Ground Capacity 400 Founded May 2015 | Manager Luís Mendonça Capacity 400 | |
Full name Cambridge United Football Club Futsal Directors Jose Lima & Ruggero Ferretti League FA National Futsal League - Division 2 Midlands 2015/2016 1st - Promoted to SuperLeague Ground University of Cambridge Sports Centre | ||
Cambridge United F.C. Futsal is an English Futsal team based in Cambridge who compete in the FA Futsal League Division 2 (Midlands) since 2015. The team became part of Cambridge United F.C. in May 2015, after previously existing as Cambridge Futsal Club.
Contents
- 2013 2015
- 2015 Present
- Promotion to the FA National Futsal Super League
- Domestic
- Present First Team Squad
- References
The team is composed of a senior squad and an U18s squad who compete in the National Championships in collaboration with Cambridge Regional College. They also offer 12 to 16 year olds weekly Futsal sessions.
2013 - 2015
Previously known as Cambridge Futsal Club, the club became the first Futsal organisation within Cambridgeshire, helping Cambridgeshire FA organising weekly Futsal sessions as well as running the FA Futsal Fives leagues. The club won every FA Futsal Fives League it participated except the last one in April 2015. This gave the club an entry pass to the FA Futsal cup in 2013/14 and 2014/15, with the club making it all the way to National Qualifiers in the latter year, playing against English champions Baku United.
2015 - Present
The club merged under the Cambridge United F.C. after it was announced they would be running Futsal scholarships in conjunction with Cambridge Regional College, which would allow players to carry on playing the sport after finishing their education. Formed by Jose Lima, Ross Brooks and Ruggero Ferretti, The club then submitted their application to join the FA Futsal League and was accepted under Division 2, Midlands region.
Promotion to the FA National Futsal Super League
Cambridge United FC Futsal won their FA National Futsal League - Division 2/Midlands league with 11 wins out of 12 players games, thus gaining access to the promotional play-offs to the SuperLeague. On Sunday 1st May 2015 the U's defeated Derby FS 8-5 at home and gained access to the final, to be held two weeks later, at the Sportspark, by the University of East Anglia campus in Norwich. On 15th May Cambridge United FC Futsal secured promotion to the FA National Futsal SuperLeague, defeating 5-3 the University of York Futsal Club in the promotional play-off final. The final was played right before a friendly game between England and Finland.
Domestic
Present First Team Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.