North East Futsal League

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North East Futsal League
SportFutsal
Founded2019
First season2019
No. of teams6
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Guwahati, Assam
Most recent
champion(s)
Mizo Falcons (2019) (1st title)
Most titlesMizo Falcons (1 title)

The North East Futsal League is a mixed-gender futsal league in India. The first tournament was held from 25 to 31 August 2019 in Karmbir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium, Guwahati, Assam. Six teams from different states competed in the inaugural season.[1][2][3]

Teams[edit]

S. No. Team State
1 Mizo Falcons Mizoram
2 Nagaland Super Five Nagaland
3 Arunachal Highlanders Arunachal Pradesh
4 Meghalaya Thunders Meghalaya
5 Assam Titans Assam
6 Apunba Manipur Manipur

Foreign players[edit]

List of foreign players in 2019 season[4]
Team Women's Men's
Mizo Falcons Spain Jessica Pastor Carreno Nigeria Michael Okwudili
Nagaland Super Five Spain Patricia Ballesteros Bermero Spain Alex Rubio Carretero
Arunachal Highlanders Spain Paula Boza Gil Spain Mario Navarro Penalver
Meghalaya Thunders Spain Ariana Martos Romero Nigeria Francis Onyeama
Assam Titans Spain Paula Rubio Fernandez Spain Carlos Antonio
Apunba Manipur Spain Joana Garcia Duran Nigeria Henry Opara

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NEFL is set to become India's first-ever mixed-gender futsal league". The Bridge. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  2. ^ "Northeast Futsal League 2019: New rules to bolster the game". The Bridge. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  3. ^ "Mizo Falcons to be part of Northeast Futsal League". NORTHEAST NOW. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  4. ^ "Northeast Futsal League set to kick-off today". The Bridge. 25 August 2019.