FUTSAL COMPETITIONS

from 2022 Annual Report Football NSW

FINANCIALS

It was a busy 2022 season for futsal, returning in its entirety following two interrupted seasons due to COVID-19.

The year did, however, commence on a tough note with the cancellation of the 2022 National Futsal Championships. After initially being postponed from January to April, the ultimate decision to cancel came down to some Member Federations’ continuing issues surrounding COVID-19 lockdowns and protocols with their respective state governments.

After two disrupted seasons, Football NSW saw the completion of the 2022 Winter Futsal League season, along with the comeback of the Futsal Premier League 1 and 2 competitions.

The Winter Futsal League saw seven men’s teams participate in the 2022 edition of the competition, delivered from May to July 2022. It was a year to remember for the Mountain Majik Futsal Club who were convincing 8-2 victors over a gallant Sydney Knights Futsal Club in the inaugural 2022 Winter Futsal League Final at Valentine Sports Park. It was a memorable run by Sydney Knights, but they were met with some force as the Mountain Majik, an established Futsal Premier League club, proved a mountain too hard to climb for the Knights in front of well over 100 spectators. The Golden Boot was shared between two Majik players with Robson De Souza and Jordan Guerreiro netting 14 goals each throughout the competition while the impressive Majid Eslami was the king of the league taking out the MVP award.

It was fantastic to see the 2022 Futsal Premier League elite competitions make a comeback following two disrupted seasons. With 16 Futsal clubs returning, the cream of the crop had a platform to showcase their skills at an elite level once again.

The NOVA Employment AWD Futsal Leagues also kicked-off in great fashion with six clubs going head-to-head in the competition. This was yet another opportunity to promote Futsal to the AWD community, with the appetite to see more continuing to grow across the community.

The 2022 edition of the Futsal School Championships saw thirteen Regional Championships across NSW. The Football NSW Futsal Schools Championships was yet another unique opportunity for schools to participate in a competition against a variety of schools.

Regions such as Bankstown, Bathurst, Orange, Blacktown, Campbelltown, Central Coast, Dural, Eastern Suburbs, St George, Liverpool, Northern Beaches, Penrith, South Coast, Sutherland, Wagga Wagga and Windsor all played host to Futsal Schools Championships.