AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The AIFF Futsal Committee convened an online meet on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, to discuss the way forward for futsal in India.

Mr. Mulrajsinh Chudasama chaired the meeting, which was attended by AIFF Secretary General Mr. Anilkumar, and Deputy Chairperson Mr. Amit Deb, along with members Mr. Krishna Pada Sarkar, Mr. Palam Acharji, and Mr. Naresh Singh Rana.

The committee chairperson said, “Futsal is growing rapidly in India, and we have seen an increasing excitement among the players to participate in competitive futsal. It is our intention to give them more games and exposure.”

The committee proposed that the AIFF Women’s Futsal Club Championship be conducted along with the men’s event. The proposed dates for the tournaments have been set for the first week of June.

Mr. Mulrajsinh said, “As we start the AIFF Women’s Futsal Club Championship, it is our hope that the women's futsal players will now get equal opportunities as the men. In the future, we want to see the top teams competing in the futsal league to bolster the growth of futsal in India.”

Hosting the AIFF Futsal Club Championship in June will help scout players for the futsal national team, which will participate in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, set to take place between September 16 and 24.

The committee proposed that the AIFF could explore the possibility of initiating a futsal league from next year, as more states start conducting their own leagues at the state level.