Futsal in the United States

Along with soccer, the sport of futsal in the United States is a rapidly-growing phenomenon.[1][2][3]

Futsal in the United States
CountryUnited States
Governing bodyUS Soccer
National team(s)Men's national team
Women's national team
National competitions
International competitions

The Major League Futsal (MLF)[4][5][6][7][8][9] is an amateur futsal league. The Professional Futsal League (PFL) was supposed to become the first professional futsal league in the United States in 2018, however it never began play. There is currently no professional futsal league in the United States, although there is increasing support for one and many regions have their own leagues.[10][11][12]

US Soccer is the sport's governing body in the United States. Futsal Across America and New York Futsal have become leaders in Futsal. Leslie Hamer, who represented Falcao in PFL negotiations, has taken the lead in representing coaches and players. Futsal Across America has created developmental Futsal programs for schools, clubs and communities.[13]

The national team has placed runner-up in 1992 and third place in 1989 at the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

References
  1. Kay, Bryan (29 November 2016). "Can futsal deliver a world-class US soccer star from the inner city?". Retrieved 21 September 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "Home - U.S. Futsal". U.S. Futsal. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. "Welcome to the National League of Professional Futsal! - National League of Professional Futsal". www.nlpfutsal.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  4. Dave, Paresh. "Futsal, soccer in miniature, gains popularity at L.A. parks". Retrieved 22 December 2016 – via LA Times.
  5. "Here Comes Futsal: Can Indoor Soccer Make it in America Again?". Vice. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. "Establishing a New Sport Market – Futsal Ready to be "Americanized"". promoovertime.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. WRAL (9 August 2014). "Futsal growing in popularity locally and globally". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. "Futsal and the Changing Of America". Univision. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. "Latin American Futsal, Compacted Version Of Soccer Gaining Rapid Popularity In California". CBS. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. "Investors banking on fast-growing futsal to take off in United States". Four Four Two. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  11. "Is Futsal the next frontier of growing soccer in the United States?". thecomeback.com. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  12. "The US head coach: The USA could become one of the best futsal nations in the world". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  13. "About NAFF". North American Futsal Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-06.


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