PP Futsal UEFA 2009

PERSONAL PROJECT
Assessment of Futsal
Development in Europe
BORUT KUKOVEC
Lausanne
October, 2009
Assessment of Futsal Development in Europe
Borut Kukovec
ABSTRACT/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Futsal has started to grow significantly all around the globe in the last two decades. Growth of this
sport was also noticed in European countries where many Futsal national leagues were launched
and respective clubs and national teams are competing in European competitions organized by
UEFA. The purpose of this study was to assess the current situation in European Futsal in order to
help UEFA with their future Futsal development strategies. In order to achieve the objective survey
was conducted among all the UEFA affiliated member federations. Survey has been sent over the e-
mail to the representative of Futsal in the country. It was a great challenge to get replies from all the
countries but with persistency and hard work this target was achieved. Research has confirmed that
Futsal has established itself as sport discipline in Europe. First of all, 50 out 53 countries are
playing FIFA official version of Futsal. Furthermore, there are approximately 500.000 registered
and 11 million unregistered players in Europe. In 45 countries they have organized national leagues
where average budget of clubs is between 10.000 – 50.000 EUR. Futsal is most popular among
youth (16-25 years old) and adults (26-40 years) that represent the majority of players and fans. On
the other side, lack of financial resources, dominant position of football and lack of hall availability
were recognized as the key obstacles that prevent Futsal to grow (even) more. Main
recommendations that Futsal shall follow in future is to commercialize the sport to a higher extent
(use creative approaches to attract sponsors and media), promote it in educational institutions and
give special attention to development of women’s, youth and senior’s Futsal.
SUPERVISOR: Daniel, Oyon, professor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................2
1. Table of figures/images....................................................................................................................6
2. List of abbreviations.........................................................................................................................7
3. Introduction......................................................................................................................................8
4. Literature review ............................................................................................................................10
5. Research methodology...................................................................................................................12
6. European Futsal survey results ......................................................................................................14
6.1 Highlights & Key figures.........................................................................................................15
6.2 FIFA official version................................................................................................................16
6.3 Leisure sport.............................................................................................................................16
6.4 Competitive sport.....................................................................................................................16
6.5 Influential factors for development of Futsal...........................................................................17
6.6 Futsal/Football players registration..........................................................................................17
6.7 Number of registered Futsal players ........................................................................................18
6.8 Number of unregistered players...............................................................................................18
6.9 Restrictive rules Futsal/football rules ......................................................................................19
6.10 Youth national teams competition .........................................................................................20
6.11 Women’s Futsal .....................................................................................................................20
6.12 Governance of Futsal .............................................................................................................22
6.13 Futsal administration..............................................................................................................23
6.14 National Futsal league............................................................................................................24
6.14.1 League levels & number of clubs per level.....................................................................25
6.14.2 Average and highest attendance in top division..............................................................25
6.14.3 Average and the highest budget – top division club .......................................................26
6.14.4 TV coverage....................................................................................................................27
6.14.5 Media & national Futsal league ......................................................................................29
6.15. Evolution of Futsal media coverage in the last 5 years.........................................................30

6.16 Futsal growth obstacles..........................................................................................................30
6.17 Futsal stakeholders interest ....................................................................................................32
6.17.1 Futsal & different age groups..........................................................................................32
6.17.2 Futsal and sponsors .........................................................................................................35
6.18 European Futsal perspective ..................................................................................................37
6.19 Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands & Luxemburg...........................................................................38
6.20 Comments & suggestions ......................................................................................................38
7. Futsal best practices .......................................................................................................................40
8. Conclusion .....................................................................................................................................45
9. References......................................................................................................................................47
10. Appendices...................................................................................................................................49
Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire ................................................................................................49
Appendix 2: Respondents profile...................................................................................................58
Appendix 3: FIFA Futsal version...................................................................................................59
Appendix 4: Leisure Futsal emergence..........................................................................................60
Appendix 5: Competitive Futsal emergence..................................................................................61
Appendix 6: Futsal/football players license differentiation...........................................................63
Appendix 7: Restrictive rules for Futsal/football players ..............................................................64
Appendix 8: Youth competitions interest ......................................................................................65
Appendix 9: Women’s Futsal ........................................................................................................66
Appendix 10: National governance of Futsal ................................................................................68
Appendix 11: Governing body administration (full-time, part-time) ............................................69
Appendix 12: National Futsal league establishment......................................................................71
Appendix 13: Number of national league levels............................................................................73
Appendix 14: Number of clubs per division..................................................................................74
Appendix 15: League levels – indoors or outdoors .......................................................................80
Appendix 16: Average budget of a top division club ....................................................................81
Appendix 17: Regional TV coverage (number of hours/season, form of coverage) .....................82
Appendix 18: National TV coverage (number of hours/season, form of coverage)......................84

Appendix 19: National Futsal league & Media categories ............................................................86
Appendix 20: Evolution of the media coverage in the last 5 years................................................88
Appendix 21: European Futsal growth obstacles...........................................................................89
Appendix 22: Level of interest to play Futsal among different age groups...................................93
Appendix 23: Level of interest to watch and follow Futsal among different age groups..............95
Appendix 24: Level of interest of sponsors to support Futsal .......................................................97
Appendix 25: Do youngsters play Futsal in educational institutions?...........................................98
Appendix 26: Level of interest of educational institutions to support Futsal ..............................100
Appendix 27: European Futsal KPI table ....................................................................................103

1. Table of figures/images
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Importance of different media categories for national league............................................29

Figure 2: European Futsal growth obstacles ......................................................................................31
Figure 3: Level of interest to play Futsal among different age groups ..............................................33
Figure 4: Level of interest to watch and follow Futsal among different age groups .........................34
Figure 5: Level of interest of sponsors to support Futsal...................................................................35
Figure 6: Level of interest of educational institutions to support Futsal ..........................................36
TABLE OF IMAGES
Picture 1: Women’s Futsal in 2009 ...................................................................................................21

Picture 2: Women’s Futsal in the future ...........................................................................................22
Picture 3: National Futsal leagues .....................................................................................................24

2. List of abbreviations
UEFA – Union of European Football Associations
FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Futsal EURO - European Fusal Championship for national teams
Futsal U-21 EURO - European Fusal Championship for national teams under 21 years old
KPI – Futsal key performance indicators table

3. Introduction
"Futsal will always be my first love." - Ronaldo
What do the former and current football superstars, like Pele, Ronaldo, Kaka, and Messi, have in
common? They all played Futsal when they were young! By playing this dynamic and attractive
sport they have improved their football skills. Improved technique, confidence with the ball, passing
abilities and creativity are only few examples of a positive contribution that Futsal brings to football
players.
"In Futsal you need to think quick and play quick so it's easier for you
when you move to normal football (outdoor soccer)." - Pele
However, Futsal is not only the sport that is playing supportive role to football. With all its beauty
and excitement that it can offer, Futsal has started to grow significantly all around the globe in the
last two decades. Growth of this sport was also noticed in European countries where many Futsal
national leagues were launched and respective clubs and national teams are competing in European
competitions organized by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). In the season
2009/10 domestic champions from 47 countries were competing in the Futsal Cup which is the
Futsal version of “football Champions League”. Furthermore, 39 national teams were competing to
qualify for the Futsal EURO (European Championship for national teams) which will take place in
Hungary in 2010. Excellent achievement for the future development of the sport was also
introduction of Futsal U-21 EURO (European Fusal Championship for national teams under 21
years old) in 2008. Youth national teams from 28 countries were competing in the qualifying
round1.
"Futsal has had a top-down development in the past, and there was a need to create a competition
allowing this discipline to develop at youth level to secure the future of the sport. With the
introduction of this new competition, the national associations will now be inspired to work also at
youth level2." (Laurent Morel, UEFA Competition Manager Futsal)
1
“New tournament begins“, UEFA.com (2008)
2
“Futsal for a new generation”, UEFA.com (2007)

All described facts are confirming that European Futsal recently made a big step forward in terms of
development. However, to really understand how Futsal has developed on a national level in
different European countries a comprehensive research needs to be done. The purpose of this study
is to explore the current situation about Futsal among all 53 European countries that are UEFA
members. Assessment of the situation will be made by choosing several key indicators (Futsal
organization, structure, popularity, prospects, etc.) that will give a good overview how Futsal is
developed in each of the countries. This study will therefore help UEFA to understand the stage of
development of European Futsal and will serve them as a basis for the future steps when working
on the promotion of this attractive sport.
The project has the following objectives:
• To assess the current situation in European Futsal in order to help UEFA with their future
development strategies,
• To make a comprehensive survey which will include all the European countries that are
members of UEFA,
• To provide UEFA with the results of this survey that will include information about
popularity, organization and structure of Futsal in each of the countries and in Europe in
general,
• To provide UEFA with the KPI (key performance indicators) table that will serve as the
comparison when the next (similar) survey will be launched in future to measure the Futsal
progress,
• To provide UEFA with indicators that are characteristic for all more developed Futsal
countries and can serve as Futsal best practices for development.
In order to achieve these objectives survey questionnaire will be prepared and distributed to UEFA
member countries. Received replies will be analysed precisely and presented in a comprehensive
way. All the important findings will be highlighted and explained in details.

4. Literature review
There was possible to identify several interesting findings when reviewing literature about emerging
sport, particularly about the process of measuring and evaluating the development progress of a
sports discipline.
According to Hylton (2008, p.236-37), many sports development professionals seem to mistrust
sports evaluation research, perhaps because it is seen to be conducted by “outsiders”. That is the
reason why also insiders should be informed and competent enough to be able to evaluate their
sport by themselves. The first important step is to identify what you need or what is the aim of your
research. The crucial thing is to plan these carefully in order to identify the research challenges and
identify what needs to be done. Planning should ensure that you don’t jump into the research
without proper preparation.
There are some important principles that one should follow when preparing the research (Hylton,
2008, p.237):
1. Define key terms. It is important to be precise about the investigated subject. You have to fully
aware what are you investigating in order to avoid any confusion from your side or respondents in
future steps.
2. Narrow the focus. The important thing is to focus on the specific areas, otherwise the research is
too broad and it doesn’t bring enough specific knowledge.
3. Decide what evidence you will need. It is important to identify what would be the best way to get
necessary answers. Is it better to make a quantity or qualitative research? Who should we interview?
What kind of questions should we ask?
4. Question the (potential) findings. Even before starting the research think about the potential
findings and try to value their reliability. Is there any way that you could avoid potential
unreliability? If not, it is important to make sure that the results are interpreted in a proper way.
According to De Vaus (2002), survey questionnaire is undoubtedly a useful tool if well constructed
and administered but unfortunately it is commonly misused. It is often said that any fool can design

a questionnaire. But the basic skills about the surveys should be acquired prior creation of your own
if one wants it to be useful and bring some important (reliable) findings.
Research methodology that is becoming popular in terms of adaptation and utilization is the Internet
or Web Site survey. The most attractive factors for use of this instrument are not only simplified
designing and more structured results but also an absence of cost and staff time. There are also other
benefits of web based surveys (Mullin, 2007, p.121-22):
• They can be completed within a given time parameter at the discretion of respondents,
• They are inexpensive because no paper, printing, data entry costs are involved,
• Large amounts of data can be collected in a short period of time,
• Received data are already collected in a usable format.
Mullin (2007, p.125) presented some useful tips that one should follow when conducting a survey:
• The researcher should know what kind of answers does he expects to get and what he will
do with each answer,
• Simple and objective questions are easier to interpret than open-ended questions,
• Similar and related questions should be grouped together on the basis of topic areas. They
should have a logical sequence and flow from general to specific.
• The questions should be free of ambiguities,
• Each question should have a distinct purpose and questions may be interrelated and initiated
from the responses of previous questions,
• Survey is a way of communication and it is often good practice to offer a respondent a final
open-ended question to the organization directing the research. This ensures that
communication process is two-way and respondent has an opportunity to express his opinion
about the survey or add any relevant information, propose a question to researcher.

5. Research methodology
After the mutual understanding and agreement with the UEFA staff and my supervisor in terms of
the objective and scope of the project, extensive study was carried out in the following ways:
1. Literature about Futsal
Futsal is an emerging sport and there was not a lot of scientific literature available. However, it was
possible to find number of articles on different web pages: UEFA.com, FIFA.com, etc. These
articles with the main Futsal stakeholders (players, coaches, administrators, fans, etc.) helped to
understand the phenomenon of Futsal better and provided s lot of important information for survey
questions.
2. Literature related to sport development evaluation
Specific literature was reviewed on the subject of sport development. It was especially useful to
review the literature regarding research and evaluation of sports development. In the end it had a
significant impact on the way that survey questionnaire was structured and how precisely the
objectives were set.
3. Survey
In order to achieve the research objectives survey was conducted among all the national federations
affiliated to UEFA. Survey has been sent over the e-mail to the representative of Futsal in the
country. More specifically, either to the football federations (if Futsal is governed within football
federation) or separate Futsal governing body (if they have an agreement with national football
federation to govern Futsal in this particular way).
Survey questionnaire (Appendix 1) is composed out of 57 heterogeneous questions3. Most of the

questions were closed ended questions (49), the other 8 questions were open ended. Questionnaire
might seem a bit long but none of the respondents had to answer all the questions because
contingency questions were used. Internet software Questback was used as a platform for the
survey. Since Questback is a professional survey tool it was very convenient for the responders to
3
As you will notice in Appendix 1 questionairre had 62 questions but 5 five of them were introduction questions

use and it also displayed the results in a well-organized and structured way so it was easier make
analyses.
Aim of the survey was to answer the following questions:
• How developed is Futsal on a global European level?

• How popular is Futsal in each of the respective European countries?
• How is Futsal structured and governed?
• When has Futsal started and what were the main triggers for development of Futsal in
different countries?
• What is level of media interest for Futsal in respective countries?
• What is the financial status of clubs in different countries?
• What are the obstacles that are preventing Futsal to grow (even) more in different countries?
• How will the countries promote Futsal in future?
• What are the common indicators among different countries that allow Futsal to grow faster
in one and slower in another country?
After collecting all information, statistical analyses of the results have been made in order to make a
general assessment of the current situation of Futsal in Europe and to identify what are the key
indicators that enable Futsal to grow more in some of the countries.

6. European Futsal survey results
In order to reach research goals and make a general assessment about European Futsal, an extensive
survey was conducted. It has been sent to all 53 European Futsal governing bodies (or football
governing bodies if Futsal is under their umbrella). Contacts of people responsible for Futsal in each
of the countries were provided by UEFA Futsal competition Manager, Mr. Morel. The survey has
been launched on September 10 and finished on October 23. It was a great challenge to get replies
from all the countries but with persistency and hard work this target was achieved. A lot of
respondents found the survey interesting and made a special request to be informed about the final
results.
In Appendix 1 you can find the survey questionnaire, while the profile (occupation with Futsal: full-
time, part-time, volunteer) of the respondents can be find in Appendix 2. Questions in the survey
were related to the different indicators and results will be insightfully analysed in this chapter.
Luxemburg, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands had to answer only few questions because FIFA version of
Futsal is not played in their countries yet. Their current problems and future plans about Futsal will
be explained in the end.
KPI table has been created to present the results of the survey from country to country. Indicators
that were selected are measurable and KPI table shall serve as a platform for the future comparisons
when similar survey will be launched in future. Table can be found in the Appendix 27.

6.1 Highlights & Key figures
• Official version of FIFA Futsal is played in 50 European countries (UEFA members).
• There are more than 10.000 registered players per country on average.
• There are approximately 11 million recreational players in Europe.
• Women’s Futsal is played and managed in 17 European countries.
• In 66% of the countries Futsal is governed by a Futsal section or department (not an

independent federation) that is contained within the national football association.
• In national Futsal governing bodies averagely from 1-2 people are working full-time and
another 2-3 people are working part time.
• 45 countries have established a national Futsal league.
• 45% of the countries have at least 3 different league levels.
• Average attendance of top division league matches (season 2008/09) in European countries
was approximately 450 spectators.
• Average budget of a top division club in European national leagues is between 10.000 –
50.000 EUR.
• In 52% of the countries league matches are shown on TV (live, replay, highlights)
• Internet & New Media was identified as the primary Futsal media.
• Lack of financial resources and dominant position of football are the most influential
factors that are preventing Futsal to grow (even) more in European countries.
• Higher on the educational institutions pyramid you progress more is Futsal played,
• Among different age groups Youth (16-25 years old) and Adult (26 – 40 years old) are the
biggest Futsal stakeholders (players and fans).

6.2 FIFA official version
FIFA official version of Futsal is the one that completely complies with the FIFA rules 4 about the
size of the pitch, type of the ball used, number of players, duration of the match, etc.
Results have shown that FIFA Futsal is played almost in all European countries, except in
Liechtenstein, Luxemburg and Faroe Islands. Therefore Futsal as a sports discipline practically
completed its diffusion around the European continent and has confirmed its enormous potential for
the future development.
For more detailed information see Apendix 3.
6.3 Leisure sport
In rare countries (3) Futsal has been played as a leisure sport already before 1960. In the 1960’s
Futsal has managed to diffuse to eight other countries. In the 1970’s this growth has stopped before
in the 1980’s again reached the same growth rate of development as in 1960’s. Period from 1991-95
was the period of the biggest growth of leisure Futsal in the history of this sport. In the period of 5
years Futsal got its amateur players in 9 European countries. Similar growth has happened in the
first five years of this century when last European countries were convinced by excitement and
attractiveness of Futsal. After 2005 the expansion of leisure Futsal has finished and it’s now played
almost over the whole Europe.
For more detailed information see Appendix 4.
6.4 Competitive sport
Before 1990, Futsal has been played competitively only in few European countries. However, after
this year its growth has started before reaching its peak in 1997 when official national club
competition was established in five countries. This was followed by the period of slow growth (1-2
countries per year established official national club competitions) before another highlight has
happened in 2006 when another six countries has decided to introduce national competitions. After
4
Source: Futsal Laws of the game 2008, FIFA.com (2008)

that year the growth has decreased as a logical consequence of the fact that Futsal is now played
competitively in a big majority of European countries.
6.5 Influential factors for development of Futsal
Sometimes it is useful to look back to the history to better understand the process of development of
a sport, in our case Futsal. Therefore specific triggers for development can be identified and best
practices can be shared among countries. The most interesting answers provided by the respondents
will be presented in the following points:
• Hosting UEFA Futsal Tournaments and launch of the National Futsal League and Regional
Futsal Competitions,
• Weather conditions during winter time,
• Number of regional non – professional tournaments,
• Popularity as the leisure sport for people from 10 – 60 years old,
• Group of Futsal enthusiasts who worked hard to develop the sport,
• Cooperation and integration in the Football association – they were keen to explore if Futsal
is beneficial as a football skill development tool,
• Support from the football clubs to have their own Futsal team,
• Significant number of sport halls was built,
• Lack of football fields,
• Good results of top clubs and a national team on international level,
• Bad financial situation or financial crisis.
6.6 Futsal/Football players registration
Analyses have shown that in 70% of the European countries (35) they give different licenses to the
Futsal and football players. This indicator is very important for the future development of Futsal
because having separate registration system for Futsal players will help countries to monitor
development of this sport more accurately (growth rates of registered players).

6.7 Number of registered Futsal players
Before starting to analyse this indicator it needs to be clarified that some numbers provided by
Futsal governing bodies, especially from the countries that don’t have a separate Futsal player’s
registration system, might be less reliable and accurate. Futsal is a very young sport in some of the
countries and it was possible to predict these kinds of difficulties. However, in the end it was still
possible to determine the extent of the European Futsal family in terms of registered players.
“There are approximately 500.000 registered Futsal players in Europe.”
Looking at this figure it needs to be stressed out that 20 % of the countries bring more than 90% of
total registered players in European countries. As an example, Spain as itself has 110.000 registered
players, closely followed by Sweden, Italy and Netherlands who all have more than 65.000
registered players. According to this data it is possible to make inferences that number of registered
players Futsal players in Europe is enviable but it is concentrated in few European countries. On the
other hand it shows that future of Futsal can be promising if countries with less registered players
will manage to follow the leading ones.
6.8 Number of unregistered players
It was hard for the Futsal governing bodies to estimate the number of unregistered (occasional,
amateur) players because it is extremely hard to measure this category. Anyway, from the received
estimations it was possible to get an approximate number.
“There are approximately 11 million unregistered Futsal players in Europe.”
According to the FIFA Big count research in 20065, there were 61 million unregistered football
players in Europe. Considering this data, having 11 million of Futsal players is a great achievement
and is confirming that popularity of Futsal in Europe is considerable.
5
Source: Big count 2006, FIFA.com (2007)

6.9 Restrictive rules Futsal/football rules
In big majority of countries Futsal is in close relation to football. In many of them they have players
who have decided to play Futsal instead of football or the opposite, or players who are playing both
Futsal and football. In some of the countries, Futsal or football governing body has decided to
implement certain restrictions in order to prevent high profile football players to play Futsal or the
opposite. Aim of this question was to examine how many countries have implemented these kinds
of restrictions in order to make a theoretical conclusion about which option is better for
development of Futsal.
Analyses of the results have shown that European Futsal nations are incredible equally divided into
two parts. 50% of the countries have restrictions for players who want to participate in both sports
and 50% don’t have restrictions.
In the following points you can find examples of restrictions:
• If you are a registered football player playing in football top division you are not allowed to
play Futsal in first two divisions,
• A registered football player playing in football top three divisions (1st, 2nd and 3rd) is not
allowed to play Futsal in first two top divisions (1st and 2nd league),
• You need a written permission from your football club to be allowed to play Futsal,
• They can play both sports, but only for the same club. They cannot play football in one club
and Futsal in another club,
• Player can register only for one sport: Futsal or football,
• From the first division club only one player can play Futsal and from second division club
three players can play Futsal.
All things considered, it is hard to judge which of the two options is better. Even among the most
successful European Futsal nations there are those, who do not have restrictions (Spain, Russia,
Belarus, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Netherlands, etc.) and the ones with restrictions (Italy, Portugal,
Ukraine, Serbia, Romania, Slovenia). However, some views about this indicator will be presented
later in a Chapter 7 about more developed Futsal nations and best practices.

6.10 Youth national teams competition
In the introduction part of this research was mentioned that in 2008 first European Futsal
U-21 championship was organized. 28 countries was involved in the qualifying round and they
were fighting for seven places on the final tournament in Russia (their team was qualified directly
as they were host). Since the tournament has been later removed from the UEFA competition
schedule, the aim of this question was to explore how many countries would take part in a similar
competition if it would have been re-launched. Countries also had an opportunity to choose the age
category in which they would prefer to compete in (U-17, U-19 and U-21).
The results have shown that 32 European countries would participate in the European competition
for youth national teams, if the one would be organized. It might be also interesting to know that
only 3 countries had answered that they wouldn’t compete while other 15 countries don’t know at
the moment and would take that decision later.
27 out of 32 countries that are interested to take part in potential youth competition would prefer to
compete in age group of U-21 (under 21 years old)., 3 countries U-17 and other 2 countries U-19.
Moreover, there is definitely a great interest from the countries to have a European competition for
youth national teams, ideally in U-21 age category. Having youth players involved is essential for
the future development of the every single sport and it also gives more negotiation power to the
national Futsal governing bodies when they try to convince the football association (this example is
given because in big majority of the countries Futsal is under the football association umbrella) that
it is important to support and promote Futsal among youth.
6.11 Women’s Futsal
Women’s football increased popularity in recent years brings curiosity if the same trend (is) has
been (will be) followed in Futsal. The goal of this indicator about women’s Futsal was not only to
identify in how many of the countries is women’s Futsal organized but also in how many of them is
managed on a national or/and regional level.

Analyses of the results have shown that women’s Futsal is organized (played in an organized way)
in 20 countries, in 17 of them is also managed on a national or regional level.
Picture 1: Women’s Futsal in 2009 (green colour – organized, red colour – unorganized)
From 30 countries which answered that women’s Futsal is not organized in their country, 19 of
them plans to start it in future. On the following picture it is possible to see how the future
European map of women’s Futsal is expected to look like.

Picture 2: Women’s Futsal in the future (green colour – organized, red colour – unorganized)
According to the results, women’s Futsal has already established itself in almost half of the
European countries. As another half is expected to join them soon there is definitely enormous
potential to develop the female part of the sport as well.
6.12 Governance of Futsal
Effective governance is one of the key factors for development of every sport. That is the reason
why it is important to know how European Futsal is governed on a national level. Analyses of the
results have shown that in 66% of the countries (33) Futsal is governed within a national football
association (FA) as a Futsal section or department. In 20% of the cases (10 countries) Futsal is
governed by an independent Futsal federation integrated within the FA, while in three of the
countries Futsal is governed outside the FA but they there is a contractual agreement between the
two bodies. Other types of governance are very rare.

These results are certainly displaying the trend of Futsal governance among different countries.
However, it is difficult to decide which type of governance is the most effective one. But one thing
is almost certain – Futsal needs assistance (financial and technical support) from football
association to develop itself.
6.13 Futsal administration
Goal of this indicator was to identify how many members of the staff national governing body
employs for Futsal administration. Results have shown that on average there are 1-2 people (1,70)
employed full-time and 2-3 people (2,42) part-time.
On the one hand it may be interesting to know that 26% of the countries have no one employed full-
time, but on the other hand 42% of the countries have 2 or more full-time employees. Five countries
even have 6 or more people employed for Futsal administration. Results about part-time employees
are quite identical. 29% of the countries don’t have part-time Futsal administration employees,
while 56% of the countries have 2 or more people employed. 10 countries have 6 or more people
part-time Futsal administration employees.
In total, there are around 90 full-time and 130 part-time employees working in European countries
on Futsal administration.

6.14 National Futsal league
National Futsal leagues are organized in 45 European countries6. Furthermore, three out of eight
nations that don’t have a national Futsal league yet, will establish a league in between the next 5
years period.
Picture 3: National Futsal leagues ( green colour – league, red colour – no league)
Most of the national leagues have been established in 1990’s, only few countries had their
respective leagues earlier. It might be interesting to know that until 1996 there were “only” 16
national leagues organized in Europe and than in 1997 seven additional countries decided to follow
them. It is possible to say that 1997 was really a breakthrough year for Futsal because after that
almost every year from 2-3 new national leagues were created.
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According to results 44 countries stated that they have a national league. Ukraine was additionally added to this group
of countries because they have a tournament (high division) that can be called league and winner represents Ukraine in
Futsal Cup. That is also the reason why all the analyses were made with 44 countries and not 45.

6.14.1 League levels & number of clubs per level
Out of the countries with a national Futsal league, 10 of them has only one league level, 14 of them
has two league levels, while other 20 countries has three or more league levels. These statistics are
definitely proving that there is a lot of demand to play Futsal in European countries, especially in
the countries with Futsal tradition. It is expected that most of the other countries will follow them in
future.
On average, there are approximately 12 clubs are competing in the first division. Having 12 clubs in
elite division is also the most often used format followed by the ones with 10 and 8 clubs. In second
division there are on average approximately 16 clubs competing, although it needs to be
emphasized that in 1/3 of the countries that have second division they have 21 or more clubs
competing in it ( in some of them even more than 30). In half of the European countries with Futsal
third division they have more than 30 clubs competing in it. However, average number of clubs in a
third division is 20. Fourth, fifth and sixth division are only played in few European countries and
there are on average approximately 18 clubs competing in it.
All things considered, is it possible to make assumptions what kind of league format is the best? It
seems that the best Futsal countries with a lot of registered players (Spain, Russia, Portugal, and
Italy) prefer to make first division with 12-16 clubs competing and second division with up to 30
clubs competing. On lower league levels there are more than 30 clubs competing. They have an
interesting league system in Netherlands and Czech Republic where on all league levels 12 clubs
are competing.
In 84% of the countries all league levels are played indoors. In countries where some league levels
are played outdoors, usually this is the case with lower league levels (from third division down).
6.14.2 Average and highest attendance in top division

In some of the countries where Futsal leagues have just been launched they had some problems
providing data about the average and highest attendance in their top division. Either they didn’t
have this information or there is practically no spectators present in their country because Futsal has
just started to develop. There were also other more developed Futsal countries that had some
problems defining the figures about number of spectators on their national league matches. It has to
be stressed out that having spectators is crucial for development of every sport so it is important to
measure and evaluate this numbers on regular basis.
Analyses have shown that European average is 460 spectators on a national league match.
However, it needs to be emphasized that gap between the countries is tremendous. On the one hand
there are countries like Spain, Russia, Romania and Italy with high attendance (from 1500 – 3000
spectators/match) but on the other hand we have a group of countries with very low attendance –
less than 50 (Scotland, England, Albania, Georgia, etc.). Majority of the countries has an average
attendance close to the total average of countries mentioned above.
Regarding the highest attendance it might be interesting to know that if we make a sum up of all the
highest attendances in different countries we would have 68.000 Futsal spectators in 43 national
leagues. This would mean that on average around 1.600 people would see a top division match
which is definitely a decent number for an indoor sport. Again the gap between the countries needs
to be emphasized but most of the countries are close to the average.
6.14.3 Average and the highest budget – top division club
Analyses of the results have shown that in 42% of countries their top division clubs have a budget
of less than 10.000 EUR. Furthermore, in 72% of the countries the average budget is lower than
50.000 EUR and in only 14% of the countries the average budget is higher than 100.000 EUR.
Russia, Italy and Kazakhstan are the countries with the highest average budget of over 500.000
EUR.
Average budget of a top division club in European national leagues is in a range between 10.000 –
50.000 EUR.
Allocation of the countries is similar when it comes to the highest budget of a top division club.
However, differences between countries are even more significant. Again countries like Russia,

Italy and Kazakhstan are dominating the figures and they are the only countries in which clubs
budgets exceed 1 million EUR, in Russia it is even possible to speak about few million EUR. In
most of the other countries the highest budget is bellow 100.000 EUR and rarely up to 300.000
EUR.
Average of the highest budgets of a top division club in European national leagues is approximately
380.000 EUR.
6.14.4 TV coverage
For some sports TV revenues are one of the main sources of incomes. Unfortunately, it is still too
early to expect that Futsal would be able to attract major TV coverage. However, this is certainly
something that countries should aim for in future. Futsal is a TV sport and it is crucial for future
development that it becomes visible to the wider audience.
According to the results, Futsal league matches are shown on TV in 52% of the countries with a
national Futsal league. In most of them matches are shown on regional and national TV channels.
According to the results, it is possible to say that Futsal receives most TV coverage in Italy,
Romania, Russia, Czech Republic and Spain.
Regional TV channel coverage
In 65% of the countries with TV coverage, national league matches are shown on regional TV.
Majority of these countries had great difficulties defining details about broadcasters’ potential
audience, accumulated number of viewers, average and highest number of viewers per match.
Either they didn’t have the information to answer this question or the answer was incomplete.
Considering this fact is hard to make any conclusions about broadcasters profile and number of
viewers. It would be important for representatives of the national Futsal governing bodies to have
this information available in future, especially when trying to sell Futsal as a product to the
sponsors.
According to the results, regional TV channels are showing national league on average around 30
hours per season. However, there are also some countries where national league is shown more than
100 hours/season (Italy, Czech Republic). Live coverage, replays and highlights are the forms of

coverage that are on average equally represented. It was encouraging to recognize that replays of
Futsal matches are also attractive for the broadcasters (TV viewers).
National TV channel coverage
In 70% of the countries with TV coverage, top division matches are shown on national TV. Most of
the respondents had problems to define the broadcasters profile and number of viewers. However, it
was possible to get some figures from specific countries. In Italy average number of viewers is
50.000 and the highest number was 700.000. In Spain there are on average 350.000 viewers per
match and in Russia there are 3-4% of total audience (TV rating) Futsal top division matches.
Results about hours of coverage per year are similar to the ones from the regional TV channels
(approximately 30 hours/season). National league matches are frequently showed live or as a replay
(both 62,5%), highlights are shown in 38% of the countries with national TV channel coverage.
All things considered, Futsal has shown its growth also in terms of penetration to the different TV
channels. It is nice to become aware that domestic league matches are shown on national (also
regional) TV channels in many European countries. But there is certainly a feeling that much more
could be done regarding this matter. However, it might be also possible that Internet and New
Media will diminish the development of Futsal on TV but it is crucial for development of this sport
that it gets as much visibility as it can.

6.14.5 Media & national Futsal league
Figure 1: Importance of different media categories for national league
According to the results, the most important media category for a national league is Internet & New
Media. It is also important to emphasize that this media category was rated as very important by 23
countries, while 11 countries rated it as important. These results are showing that Internet is already
serving as a great promotion tool for Futsal. Countries that didn’t yet recognize the importance of
this media category shall definitely take advantage of it in future.
Internet & New Media are closely followed by Written press media category (newspapers,
magazines, etc.). For someone it might be a surprise but 34 countries rated this media category as
important or very important for their national league. It seems that Futsal is still mostly relying on
traditional media like newspapers and magazines but with the increasing importance of Internet &
New Media this trend will most likely change in future.
The third most important media category is TV. When analysing this result it needs to be
emphasized that there were two groups of countries answering this question. In the first group were
the countries that have TV coverage of their national league and in the second group were the
countries that don’t have it. Countries with the TV coverage obviously rated this category very high
because being present TV is a very powerful promotion tool (21 countries rated it as very
important). While for the ones that don’t have TV coverage obviously this category doesn’t have
the importance (18 countries rated it as less or not important). And that is most likely the reason
why on average TV is on the third place, behind Internet & New Media and Written press.
Not surprisingly, Radio was rated as the least important media category. On the one hand there were
15 countries who rated this media category as not important and 11 of them as less important but on
the other hand there were 18 countries who rated it as important or even very important. These
results are showing that Radio has completely lost importance in some countries but in some other
has still kept its position as an important media category for Futsal.
6.15. Evolution of Futsal media coverage in the last 5 years
Goal of this question was to identify a global trend about Futsal media coverage in European
countries in the last 5 years. After reviewing the results it was possible to recognize (on average)
slow growing interest from the media for Futsal. Interestingly, in most of the countries the evolution
of media coverage was average growing interest but because there are 12 countries with no general
interest for Futsal the average is lower. The gap between countries was again noticeable but this is
again consequence of the fact that in some of the countries Futsal is a very young sport while in
others it has a longer tradition.
All things considered, interest of media to report and offer coverage to Futsal is not on the level as
one would want it to be. However, interest is slowly increasing and should increase even more if
Futsal administrators will continue to work hard to get more media exposure. It is crucial that the
administrators seriously consider how they will make their Futsal events more attractive for the
media, sponsors, spectators, etc.
6.16 Futsal growth obstacles
Up to this stage this report has shown that Futsal has achieved a decent growth in recent years all
around the Europe. However, the goal of this question was to recognize the main obstacles
(influential factors) that are preventing Futsal to grow (even) more in European countries.

Figure 2: European Futsal growth obstacles
The most influential factor that is preventing Futsal to grow is a lack of financial resources. Low
involvements of the media and low attendance (with exception of few countries) are not attracting
sufficient sponsorship funds that would enable Futsal to progress even more. Some of the countries,
especially the ones without Futsal tradition, have found themselves in a vicious circle (low quality
product, low attendance, low media interest, lack of sponsors, low incomes – not enough money to
invest to improve the product).
90% of the countries have rated this factor as the important or very important one.
The second most important factor that is preventing Futsal to grow is dominant position of football.
In most of the countries where Futsal is played, football already has a long tradition and is very
popular. Therefore it receives a lot of media coverage, sponsorship funds, number of spectators,
etc., and it is very hard for Futsal to compete with football for all these stakeholders.
88% of the countries rated this factor as the important or very important one.
Hall availability is the third most important factor that is preventing Futsal to grow. In some of the
countries there is a general lack of halls while in others countries they have number of halls but they
are already occupied with other sports. Futsal is an indoor sport and not having enough halls
available certainly represents a limitation to the further development of this sport.
European countries have rated limited interested from the media as the fourth biggest obstacle for
development of Futsal. As expected, bigger differences between the answers were noticed here.

Countries where Futsal has been well established rated this factor much lower than the ones in
which Futsal has just started and wasn’t able to attract a lot of media interest yet. In those countries
this might be even the biggest obstacle because it is closely related (and leads) to the lack of
financial resources.
Lack of the professional management of the clubs is the next influential factor that is preventing
Futsal to grow. Limited financial resources in many of the countries are not allowing clubs to hire
professional staff that would run the clubs in a way that it would be attracting for the fans, sponsors,
media, etc. This factor is undoubtedly slowing down the development process of Futsal.
Competition from other indoor sports, lack of support from the football governing body and a lack
of Futsal tradition are the last three factors on the ranking. However, there were on average still
rated in between of somewhat important and important so they shouldn’t be underestimated. A bit
surprisingly, European countries see the lack of the Futsal tradition as the least important obstacle
that is preventing this sport to grow.
6.17 Futsal stakeholders interest
6.17.1 Futsal & different age groups
In order to identify how the people of different age are interested in playing, watching and
following Futsal, population was divided into four different age groups: Children (5-15), Youth (16-
25), Adult (26-40) and Senior (above 40). All the countries had to select one of the four levels of
interest (1-no interest, 2-low, 3-medium, 4-high) for each age group.

Futsal players
Figure 3: Level of interest to play Futsal among different age groups
Analyses of the results have shown that the highest level of interest comes from Youth and Adult
age group. On the average their level of interest is between medium and high (closer to medium).
There were some anecdotes before, that especially Children (up to 15 years old) are interested in
playing Futsal. However, according to results their level of interest is about the same than the one
from Seniors (between low and medium) and much lower than the one from Youth and Adult. If the
results about Children’s interest might be a negative surprise it is just the opposite with Seniors. It is
very promising to know that this part of population is showing decent level of interest to play Futsal
as well because one of the biggest strengths of Futsal is that can be played by people of all different
ages, even the ones who are in less good physical shape.

Futsal fans
Figure 4: Level of interest to watch and follow Futsal among different age groups
Adult age group is the most interested in watching and following Futsal. On average they have a
medium level of interest. They are closely followed by Youth, while Seniors came third
(low/medium interest). Not surprisingly, Children age group is the one that is least interest in
watching and following Futsal. They are not yet financially independent and they don’t follow
media in such an extent.

6.17.2 Futsal and sponsors
Figure 5: Level of interest of sponsors to support Futsal
Goal of this indicator was to identify the level of interest (1-no interest, 2-low, 3-medium, 4-high)
of companies and public entities (municipalities, regional authorities, state) to financially support
Futsal. Unfortunately the results have shown that interest of all these institutions is low. However,
this means that there is some interest and these results are the consequence of the fact that in most
of the countries Futsal doesn’t yet attract high level of media interest and great number of
spectators. Considering this fact one could say that these results are not so bad and should only
improve in future (especially for companies).
6.17.3 Futsal and educational institutions
Respondents were asked if FIFA Futsal is played on different levels of educational institutions
(obligatory/primary school, obligatory/secondary/high school, college/university) in their countries
and what is the level of interest to support (no interest, low, medium, high) Futsal of these
institutions.
The results have shown that higher on the educational pyramid we move, the more is Futsal played.
For example, Futsal is played in obligatory/primary schools in 16 countries, in
obligatory/secondary/high schools in 24 countries and on colleges/universities in 32 countries (out
of 50 European countries that play Futsal at the moment). Especially in the obligatory/primary
schools (but also on other educational levels) they play football variations that are close to FIFA
Futsal but there are some differences like playing with walls, playing 5+1, without Futsal ball, no
time-stopping, etc. Changing these small differences (providing educational institutions with Futsal
balls or educate them about the rules of the game) might have an important impact future
development of Futsal in some countries. Similar promotions were already successfully
implemented in Germany7.
Unsurprisingly, when measuring level of interest to support Futsal by educational institutions the
results were quite similar to the ones about playing Futsal. Highest level of interest is shown by
colleges/universities (low/medium) and it is closely followed by secondary/high schools
(low/medium) while primary schools are the ones that show least interest (low).
Figure 6: Level of interest of educational institutions to support Futsal (1-no interest, 2-low, 3-medium, 4–high)
Moreover, it is possible to make a conclusion that Futsal is mainly supported and mostly played in
Colleges/Universities. However, this trend could definitely change in future especially considering
the fact that many of expertise emphasize positive elements that Futsal can have on the
development of young football players. Not only that, Futsal is also a sport that is much faster than
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normal football and a lot more goals are scored, as a player you can have more ball possession and
that is the reason why it could be sometimes even more attractive than association football to
children. And Futsal should recognize and use this potential and strength.
6.18 European Futsal perspective
How bright is the European Futsal future? In order to find the answer on this question each of the
countries was asked to predict the Futsal development and what will be their actions to promote the
sport. According to their answers Futsal has a bright future in big majority of the European
countries. They expect that number of players (professional and amateur), clubs and competitions
will increase and in many of the countries long-term Futsal development plans were created.
It is also important to emphasize that some successful football nations ( England, Germany), in
which Futsal is less established at the moment due a long tradition of other variations of football
played, have serious plans to promote Futsal in future and make it popular in their country. Great
potential and willingness to promote Futsal was also recognized in Scandinavian and South Eastern
European countries if they manage to finance prepared programmes and in some of them, solve the
problem of halls availability.
In the following points it is possible find the most interesting planned activities that should enable
the growth of European Futsal:
• Promotion among youth population (establishment of U-21, U-19 or/and U-17 leagues,
creation Futsal schools/centres),
• Promotion among women’s (creation of national league and a national team),
• Increase the media coverage of national league (education of journalists about Futsal,
finding a media partner, assure TV or internet coverage of the first division league matches,
employ media officer ),
• Attract sponsors for a national league (offer them special packages and visibility),
• Improve Futsal facilities (support building of Futsal halls, cooperation with private
companies),
• Increase popularity of Futsal in educational institutions (free distribution of Futsal balls,
creation of school/university leagues),
• Promotion on a regional level (organization of many amateur regional tournaments),

• Increase number of international matches played (more national team friendly games,
compete in European Futsal competitions),
• Organization of major international competitions (Futsal Cup tournaments, Futsal EURO,
Futsal World Cup, etc.),
• Educational courses for coaches (over the internet and through seminars),
• Increase number of league levels and/or teams playing in one division,
• Promotion over the internet web pages and special Futsal magazines,
• Improve cooperation with football clubs (integrate Futsal in established football clubs youth
academies),
• Improve structure and organization of a national league (implementation of licensing for
clubs – similar to football, improve marketing of the league).
Countries are fully aware of the Futsal potential and have already identified tools how to promote
the sport in future. However, some of them have raised some concerns especially regarding the
current financial situation that could potentially delay the process of development. This problem
was also emphasized by some of the most developed Futsal countries. Nevertheless, this is not only
a problem of Futsal at the moment – whole sport industry is facing this problem and the situation
will definitely change in the future.
6.19 Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands & Luxemburg
As already mentioned before, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands and Luxemburg are the only UEFA
member countries that don’t play FIFA version of Futsal yet. In Faroe Island and Liechtenstein
unfortunately don’t have any plans to start with Futsal in the near future. Main reasons for this
decision two: lack of players and playing grounds. On the other hand, Luxemburg is planning to
join European Futsal family very soon. They plan to create a national team in 2010 and launch a
national league in 2-3 years time. This means that number of European countries that play FIFA
Futsal will soon increase to 51.
6.20 Comments & suggestions
In the last question of the survey respondents had an opportunity to express their opinion about the
survey or any other issue regarding European Futsal. They were also welcomed to give their own
suggestions about future development of Futsal.

Here some of the most interesting and/or frequent answers:
» We would particularly like for UEFA to begin a promotional campaign featuring quotations from
high profile footballers speaking about how Futsal helped develop their skills as a child. I believe
this is hugely important to help develop grassroots Futsal and has been influential in getting media
to take notice of the game. »
» We wish that UEFA would re-launch the U-21 Futsal competition in order to secure the Futsal
future. »
»It would be great if UEFA would organize more educational seminars for coaches, referees and
administrators . »
» Having been involved with the sport for many years and been fortunate to have met many new
friends and enthusiasts through the game I personally find it very difficult to maintain the
motivation to keep up the battle against a national association which has many other important
issues. Funding for Futsal is not the only aspect of sport which is finding the recession difficult. The
national game of football is also falling on hard time so it is understandable that the governing body
is unable to financially support Futsal. Unfortunately it seems that any funding which goes from
UEFA/FIFA to the FA does not necessarily find its way to the Futsal organisers. I believe UEFA
have created an excellent tournament in the UEFA Futsal Cup and should be commended in this
regard. »

7. Futsal best practices
Is there anything to learn from experiences of more developed Futsal countries?
In Europe we can divide Futsal countries in three different groups: (1) developed, (2) developing
and (3) undeveloped. Undeveloped Futsal countries are those in which Futsal has started only
recently. For them it might be important to know how is Futsal organized and structured in more
developed Futsal countries from the first and to some extend also from the second group. All the
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European countries that are among the top 20 countries in the world on the ELO-based ranking
were taken as a sample. They were analyzed through the different indicators and here are the
results:
Tradition
From the survey results is evident that Futsal tradition is playing a big role in the development of
Futsal. Most of the developed Futsal countries have started to play Futsal as a leisure sport already
in 60’s or at least in 80’s/early 90’s. Therefore Futsal has already been played for one or two
decades before they have started to play it on a competitive level. By now only one country that
started with Futsal after 2000 (Romania) is among top European Futsal nations.
Development factors
In some of the most successful countries like Spain and Russia, Futsal has developed through small
regional tournaments. For these two countries we can say that Futsal has started to grow from the
bottom of the pyramid – first as a leisure sport and then as competitive. In other countries (Portugal)
there was a “push” from football clubs to promote the sport in order to still have presence of
“variation of football” during the break time of the football season. It is also not possible to develop
Futsal if you don’t have enough halls available. Futsal is an indoor sport and having enough halls
available was a vital factor in some countries for the development of the sport.
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As of September 21, 2009 the top 20 teams according to the ELO-based rankings are: Spain, Italy, Portugal, Russia,
Ukraine, Serbia, Belarus, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Belgium and Netherlands ( Futsal world
ranking on 21.09.2009)

Registrations of the players
Big majority of the most successful Futsal countries distinguishes between the registrations of
Futsal and football players in terms of a license. This helps them to develop and monitor the
progress of the Futsal more efficiently and it is definitely an indicator that other Futsal countries
shall (should) follow.
Restrictive rules: Futsal /football players
According to the survey results it is hard to assert that having restrictive rules for Futsal players
(they are not allowed to play football and the opposite) helps countries to develop Futsal. Some of
the best Futsal nations like Spain and Russia for example don’t have any restrictive rules but on the
other hand you have countries like Serbia, Romania and Slovenia who have restrictive rules and
have made a significant progress in recent years. It might be possible to assume that if Futsal has
only started to develop in a country than these kinds restrictive rules help Futsal in terms of quality
because this system encourages emergence of Futsal specialists (players).
Governance of Futsal
From the survey results it is possible to assert that having a Futsal section or department (not an
independent federation) that is contained within the national football association (FA) or an
independent Futsal federation integrated within the FA are the best options for the governance of
Futsal. However, it is hard to judge which one is better both options bring success to different
countries.
Futsal governing body administration staff
Top European Futsal governing bodies are on average run by 3 full-time and 3 part-time working
staff. There is only one exception (Portugal) whose governing body employs only 1 full-time staff
even if they are one of the best Futsal nations.
National Futsal league
Not surprisingly, all the European leading Futsal nations (except Ukraine) have a national league.
Most of them were established in early 90’s. On average they have 3-4 league levels (all levels are
played indoors) and 12-16 clubs are competing in a top division. Average attendance on top

division matches is around 1000 spectators, with the highest numbers in Spain and Russia (2500).
Maybe it is a coincidence but it was possible to see the correlation between the World Futsal
rankings and average attendance in league matches (more spectators, higher on the rankings). Clubs
that are competing in a top division leagues have between 50.000 – 100.000 EUR of budget. On
average clubs have the highest budget in Russia, Spain and Romania.
National Futsal top division on TV
With rare exceptions, all the leading European Futsal nations have TV coverage of national Futsal
top division. Matches are usually shown on national and regional TV channels on average between
31 – 50 hours per season. There is a lot of live coverage which is followed by highlights and
replays. Countries where Futsal gets the most TV coverage are Russia, Romania and Czech
Republic. According to the survey results it is possible to make a conclusion that is hard to be one
of best Futsal nations in Europe and develop Futsal without being present on TV.
Futsal and different media’s
TV is the most important media, closely followed by Internet & New Media and written press.
Unsurprisingly, Radio is convincingly the least important media. During the last five years, most of
the top European Futsal nations have noticed average growing interest of media.
What is preventing Futsal to grow (even more)?
Lack of financial resources and dominant position of football are the most influential factors that
are preventing Futsal to grow faster. One of the biggest problems for the development of the Futsal
is also limited hall availability in some of the countries and lack of professional management of the
clubs.
Futsal in educational institutions
Elite European Futsal countries (Spain, Portugal, Russia) have Futsal present in all different levels
of educational institutions (Obligatory/primary schools, secondary/high schools,
College/University). Considering these information it is possible to make assumption that Futsal
needs to be played in these institutions if you want to develop it to the highest level. Most of the
other countries youngsters play Futsal only in Universities/Colleges. Interestingly, in some of the

countries Futsal is not played in any of the educational institutions because youngsters don’t play
according to the FIFA Futsal rules.
Furthermore, Futsal is played among youth in those countries, where educational institutions are
ready to support it. Unfortunately this is not the case in many of the top European Futsal countries,
which is definitely slowing down development progress of Futsal.
Level of interest to PLAY Futsal
Considering the top European Futsal nations, most of the people that are interested to play Futsal
are from 16-40 years old. Only some of the nations have a high level of interest from children
(Portugal, Russia, Serbia and Netherlands) and seniors (Slovakia, Slovenia). However, it is again
possible to notice that the top 6 European countries on Futsal world ranking have medium or high
level of interest of children (5-15 years old).
Futsal fans
In most of the countries Futsal fans are from 16 – 40 years old. It is possible to make a conclusion
that people play Futsal (most of them on recreational basis) are also following Futsal. Only
interesting exception are elite Futsal nations ( Spain and Portugal) have a high level of interest to
follow Futsal from seniors ( above 40 years old), even if these people are not very much interested
in playing Futsal.
Futsal and financial support
Willingness of companies to financially support Futsal is, with rare exceptions, low. It seems that a
lot more financial support is coming from public funding who is more willing to support Futsal. It
might be interesting to know that even the highest ranked European Futsal country (Spain) struggles
to get a financial support from companies or public funding.

Lessons to learn for undeveloped Futsal countries:
• Tradition of Futsal is playing an important role when you evaluate why Futsal has progress
more in a certain country. In the most successful countries Futsal is played at least a decade,
usually even more,
• Good way to start to promote Futsal in a country is to organize a lot of small regional
tournaments,
• In order to develop Futsal you need to assure that you have enough halls available,
• It is recommended to distinguish between the registration of Futsal and football players in
terms of a license,
• Restrictive rules on Futsal/football players might be useful when you want to increase
quality of Futsal (result - Futsal specialists)
• Having Futsal section or department (not an independent federation) that is contained within
the national football association (FA) or an independent Futsal federation integrated within
the FA are most frequently used options for the governance of Futsal,
• To assure development of Futsal in a country you need at least 1 full-time (on average 3)
and some (on average 3) part-time working staff in your Futsal governing body,
• Futsal national league is a MUST and more developed Futsal countries have 3-4 league
levels,
• Presence on regional or national TV channels is very important for development of Futsal in
a country,
• Dominant position of football and lack of financial resources are biggest challenges that
Futsal is facing in more developed Futsal countries,
• Futsal needs to be present (played) in educational institutions if country wants to develop it
to the highest level,
• Futsal is played mostly played and followed by people from 16 - 25 and 26 - 40 years old,
• General financial support for Futsal is low, in most of the countries public funding is more
interested to support Futsal than companies.

8. Conclusion
Main objective of this research was to assess current situation in European Futsal in order to help
UEFA with their future Futsal development strategies. A comprehensive survey that was conducted
among all the UEFA affiliated members has certainly given some important indications about the
challenges that Futsal is currently facing. Nevertheless, there were primarily many positive
findings. Findings that have confirmed that Futsal certainly has its place on the European sport
market. Furthermore, its potential for future development is enormous but the results can be only
achieved with the corporation of all Futsal stakeholders.
FIFA official version of Futsal is played in 50 UEFA affiliated members with approximately of half
a million registered players. Furthermore, there are approximately 11 million unregistered players
all over the Europe. Considering the fact that Futsal was played in only few European countries two
decades ago, these statistical findings are definitely proving that it has made a significant step
forward in terms of development. However, it is important to emphasize that there are great
differences between the countries. The biggest Futsal countries have high number of registered
players, greater financial resources, higher level of interest from the media, etc., while some others
are struggling regarding these aspects. Nevertheless, these kinds of problems are a logical
consequence of the fact that Futsal has been just introduced in some of the countries and the gap
should eventually decrease. Great boost for the future development of Futsal is the fact that some of
the leading European football nations (England, Germany) decided to intensively promote Futsal
despite having other variations of football with strong tradition present in the country.
Research has identified three main areas that should enable the growth of European Futsal in future:
media, sponsors and educational institutions. All these areas are closely related to the current
biggest obstacles for growth. First of all, lack of financial resources is present due the lack of media
interest and spectators. Therefore many of the clubs are not interested for sponsors investments.
Furthermore, here is also a problem of the management of clubs who don’t have time and/or
knowledge to attract sponsors. Dominant position of football could be challenged by starting
introducing Futsal intensively into educational institutions. Therefore, new generations of Futsal
fans/players would emerge. If there is an obstacle for future development than this is the lack of
playing halls in some of the countries because big financial investments are needed to build these
kinds of facilities. However, some of the countries have already identified ways to overcome this
problem.

Many of the countries have already identified the importance that Internet & New Media can have
on Futsal. This media category can certainly help Futsal to accelerate its growth because it allows
effective communication. According to the UEFA competition manager, Mr. Morel, it can also
serve as substitute to the lack of TV coverage in some of the countries because the Futsal matches
can be played over the Internet at low production costs. A lot of Futsal related web pages has
already been created and information about international competitions and many of the national
leagues are easily accessible. Countries that are not using this increasingly important media for
promotion of Futsal yet are certainly advised to take advantage of it in future.
Things that should certainly be considered in future are development of women’s and youth and
seniors Futsal. There is one big advantage that Futsal has compared to football - Futsal is not
physically exhausting as football. Smaller playing ground and unlimited number of substitutions are
making this game easier to play even for less well physically prepared players. Futsal should
definitely consider this fact and attract senior players, as it is already the case in some of the
countries. Considering the answers from national governing bodies there is also nice future ahead of
women’s Futsal, which is already organized in many of the countries while big majority of others
are planning to start it. Currently the biggest Futsal stakeholders (fans, players) are the age group of
people from 16-25 years old. That is probably one of the reasons why many of the nations will
establish national youth competitions and they are also appealing to UEFA to re-launch the U-21
Futsal European Championship.
All things considered, Futsal certainly has a bright future. Hopefully, this research will give its
contribution to development of this wonderful sport in future years. It is important that Futsal
administrators believe in progression of Futsal and perhaps, one day we will watch it on the
Olympic Games.

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10. Appendices
Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire
1. Please write-down your name, surname and the name of the Futsal country that you represent?
2. What is your position in Futsal in your country?
3. What is your occupation with Futsal in your country?
Full-time Part-time Volunteer Don't work in Futsal
4. How much of your work-time is dedicated to Futsal? (If part-time)
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
5. How many hours per week do you dedicate to Futsal? (If volunteer)
1-5 hours/week 6-10 hours/week 11-15 hours/week 16-20 hours/week

21-25 hours/week 26-30 hours/week more than 30 hours/week
6. Is the FIFA official version of Futsal played in your country?
Yes No
7. Since when has it been played as a leisure sport (without official national competitions) in your
country? (please select one answer)
Before 1960 1960-1965 1966-1970 1971-1975 1976-1980 1981-1985

1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005 After 2005 Don't know

8. Since when has it been played as a competitive sport (with official national club competitions) in
your country? (please define a year)
9. Were there any particular factors that led to the development of Futsal in your country?

10. Does your country distinguish between the registrations of Futsal and football players in terms
of a license?
Yes No
11. How many Futsal players are registered? (numbers only); (If answer on question 10. is No)
12. What is the estimated number of registered Futsal players in your country? (numbers only); (If
answer on question 10. is Yes)
13. How many people are approximately playing Futsal as a hobby (non-registered players) in your
country? (numbers only)
14. Is there any restrictive rule applying for a registered Futsal player to participate in domestic
football top leagues or vice versa?
Yes No
15. What kind of restrictions do they have? (example: If you are a register football player playing in
football top three divisions you are not allowed to play Futsal in first two divisions); (If answer on
question 14. is Yes)
16. In the educational institutions listed below, do youngsters play FIFA Futsal (i.e. using Futsal
ball)?
Obligatory/Primary school (6-12 years old) Yes No Don't play Futsal

Obligatory/Secondary/High school (12-18) Yes No Don't play Futsal
College/University (over 18) Yes No Don't play Futsal
17. If they don't play according to the FIFA rules, please briefly describe below which version of
indoor football is generally played (walls, normal football, etc.)?
18. If there would be a European competition for youth national teams, would your country
participate in it?
Yes No
19. In which age category would you participate with your national team? (please select one
answer)
U-17 U-19 U21

20. Is women's Futsal organized in your country?
Yes No
21. Is women's Futsal managed on a national or/and regional level?
Yes No
22. Are there any future plans to start women's Futsal?
Yes No
23. How is Futsal governed on a national level? (please select one answer)
A Futsal section or department ( not an independent federation) that is contained within the
national football association (FA)
An independent Futsal federation integrated within the FA
An independent Futsal federation that is outside of the FA, but with a contractual agreement
between the two bodies
Futsal is played at a lower level (local or regional), but there is contact with the FA
An independent Futsal federation that has only minor connections with the main FA
24. If Futsal is governed outside the football association (FA), does a Futsal representative holds a
position within FA (member of the board, commission, etc.)?
Yes No
25. What kind of position does he holds? (If answer on question 24. is Yes)
26. How many members of the staff does your Futsal governing body employs for Futsal
administration (within or outside the FA)?
Full-time Part-time
27. Do you have a national Futsal league?
Yes No
28. Do you plan to launch a national Futsal league? (If answer on question 27. is Yes)

Yes No
29. When will domestic league be launched? (please select one answer) (If answer on question 28.
is Yes)
in 2010 in 2-3 years in 4-5 years in more than 5 years
30. In which year has the league been established? (please define a year)
31. How many league levels do you have?
1 2 3 4 5 6 or more
32. How many clubs does compete in each of the league levels?
First division 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21-30 more than 30

Second division 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21-30 more than 30
Third division 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21-30 more than 30
Fourth division 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21-30 more than 30
Fifth division 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21-30 more than 30
Sixth division 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 21-30 more than 30
33. Are all league levels played indoors?
Yes No
34. Which league levels are played outdoors? (If answer on question 33. is No)
35. What was the average season attendance in top division league matches last season? (numbers
only)
36. What was the highest attendance in a top division league match last season? (numbers only)
37. What is the estimated average budget of a top division club? (please select one answer)
less than 10,000 EUR

10,000 - 50,000 EUR
50,000 - 100,000 EUR
100,000 - 500,000 EUR
500,000 EUR or more

38. What is approximate budget of the wealthiest top division club? (please answer in EUR -
numbers only)
39. Are Futsal league matches shown on TV?
Yes No
40. Are matches shown on regional TV channel(s)? (If answer on question 39. is Yes)
Yes No
41. If possible please define (for each regional TV channel) broadcaster(s) potential audience,
accumulated number of viewers, average and the highest number of viewers per match?
42. How often are league matches shown on regional TV channel?
1-10 hours/season 11-30 hours/season 31-50 hours/season 51-100 hours/season

more than 100 hours/season
43. What kind of TV coverage do Futsal matches get on regional TV channel? (it is possible to
select more answers)
Live
Replay
Only highlights
44. Are matches shown on national TV channel(s)? (If answer on question 39. is Yes)
Yes No
45. If possible please define (for each national TV channel) broadcaster(s) potential audience,
accumulated number of viewers, average and the highest number of viewers per match?
46. How often are league matches shown on national TV channel?
1-10 hours/season 11-30 hours/season 31-50 hours/season 51-100 hours/season

more than 100 hours/season

47. What kind of coverage do Futsal matches get on national TV channel? (it is possible to select
more answers)
Live
Replay
Only highlights
48. Please evaluate importance of different media categories for the national Futsal league?
(evaluate them from 1-4: 1 - not important, 2 - somewhat important, 3 - important, 4 - very
important)
TV
Radio
Written press (newspaper, magazine, etc,)
Internet and new media
49. What was the evolution of the media coverage of Futsal in your country during the last 5 years?
(please select the most suitable answer)
No general interest Decreased interest Interest remained unchanged

Slow growing interest Average growing interest Substantial growing interest
50. Please identify the most influential factors that are preventing Futsal to grow (even) more in
your country. Rate each of the them according to the importance from 1-4 (1 - not important, 2 -
somewhat important, 3 - important, 4 - very important).
Competition from other indoor sports

Hall availability
Lack of financial resources
Lack of support from the football governing body
Lack of professional management of the clubs
Lack of Futsal tradition
Limited interest from the media
Dominant postion of football
51. What is the level of interest to PLAY Futsal among different age groups?
(1 - no interest, 2 - low, 3 - medium, 4 - high)
Children (5-15) Youth (16-25) Adult ( 26-40) Senior (above 40)
52. What is the level of interest to WATCH and FOLLOW Futsal among different age groups?
(1-no interest, 2-low, 3-medium, 4-high)

Children (5-15) Youth (16-25) Adult ( 26-40) Senior (above 40)
53. What is the level of interest of sponsors to SUPPORT Futsal? (1-no interest, 2-low, 3-medium,
4-high)
Companies
Public funding (municipalities, regional, state)
54. What is the level of interest of educational institutions to SUPPORT Futsal? (1-no interest, 2-
low, 3-medium, 4-high)
Primary schools Secondary/High schools Colleges/Universities
55. Please give us a brief comment on the Futsal perspective in your country for the forthcoming 5
years and how do you intend to promote the sport?
56. What are the main reasons that your association did not started with Futsal yet. Please rate each
of them from 1-4 (1 - not important, 2 - somewhat important, 3 - important, 4 - very important).
There is another version of indoor football played

Lack of players
Lack of playing grounds (indoor and outdoor)
Lack of knowledge of Futsal rules
Lack of financial resources
57. Do you foresee any kind of development of Futsal in your country in future years?
58. Do you plan to launch a domestic Futsal league?
Yes No
59. When will domestic league be launched? (please select one answer); (If answer on question 58.
is Yes)
60. Do you plan to create a national Futsal team?
Yes No
61. When will the national team be created?

62. Do you have any request, comment or suggestion with regards to Futsal or this survey in
particular?

Appendix 2: Respondents profile
Alternatives Percent Value

1 Full-time 49,1 % 26
2 Part-time 22,6 % 12
3 Volunteer 18,9 % 10
4 Don't work in Futsal 9,4 % 5
Total 53

Appendix 3: FIFA Futsal version

1 Yes 94,3 % 50
2 No 5,7 % 3
Total 53

Appendix 4: Leisure Futsal emergence

1 Before 1960 6,0 % 3
2 1960-1965 6,0 % 3
3 1966-1970 10,0 % 5
4 1971-1975 2,0 % 1
5 1976-1980 4,0 % 2
6 1981-1985 8,0 % 4
7 1986-1990 8,0 % 4
8 1991-1995 16,0 % 8
9 1996-2000 12,0 % 6
10 2001-2005 18,0 % 9
11 After 2005 10,0 % 5
12 Don't know 0,0 % 0
Total 50

Appendix 5: Competitive Futsal emergence

1 before 1960 2,0 % 1
2 1961 0,0 % 0
3 1962 0,0 % 0
4 1963 0,0 % 0
5 1964 0,0 % 0
6 1965 0,0 % 0
7 1966 0,0 % 0
8 1967 0,0 % 0
9 1968 0,0 % 0
10 1969 0,0 % 0
11 1970 0,0 % 0
12 1971 0,0 % 0
13 1972 0,0 % 0
14 1973 0,0 % 0
15 1974 0,0 % 0
16 1975 0,0 % 0
17 1976 0,0 % 0
18 1977 0,0 % 0
19 1978 0,0 % 0
20 1979 0,0 % 0
21 1980 4,0 % 2
22 1981 0,0 % 0
23 1982 0,0 % 0
24 1983 2,0 % 1
25 1984 2,0 % 1
26 1985 2,0 % 1
27 1986 2,0 % 1
28 1987 0,0 % 0

29 1988 0,0 % 0
30 1989 0,0 % 0
31 1990 4,0 % 2
32 1991 4,0 % 2
33 1992 2,0 % 1
34 1993 6,0 % 3
35 1994 4,0 % 2
36 1995 6,0 % 3
37 1996 2,0 % 1
38 1997 10,0 % 5
39 1998 2,0 % 1
40 1999 4,0 % 2
41 2000 4,0 % 2
42 2001 2,0 % 1
43 2002 2,0 % 1
44 2003 4,0 % 2
45 2004 0,0 % 0
46 2005 4,0 % 2
47 2006 12,0 % 6
48 2007 6,0 % 3
49 2008 2,0 % 1
50 2009 6,0 % 3
Total 50

Appendix 6: Futsal/football players license differentiation

1 Yes 70,0 % 35
2 No 30,0 % 15
Total 50

Appendix 7: Restrictive rules for Futsal/football players

1 Yes 50,0 % 25
2 No 50,0 % 25
Total 50

Appendix 8: Youth competitions interest

1 Yes 64,0 % 32
2 No 6,0 % 3
3 Don't know 30,0 % 15
Total 50

1 U-17 9,4 % 3
2 U-19 6,3 % 2
3 U-21 84,4 % 27
Total 32

Appendix 9: Women’s Futsal

1 Yes 40,0 % 20
2 No 60,0 % 30
Total 50

1 Yes 85,0 % 17
2 No 15,0 % 3
Total 20

1 Yes 63,3 % 19
2 No 36,7 % 11
Total 30

Appendix 10: National governance of Futsal

1 A Futsal section or department ( not an 66,0 % 33
independent federation) that is contained within
the national football association (FA)
2 An independent Futsal federation integrated 20,0 % 10
within the FA
3 An independent Futsal federation that is 0,0 % 0
outside of the FA, but with a contractual
agreement between the two bodies
4 Futsal is played at a lower level (local or 6,0 % 3
regional), but there is contact with the FA
5 An independent Futsal federation that has only 2,0 % 1
minor connections with the main FA
6 Other, please specify 6,0 % 3
Total 50

1 Yes 40,0 % 2
2 No 60,0 % 3
Total 5

Appendix 11: Governing body administration (full-time, part-time)
26.1 How many members of the staff does your Futsal governing body employs for Futsal administration (within or
outside the FA)? - Full-time

1 0 26,0 % 13
2 1 32,0 % 16
3 2 18,0 % 9
4 3 14,0 % 7
5 4 0,0 % 0
6 5 0,0 % 0
7 6 or more 10,0 % 5
Total 50

26.2 How many members of the staff does your Futsal governing body employs for Futsal administration (within or
outside the FA)? - Part-time

1 0 30,0 % 15
2 1 14,0 % 7
3 2 10,0 % 5
4 3 16,0 % 8
5 4 10,0 % 5
6 5 0,0 % 0
7 6 or more 20,0 % 10
Total 50

Appendix 12: National Futsal league establishment

1 before 1960 2,3 % 1
2 1961 0,0 % 0
3 1962 0,0 % 0
4 1963 0,0 % 0
5 1964 0,0 % 0
6 1965 0,0 % 0
7 1966 0,0 % 0
8 1967 0,0 % 0
9 1968 0,0 % 0
10 1969 0,0 % 0
11 1970 0,0 % 0
12 1971 0,0 % 0
13 1972 0,0 % 0
14 1973 0,0 % 0
15 1974 0,0 % 0
16 1975 0,0 % 0
17 1976 0,0 % 0
18 1977 0,0 % 0
19 1978 0,0 % 0
20 1979 0,0 % 0
21 1980 2,3 % 1
22 1981 0,0 % 0
23 1982 0,0 % 0
24 1983 2,3 % 1
25 1984 0,0 % 0
26 1985 0,0 % 0
27 1986 0,0 % 0
28 1987 0,0 % 0

29 1988 0,0 % 0
30 1989 0,0 % 0
31 1990 2,3 % 1
32 1991 9,1 % 4
33 1992 4,5 % 2
34 1993 4,5 % 2
35 1994 6,8 % 3
36 1995 2,3 % 1
37 1996 0,0 % 0
38 1997 15,9 % 7
39 1998 2,3 % 1
40 1999 6,8 % 3
41 2000 2,3 % 1
42 2001 4,5 % 2
43 2002 4,5 % 2
44 2003 2,3 % 1
45 2004 0,0 % 0
46 2005 4,5 % 2
47 2006 4,5 % 2
48 2007 4,5 % 2
49 2008 6,8 % 3
50 2009 4,5 % 2
Total 44

Appendix 13: Number of national league levels

1 1 22,7 % 10
2 2 31,8 % 14
3 3 25,0 % 11
4 4 15,9 % 7
5 5 0,0 % 0
6 6 or more 4,5 % 2
Total 44

Appendix 14: Number of clubs per division
32.1 How many clubs does compete in each of the league levels?

1 4 4,5 % 2
2 6 4,5 % 2
3 8 18,2 % 8
4 10 15,9 % 7
5 12 27,3 % 12
6 14 11,4 % 5
7 16 11,4 % 5
8 18 0,0 % 0
9 20 0,0 % 0
10 21-30 4,5 % 2
11 more than 30 2,3 % 1
Total 44

32.2 How many clubs does compete in each of the league levels? - Second division

1 4 0,0 % 0
2 6 5,9 % 2
3 8 11,8 % 4
4 10 8,8 % 3
5 12 11,8 % 4
6 14 5,9 % 2
7 16 11,8 % 4
8 18 5,9 % 2
9 20 5,9 % 2
10 21-30 14,7 % 5
11 more than 30 17,6 % 6
Total 34

32.3 How many clubs does compete in each of the league levels? - Third division

1 4 0,0 % 0
2 6 4,8 % 1
3 8 0,0 % 0
4 10 4,8 % 1
5 12 14,3 % 3
6 14 9,5 % 2
7 16 4,8 % 1
8 18 0,0 % 0
9 20 4,8 % 1
10 21-30 9,5 % 2
11 more than 30 47,6 % 10
Total 21

32.4 How many clubs does compete in each of the league levels? - Fourth division

1 4 0,0 % 0
2 6 0,0 % 0
3 8 11,1 % 1
4 10 0,0 % 0
5 12 22,2 % 2
6 14 0,0 % 0
7 16 11,1 % 1
8 18 0,0 % 0
9 20 0,0 % 0
10 21-30 0,0 % 0
11 more than 30 55,6 % 5
Total 9

32.5 How many clubs does compete in each of the league levels? - Fifth division

1 4 0,0 % 0
2 6 0,0 % 0
3 8 0,0 % 0
4 10 0,0 % 0
5 12 50,0 % 1
6 14 0,0 % 0
7 16 0,0 % 0
8 18 0,0 % 0
9 20 0,0 % 0
10 21-30 0,0 % 0
11 more than 30 50,0 % 1
Total 2

32.6 How many clubs does compete in each of the league levels? - Sixth division

1 4 0,0 % 0
2 6 0,0 % 0
3 8 0,0 % 0
4 10 0,0 % 0
5 12 50,0 % 1
6 14 0,0 % 0
7 16 0,0 % 0
8 18 0,0 % 0
9 20 0,0 % 0
10 21-30 0,0 % 0
11 more than 30 50,0 % 1
Total 2

Appendix 15: League levels – indoors or outdoors

1 Yes 84,1 % 37
2 No 15,9 % 7
Total 44

1 First division 42,9 % 3
2 Second division 42,9 % 3
3 Third division 14,3 % 1
4 Fourth division 14,3 % 1
5 Fifth division 14,3 % 1
6 Sixth division 14,3 % 1
Total 7

Appendix 16: Average budget of a top division club

1 less than 10,000 EUR 41,9 % 18
2 10,000 - 50,000 EUR 30,2 % 13
3 50,000 - 100,000 EUR 14,0 % 6
4 100,000 - 500,000 EUR 7,0 % 3
5 500,000 EUR or more 7,0 % 3
Total 43

Appendix 17: Regional TV coverage (number of hours/season, form of coverage)

1 Yes 65,2 % 15
2 No 34,8 % 8
Total 23

1 1-10 hours/season 35,7 % 5
2 11-30 hours/season 21,4 % 3
3 31-50 hours/season 21,4 % 3
4 51-100 hours/season 7,1 % 1
5 more than 100 hours/season 14,3 % 2
Total 14

1 Live 46,7 % 7
2 Replay 53,3 % 8
3 Only highlights 53,3 % 8
Total 15

Appendix 18: National TV coverage (number of hours/season, form of coverage)

1 Yes 69,6 % 16
2 No 30,4 % 7
Total 23

1 1-10 hours/season 33,3 % 5
2 11-30 hours/season 26,7 % 4
3 31-50 hours/season 20,0 % 3
4 51-100 hours/season 13,3 % 2
5 more than 100 hours/season 6,7 % 1
Total 15

1 Live 62,5 % 10
2 Replay 62,5 % 10
3 Only highlights 37,5 % 6
Total 16

Appendix 19: National Futsal league & Media categories

1 1 20,5 % 9
2 2 20,5 % 9
3 3 11,4 % 5
4 4 47,7 % 21
Total 44

1 1 34,1 % 15
2 2 25,0 % 11
3 3 29,5 % 13
4 4 11,4 % 5
Total 44

1 1 6,8 % 3
2 2 15,9 % 7
3 3 38,6 % 17
4 4 38,6 % 17
Total 44

1 1 11,4 % 5
2 2 11,4 % 5
3 3 25,0 % 11
4 4 52,3 % 23
Total 44

Appendix 20: Evolution of the media coverage in the last 5 years

1 No general interest 24,0 % 12
2 Decreased interest 4,0 % 2
3 Interest remained unchanged 4,0 % 2
4 Slow growing interest 28,0 % 14
5 Average growing interest 34,0 % 17
6 Substantial growing interest 6,0 % 3
Total 50

Appendix 21: European Futsal growth obstacles

1 1 16,0 % 8
2 2 32,0 % 16
3 3 36,0 % 18
4 4 16,0 % 8
Total 50

1 1 4,0 % 2
2 2 26,0 % 13
3 3 32,0 % 16
4 4 38,0 % 19
Total 50

1 1 2,0 % 1
2 2 8,0 % 4
3 3 42,0 % 21
4 4 48,0 % 24
Total 50

1 1 24,0 % 12
2 2 32,0 % 16
3 3 28,0 % 14
4 4 16,0 % 8
Total 50

1 1 6,0 % 3
2 2 28,0 % 14
3 3 38,0 % 19
4 4 28,0 % 14
Total 50

1 1 32,0 % 16
2 2 24,0 % 12
3 3 24,0 % 12
4 4 20,0 % 10
Total 50

1 1 4,0 % 2
2 2 30,0 % 15
3 3 34,0 % 17
4 4 32,0 % 16
Total 50

1 1 4,0 % 2
2 2 8,0 % 4
3 3 42,0 % 21
4 4 46,0 % 23
Total 50

Appendix 22: Level of interest to play Futsal – different age groups

1 No interest 12,0 % 6
2 Low 36,0 % 18
3 Medium 26,0 % 13
4 High 26,0 % 13
Total 50

2 Low 14,0 % 7
3 Medium 48,0 % 24
4 High 38,0 % 19
Total 50

2 Low 10,0 % 5
3 Medium 42,0 % 21
4 High 44,0 % 22
Total 50

2 Low 36,0 % 18
3 Medium 26,0 % 13
4 High 26,0 % 13
Total 50

Appendix 23: Level of interest to watch and follow Futsal among different age groups

2 Low 46,0 % 23
3 Medium 26,0 % 13
4 High 12,0 % 6
Total 50

2 Low 26,0 % 13
3 Medium 42,0 % 21
4 High 26,0 % 13
Total 50

2 Low 16,0 % 8
3 Medium 48,0 % 24
4 High 32,0 % 16
Total 50

2 Low 34,0 % 17
3 Medium 42,0 % 21
4 High 12,0 % 6
Total 50

Appendix 24: Level of interest to support Futsal – companies and public entities

2 Low 62,0 % 31
3 Medium 26,0 % 13
4 High 2,0 % 1
Total 50

2 Low 50,0 % 25
3 Medium 28,0 % 14
4 High 4,0 % 2
Total 50

Appendix 25: Do youngsters play Futsal in educational institutions?

1 Yes 32,0 % 16
2 No 42,0 % 21
3 Don't play Futsal 26,0 % 13
Total 50

1 Yes 48,0 % 24
2 No 38,0 % 19
Total 50

1 Yes 64,0 % 32
2 No 28,0 % 14
Total 50

Appendix 26: Level of interest of educational institutions to support Futsal

2 Low 34,0 % 17
3 Medium 30,0 % 15
4 High 6,0 % 3
Total 50

2 Low 32,0 % 16
3 Medium 38,0 % 19
4 High 12,0 % 6
Total 50

54.3 What is the level of interest of educational institutions to SUPPORT Futsal? - Colleges/Universities

2 Low 36,0 % 18
3 Medium 36,0 % 18
4 High 14,0 % 7
Total 50

Appendix 27: European Futsal KPI table
National
All Highest
governing body
Differentiation Youth Number league Average attendance in
Futsal/Football Number of European of levels attendance in top division
FIFA Futsal players ‐ Registered competition Women's Full‐ Part‐ National futsal league played top division matches
COUNTRY version license players participation futsal time time league levels indoors matches 08/09 08/09
Albania Yes Yes 240 Yes No 2 1 Yes 1 No n/a 2.500
Andorra Yes Yes 1.296 Don't know No 2 3 Yes 2 Yes 75 350
Armenia Yes Yes 272 Yes Yes 1 6+ Yes 2 Yes 500 2.000
Austria Yes Yes 914 Don't know Yes 0 0 Yes 2 Yes 50 100
Azerbaijan Yes Yes 500 Yes No 0 4 Yes 2 Yes 200 1.500
Belgium Yes Yes 16.526 Yes No 6 + 2 Yes 3 Yes 800 1.000
Bosnia‐Herzegovina Yes No 2.000 Don't know No 1 0 Yes 2 Yes 500 10.000
Belarus Yes No 3.800 Yes No 3 3 Yes 3 Yes 300 1.500
Bulgaria Yes Yes 300 Yes No 1 4 Yes 2 Yes 50 1.500
Croatia Yes Yes 2.105 Yes No 0 1 Yes 3 Yes 350 2.000
Cyprus Yes Yes 1.000 Yes No 1 0 Yes 3 No 300 2.000
Czech Republic Yes Yes 45.000 Yes Yes 3 3 Yes 6 No 700 2.500
Denmark Yes No n/a No Yes 0 1 Yes 1 Yes n/a n/a
England Yes No 1.000 Don't know Yes 2 0 Yes 1 Yes 20 500
Estonia Yes No 400 Don't know No 0 3 Yes 2 Yes 50 150
Faroe Islands No
Finland Yes No 20.000 Yes Yes 1 1 Yes 2 Yes 110 250
France Yes Yes 14.000 Yes No 2 3 Yes 1 Yes 300 500
Georgia Yes Yes 100 Yes No 3 4 Yes 1 Yes n/a 200
Germany Yes Yes 5.000 Don't know No 1 0 No
Greece Yes Yes 2.521 Yes No 2 6+ Yes 2 No 80 300
Hungary Yes Yes 1.200 Yes Yes 6+ 0 Yes 2 Yes 200 800
Republic of Ireland Yes Yes 300 Yes No 1 0 Yes 1 Yes 100 400
Interest to PLAY

Highest Children
Average budget of a TV Regional
budget of a top coverage TV National TV
top division division of league coverage/ Form of coverage/
COUNTRY club (EUR) club (EUR) matches season coverage season Form of coverage Youth Adult Senior
Albania less than 10K 5.000 Yes 1‐10 hours Replay 1‐10 hours Replay No interest High Medium High
Andorra less than 10K 20.000 No High Medium Medium Low
Armenia 10‐50K 100.000 Yes 11‐30 hours Live, replay 11‐30 hours Live, repl. Medium High High High
Austria less than 10K 20.000 No Low Medium High Low
Azerbaijan less than 10K n/a Yes 31‐50 hours Live 31‐50 hours Live No interest High No interest High
Belgium n/a n/a Yes n/a Highlights, replay n/a Highlights Medium Medium Medium Medium
Bosnia‐Herzegovina less than 10K 15.000 No Low Medium High High
Belarus 10‐50K 150.000 Yes 1‐10 hours Highlights, replay 1‐10 hours Highlights,repl. Medium High High Medium
Bulgaria 10‐50K 40.000 No No interest Low Medium Low
Croatia 50‐100K 250.000 Yes 11‐30 hours Highlights Low Medium High Medium
Cyprus 100‐500K 120.000 Yes Low High High Medium
Czech Republic 50‐100K 300.000 Yes 100 + hours Highlights, replay 31‐50 hours Live, replay, highlights Low High High Medium
Denmark less than 10K n/a No Medium Medium No interest No interest
England less than 10K 5.000 No Medium Medium Low No interest
Estonia less than 10K 8.000 No Low Low Medium Low
Faroe Islands
Finland 10‐50K 60.000 No Medium High Medium Medium
France 10‐50K 50.000 No Low High Medium No interest
Georgia less than 10K n/a No Low High High No interest
Germany Medium High Medium Low
Greece 10‐50K 70.000 Yes 11‐30 hours Live, replay High Medium Medium Low
Hungary 10‐50K 200.000 Yes 31‐50 hours Highlights Medium Medium Medium Medium
Republic of Ireland less than 10K n/a No High Low Medium Low

Interest to FOLLOW Interest to SUPPORT
from sponsors
Futsal in educational Interest to SUPPORT ‐
institutions educational institutions
Obligator Obligatory/ Youth Companies

y/primary Secondar Colleges/ Primary Secondary/
schools y/high Universiti schools high Colleges/Uni Public
COUNTRY schools es schools versities Children Adult Senior Funding
Albania Yes Yes Yes High High High Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
Andorra Don't play Don't play Don't play No interest No interest No interest Low Low Medium Medium Low Medium
Armenia Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium Medium Low Medium Medium High Low Low
Austria Yes Yes Yes Low Medium Low Low Low Medium Medium Low Medium
Azerbaijan Don't play Yes Yes No interest Low Low No interest High High High Low Low
Belgium Don't play Don't play Don't play Low Low Low Low Medium Medium Medium Low Low
Bosnia‐Herz. No Yes Yes Low Low Low No interest No interest Low Low No interest No interest
Belarus No No Yes Low Low High Medium High High Medium Low Medium
Bulgaria No No No No interest No interest No interest Low Medium Medium Low Low No interest
Croatia No No No Low Low Low Low Low Medium Medium Medium Low
Cyprus Don't play Don't play Yes No interest No interest Medium Low Medium High Medium Medium Low
Czech Republic Yes Yes Yes Medium High Medium Low Low High Low Medium Medium
Denmark No No No Low No interest No interest Medium Medium No interest No interest Low Low
England Yes Yes Yes Medium High Medium Low Medium Low No interest Medium Medium
Estonia Don't play Don't play Don't play No interest No interest No interest No interest Low Low Low Low No interest
Faroe Islands
Finland Yes Yes Yes Low Medium Medium Low High Medium Low Low Low
France No Yes Yes No interest Medium Medium No interest Medium Medium No interest Medium Medium
Georgia Yes Yes Yes Low Low Low Low High High No interest Low Low
Germany Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Low Low
Greece No No Yes No interest No interest Low Medium High Medium Medium No interest No interest
Hungary Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Low Low
Republic of
Ireland Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium Medium Low Low Low Low Medium Medium

National governing
body employes
Differentiation Youth Women's All league Average Highest

Futsal/Football Number of European futsal National Number levels attendance in attendance in
FIFA Futsal players ‐ Registered competition Full‐ Part‐ futsal of league played top division top division
COUNTRY version license players participation time time league levels indoors matches 08/09 matches 08/09
Iceland Yes No n/a Don't know Yes 0 1 Yes 1 Yes n/a n/a
Israel Yes Yes 250 Yes No 1 4 Yes 1 Yes 150‐200 850
Italy Yes No 70.000 Yes Yes 6+ 6+ Yes 6 No 1.500 3.000
Kazakhstan Yes Yes 200 Yes No 2 1 Yes 3 Yes n/a n/a
Liechtenstein No
Lithuania Yes No 750 Don't know No 3 0 Yes 3 Yes 350 1.100
Luxemburg No
Latvia Yes Yes 2.000 Don't know No 1 3 Yes 4 Yes 75 500
Moldova Yes Yes 969 Yes Yes 3 2 Yes 4 Yes 250 1.500
FYR Macedonia Yes Yes 562 Yes No 1 3 Yes 1 Yes 500 3.500
Malta Yes No 1.000 No No 1 2 Yes 4 No 100 400
Montenegro Yes No 120 Don't know No 1 2 Yes 2 No 100 1500
Netherlands Yes Yes 65.000 Yes Yes 3 2 Yes 4 Yes 300 1500
Northern Ireland Yes No n/a Don't know No 0 1 No
Norway Yes Yes 1.100 No Yes 0 6+ Yes 3 Yes 50 400
Poland Yes Yes 3.500 Yes Yes 1 0 Yes 4 Yes 800 1.400
Portugal Yes Yes 30.000 Yes Yes 1 / Yes 3 Yes 300 3000
Romania Yes Yes 400 Yes No 2 0 Yes 2 Yes 2008 3000
Russia Yes No 10.774 Yes Yes 6 + 6+ Yes 4 Yes 2000‐3000 4700
Scotland Yes No 400 Don't know No 0 0 Yes 3 Yes 0 0
San Marino Yes Yes 206 Don't know No 0 0 No
Serbia Yes Yes 1.479 Yes No 1 6+ Yes 3 Yes 800‐1000 2000
Spain Yes Yes 110.099 Yes Yes 6 + / Yes 4 Yes 2.500 6.500
Switzerland Yes Yes 1.200 Yes No 0 3 Yes 3 Yes 200 1.200
Slovakia Yes Yes 16.000 Yes No 1 6+ Yes 2 Yes 400 1500
Slovenia Yes Yes 2.000 Yes Yes 2 6+ Yes 3 Yes 500 1500
Sweden Yes Yes 87.500 Don't know Yes 0 4 No
Turkey Yes Yes 1.280 Yes Yes 2 6+ Yes 1 Yes 125 1.000
Ukraine Yes Yes 820 Yes Yes 3 6+ Yes

Interest to PLAY

Wales Yes No 100 Don't know No 0 0 No

Average Highest TV Children
budget of a budget of a coverage Regional TV National TV
top division top division of league coverage/ Form of coverage/ Form of
COUNTRY club (EUR) club (EUR) matches season coverage season coverage Youth Adult Senior
Iceland less than 10K n/a No High Medium Low Low
Israel 10‐50K 70.000 Yes High Medium High High
Italy 500K + 1.200.000 Yes 100 + hours Live, replay 100 + hours Live, replay Medium Medium High Medium
Kazakhstan 500K + 2.000.000 Yes 1‐10 hours Replay, H. No interest Low Medium High
Liechtenstein
Lithuania 10‐50K n/a No High Medium High High
Luxemburg
Latvia less than 10K n/a No Low Medium High Medium
Moldova 10‐50K 70.000 No Low High High Medium
FYR Macedonia 10‐50K 30.000 Yes 11‐30 hours Live, R., H. 11‐30 hours Live, R., H. High Medium Medium High
Malta less than 10K n/a No Low Low High High
Montenegro less than 10K 15.000 Yes High Medium Medium Low
Netherlands 50‐100K 100.000 No High High Medium Low
Northern Ireland Medium Medium Low No interest
Norway less than 10K 20.000 Yes 1‐10 hours Live Low Medium High Low
Poland 10‐50K 100.000 No Low High High High
Portugal 50‐100K 800.000 Yes High High High Medium
Romania 100‐500K 250.000 Yes 51‐100 hours Live, H. 51‐100 hours Live, highlights Low High High Medium
Russia 500K + 8.000.000 Yes 31‐50 hours Live, Replay 51‐100 hours Live, replay High High Medium Low
Scotland less than 10K 0 No Low Medium Medium Low
San Marino No interest Low Medium High
Serbia less than 10K 50.000 No High Medium Medium Low
Spain 100‐500K 2.000.000 Yes 1 – 10 hours Live, H. 31‐50 hours Live, highlights Medium Medium Medium Low
Switzerland less than 10K 30.000 No Low Medium Medium Low
Slovakia 10‐50K 70.000 Yes 1‐10 hours Highlights 11‐30 hours Live, replay Low High High High
Slovenia 50‐100K 250.000 No Medium High High High
Sweden High Medium Low No interest
Turkey less than 10K 5.000 Yes 1‐10 hours Live Low High High Low
Ukraine Medium Medium High Medium

Interest to FOLLOW Interest to SUPPORT
from sponsors
Futsal in educational Interest to SUPPORT ‐
institutions educational institutions
Wales No interest Low Low Low
Obligator Obligatory/ Youth Companies
y/primary Secondar Colleges/ Primary Secondary/
schools y/high Universiti schools high Colleges/Uni Public
COUNTRY schools es schools versities Children Adult Senior Funding
Iceland No No No Low Medium Medium Low Low Low Low No interest Low
Israel No No Yes Medium Medium High Medium Low High High Medium High
Italy No No No Low Low Low Medium Medium High Medium Medium Low
Kazakhstan Don't play No Yes No interest Low Medium High High High High Low No interest
Liechtenstein
Lithuania Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Low Low
Luxemburg
Latvia No No No Low Low Low Low Low High Medium Low Low
Moldova Don't play No Yes No interest Low Medium Low High Medium Low Low Low
FYR Macedonia No No No High High Low High Medium Medium Medium Low Low
Malta No No No Medium Medium Low No interest No interest Medium Medium Low Low
Montenegro Don't play Yes Yes Medium Medium Medium High Medium Medium Medium Low Low
Netherlands No No No High High Low High High Medium Low Low Low
Northern Ireland Don't play Don't play Yes No interest Low Low Low Low Low No interest No interest No interest
Norway No No No No interest No interest No interest No interest Medium Medium Low Low No interest
Poland Don't play No Yes No interest Medium High Medium Low High Medium High Low
Portugal Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium Medium High High High High Medium Low
Romania No No No No interest Medium Low Low Medium High Medium Low Medium
Russia Yes Yes Yes Medium High High High High Medium Low Medium Medium
Scotland Don't play Don't play No No interest No interest Low Low Low Low Low Low No interest
San Marino Yes Yes Yes Low Low Medium No interest Low Medium Medium Low Low
Serbia No No Yes Low Low Low Low Medium Medium Low Low Medium
Spain Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium Low Low Medium High High Low Low
Switzerland Yes Yes Yes Low Low High Low Medium Medium Low Low Low
Slovakia No Yes Yes Low Medium Low Low High High Medium Low Medium
Slovenia No No No Low Low Medium Medium High Medium Low Medium Medium
Sweden No No No Medium Low No interest Medium Medium Low Low Low Low
Turkey Don't play Yes Yes Low Medium High Low High High Low Medium High
Ukraine No Yes Yes Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium High Medium Low Medium

Wales Don't play Don't play Don't play No interest No interest No interest No interest No interest No interest No interest No interest No interest


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4. Literature review ............................................................................................................................10

6. European Futsal survey results ......................................................................................................14

6.1 Highlights & Key figures.........................................................................................................15

6.2 FIFA official version................................................................................................................16

6.3 Leisure sport.............................................................................................................................16

6.4 Competitive sport.....................................................................................................................16

6.5 Influential factors for development of Futsal...........................................................................17

6.6 Futsal/Football players registration..........................................................................................17

6.7 Number of registered Futsal players ........................................................................................18

6.8 Number of unregistered players...............................................................................................18

6.9 Restrictive rules Futsal/football rules ......................................................................................19

6.10 Youth national teams competition .........................................................................................20

6.11 Women’s Futsal .....................................................................................................................20

6.12 Governance of Futsal .............................................................................................................22

6.13 Futsal administration..............................................................................................................23

6.14 National Futsal league............................................................................................................24

6.14.1 League levels & number of clubs per level.....................................................................25

6.14.2 Average and highest attendance in top division..............................................................25

6.14.5 Media & national Futsal league ......................................................................................29

6.15. Evolution of Futsal media coverage in the last 5 years.........................................................30

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6.17 Futsal stakeholders interest ....................................................................................................32

6.17.1 Futsal & different age groups..........................................................................................32

6.17.2 Futsal and sponsors .........................................................................................................35

6.18 European Futsal perspective ..................................................................................................37

6.19 Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands & Luxemburg...........................................................................38

6.20 Comments & suggestions ......................................................................................................38

7. Futsal best practices .......................................................................................................................40

Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire ................................................................................................49

Appendix 2: Respondents profile...................................................................................................58

Appendix 3: FIFA Futsal version...................................................................................................59

Appendix 4: Leisure Futsal emergence..........................................................................................60

Appendix 5: Competitive Futsal emergence..................................................................................61

Appendix 6: Futsal/football players license differentiation...........................................................63

Appendix 7: Restrictive rules for Futsal/football players ..............................................................64

Appendix 8: Youth competitions interest ......................................................................................65

Appendix 9: Women’s Futsal ........................................................................................................66

Appendix 10: National governance of Futsal ................................................................................68

Appendix 11: Governing body administration (full-time, part-time) ............................................69

Appendix 12: National Futsal league establishment......................................................................71

Appendix 13: Number of national league levels............................................................................73

Appendix 14: Number of clubs per division..................................................................................74

Appendix 15: League levels – indoors or outdoors .......................................................................80

Appendix 16: Average budget of a top division club ....................................................................81

Appendix 17: Regional TV coverage (number of hours/season, form of coverage) .....................82

Appendix 18: National TV coverage (number of hours/season, form of coverage)......................84

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Appendix 20: Evolution of the media coverage in the last 5 years................................................88

Appendix 21: European Futsal growth obstacles...........................................................................89

Appendix 24: Level of interest of sponsors to support Futsal .......................................................97

Appendix 25: Do youngsters play Futsal in educational institutions?...........................................98

Appendix 26: Level of interest of educational institutions to support Futsal ..............................100

Appendix 27: European Futsal KPI table ....................................................................................103

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Figure 1: Importance of different media categories for national league............................................29

Picture 1: Women’s Futsal in 2009 ...................................................................................................21

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UEFA – Union of European Football Associations

FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association

Futsal EURO - European Fusal Championship for national teams