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 ...

in Libya is governed by the

Libyan Football Federation The Libyan Football Federation ( ar, الاتحاد الليبي لكرة القدم; abbreviated as LFF) is the governing body of football in Libya. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to CAF in 1965. It organizes the nati ...

. It is one of the most popular sports in the country, and is widely played.

National team

The

Libya national futsal team The Libya national futsal team represents Libya in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. As of April 2016, Libya is ranked 31st in the Futsal World Rankings. Awards * Team of the Year (2005) * Mo ...

made their first official appearance at the

African Futsal Championship The Total Africa Futsal Cup of Nations (previously known as the African Futsal Championship) is the main national futsal competition of the Confederation of African Football nations. It was first held in 1996 and has been played every four years. ...

in Egypt in 2000. They have won several titles, including the

in 2008, the

Arab Futsal Championship The Arab Futsal Cup () is a futsal competition for Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic ...

in 2007, 2008 & the

North African Futsal Cup The North African Futsal Tournament ( ar, دورة اتحاد شمال أفريقيا لكرة القدم الخماسية) was a national futsal (indoor association football) competition of the North Africa nations, however some other teams whic ...

in 2005, 2009 & 2010. Libya reached the finals of the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time in 2008.

National team

See also