All matches in the qualifying phase are played in the form of three or four team mini-tournaments hosted by one of the participating clubs.
The titleholder and the teams ranked 1 to 11 and 16 to 19 in the UEFA Futsal Champions League coefficient rankings enter the competition in path A of the main round.
Based on the UEFA Futsal Champions League coefficient rankings and depending on the number of registered clubs, all other teams enter the competition in the preliminary round or in path B of the main round.
Each team plays each of the other teams in its group once, with three points awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat.
Depending on the number of entries, each group winner and one or more runners-up of the preliminary round qualify for path B of the main round.
The winners, runners-up and third-placed teams in the mini-tournaments in path A and the winners of the mini-tournaments in path B qualify for the round of 16.