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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.
Futsal was created in Uruguay around 1930 by Juan Carlos Ceriani a professor of physical education of the Montevideo's Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). [1] Later, the sport was introduced in Peru, around 1960, by Lima's YMCA.
See also Futsal History. Futsal started in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani created a version of indoor football for recreation in YMCAs.In 1965, the South American Futsal Confederation was formed, consisting of Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.
In 1930, Juan Carlos Ceriani from YMCA of Montevideo, Uruguay, invented the sport of futsal, an indoor version of football, having been created in synthesis with the rules of the three indoor sports of handball, basketball and water polo. YMCA also organizes fitness, wellness, and help and awareness programs.
The 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship will be the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, the international futsal championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's national teams of North, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Guatemala from April 28 to May 4, 2025. [1] [2]
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They are 42 national teams of futsal in AFC 1: Formerly member of OFC (Joined AFC in 2006) 2: Official name of the national team of the Republic of China (Taiwan); OFC member 1975-1989 3: Official names used by FIFA and AFC; official names used by EAFF are "Hong Kong, China" and "Macau, China"
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