It will be the first time of India that they are going to arrange a Premier Futsal League competition which is governed by Futsal Association of India. The first match will be placed in 15th July, 2016 where Chennai 5s will play against Mumbai 5s at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. The tournament will run from 15th July, 2016 to 24th July, 2016. Let’s have a glance below where the full schedule of upcoming Premier Futsal League India 2016 is given.
Premier Futsal League India 2016 Fixture
Match No. | Date | Day | Match Between | Ground |
1st | 15th July, 2016 | Fri | Chennai Vs Mumbai | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai |
2nd | 15th July |
Fri | Goa Vs Kolkata | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai |
3rd | 16th July |
Sat | Mumbai Vs Kochi | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai |
4th | 16th July |
Sat | Kolkata Vs Bangalore | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai |
5th | 17th July |
Sun | Kochi Vs Chennai | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai |
6th | 17th July |
Sun | Bangalore Vs Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai |
7th | 19th July |
Tue | Kolkata Vs Goa | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
8th | 19th July |
Tue | Mumbai Vs Chennai | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
9th | 20th July |
Wed | Bangalore Vs Kolkata | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
10th | 20th July |
Wed | Kochi Vs Mumbai | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
11th | 21st July |
Thu | Goa Vs Bangalore | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
12th | 21st July |
Thu | Chennai Vs Kochi | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
13th | 23rd July |
Sat | Group A Winner Vs Group B Runner Up | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
14th | 23rd July |
Sat | Group B Winner Vs Group A Runner Up | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
15th | 24th July |
Sun | Final | Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa |
This Futsal tournament will be the multi national tournament where 56 Futsal players from different 21 countries will take part in this season. In each macth, total five players can take part for a team which will consists of three international players, one Indian player and one international soccer marquee player reportedly. There are some famous former football players like Ronaldinho, Hernan Crespo, Ryan Giggs will also participate in this historical event.
# Group Details: Total six franchise teams are going to participate in the first edition of Premier Futsal League in India where they are divided into two equal groups. Let’s see them below.
# Group A –
- Chennai
- Mumbai
- Kochi
# Group B –
- Goa
- Kolkata
- Bangalore
This Premier Futsal event is consists of sixteen matches where each team will have to play four matches against rest two group mates and at the end, top two point holders from each group will qualify for semi final. All matches will be hosted in two different venues in India. Let’s have a look below where their list is given.
# Venues:
- Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
- Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, Goa
First six matches will be staged in Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium which is situated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1993. The rest matches including final will be placed in Peddem Sports Complex, Goa.
Though, for the first season, six franchise teams will compete here which are chosen by elite panel Futsal experts, but in next season it would possibly be expanded.
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