What is the FA Futsal Cup?

It sounds obvious, but the FA Futsal Cup is the “FA Cup” of Futsal.  It is the flagship cup competition for Futsal in England, providing opportunities for local Futsal teams to progress through the competition to the national finals to take on the leading clubs from the FA National Futsal Leagues. 

The FA Futsal Cup is run for both Men and Women’s teams, from local qualifying leagues, through to regional finals and then on to the national final – offering a competition structure to rival that of the actual “FA Cup”!

What is Futsal?

Futsal is the format of small sided football that is recognised by both UEFA and FIFA with World and European Championships for club and national teams.  Futsal is a more technical and skilled version of 5-a-side football played indoors on marked pitches, with hockey-sized goals, a smaller heavier ball with a number of rule variations.  The FA are keen to develop and promote the game across England.

The FA Futsal Cup Structure For 2010 these Local Leagues need to have been completed by the 28th June.

The winners of each Local Qualifying Leagues progress on to the Regional Finals in July 2010, at which point they are joined by clubs from the FA National Futsal Leagues (the top English Futsal leagues).  The winners of each Regional Final progress on to the National Finals in September 2010.

For a downloadable version of the full Futsal Laws of the Game then visit www.FIFA.com.

Lisa Williams,

National Game Administrator

The Football Association

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