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QUEENSLAND WINTER FUTSAL LEAGUE

Queensland Futsal League is pleased to announce the Queensland Futsal Winter league to begin in April. The league will comprise of 12 Open Male teams. The competition is open to Football Queensland registered players / teams. The competition will be played on Friday nights (fortnightly) at the Beenleigh Arena, 2 Milne Street, Beenleigh. Teams will play two matches per night.

Teams will play each other twice with the top 4 teams playing off for the Championship series, while the remaining 8 teams will playoff for the Bowl Series. This will guarantee each team will play a minimum of 23 matches.
Teams can sign up a minimum of 10 players and a maximum of 15 players – only a maximum of 12 players can be used per game.

The fee for each player to register is $150.00 – this equates to just under $6 per game per player. Player strips can be purchased for $35.00 which includes jersey, shorts and socks.

Matches will be played under FIFA Laws of The Game, each match will have two referees plus a timekeeper and each half is 20 minutes each way.

Entries close Friday 19 March with full payment to be provided with the entry form.
More information can be provided by calling Armando Cacace 0404 879 206 or armando@futsalgc.com

We look forward to seeing you

QUEENSLAND SUMMER FUTSAL LEAGUE

The Queensland Summer Futsal League is a representative league with teams from all over South East Queensland and Far North NSW. The league is represented by Gold Coast, Brisbane, South Brisbane, North Brisbne, Far North NSW, Toowoomba and Sunshine Coast. This premier league boast the cream of futsal talent in Queensland.

From here players go on to be selected for the Queensland State Squad to compete at the Futsal Nationals in Canberra in January.

The age groups are:
9,10, 11,12,13,14,15, Men, Womens
Matches will be played under FIFA Laws of The Game, each match will have two referees plus a timekeeper and each half is 20 minutes each way.
More information can be provided by calling Armando Cacace 0404 879 206 or armando@futsalgc.com

Craig foster CHALLENGE

The Craig Foster Challenge is the marquee event in the Queensland Futsal Calander. The Tounament is a representative regional competition with reprentative teams from South East Queensland and Far North NSW competing to see which Association will be crowned as the "Craig Foster Cup" Champions.

2012 Graig Foster Challege
21st January
Cornubia Indoor Sports Stadium.
146 Bryants Rd, Cornubia

The tournament is aimed at the best futsal players from each FFA Futsal Assocuation in the following age groups:
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Open Men and Open Women. Please ask your Association about trials.

NOTE FROM CRAIG FOSTER
"Its a great please to have this event named after me. I have been a long fan of futsal. It's speed and technical aspect of the game is beneficial to our players both futsal and the outdoor game. It's no secret the success of the South American countries at FIFA World Cup events is based on the players development through Futsal.

As patron of the Queensland Futsal League, I am both excited and proud to be part of this organisation, improving the development of players is a significant aspect of our strategy and with continuous expansion of this event each year, I, together with Andrew Parkes, Joe Di Meglio and Armando Cacace, look forward to Queensland’s continuous Futsal growth."

JOHNNY WARREN CUP - CHAMPIONS OF CHAMPIONS

In a first for Futsal in Australia, a State wide Futsal Cup will be launched in Queensland this summer presenting Futsal clubs the opportunity to be crowned state Champions of Champions.
The Johnny Warren Futsal Cup will be organised by Queensland Futsal Leaguel, under the jurisdiction of Football Queensland and will kick off in Dec each year.

2011 JOHNNY WARREN FUTSAL CHAMPIONS CUP
10th Dec
Cornubia Indoor Sports Stadium.
146 Bryants Road, Shailer Park.

The tournament is aimed at the best club teams from each FFA Futsal Club to compete in this prestigious annual event for the title of "Champion Of Champions". This annual event is by invitation only and is not open to all teams.

To qualify for an invitation your team must meet the following criteria;

1. Be registered and competing in an a FFA Futsal Club League.
2. Be either currently at the top of your League or have won the grand final in your local club competition.
( in the event that this team is unavailable , the next highest ranked team will be permmitted to enter. If in a combined age group the highest genuine aged team in that League eg U/14s league the highest U/13 aged team will be eligable to compete in the U/13 age group for the JW Cup).
3. Only one team per age group per club is permitted to enter.
4. To satisfy and comply with the competition "rules of the game" will be provided.
5. Age groups to be competing are 10s,11s,12s,13s & 14s

Jamie Warren, nephew of our former Socceroo Captain, and deputy Chairman of the Johnny Warren Foundation is delighted with the tournament and its structure; “Johnny Warren ‘discovered’ Futsal on his first trip to Brazil in 1984 and was convinced it was the ‘secret’ behind Brazil’s seemingly never-ending production line of world class and technically adroit players, he has been championing the Futsal cause in Australia ever since. “The Warren Family are extremely honoured and proud to have Johns name associated with this exciting new initiative for Futsal in Australia and we wish the Queensland Futsal League and Football Queensland every success with the competition,” Warren said.

Former Socceroo and Chief Executive Officer of the Johnny Warren Foundation, Francis Awaritefe is pleased with the event; “Personally I think an event like this is long overdue and I congratulate Joe Di Meglio and QFL for their foresight and vision in staging such an event".