Tickets now available from Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices

Tickets for the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round, to be hosted in the Odivelas Multiuse Arena from the 24th to the 27th of November, are now on sale at the Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices.

Ticket sales are currently exclusively for competition tickets (3 days/6 matches) and will run from the 17th of November to the 23rd of November. Tickets are priced at 10€ for club members and 15€ for fans.

Sporting's futsal department on the coming UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round

The Odivelas Multiuse Arena will once again host the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round later this month, but despite what is now quite a tradition of Sporting CP organising the event, director Miguel Albuquerque was still caught by surprise: "the Final Four that we organised in the Meo Arena was considered as the best event ever by UEFA and that only makes us even more determined to carry on doing this kind of thing. I would like to see us put a bid in every time and UEFA trusts us because we are serious. Of course we want to win the competition, but we also want to put on a show."

Coach Nuno Dias also reflected this week on the coming challenge, highlighting the role of the fans: "The fans are really important and they know it. They know how important their support is for us and we hope to see that translate into success. We will be ready and the fans will get behind us."

Coach João Matos also took a moment to speak with the press about the competition, analysing Sporting CP0s opposition: "We really want to get into the Final Four and win it, but we hae to take it one step at a time. We will have some hard games in Odivelas against some good teams, but we are a strong side as well."

Sales information for Sporting CP's hosting in the Odivelas Multiuse Arena

Tickets for the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round, to be hosted by Sporting CP in the Odivelas Multiuse Arena from the 24th to the 27th of November, will go on sale on Saturday the 12th of November in the Casal Vistoso Arena.

Ticket offices will open at 19h30, exclusively for the competition tickets (3 days/6 matches). Gamebox Futsal holders must purchase tickets for the competition, priced as follows:

» MEMBERS | €10 (competition ticket for 3 days/6 matches) or €5 (daily tickets with access to two matches per day)
» FANS | €15 (competition ticket for 3 days/6 matches) or €7.5 (daily tickets with access to two matches per day)

SALES INFORMATION:

12TH OF NOVEMBER (Sporting CP vs Leões de Porto Salvo)
. From 19h30 in the Casal Vistoso Arena
. Sales exclusively for competition tickets (3 days/6 matches)
. Free ticket for Sporting CP vs Leões de Porto Salvo

16TH OF NOVEMBER (Sporting CP vs AD Fundão)
. From 17h30 in the Odivelas Multiuse Arena
. Sales exclusively for competition tickets (3 days/6 matches)
. Free ticket for Sporting CP vs AD Fundão

17TH TO 23RD OF NOVEMBER
. Ticket Office – Central Stand (from 10h to 20h)
. Sales exclusively for competition tickets (3 days/6 matches)

21ST TO 23RD OF NOVEMBER
. Odivelas Multiuse Arena (from 11h to 19h)
. Sales of competition tickets and daily tickets

24TH OF NOVEMBER (1st day of competition)
. Odivelas Multiuse Arena (from 10h)
. Sales of competition tickets and daily tickets

25TH OF NOVEMBER (2nd day of competition)
. Odivelas Multiuse Arena (from 10h)
. Sales of competition tickets and daily tickets

26TH OF NOVEMBER
. Odivelas Multiuse Arena (from 11h to 21h)
. Sales of competition tickets and daily tickets

27TH OF NOVEMBER (3rd day of competition)
. Odivelas Multiuse Arena (from 10h)
. Sales of competition tickets and daily tickets

The teams participating in Group D are:

» Sporting CP (Portugal)
» FC Dynamo (Russia)
» ETO Gyor (Hungary)
» City US Targu Mures (Romania)

24TH OF NOVEMBER (1st day of competition)
18H00 | FC Dynamo vs City US Targu Mures
20H30 | Sporting CP vs ETO Gyor

25TH OF NOVEMBER (2nd day of competition)
18H00 | ETO Gyor vs FC Dynamo
20H30 | Sporting CP vs City US Targu Mures

27TH OF NOVEMBER (3rd day of competition)
14H30 | City US Targu Mures vs ETO Gyor
17H00 | Sporting CP vs FC Dynamo

Miguel Albuquerque analyses Friday's UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round draw

"From the four seeded teams, I would have picked Ugra Yugorsk", said Miguel Albuquerque after the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round draw this Friday, which puts Sporting CP in Group D along with FC Dynamo, ETO Gyõri and Târgu Mures.

Reflecting further on the draw, the Alvalade futsal director added: “FC Dynamo and Sporting CP are both clubs that want to win a trophy. In theory the other teams are a bit easier, but we will have to be at our best. FC Dynamo and Sporting CP will battle for the place in the Final Four, as long as we don't slip up in the other games."

Sporting paired with FC Dynamo for November's tournament in Odivelas

The draw for the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round took place this Friday, placing Sporting CP in group D.

Accompanying Sporting CP in the Elite Round will FC Dynamo (Russia), Eto Futsal Gyõri (Hungary) and City'US Târgu Mures (Romania). 

Seeded teams join put of twelve qualified from the UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round

The groups for the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round are now set and Sporting CP can sit back and relax ahead of next Friday's draw, which will see the introduction of four seeded teams.

Teams qualified From Main Round:

Group 1: Győri ETO (HUN), Brezje Maribor (SVN)

Group 2: Araz Naxçıvan (AZE), FC Feniks (KOS)

Group 3: Nikars Riga (LVA), Hamburg Panthers (GER)

Group 4: Ekonomac Kragujevac (SRB), Nacional Zagreb (CRO)

Group 5: SPORTING CP (POR), Real Rieti (ITA)

Group 6: EP Chrudim (CZE), City'US Târgu Mureş (ROU)

Teams directly found: Ugra Yugorsk (RUS, detentor do troféu), Kairat Almaty (KAZ), Inter FS (ESP), FC Dynamo (RUS)

Nuno Dias reflects on the UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round

Nuno Dias inspired Sporting to 16 goals scored and just 2 conceded in the UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round over the course of last week.

“First we look to secure results and then to play well, especially against tough teams. We pulled off both things and we played really well. We finished in first and we won against the Italian runner-up on their turf. We are satisfied", said the Alvalade futsal coach, continuing: "We have strengthened our squad this year and we want to get as far as we can in this competition. Where the next round will be played doesn't depend on us and there are some really strong sides coming into the competition now. We will wat and see what comes from the draw."

Diogo setting his sights on UEFA Futsal Cup silverware

Sporting CP beat Real Rieti 4-0 this weekend, in a match that saw Diogo net a fantastically acrobatic strike.

"We have to improvise when that sort of thing happens. I pulled it off an I am really happy to have helped the team", said the 31-year old, before going on to reflect on his side's UEFA Futsal Cup campaign so far: "We had three great matches. We scored a lod of goals again today and we played really well. We were serious from start to finish. We have a squad to go far in this competition. We came close in the Final Four we hosted in Lisbon and now we will go for it again."

Sporting CP secures third straight UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round win

After easing past Centar Sarajevo (7-1) and FP Halle-Gooik (5-1), Sporting CP beat UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round hosts Real Rieti (4-0) this Saturday.

For the opening whistle Nuno Dias sent out Marcão, Léo, Merlim, Cavinato and Fortino and it wasn't long before his side pulled in front, with Déo setting up Diogo in the 5th minute for a sensational acrobatic finish. One minute later Caio Japa made it two, before second-half strikes from Merlim (35’) and Fortino in the final minute.

Miguel Albuquerque reveals Sporting's bid to host the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round

With Sporting CP's place in the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round secured, department director Miguel Albuquerque is already looking to make a bid to host the competition in the Portuguese capital.

"The bid is decided. It is already done and will be sent to UEFA. We have until the 18th to do it formally. We had already done it informally in case we qualified and now we have. We will send the documentation to host the Elite Round once again", affirmed Albuquerque in an interview with Sporting TV.

The Alvalade futsal chief went on to explain the reasoning behind the bid and what to expect in terms of opposition: "Four seeded teams come into the competition in the next round and we will be in a group with one of them. If we don't host the competition, then we will have to travel and lose the home advantage. This bid is really important in terms of sports, because we have only failed to get into the Final Four once when playing at home. Our first objective is guaranteed now, which was to get into the Elite Round. Now we will have another match to play on Saturday to finish in first place, which will be important in the draw for the next round."