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Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

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 ...

league is divided into divisions. The top teams play in the ''División de Honor'' (also called ''Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala''). In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away. The Spanish league teams compete in

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under

UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...

, most notably in the

UEFA Futsal Cup The UEFA Futsal Champions League is an annual futsal competition for European club teams organized by UEFA. It was founded as the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2001 and replaced the Futsal European Clubs Championship, an unofficial competition held since 1984 ...

with great success, being the national league holding more continental titles. The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

. The winner of the División de Honor plays against the winner of the Copa del Rey in the ''Supercopa de España'' (Super Cup).

Current hierarchical divisional breakdowns

''As of 6 September 2017'' *

Primera División de Futsal The Primera División or División de Honor of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala, is the premier professional futsal league in Spain. It was founded in 1989 with the name of División de Honor. The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala league, which is pl ...

(16 teams) *

Segunda División de Futsal The Segunda División División de Plata is the second professional futsal league in Spain; it is within of the Liga Nacional de Futbol Sala. It was founded in the 1993–94 season with the current name. The División de Plata league, which also i ...

(16 teams) *

Segunda División B de Futsal The Segunda División B de Futsal formerly known as ''Primera Nacional A'' is the third professional futsal pyramid in Spain. It was founded in 1989 and is managed by the CNFS of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The ''Segunda División B d ...

(103 teams in 6 groups) *

Tercera División de Futsal The Tercera División de Futsal, formerly known as ''Primera Nacional B'' is the fourth futsal pyramid in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

(264 teams in 19 groups) * List of futsal clubs in Spain For a list of teams, see List of futsal clubs in Spain The

Spain national futsal team The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, seven times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, ...

represents the whole country, and has twice won the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

and six times the

UEFA Futsal Championship The UEFA European Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). History The first tournament was held in Spain in 1996 and featured only six t ...

, which makes Spain the second international futsal power, after

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Current female hierarchical divisional breakdowns

* Division de Honor (16 teams) * List of futsal clubs in Spain For a list of teams, see List of futsal clubs in Spain The

Spain women's national futsal team The Spain women's national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Tournament records World Tournament European Championship Current squad ''Squad for Eur ...

represents the whole country.

Other competitions

* Copa de España de Futsal *

Supercopa de España de Futsal The Supercopa de España is a Spanish futsal championship contested by the winners of the División de Honor and the Copa de España. Winners Wins by club Notes External linksLiga Nacional de Futbol Sala Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:S ...

References

External links

Liga Nacional de Futbol Sala Official WebsiteRoyal Spanish Football Federation Official WebsiteEl diario digital del fútbol salaCATSALA: Tot el Futbol Sala Català
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