Interliga 2015 started on 25 April
European club futnet league Interliga 2015, organised by the Slovak Futnet Association, kicked off last Saturday, 25 April, with the first tournament in Lodz, Poland and the victory of the Romanian team Tengo Salonta who defeated NO KAC Jednota Košice (SVK) in the final. Third place went to NK DPMK Košice (SVK). You can find pictures and complete results from the first tournament on facebook page of Blokers Lodz.
Note: This article originally appeared on UNIF website on 27 April.
Interliga 2015 is the third edition of the long-term European club competition organized by the Slovak Futnet Association (SNA), member of international associations EFTA and UNIF, for the top teams from Slovakia complemented with the teams from Czech Republic, Poland and Romania. This year the league counts with 7 clubs from 4 countries and 6 tournaments between April and October.
Participants
NK DPMK Košice / Slovakia
NK Revúca / Slovakia
NO KAC Jednota Košice / Slovakia
ŠK Laborec Humenné / Slovakia
NK Climax Vsetín / Czech Republic
Blokers Lodz / Poland
CS Tengo Salonta / Romania
Competition system and schedule
The league consists of 6 tournaments.
In the first 5 tournaments the teams are always divided into 2 groups according to the ranking in the previous tournament (in the first one according to the ranking in last Interliga). First two teams from both groups advance to the semifinals, the winners play the final and the losing teams for 3rd place.
Each match consists of four sub-matches. Sub-matches order: first double, single, triple, second double Sets are played till 11, max. score 11:10. In groups, each sub-match consists of 2 sets. In the play-off, to win a match, the team has to win 3 sub-matches. The order or sub-matches is the same as in the group stage, if the score is 2:2 after four sub-matches, 5th sub-match is played in triple.
After 5 tournaments, teams ranked 1st-6th play in the final tournament for the winner of Interliga 2015. First two teams qualify directly to the semifinals, teams at 3rd-6th place compete for two remaining places in the semifinals. Semifinals winners play for the champion of Interliga 2015, the losing teams for 3rd place.
In the final tournament, to win a match, the team has to win 3 sub-matches. The order or sub-matches is the same as in the previous tournaments, if the score is 2:2 after four sub-matches, 5th sub-match is played in triple. Sets are played till 11, with 2-point difference, max. score 15:14.
1st Tournament – Lodz 25/04/2015
2nd Tournament – Košice 06/06/2015
3rd Tournament – Revúca 20/06/2015
4th Tournament – Vsetin 15/08/2015
5th Tournament – Salonta 19/09/2015
6th Final tournament – Košice 24/10/2015