Courtesy: The FA.com

Final line-up complete

FA Competitions

Tuesday, 16 June, 2009

32 teams will head to Sheffield for The FA Futsal Cup Finals.

The FA Futsal Cup
Finals
3-5 July 2009,
The English Institute Of Sport, Sheffield

The line-up for next month’s FA Futsal Cup Finals is complete and the best teams from around the country will now head to the English Institute Of Sport in Sheffield to contest the trophy.

With both a men’s and women’s title up for grabs, the competition will be as fierce as ever over the three days of Futsal with a total of 32 teams involved.

Teams qualified via The FA National Futsal League, the university BUCS Championship and from a series of regional qualifiers and the countdown is now on until the start of the games on Friday 3 July.

Last year’s men's champions Helvecia will be back to defend their title, whilst the likes of FC White Bear, Tranmere Victoria and Kickers amongst several newcomers like Streetly will be out to challenge them.

Doncaster Rovers Belles lifted the women’s title in 2009, but they won’t be back this year to defend it so that will leave last season’s beaten Finalists and the 2008 champions Watford Ladies determined to prove their Futsal worth again.

However, with a growing number of teams beginning to compete in Futsal, they could face a serious challenge this time around.

The FA Futsal Cup format sees four groups of four teams drawn out, before the top two from each group progress to the knock-out stages which include a Quarter Final, Semi-Final and then the Final.

The Groups are as follows:-

Men’s

Group A: Middlesbrough Futsal Club, Worcester University, Team Bath, London United
Group B: Helvecia, Sheffield & Hallamshire FA, Loughborough Students, FC Lietuva
Group C: Hartpury College, Kickers, Dengo United, FC White Bear
Group D: Leeds Met University, Tranmere Victoria, Streetly, Genesis FC

Women’s

Group A: Leeds Met University, Crewe Alexander, Westminster 5s, Staffs United
Group B: Loughborough University, Crispy United FC, Frome Town Ladies, United Again
Group C: Enfield Ladies Red, Watford Ladies, Mostyn Rangers Ladies FC, Itchen College
Group D: Wellingborough Diamonds, Brazil Girls FC, Leominster Town Ladies, TNS Shrewsbury Town







Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com