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LOTS CASTING FOR VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE HELD IN AUSTRIA
Lots casting for Champions League among men and women volleyball clubs were held in Vienna. Azerbaijan will be represented by “Azerreyl”, Youth, Sports and Tourism Ministry’s press-service reported. Faig Garayev’s team could not qualify for the play-off in the first leg and ranked third.
This season 15 clubs participate in the league instead of 16, and it was decided to divide them into 5 groups. “Azerreyl” was determined in the second group with “Hotel Kantur” /Las Palmas, Spain/ and “Novo Branik” /Maribor, Slovenia/. It is not bad cause all three strong teams “Kann”, “Tenerife” and “Uralochka” are in other groups. The first match will be held in Slovenia on 20 January 2004. Then, “Azerreyl” will go to Las-Palmas to face “Hotel Kantur”. The last stage of group matches will be held in Baku 3-4 February when “Azereyl” will host its contenders at home.
Winners of 5 groups will be directly enabled to play in ј final. Three teams with best scores will join them. Finals will be held in Tenerife, Spain.