Futsal has two key governing bodies - the Asociación Mundial de Fútsal (AMF) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
The 😗 International Futsal Alliance (IFA) also offers high quality futsal tournaments around the world. Here are some of the key Futsal 😗 events.
FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP
First held in 1989, the FIFA Futsal World Cup is the pinnacle of the sport that features 😗 the world’s best internatioanl futsal teams. Held every four years, 24 teams compete for the highly coveted trophy.
The competition is 😗 organised by FIFA and adopts the standard format of group round-robin matches, with the two top teams from each group 😗 entering the knockout stage.
UEFA FUTSAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Organised by UEFA, the Futsal Champions League is an annual competition for the best 😗 club teams in Europe.
The competition was founded in 2001 to replace the Futsal European Club Championship. The competition usually takes 😗 place between August and November and more than 50 teams fight their way to a final four knockout stage.
UEFA FUTSAL 😗 CHAMPIONSHIP
Futsal once again emulates soccer with the UEFA Futsal Championship. The competition is the equivalent of the European Championship, bringing 😗 together the best Futsal nations in Europe.
Up until 2024, the event was bi-annual. It will now be held every four 😗 years with 16 qualifying teams. Spain are generally the team to beat having been multiple winners of the tournament.
UEFA WOMEN’S 😗 FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The first ever UEFA European Women's Futsal Championship was held in February 2024 and was won by Spain in 😗 Portugal.
Twenty-three national teams entered the tournament’s qualifying stage. This was whittled down to a final four and was hugely exciting 😗 to watch.
WOMEN’S FUTSAL WORLD TOURNAMENT
Only slightly older than its European spin-off, the FIFA Women’s Futsal World Tournament kicked off in 😗 2010. The event takes place every four years.
Brazil have been the dominant force, but with more women taking up Futsal 😗 their supremacy may be challanged in the future.