Organising body | UEFA |
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Founded | 2001 (rebranded in 2018) |
Region | Europe |
Current champions | Palma Futsal (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Inter Movistar (5 titles) |
Television broadcasters | List of broadcasters |
Website | Official website |
2023–24 UEFA Futsal Champions League |
The UEFA Futsal Champions League is an annual futsal competition for European club teams organized by UEFA. It was founded as the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2001 [1] and replaced the Futsal European Clubs Championship, an unofficial competition held since 1984. The final of the first edition was played in a single game in Lisbon, while the following four editions were decided over two legs. Since 2006–07, the winner is decided through a final four tournament.
In 2018, the tournament was rebranded as UEFA Futsal Champions League. [2]
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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Inter FS | 5 | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2018 | 2007, 2010, 2016 |
Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 2012, 2014, 2020, 2022 | 2015, 2021, 2024 |
Sporting CP | 2 | 5 | 2019, 2021 | 2011, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 |
Kairat Almaty | 2 | 1 | 2013, 2015 | 2019 |
Playas de Castellón | 2 | 0 | 2002, 2003 | |
Palma Futsal | 2 | 0 | 2023, 2024 | |
Dinamo Moskva | 1 | 5 | 2007 | 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Action 21 Charleroi | 1 | 2 | 2005 | 2002, 2003 |
Viz-Sinara Yekaterinburg | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2009 |
Benfica | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2004 |
Montesilvano | 1 | 0 | 2011 | |
Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk | 1 | 0 | 2016 | |
ElPozo Murcia | 0 | 2 | 2008, 2020 | |
Total | 23 | 23 |
Rank | Country | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finals | Total |
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1 | Spain | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
3 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
4 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
5 | Belgium | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total (12) | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 92 |
Note: There were no third place playoff matches prior the 2006–07 season and in the 2020–21 edition.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Spain | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
3 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
4 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
5 | Belgium | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 23 | 23 | 29 | 75 |
Rank | Player | Team(s) | Goals |
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1 | Ricardinho | Benfica, Inter FS, ACCS Futsal, Riga Futsal Club | 55 |
2 | André Vanderlei | Action 21 Charleroi, Châtelineau Futsal | 54 |
3 | Lúcio | Action 21 Charleroi, Iberia Star, Futsal Charleroi | 50 |
4 | Vitaliy Borisov | AMMK Baku, Olimpik, Araz Naxçivan, KMF Ekonomac | 45 |
5 | Cirilo | MFK Dinamo Moskva, Lokomotiv Daugavpils | 44 |
6 | Diego Cavinato | Sporting CP | 43 |
7 | Schumacher | Inter FS | 41 |
8 | Alex Martins | Action 21 Charleroi, Sporting CP | 40 |
Arnaldo Pereira | Benfica, FK Nikars, Baku United | 40 | |
Leo Conceição | Action 21 Charleroi | 40 |
Source: [13]
Record | Date | Game | Player | Age |
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Youngest player in the history of UEFA Futsal Cup participating in a game [14] | 3 October 2010 | Athina 90 3-9 Time Lviv | Panagiotis Paouris | 13 years, 9 months and 17 days |
Youngest player in the history of UEFA Futsal Cup scoring a goal [14] |
For the final four round, will be live streamed by UEFA TV in the unsold markets with highlights available in all territories. [15]
Country/Region | Broadcaster | |
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Free | Pay | |
Andorra | GOL PLAY | |
Spain | ||
Azerbaijan | Saran | |
Czechia | ||
Kazakhstan [16] | ||
Slovakia | ||
Turkey | ||
Balkans | Arena Sport | |
Baltic countries | NENT | |
Nordic countries | ||
Netherlands | ||
France | L'Équipe | |
Greece | Cosmote Sport | |
Israel | Sport 5 | |
Poland | Polsat Sport | |
Portugal | Eleven Sports | |
Ukraine | MEGOGO |
Country/Region | Broadcaster | |
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Free | Pay | |
Caribbean | ESPN | |
Latin America | ||
Central Asia | Saran |
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