Country India Founded 5 April 2016 Current champions Mumbai 5s (1 title) | Confederation FAI Number of teams 6 Most championships Mumbai 5s (1 title) | |
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Premier Futsal is a multi-national Futsal league conceptualised by Indian entrepreneurs under the entity Premier Futsal Management Pvt. Ltd. It was founded by Indian entrepreneurs Abhinandan Balasubramanian, Dinesh Raj and Nithyashree Subban, backed by business magnate Xavier Britto and his wife, philanthropist Vimala Britto.
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Futsal, a 5-a-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, Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF).
Games
This franchise-based league takes place across Chennai and Goa in India from July 15 to July 24, 2016.
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 5's won the inaugural Premier Futsal by defeating Kochi 5's in the penalty shootout.
Management team
Brand ambassadors
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 in the world- Alessandro Rosa Vieira, popularly known as Falcão.
On 12 May 2016, Virat Kohli along with Falcão facilitated the launch of the nationwide talent hunt to select 40 players who will represent their respective cities in the first season of Premier Futsal.
Anthem
The Premier Futsal anthem "Naam Hai Futsal" had its tunes set by two-time Academy Award winner A.R.Rahman with vocals provided by A.R.Rahman, Karthik, Lady Kash, Virat Kohli.
Telecast
Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd. acquired exclusive rights to broadcast Premier Futsal. As part of the agreement, all Premier Futsal matches will be televised live on Sony SIX, Sony ESPN and Sony Aath. Matches will also be available to live stream on Sony LIV.