This will be the eighth year that this showpiece cup competition in the FA Futsal calendar has been held in Sheffield, and this year will see 16 of the country’s leading male and female futsal clubs along with some new teams that have made it through the regional qualification stages. The finals will also feature the winners and runners-up from the British University and College Sport (BUCS) 2010 National Futsal Finals which were also held in Sheffield earlier in the year.
The Men’s FA Futsal Cup competition brings together leading clubs from the FA National Futsal Northern, Midlands and Southern Leagues. Both the regional qualifying teams and BUCS teams will be hoping to spring a few surprises in true cup giant killing fashion when the teams face each other in the group stages which will consist of four groups of four teams.
The Women’s FA Futsal Cup competition is made up of some of the leading women’s futsal and football clubs. Last year’s winners Watford Ladies will be hoping to successfully defend their title this year but will face some difficult opposition along the way from the likes of Team United Birmingham Ladies and Reading FC. BUCS representatives Northumbria University and MMU Cheshire will also hope to demonstrate their futsal prowess over the weekend.
The top two teams from the groups will progress through to the knock-out stages in order to reach the finals which will decide who has the right to declare themselves FA Futsal Cup National Champions 2010.
The FA Futsal Cup Finals will see a host of thrilling group matches that get underway on Friday 10 September with the women’s competition starting from 2:00pm and concluding with the Cup Final on Saturday 11 September at 6:30pm.
The men’s competition will commence their group games at 4:00pm on Friday 10 September and reach its climax on Sunday 12th September at 3:30pm with the showpiece Cup Final. Beforehand there will be an exhibition match at 1:30pm showcasing some of the top youth Futsal in the country.
Come along to see the cup final action and find out what Futsal is all about – entrance for spectators is free.
“The FA Futsal Cup is one of the highlights of the national futsal calendar as it brings together a host of male and female adult teams that all deserve their chance to become national cup champions. Now in its eighth year the popularity of the FA Futsal Cup continues to flourish as the game develops in England.
The atmosphere of the event is always terrific and the clubs involved really give it their all in their quest to be remembered in FA Futsal Cup history. This year’s FA Futsal Cup will no doubt raise the bar in terms of the quality of male and female futsal teams that are now competing in this event year on year.”
(Simon Walker, FA National Manager for Small Sided Football)