Scottish Futsal League
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Futsal
in Scotland
in conjunction with the Scottish Football Association
(SFA) and Scottish Amateur Football Association
(SAFA) started Scotland's first league in Perth
in 1997. Futsal has a long history, having been invented in South America as long ago as the 1930s. Now the game is set to develop in Scotland and the SFA was the first of the four British associations to give official recognition to this five-a-side version of football.
Thousands of players already play five-a-side football
in Scotland. But the game has never been put on a formal footing, and rules vary from place to place. Futsal is an internationally recognised sport, governed by FIFA
and UEFA
, and has only been played in some areas of the country to date.
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in conjunction with the Scottish Football Association
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations...
(SFA) and Scottish Amateur Football Association
Scottish Amateur Football Association
The Scottish Amateur Football Association is the organising body for amateur football across Scotland. An affiliate of the Scottish Football Association, the SAFA has in turn 50 regional associations affiliated to it and some 67 different league competitions organised by these associations...
(SAFA) started Scotland's first league in Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
in 1997. Futsal has a long history, having been invented in South America as long ago as the 1930s. Now the game is set to develop in Scotland and the SFA was the first of the four British associations to give official recognition to this five-a-side version of football.
Thousands of players already play five-a-side football
Five-a-side football
thumb|240px|alt=Men playing football on artificial grass pitch.|Five-a-side game on astroturf pitch.Five-a-side football is a variation of association football in which each team fields five players , rather than the usual eleven on each team. Other differences from football include a smaller...
in Scotland. But the game has never been put on a formal footing, and rules vary from place to place. Futsal is an internationally recognised sport, governed by FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
and UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
, and has only been played in some areas of the country to date.