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Futsal is an association football-based sport played on a hardcourt like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. [1] Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted.
In 1863, football governing bodies introduced standardised rules to prohibit violence on the pitch, making it more socially acceptable for women to play. [72] The first match recorded by the Scottish Football Association took place in 1892 in Glasgow. [70] In England, the first recorded game of football between women took place in 1895. [72]
Futsal Across America has created developmental Futsal programs for schools, clubs and communities. [13] The national team has placed runner-up in 1992 and third place in 1989 at the FIFA Futsal World Cup .
The 32-panel ball design was soon joined by 24-panel balls as well as 42-panel balls, both of which improved on performance prior to 2007. [ citation needed ] A black-and-white patterned spherical truncated icosahedron design, brought to prominence by the Adidas Telstar , has become a symbol of association football. [ 2 ]
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherlands, the tournament has been held every four years since 1992 in the even year between two 11-a-side ...
The U.S. Futsal Federation was founded in 1981 and the first international futsal match played by the U.S. National Futsal Team was in May 1984 in Nanaimo, Canada where the United States won, 6–5. The first international futsal match in the United States was held in December, 1985, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California.
The Philippine Football Federation organized a futsal league from 2009 to 2016 which was known as the Philippine Futsal League, when its futsal committee was headed by Iranian coach, Esmaeil Sedigh. [5] [6] [7] The PFF has lobbied the inclusion of futsal in youth sports tournaments organized by the Philippine government.
The first ever championship outside of Britain takes place in Argentina: AAF Championship. C.A. Peñarol is founded. 1892 in football; The Football League introduces a second division. Liverpool F.C. and Newcastle United F.C. are founded. The first Asian football association is formed: the Football Association of Singapore. Argentina is the ...