMT (UTC+6), at the Almaty Central Stadium in Almaty, during half-time of the 2017 Kazakhstan Super Cup. The four teams were drawn into two semi-finals without any restrictions.
In the final tournament, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary; however, no extra time would be used in the third place match.
Bracket
All times are CEST (UTC+2); local times, ALMT (UTC+6), are in parentheses.
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamTotal1 Bolinha Araz Naxçivan—81—9 Alen Fetić Brezje Maribor423— Nenê APOEL Nicosia81—— Rami Tirkkonen Sievi Futsal9——— Denis Totošković Brezje Maribor531—6 Diogo Sporting CP—3508 Divanei Kairat Almaty——71 Archil Sebiskveradze Tbilisi State University44——
References
External links 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup European league standings