Premier Futsal is a multi-national
Futsal league conceptualized by Indian Entrepreneurs under the entity Premier
Futsal Management Pvt. Ltd. Futsal, a 5 side shorter variant of Football with
two halves of 20 minutes each, is governed by Futsal Association of India (FAI)
with accreditation from the international governing body, Asociacion Mundial de
Futsal (AMF).
Each playing team consists of three
International Futsal players, one International marquee football player and one
Indian Futsal player. Every squad is allowed a maximum of twelve players.
Premier Futsal, in association with FAI, conducted a talent hunt programme
across eight cities called Launchpad to scout and select Indian players. The programme
combed through 2500 participants per city to shortlist five regional players
for each team.
Mumbai 5s won the inaugural Premier
Futsal by defeating Kochi 5s in the penalty shootout. Indian cricket team
batsman Virat Kohli has joined the Premier Futsal football league as its brand
Ambassador. Apart from Virat Kohli, Premier Futsal attracted a lot of fans when
they signed the best Futsal player of the World, popularly known as Falcao.
Angelott Caro from Mumbai scored
most 8 goals in opening season and had also won Man of the Match award in Final
against Kochi. He also scored one hat-trick in Semi-final 1 against Kolkata for
Mumbai. He also won Golden Arm Band award. Player of the tournament was awarded
to Chaguinha from Brazil. Indian player of the tournament was awarded to
Jonathan Piers.
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