North East Futsal League

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]

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)

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   Jessica Pastor Carreno   Michael Okwudili
Nagaland Super Five   Patricia Ballesteros Bermero   Alex Rubio Carretero
Arunachal Highlanders   Paula Boza Gil   Mario Navarro Penalver
Meghalaya Thunders   Ariana Martos Romero   Francis Onyeama
Assam Titans   Paula Rubio Fernandez   Carlos Antonio
Apunba Manipur   Joana Garcia Duran   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.