Futsal/Indoor Soccer World News
May 1, 2002

News and information on Futsal/Indoor Soccer from around the world


AUSTRALIA

SOCCER AUSTRALIA FORMS NATIONAL FUTSAL COMMISSION
The Australian Soccer Federation (Soccer Australia)
formed a National Futsal Commission to oversee all the
respective futsal activities in the country. The
following Futsal State Federations are members of the
National Futsal Commission: ACT Futsal Inc., NSW Futsal
Association Inc., Queensland Futsal Association Inc.,
South Australia Futsal Commission, Victorian Futsal
Association Inc. For more information check Soccer
Australia's website at www.socceraustralia.com.au.

EUROPE

HOLLAND TO FACE BELGIUM
Holland Futsal National Team will host Belgium in an
international match in Goes, Netherlands on May 5.
Since 1977, these two neighboring countries have met
35 times in international play with Holland winning 20,
Belgium victorious in nine and six games ending in draws.
The last meeting between the two nations was Dec. 22,
1999, when Belgium defeated Holland 3-2 in Four Nations
Cup held in Tramagal, Portugal.

2002 FORD GENK CUP TO TAKE PLACE IN BELGIUM
The 2002 Ford Genk Cup will be held in Genk, Belgium
from May 8-11. The annual futsal tournament sanctioned
by FIFA and Belgium's Football Association will feature
24 invited teams from around the world divided into eight
groups of three for the opening round. The first-place
group winners will advance to the "Cup Quarterfinals,"
while the eight-group runners-up will move onto the
"Plate Quarterfinals." The third-place group finishers
will compete in the "Bowl Quarterfinals." The
quarterfinal winners will face off in each competition's
semifinals, with the surviving teams moving onto their
respective "Cup, Plate or Bowl" Finals.

2002 Ford Genk Cup - Genk, Belgium, May 8-11
Group A
F.P. Houthalen (BEL)
Juventini Beyne (BEL)
Albanie (ALB)

Group B
Minicup Lommel (BEL)
La Louviere (BEL)
Ajax Kenitra (MAR)

Group C
Geleeg Leopoldsburg (BEL)
JOMA-Mayo (BEL)
F.T. Doppelpass (GER)

Group D
LNPS (ESP)
Kickers Charleroi (BEL)
Bax-Zeefdrukkerij (NED)

Group E
Action 21 Charleroi (BEL)
T-Interim Borgerhout (BEL)
KF "LLAPI"-Podujeve (KOS)

Group F
C.P. Koersel (BEL)
Sportief Brussel (BEL)
West Stars Rotterdam (NED)

Group G
Oquido Affligem (BEL)
ZVK Ford Genk (BEL)
U.S. Futsal National Team

Group H
ADL/Bunga Melati (NED)
Veilingshuis St-Truiden (BEL)
Mungosi-Tempo (YUG)

CZECHS COACH NAMES ROSTER FOR SLOVENIA SHOWDOWN
Czech Republic's Futsal National Team Head Coach Michal
Striz named a 12-player roster, as the squad host
Slovenia in a two-game international friendly series
from May 10-11. The first game will take place in
Bilovec on May 10, while the second will be held in
Koprivnice the next day (May 11). The last time these
two teams squared off was on Mar. 24th of this year
during the 2002 Mundialito in Reggio Calabria, Italy
as Slovenia topped Czech Republic 4-3 in overtime.

Czech Republic Roster (Club)
Goalkeepers - Jan Klima (Benago Praha), Petr Krayzel
(CC Jistebnik)
Defenders - Martin Dlouhy (Viktoria Zizkov), Karel
Kristen (Benago Praha), Radek Mikan (Nejzbach Vysoke
Myto), Pavel Runt (Alfa Liberec), Karel Vrabec (TS
Bakov)
Forwards - Jan Horacek (Viktoria Zizkov), Oldrich Maly
(Megas Frenstat), Daniel Rajnoch (Nejzbach Vysoke Myto),
Tomas Sluka (CC Jistebnik), Radim Spacek (Megas Frenstat)
Head Coach - Michal Striz

SLOVAKIA HOST TWO AGAINST RUSSIA
Slovakia's Futsal National Team will host Russia in a
two-game international friendly series in the city of
Lucenec from May 24-25. These are Slovakia's first
international matches since dropping a twin-bill to
Spain from Nov. 12-13, 2001, while Russia is coming
off a third-place finish at the 2002 Mundialito in
Reggio Calabria, Italy with a 5-3 victory over Argentina
on Mar. 25.

PORTUGAL TOPS GREECE
Portugal's Futsal National Team topped Greece 7-4 in
an exhibition match played on Apr. 24, at the Anadia
Sport Hall in Kouria, Portugal. The Portugese, which
was mostly composed of a "B" team, were led by midfielder
Côco and forward Israel each scoring twice, while
forward Konstantinos Karasavvas led the Greek offense
notching two goals in the loss.

YUGOSLAVIA GOES WINLESS IN TWO-GAMES IN ITALY
Yugoslavia's Futsal National Team went winless in a
two-game international friendly series against the host
Italy at the PalaSport San Lazzaro Arena in Padova from
Apr. 23-24. After playing to a 1-1 draw in the first
game the day before (Apr. 23), Italy took the second
match with a 2-0 victory over Yugoslavia on Apr. 24.
Midfielder Edgar Bertoni and forward Adriano Foglia
scored for the Italians, while goalkeeper G. Angelini
earned the shutout in goal.

HUNGARY SWEEPS TWO FROM POLAND
Hungary's Futsal National Team swept a two-game series
from visiting Poland outscoring them 12-5 on Apr. 10-11.
After Hungary squeezed out a 5-4 win in the first game
on Apr. 10, in Eger, the following day (Apr. 11) in
Mezokovsed the score was different as the host crushed
Poland 7-1. Hungary will now travel to Valdepenas,
Spain to take on the current FIFA World Champions on
May 14.

IRAN

LOZANO GIVES FIFA FUTSAL COURSES IN IRAN
Spain's Futsal National Team Head Coach Javier Lozano
took part in two FIFA Futsal Courses held in April in
Iran. The first course took place in Tehran from Apr.
9-13, while the second one was held in Isfahan from Apr.
15-19. The three-time Asian Champions (Iran) benefited
in having Lozano instructing two FIFA Futsal Courses as
a total of 151 Iranian coaches attended the events.
NORTH AMERICA

MILWAUKEE, PHILADELPHIA TO BATTLE FOR 2001-02 MISL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Milwaukee Wave will host the Philadelphia Kixx in
the third and deciding game of the best-of-three 2001-02
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Final Series on May 3.
This is a winner take all match-up as the MISL regular
season champions' Wave took the first game 11-4 in
Milwaukee on Apr. 26, but then the Kixx even the series
at 1-1 on Apr. 27, by the same score. The Wave, led by
current U.S. Futsal National Team Head Coach Keith Tozer,
are looking for their third consecutive indoor championship
and fourth in the last five seasons. Prior to the finals,
the Wave topped the Baltimore Blast 18-12 on Apr. 19,
in the semifinals, while the Philadelphia Kixx defeated
with the Kansas City Comets 18-13. For more information
check the MISL website at www.misl.net.

2001-02 MISL Final Standings
Teams (GP, W-L, .PCT, GB, PF:PA)
Milwaukee Wave (44, 34-10, .773, -, 663:468) ^
Philadelphia Kixx (44, 30-14, .682, 4, 578:498) *
Kansas City Comets (44, 24-20, .545, 10, 673:551) *
Baltimore Blast (44, 18-26, .409, 16, 555:589) *
Cleveland Crunch (44, 16-28, .364, 18, 566:623)
Harrisburg Heat (44, 10-34, .227, 24, 449:655)

^ Clinched Playoff Berth & Regular Season Title
* Clinched Playoff Berth

MISL Playoffs
Semifinals
Apr. 19
Milwaukee Wave 18, Baltimore Blast 12
in Milwaukee, Wis.
Philadelphia Kixx 18, Kansas City Comets 13
in Kansas City, Mo.

Championship Final Series "Best-of-Three"
Game #1, Apr. 26
Milwaukee Wave 11, Philadelphia Kixx 4
in Milwaukee, Wis.
Game #2, Apr. 27
Philadelphia Kixx 11, Milwaukee Wave 4
in Philadelphia, Pa.
Game #3, May 3
Milwaukee Wave vs. Philadelphia Kixx
in Milwaukee, Wis.

U.S. COACH ANNOUNCES ROSTER FOR 2002 GENK CUP
U.S. Futsal National Team Head Coach Keith Tozer announced
on Apr. 22, the 12-player roster that will compete at
the 2002 Genk Cup from May 8-11 in Genk, Belgium. This
is the first U.S. trip to Belgium in nearly 10 years
after dropping a 4-2 decision to the host in an
international friendly on September 26, 1992 in Antwerp.
The U.S. has been placed in Group G alongside host club
Zvk Ford Genk and Oquido Affligem Futsal Club, both from
Belgium. The U.S. roster is composed of nine players
with international matches under their belts. Leading
the way for the Americans is defender Sean Bowers
(Baltimore Blast-MISL), who is ranked third all-time
in appearances for the USA with 21. Forward Lee
Tschantret (Baltimore Blast-MISL) leads the attack with
six goals in 10 international appearances, while teammate
Bernie Lilavois (Buena Park, Calif.) has four tallies
in seven games with the USA.

U.S. Roster (Club or Hometown)
Goalkeepers - Dan Green (Milwaukee Wave-MISL), Scott
Hileman (Baltimore Blast-MISL)
Defenders - John Ball (Cleveland Crunch-MISL), Sean
Bowers (Baltimore Blast-MISL), Pat Morris (Philadelphia
Kixx-MISL), Matt Tanzini (Harrisburg Heat-MISL)
Midfielders - Steve Butcher (Cleveland Crunch-MISL),
Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave-MISL), Pat White (Milwaukee
Wave-MISL)
Forwards - Nino DaSilva (Kansas City Comets-MISL), Bernie
Lilavois (Buena Park, Calif.), Lee Tschantret (Baltimore
Blast-MISL)
Head Coach - Keith Tozer

TOZER NAMED MISL COACH OF THE YEAR
Milwaukee Wave and U.S. Futsal National Team Head Coach
Keith Tozer was named the "2001-02 Major Indoor Soccer
League (MISL) Coach of the Year" on Apr. 23. Tozer
guided the Wave to a League-best 34-10 regular season
record, which included a 22-0 home mark. The 45-year
old skipper recorded his 500th career victory with a win
over Baltimore on Apr. 12, and continues to rank as the
sport of professional indoor soccer's all-time leader
in coaching victories (currently has 502 wins). A
four-time recipient of the "Coach of the Year honor,"
Tozer is in his 10th year at helm with Milwaukee where
he has led the Wave to indoor league titles in 1997-98,
1999-2000, and 2000-2001.

U.S. NETMINDER GARNERS EIGHTH GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Milwaukee Wave and veteran U.S. Futsal National Team
Netminder Victor Nogueira was named the 2001-02 MISL
"Goalkeeper of the Year" on Apr. 24. The honoring of
Nogueira marks the eighth time that the indoor soccer
legend has received the award. The 42-year old goalkeeper
posted a 27-5 record during the 2001-02 MISL regular
season, while registering a 9.50 points against average
and a .724 save percentage. The Mozambique native, who
has 16 international appearances for the USA, played in
two FIFA Futsal World Championships (Hong Kong 1992,
Spain 1996).

FUTSAL OTTAWA STAGE THREE EXHIBITION MATCHES
Futsal Ottawa staged three exhibition matches on Apr.
12 in Ottawa, Canada, between their selected squads
against Ottawa Wizards Pro Soccer Club, Laurentides
Lions and Canada Women's Futsal National Team. The
Canadian Women's Team easily blanked the Futsal Ottawa
Women's Selection 9-0 in the opener, while in the second
match Ottawa Wizards topped the Futsal Ottawa Selection
"A" 8-5. The Laurentides Lions closed out the event
with a 7-3 win over the Futsal Ottawa Selection "B."

SOUTH AMERICA
CARLOS BARBOSA WINS CONMEBOL'S "SOUTHERN ZONE" CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Carlos Barbosa of Brazil won the "Southern Zone" of the
2002 CONMEBOL (Confederation of South America) Futsal
Club Championship with a 2-0 victory over Banespa of
Brazil in the finals at the Cilindro Municipal Arena
in Montevideo, Uruguay on Apr. 14. Both Brazilian clubs
advanced to the finals after finishing first in their
respective five-team round-robin groups. Forward Francisco
Anibio Costa "Indio" of Carlos Barbosa was named the
tournament's "Most Valuable Player," while teammate
Lavoisier Martins was named the "Best Goalkeeper."
Carlos Barbosa will advance to meet the winner of the
CONMEBOL "Northern Zone" Championship that will be held
in Venezuela (at a later date) in a best-of-three series
to crown the overall 2002 CONCMEBOL Futsal Club Champion.
The Northern Zone tournament will feature respective club
champions of the following South American nations: Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

2002 CONMEBOL Futsal Club Championship - Southern Zone
Montevideo, Uruguay - Apr. 9-15

Final Groups Standings, Results
* Advance to Championship Final

Group A (GP, W-L-T, GF:GA, PTS)
Banespa-BRA (4 4-0-0, 39:6, 12) *
Adolfo Rojas-PAR (4, 2-1-1, 18:21, 7)
Banco República-URU (4, 2-2-0, 22:12, 6)
Franja de Oro-ARG (4, 1-2-1, 12:13, 4)
Cosal-CHI (4, 0-4-0, 7:46, 0)

Group B (GP, W-L-T, GF:GA, PTS)
Carlos Barbosa-BRA (4, 3-0-1, 39:6, 10) *
Boca Juniors-ARG (4, 2-1-1, 18:21, 7)
U. Autónoma-PAR (4, 1-0-3, 51:15, 6)
Peñarol-URU (4, 1-2-1, 15:10, 4)
Profetal-CHI (4, 0-4-0, 14:101, 0)

Apr. 9
Banco República 11, Cosal 0
Franja de Oro 1, Adolfo Rojas 1
Carlos Barbosa 2, Boca Juniors 0
Peñarol 12, Profetal 2

Apr. 10
Banespa 18, Cosal 0
Carlos Barbosa 1, U. Autónoma 1
Boca Juniors 5, Porfetal 2
Adolfo Rojas 5, Banco República 3

Apr. 11
Adolfo Rojas 10, Cosal 4
Carlos Barbosa 39, Profetal 1
Banespa 4, Franja de Oro 1
Peñarol 3, U. Autónoma 3

Apr. 12
U. Autónoma 45, Profetal 9
Banespa 13, Adolfo Rojas 2
Boca Juniors 1, Peñarol 0
Banco República 5, Franja de Oro 3

Apr. 13
Franja de Oro 7, Cosal 3
Boca Juniors 2, U. Autónoma 2
Carlos Barbosa 4, Peñarol 0
Banespa 4, Banco República 3

Apr. 15
Championship - Carlos Barbosa 2, Banespa 0


2002 CONMEBOL Futsal Club Championship - Northern Zone
TBD, Venezuela - TBD

Futsal Club Champions
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela




Next issue will be sent on June 5, 2002

Futsal is a sport that is a derivative of soccer and
played with five-man teams on a basketball style court,
with no walls and a low bouncing ball, unlike the
traditional sport of U.S. indoor soccer played with
six-man squads and walls. Great soccer superstars such
as Pele, Zico, and Ronaldo grew up playing the game and
credit Futsal with developing their skills.