Futsal started in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani created a version of indoor football for recreation in YMCAs. This new sport was developed originally on basket courts in Montevideo (Uruguay), and a rule book was published in September 1933. In 1956 the rules was modified by Habib Maphuz and Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes inside the YMCA of São Paulo Brazil to authorize seniors to compete. In 1965 the Confederacion Sudamericana de Futbol de Salon (South American Futsal Confederation) was formed, consisting of Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina and Brazil. The sport began to spread across South America, and its popularity ensured that a governing body was formed under the name of FIFUSA (Federación Internacional de Fútbol de Salón) in 1971, comprising Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and Uruguay, along with the World Championships. The first FIFUSA World Championships were held in São Paulo, with hosts Brazil crowned champions ahead of Paraguay and Uruguay. Even more countries participated in the second World Championships held in Madrid in 1985. Due to a dispute between FIFA and FIFUSA over the name of fútbol, FIFUSA has registered the word fut-sal in 1985 (Madrid, Spain).
In the 90’s, FIFA wanted to promote and spread its own version of indoor football, different from the original one played in the South American Countries but didn’t manage to find an agreement with FIFUSA in the Rio de Janeiro Congress in 1989. In 2000, there was an attempt to repair the situation in Guatemala, while FIFA was celebrating in this Country its fifth World Championship. After this competition, FIFUSA dismissed. In 2002, members of PANAFUTSAL (La Confederación Panamericana de Futsal) formed AMF, an international futsal governing body independent of FIFA, in reaction to the alleged stagnancy of futsal under FIFUSA.[1] Both FIFA and AMF continue to administer the game. At the present time, AMF counts 40 national federations and 5 continental federations.
REGISTERED FEDERATIONS
- Futsal and Beach Soccer Germany ( Germany)
- FEFUTSAL Antillas Holandesas ( Netherlands Antilles)
- Association Algérienne de Futsal ( Algeria)
- Confederación Argentina de Futsal ( Argentina)
- Federashon Futbol di Sala (FEFUSA) ( Aruba)
- Australian Futsal Associacion ( Australia)
- Association Belge Football en Salle (Belgische Zaalvoetbalbond) ( Belgium)
- Federación Boliviana de Fútbol de Salón ( Bolivia)
- Confederação Nacional de Futebol de Salão ( Brazil)
- Canadian Futsalon Federation ( Canada)
- Federació Catalana de Futbol Sala ( Catalonia)
- Asociación Deportiva de Futbol Sala Chile ( Chile)
- Federación Colombiana de Fútbol de Salón ( Colombia)
- Federación Costaricense de Fútbol de Salón (FECOFUS) ( Costa Rica)
- IFS - Indoor Football Scandinavia ( Denmark / Norway / Sweden)
- Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol de Salón ( Ecuador)
- Confederación Nacional de Federaciones Autonómicas de España ( Spain)
- Union National Des Clubs De Futsal ( France)
- Futsal Federation of India ( India)
- Persatuan Olahraga Futsal Indonesia-POFI ( Indonesia)
- Federazione Italiana Football Sala (FIFS) ( Italy)
- Federación Mexicana de Futsal ( Mexico)
- Federación Paraguaya de Fútbol de Salón ( Paraguay)
- Asociación Peruana de Futsal ( Peru)
- Asociación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol de Salón ( Puerto Rico)
- Association Congolaise de Futsal ( Republic of the Congo)
- St. Helena Nacional Futsal Association ( Saint Helena)
- Federación Uruguaya de Futsal ( Uruguay)
- U.S.Court Soccer Federation ( United States)
- Federación Venezolana de Fútbol de Salón ( Venezuela)
- Belarus Federation of Indoor Football ( Belarus)
- Futsal Cameroun ( Cameroon)
- Česká Federace Sálového Fotbalu Futsal ( Czech Republic)
- Surinaamse ZaalVoetbalBond ( Suriname)
- Федерация футзала России ( Russia)
- Futsal Association (Singapore) Aka Fa(S) ( Singapore)
- Association Malienne des Clubs de Futsal (AMACFUSA) ( Mali)
- Vikings Futsal NZ ( New Zealand)
- Futsal Slovakia ( Slovakia)
- Organization of football in Auditorium from Israele ( Israel)
- Euskadi Futsal Federation ( Basque Country)
- Bulgarian League Futsal – Blfz ( Bulgaria)
- Federación Gallega de Futbol sala ( Galicia)
- Vikings Futsal Malaysia ( Malaysia)
CONFEDERATIONS
The following confederations are affiliated to AMF:
- Confederación Sudamericana de Futsal (C.S.F.S.)
- Confederación Panamericana de Futsal (C.P.F.S./PANAFUTSAL, English: The Pan-American Futsal Confederation)
- European Union of Futsal/Union Europea de Futsal (U.E.F.S.)
- Confederacion Africana de Futbol de Salon
- Confederation of Futsal Asian (C.A.F.S)