Futsal in Scotland

Futsal in Scotland has been played in Perth since 1997. in conjunction with the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and Scottish Amateur Football Association (SAFA). Perth is the oldest league in the UK. 2014 Saw a major change within Futsal - Scottish Football Association, Scottish Amateur FA and the Scottish Futsal League set out a program to get more leagues up and running around the country. With great effort from the SFA's regional departments 5 league were created, and around 500 players playing futsal. 2015 seen the first Scottish Futsal League National Championships, teams from the newly created league's in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Stirling along with Perth, descended to Bells Sports Centre, Perth on 9 and 10 May 2015. teams competing were Five Cities FC (Aberdeen), FC Polonia (Dundee), Wattcell Futsal Club (Edinburgh), Stirling University (Stirling) and Fair City Santos (Perth). After 10 games played over the 2 days Fair City Santos won the first National Championship, along with the title Fair City Santos will also compete in the 2015/2016 UEFA Futsal Cup.

Background

In 2005 the Scottish Futsal League joined up with the Futsal Premier League to help promote Futsal across the UK. In 2008 the Scottish Futsal League parted ways with the Futsal Premier League. To date, Fair City Santos are Scotland's most successful team with 8 League titles from 12. Perth Saltires are Scotland's current League Champions (2013/2014). Bell's Sports Centre, Perth, is the home of Futsal in Scotland, with four futsal courts. Futsal, or indoor football, is a growing sport in Scotland.[1][2] The Futsal Premier League (FPL) initiated a regional league in Edinburgh in November 2005. The Scottish National Futsal League, FPL Scotland, followed in 2006.[3] FPL Scotland is sponsored by Tennent's, who have given away over 50,000 futsal balls, and now also sponsor the National Football Team. Additional support came from the Scottish Football Association and kit manufacturer Joma. The FPL Scotland is divided into three Series, A, B and C, as opposed to two in England. Winners of the FPL Scotland Serie A progress to the UEFA Futsal Cup.

In 2006, eight teams played in the first FPL Scotland Serie A:

2006 league champions, Fair City Santos, Scotland's first UEFA Futsal Entrants played in the first preliminary round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, against Adana from Armenia, Futsal Mad Max from Finland, and Roubaix from France, although they failed to progress to the next stage.[4][5]

Current league


Season 2018/2019
SFL Superleague

Current Champions - Wattcell

Venues

University of Highlands and Islands - Perth College - Academy of Sport and Wellbeing

Ally McCoist Complex - East Kilbride

Dundee International Sport Centre

The Peak - Stirling



Superleague Teams


Wattcell Futsal Club

Fair City Santos

Polonia Dundee

Five Cities

Polonia Edinburgh

Dundee Futsal

Glasgow City FS

University of Edinburgh

PYF Saltires

TMT


SFL Regional Leagues


SFL-Dundee

Current Champions - Dundee West

Venues - Dundee International Sport Centre & Lynch Centre

SFL-Dundee Teams


Dundee West

Dundee West FD

Montrose

Dryburgh

Dundee City

Dundee Stars

Dundee Celtic

Dundee University

St Andrews University


SFL-Edinburgh


Current Champions - Wattcell Boca

Venues - ORIAM & Tynecastle High School


Championship Division


Phoenix Edinburgh

Galacticos

Nerazuri

Lothian Balompie

Edinburgh Deaf

RMT Sacachipas

Corstorphine Dynamo

Dalkeith Thistle

Informatics


Development Division

Wattcell Boca

Polonia Edinburgh B

University of Edinburgh B

Dalkeith Cardo

UofE Boteco do Brasil

Nerazuri B


SFL-Perth

Current Champions - Zenit St Johnstoun

Venue - Bells Sport Centre

SFL-Perth Teams


Oakbank Santos

PYF Academy

Zenit St. Johnstoun FC

Real Perth Futsal

PYF Development

AC Perth

Letham Santos

Breadalbane

The Old Lady

Cherrybank

Body Academy



SFL-Glasgow

Current Champions - Glasgow City FS

Venues - Hutcheson Grammar and City of Glasgow College

SFL-Glasgow Teams

TMT B

Glasgow City B

Edusport Futsal

Cardo Club De Futsal

St Vincent Deaf

Strathclyde Futsal

Whitletts Victoria

Glasgow Deaf

Persian Athletic

TCB Futsal

Glasgow Futsal

City of Glasgow College

TJ Slovak Lads

Lanarkshire Deaf

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "How futsal can help save Scottish football | Blog | Sport | STV". Sport. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  3. ↑ "The SFA and SAFA will partner with the FPL to launch a futsal initiative in Scotland that should really help put futsal back on the map in Scotland". November 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  4. ↑ "Scotland set for Futsal festival". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  5. ↑ "International Futsal Tournaments". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
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