Tough draw for Hibernians in UEFA Futsal Cup

UEFA-Futsal-CupChampions Hibernians were drawn with FS Ilves Tampere of Finland, Hamburg Panthers of Germany and JB Futsal Gentofte of Denmark in the Preliminary Round of the UEFA Futsal Cup. The 2013/14 preliminary and main round draws were made in Nyon on Wednesday.

The lowest-ranked 29 of the 49 clubs entering the competition will start in the preliminary round, played from 27 August to 1 September, split into eight sections. Only the eight group winners progress to join the 16 teams entering in the main round to be played from 1 to 6 October.

Hibernians will be playing in Group G. The group winner will join Slov-Matic Bratislava (SVK), FK Nikars Riga (LVA) and the winner of Group F in Group 1 of the main round.

Preliminary round draw
Group A: Sporting Clube de Paris (FRA), CSC Lexmax Chisinau (MDA), FK Nautara Kaunas (LTU)*

Group B: TS Wisła Kraków (POL)*, KF Jedinstvo Bilejo Polje (MNE), Baku United FC (ENG), KS Ali Demi (ALB)

Group C: Vegakameratene (NOR), Minerva Futsal Bern (SUI), Stella Rossa Wien (AUT)* , Fırat Üniversitesi Elazığ (TUR)

Group D: Asa Ben Gurion (ISR), KMF Tango Sarajevo (BIH), Wrexham Futsal Club (WAL)*

Group E: KMF Zelezarec Skopje (MKD), FC Grand Pro Varna (BUL)*, FC Shahumyan Yerevan (ARM), FC Encamp (AND)

Group F: VitEn Novolukomi (BLR), Eden College Futsal (IRL), Perth Saltires (SCO), Göteborg Futsal Club (SWE)*

Group G: FS Ilves Tampere (FIN)*, Hamburg Panthers (GER), JB Futsal Gentofte (DEN), Hibernians FC (MLT)

Group H: Athina ’90 Athens (GRE), FC Anzhi Tallinn (EST), Víkingur Ólafsvík (ISL)*

Main round draw
Group 1: Slov-Matic Bratislava (SVK), FK Nikars Riga (LVA)*, Winner Group F, Winner Group G

Group 2: Iberia Star Tbilisi (GEO), ETO FC Győr (HUN)*, Winner Group D, Winner Group E

Group 3: Marca Futsal (ITA), Tulpar Karagandy (KAZ), FC Lokomotiv Kharkiv (UKR)*, Winner Group A

Group 4: FK EP Chrudim (CZE), FC Litija (SVN), AC Omonia Nicosia (CYP)*, Winner Group B

Group 5: KMF Ekonomac Kragyjevac (SRB)*, Club Futsal Eindhoven (NED), MNK Nacional Zagreb (CRO), Winner Group C

Group 6: Araz Naxçivan (AZE), City’US Târgu Mures (ROU)*, Châtelineau Futsal (BEL), Winner Group H

*Hosts