The draws have been made for the 2026/27 UEFA Futsal Champions League preliminary and main rounds by competition appearance record-holder João Matos, who has retired after captaining Sporting CP to his and their third title last season.
The Malta Champions Luxol will be playing in Group 7 of the main round Path B. The games will be played in Torino, Italy with the other two teams will be determined after the Preliminary round winners of Group H, and Group B.
In all 56 clubs from 52 associations were involved in the draw. The 32 lowest-ranked teams enter in the preliminary round, with the remaining 24 clubs including holders Sporting CP starting in the main round, which will produce the 16 teams that will take part in the knockout phase leading to the eventual four-team finals in May.
Preliminary round draw
Group A: FC Vrhnika (SVN), Athletic Futsal Club Graz (AUT, hosts), KMF Proekt (MKD), Maccabi Netanya Futsal (ISR)
Group B: Hjørring Futsal Klub (DEN), Tirana Futsal (ALB, hosts), APOEL FC Nicosia (CYP), Futsal Club Cardiff (WAL)
Group C: MNK Buba Mara (BIH, hosts), MFC CIU (GEO), Utleira Idrettslag (NOR), Lynx FC (GIB)
Group D: Drenica Futsal (KOS), Újpest FC (HUN, hosts), S.S. Murata (SMR), Sakarya Karasu 1933 SK (TUR)
Group E: TSV Weilimdorf (GER), FC Tallinn B.P. (EST), Unisport FC (ARM, hosts), KM Reykjavik (ISL)
Group F: Doukas SAC (GRE, hosts), Blue Magic FC Dublin (IRL), Sparta Belfast (NIR), London Genesis Futsal (ENG)
Group G: FK Chrudim (CZE), KMF Studentski Dom (MNE, hosts), FC Kalmar (SWE), PYF Saltires (SCO)
Group H: Futsal Mad Max (FIN), FC Clic Chişinău (MDA), Amigo Northwest (BUL, hosts), Ranger’s FC (AND)
Matches between 25 and 30 August, mini-tournament dates TBC
Main round Path A draw
Group 1: Barça (ESP), Futsal Club Semey (KAZ), Futsal Klub Lučenec (SVK, hosts), Futsal Minerva (SUI)
Group 2: Kairat Almaty (KAZ), Sporting Anderlecht Futsal (BEL, hosts), United Galati (ROU), TFK Beitar (LVA)
Group 3: Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR, holders), Etoile Lavalloise (FRA), MNK Olmissum (CRO, hosts), FC Stalitsa Minsk (BLR)
Group 4: SL Benfica (POR), ElPozo Murcia (ESP), FC HIT Kyiv (UKR), Tigers Roermond (NED, hosts)
Matches between 27 October and 1 November, mini-tournament dates TBC
Main round Path B draw
Group 5: Piast Gliwice (POL, hosts), Araz-Naxçivan (AZE), Preliminary round winner Group C, Preliminary round winner Group E
Group 6: Kauno Žalgiris (LTU), FC Differdange 03 (LUX, hosts), Preliminary round winner Group F, Preliminary round winner Group D
Group 7: Luxol St. Andrews Futsal (MLT), L84 Torino (ITA, hosts), Preliminary round winner Group H, Preliminary round winner Group B
Group 8: KMF Loznica-Grad 2018 (SRB, hosts), SC Athletic Futsal (UKR), Preliminary round winner Group A, Preliminary round winner Group G
Matches between 27 October and 1 November, mini-tournament dates TBC
In accordance with the relevant decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee, teams from the following associations may not play against each other:
Armenia – Azerbaijan
Kosovo – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo – Serbia
Ukraine – Belarus
Should a team be drawn into a group where a prohibited pairing would arise, that team will be allocated to the first suitable available group in accordance with the draw sequence. As the preliminary round winners are not known at the time of the draw, such prohibited pairings may arise in main round Path B once the preliminary round has been completed. In this case, the preliminary round winner concerned will be exchanged with the team occupying the same position in the next suitable main round Path B group. If the clash occurs in the last group, the team will be exchanged with the team in the same position in the first suitable group
Calendar
Preliminary & main round draw: 8 July
Preliminary round: 25–30 August
Main round: 27 October–1 November
Round of 16 & quarter-final draw: 4 November
Round of 16 (two legs): 23 November & 4 December
Quarter-finals (two legs): 8 & 19 February
Finals: 6 or 7 & 8 or 9 May (Venue TBC)
Format
Preliminary round
• The 32 lowest-ranked teams enter in this round.
• Teams were drawn into eight groups of four played as one-venue mini-tournaments with seeding based on coefficient and teams selected in advance as hosts, drawn separately.
• The eight group winners progress to Path B of the main round.
Preliminary round group hosts
MNK Buba Mara (BIH, seeding position 1)
Doukas SAC (GRE, position 1)
Újpest FC (HUN, position 2)
KMF Studentski Dom (MNE, position 2)
Tirana Futsal (ALB, position 2)
Athletic Futsal Club Graz (AUT, position 2)
Amigo Northwest (BUL, position 3)
Unisport FC (ARM, position 3)
Main round Path A
• Holders Sporting CP, the next 11 top-ranked clubs and the teams ranked 16th to 19th are involved in this path.
• As in the previous draw, teams were allocated one of four seeding positions and four clubs were designated as hosts, drawn separately while maintaining their seeding positions. There was no country protection.
• The top three teams in each of the four groups progress to the round of 16.
Main round Path A group hosts
Sporting Anderlecht Futsal (BEL, position 2)
MNK Olmissum (CRO, position 3)
Futsal Klub Lučenec (SVK, position 3)
Tigers Roermond (NED, position 4)
Main round Path B
• The teams ranked 12th to 15th and those ranked 20th to 23rd begin in this path and will be joined by the eight preliminary round qualifiers. In all, 16 teams will be involved in this path.
• As in the previous draw, teams were allocated one of four seeding positions and four clubs were designated as hosts, drawn separately while maintaining their seeding positions.
• The winners of each of the four groups (also played as single-venue mini-tournaments) progress to the round of 16.
Main round Path B group hosts
Piast Gliwice (POL, position 1)
KMF Loznica-Grad 2018 (SRB, position 1)
L84 Torino (ITA, position 2)
FC Differdange 03 (LUX, position 2)
