2019–20 MBF Club World League
Tournament details | |
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Dates |
Qualifying: 25 September 2019 - 9 October 2019 Competition proper: 16 October 2019 - 4 March 2020 |
Teams |
Competition proper: 24 Total: 37 (from 2 confederations) |
2020–21 → |
The 2019–20 MBF Club World League will be the inaugural season of MBF Club World League.
Entrants
Format
Qualification
Each of the eleven nations who participated in the 2018 MBF World Cup were reserved two spots in the World League, one in the group stage and one in the qualifying round. Other nations have one spot each in the qualifying round of the League. In total, there are 11 teams in the group stage and 26 in the qualifying round. Out of 26 teams in the qualifying round, 13 will be promoted to the group stage, for a final total of 24 teams in the latter. There will be 4 groups, each with 6 teams respectively. All teams in the groups will play each other both at home and away. The top two teams in each group will proceed to the knockout stage. There will be no third-place playoff.
Qualifying round
The qualifying round will be held in best-of-three series format, first leg being played on 25 September 2019, the second on 2 October 2019, and if tied third leg on 9 October 2019.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knock-out stages
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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