Futsal

Key Information

Futsal is a technical, tactical game. It is renowned for being the fastest moving, fastest-growing indoor sport.

Futsal is a relatively new sport which is available to students in the UK, and particularly in Scotland. Currently, we offer the opportunity for men and women to participate in the BUCS Centralised Leagues, where there is a Scottish Men’s Tier 1, Men’s Tier 2 and Women’s Tier 1. The programme is well supported by Scottish Futsal and our liaison, Colin Harley, who is the former SS Futsal Development Group Chair.

We hope to soon be able to offer regional competition, along with game awareness and workforce development opportunities. This is exemplified by our SS Futsal Development Day, which will be announced soon for the 2024/25 season.

Sport Co-Chairs: Anton Breen and Chris Donnelly

Contact: scottishstudentfutsal@gmail.com

Governing body: Scottish Football Association

Upcoming Futsal Events

You might want to know…

  • Futsal was first played in Uruguay in 1930. The sport takes its name from the Portuguese words for football (futebol) and hall (salao) – futebol de sala.
  • Futsal is played indoor on a hard court – the professional game played with a “stop clock” in 20-minute halves. The teacher who invented the game drew upon many sports – basketball (number of players – 5), handball (goals and court size), water polo (goalkeeper rules), football (the concept that outfield players can use every part of the body other than their arm).
  • A  futsal ball differs from a football as it is specially manufactured to be ‘low bounce’ – adults use a size 4.
  • Get started with an “Introduction to Futsal” video here!

Meet your Sports Chair

SS Futsal Development Group Members

Co-Chairs = Anton Breen and Chris Donnelly

Vice-Chair = Max Torras

Men’s Student Representative = Rory Lamond

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