Futsal in Spain
Futsal (Spanish: fútbol sala ), a variant of indoor soccer, is a popular widths and spectator sport in Spain. At club level since 1989, a separate professional league, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala ( LNFS ) operated. The top division, called Liga de Honor, consists of 16 teams. The championship is considered the world's strongest futsal sport. The Spanish National Team Futsal is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, and is a total of six titles at the UEFA European Futsal Championship, and two successes at the FIFA Futsal World Championship, one of the most successful.
- 3.1 Futsal World Cup
- 3.2 European Futsal Championship
History
Originally from South America Futsal sport began in 1972 in Spain to gain a foothold, as the Young Men's Christian Association ( YMCA ) began to operate it in the country. Shortly thereafter, dedicated two popular journalist, namely Juan Manuel Gozalo and José María García, for the sport and founded two clubs: Unión Sports and Interviu / Hora 25, the latter became the most successful club in Spain and Europe over time. The most important step to the rise of Futsal you took, however, in the summer of 1989, when the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala ( LNFS ) was launched. The hitherto poorly organized sports was the first time a unified and professionalized structure, and a national league. Since then, the audience numbers have increased in the gyms, but also on television, ever. Thus a match of the first division, for example weekly by the Public Spanish television broadcast live.
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala ( LNFS )
The Spanish professional league Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala was launched in 1989 to life. The top division, the División de Honor, consists of 16 teams, with the last two descend and host the first eight a play-off for the championship. Under the División de Honor the División Plata Norte and Sur División Plata exist, each consisting of 19 teams. Furthermore, there is a cup competition, the Copa de España, and the Supercopa, which is played between the champions and the cup winners.
Internationally
UEFA Futsal Cup
The Master of the Spanish league is entitled to participate in the UEFA Futsal Cup. This competition, which is held since 2001 under the auspices of UEFA, previously could decide six times teams from the División de Honor for themselves:
- 2001/ 02: Playas de Castellón FS
- 2002/ 03: Playas de Castellón FS
- 2003/ 04: Boomerang
- 2005/ 06: Boomerang
- 2008/ 09: Inter Movistar
- 2011/12: FC Barcelona
Futsal World Cup
The winner of the UEFA Futsal Cup meets since 2004, under the auspices of FIFA, the FIFA Futsal World Cup, among others to the strongest representatives from South America, as well as teams from Japan and the United States. So far, the Spanish team Interviu FS was chosen for the competition four times:
- 2005: Boomerang
- 2006: Boomerang
- 2007: Boomerang
- 2008: Interviu Fadesa
Women
The women's teams play in the División de Honor Femenino, also consisting of 16 teams, the title.
National
The Spanish National Team Futsal is one of the world's strongest. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Achievements so far:
Futsal World Cup
- Gold medal (2): 2000, 2004
- Silver Medal ( 2): 1996, 2008
- Bronze Medal ( 1): 1992
European Futsal Championship
- Gold Medal ( 6): 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012
- Silver Medal ( 1): 1999