2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup explained

Tourney Name:UEFA Futsal Cup
Year:2014–2015
Dates:26 August 2014 – 26 April 2015
Num Teams:49
Associations:48
Champion Other:Kairat Almaty
Count:2
Second Other:FC Barcelona
Third Other:Sporting CP
Fourth Other:MFK Dina Moskva
Matches:103
Goals:717
Top Scorer:10 goals:
Café (SC Paris)
Roberto Tobe (Baku United FC)
Dmitri Prudnikov (MFK Dina Moskva)
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 29th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the 14th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.[1] [2]

Times are CET (UTC+1) during winter and CEST (UTC+2) during summer.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Main round

Note: FC Lokomotiv Kharkiv (Ukraine) were originally drawn into Group 3 with hosts MFK Dina Moskva (Russia). Due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a draw was held to reallocate Lokomotiv, and they switched groups with Futsal Team Charleroi (Belgium).[3]

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Elite round

FC Barcelona, Kairat Almaty, Araz Naxçivan and Sporting CP received a bye to the Elite Round due to their coefficient ranking.[4] The games were disputed between 18 and 23 of November 2014.[5]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Final four

The finals will be hosted by Sporting CP, following a decision of the UEFA Executive Committee on 26 January 2015.[6] The draw for the finals was made at half-time of the Primeira Liga match between Sporting CP and S.L. Benfica on 8 February 2015 at the Estádio José Alvalade, around 21:45 CET (UTC+1).[7] The matches will be played at MEO Arena, Lisbon on 24–26 April 2015.[8]

Semi-finals

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Final

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubTotal
1 CaféSporting Club de Paris37-10
Roberto TobeBaku United FC541-10
Dmitri PrudnikovMFK Dina Moskva44210
4 AugustoSporting Club de Paris549
5 Juhana JyrkiäinenFS Ilves Tampere8---8
Denis GumenyukMFC Stalitsa Minsk71--8
Mario RivillosInter FS53-8
Carlos Munoz DelgadoBaku United FC413-8
Leo JaraguáKairat Almaty-448
10 CarlinhosMFK Dina Moskva5207
Alex MartinsSporting CP-347
Leandro EsquerdinhaMFK Dina Moskva-347
13 RoninhoSporting Club de Paris6--6
Saro GalstyanFC Talgrig Yerevan6---6
PopoGibraltar Scorpions FC6---6
Kristijan GrbešaMNK Alumnus Zagreb42--6
Constantinos KouloumbrisFC APOEL Nicosia51--6
János RáblMVFC Berettyóújfalu6---6
Maksims SeņsFK Nikars Riga33--6
MarceloBaku United FC33--6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA Futsal Cup 2014/15. UEFA.
  2. Web site: Inter and Dina given tough tests in futsal draws. UEFA.com. 3 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Charleroi to swap with Lokomotiv. UEFA.com. 8 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Entries finalised for 2014/15 UEFA Futsal Cup. UEFA.com. 27 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Inter sent to Sporting in elite round draw. UEFA.com. 17 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Futsal Cup finals to return to Lisbon. UEFA.com. 26 January 2015.
  7. Web site: Futsal Cup finals draw on Sunday. UEFA.com. 3 February 2015.
  8. Web site: Sporting to face Barcelona in Futsal Cup semis. UEFA.com. 8 February 2015.