The 2021 Futsal Club Championship was the inaugural edition of the
Futsal Club Championship, an annual
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
club tournament in
India
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organised by the
All India Football Federation (AIFF),
being held in
New Delhi
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. It was initially planned to be organised in July – August 2020. However, due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the championship was held from November 5 – 13 in
KD Jadhav Indoor Hall of
Indira Gandhi Arena
The K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall, formerly known as the Indraprashtha Stadium and Indira Gandhi Arena (officially Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium), is located at the Indraprastha Estate in the eastern region of New Delhi. It is the largest indoor sp ...
.
Format
The Futsal Club Championship 2021 featured a total of 16 teams, who were divided into four groups, and played in a
round-robin format. The highest-placed team from each group made it to the semi-final stage, which was played in a knockout format amongst the four teams. The winners of the tournament,
Delhi FC
Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Delhi. Founded in 1994, the club competes in both I-League and Delhi Premier League. The club will compete in 2023–24 I-League, the second tier of Indian football, follow ...
, became the first-ever futsal champions of India, and thus India's first ever
AFC Futsal Club Championship representative.
Teams
AIFF invited clubs playing in
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
,
I-League
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and
state level futsal champions to participate in the inaugural season,
and 16 teams participated.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knock-out stage
Bracket
Semi-final
Final
Top scorers
References
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2021 in Asian futsal
November 2021 sports events in Asia
Football in Delhi
Futsal Club Championship, 2020 AIFF