Premier Futsal League
futsal tournament
The Premier Futsal was an Indian franchise-based futsal league conceptualised by Indian entrepreneurs under the entity of Pvt. Ltd. It was founded by Abhinandan Balasubramanian, Dinesh Raj and Nithyashree Subban, backed by business magnate Xavier Britto and his wife, philanthropist Vimala Rani Britto.
Format
Each playing team consists of three international futsal players, one international marquee football player and one Indian futsal player. Every squad is allowed a maximum of twelve players.
Premier Futsal conducted a talent hunt programme across eight cities called Launchpad to scout and select Indian players. The programme combed through 2500 participants per city to shortlist five regional players for each team. Mumbai 5s won the inaugural Premier Futsal by defeating Kochi 5s in the penalty shootout.
Management team
Xavier Britto - Chairman & investor & Indev Logistics
Dinesh Raj - Managing director of Premier Futsal
Abhinandan Balasubramanian - CEO of Premier Futsal
Nithyashree Subban - Director of finance & strategy
Vimala Rani Britto - Director of Premier Futsal
Brand ambassadors
Indian cricket team batsman Virat Kohli has joined the Premier Futsal as its brand ambassador.
Premier Futsal attracted a lot of fans when they signed one of the best futsal players in the world, Alessandro Rosa Vieira, popularly known as Falcão.
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