Helvécia Futsal Club

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London Helvecia
London Helvecia Futsal Club.png
Nickname(s)Helvecia
Founded2007
Ground London, England
ChairmanVirgílio Guimarães
CoachLuis Mendonça
League National Futsal Series
2022/2023Overall table: 4th
Playoffs: Semifinals
Website Club website

London Helvecia is a futsal club based in London, England (United Kingdom). Founded in 2007, they compete in the FA National Futsal Series, the top division of English Futsal.

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Helvecia are the most successful Futsal club in England, having won 9 league titles, 6 FA cups and have represented England in the UEFA Futsal cup / Champions League more times than any other English club.

Helvecia won their first major honour in 2008, complete a league and FA Futsal cup double. During the 2008/09 season Helvecia qualified for the then UEFA Futsal Cup (now Champions League) for their first time. Though Helvecia have yet to proceed past the preliminary rounds they have represented England 9 times in the competition.

Helvecia home kit colours are blue and white. The club's local rivals are Bloomsbury Football.

History

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Crest and colours

Crest

Helvecia have had two, which all underwent minor variations. The most recent change came in 2019, where the colours of the crest were amended to reflect the origins of the club along with the style and size of the central ball.

Colours

Helvecia has always worn blue and white kits. Often these colours would be solid or a mixture of both colours. Home kits featured a dominant blue, with away kits always in white.

Helvecia Women

Helvecia also operate a women's Futsal team, London Helvecia Women's Futsal Club. They have been affiliated to the men's team since 2018. They play their home games at Leyton Leisure Centre.

Helvecia Academy

Helvecia started its academy during the 2019/20 season. Initially created of upper phase age ranges the appointment at the end of the 2018/19 season was the start of the building of the academy. The academy has two centres; the primary camp in London and the other in the midlands. This allows Helvecia to attract the best young players from the widest spectrum throughout the UK. The academy caters for U6 to U16 players, and includes the community initiatives of the club.

Honours

Domestic

League Titles

Cups

UEFA Futsal Cup / Champions League

Source: [1]

Appearances: 9

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryOpponentResultVenue (Host City)Qualified
2009-10 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round Flag of France.svg Roubaix Futsal6–4Tapiola Urheiluhalli
(Espoo)
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2nd place
Flag of Finland.svg Golden Futsal Team4–6
Flag of Scotland.svg Fair City Santos11–2
2010-11 UEFA Futsal CupPreliminary Round Flag of Andorra.svg FC Encamp4–2 Magvassy Mihály
Sportcsarnok

(Győr)
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2nd place
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg MNK Croatia 973–2
Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO FC2–7
2011-12 UEFA Futsal CupPreliminary Round Flag of Austria.svg Stella Rossa7–3Hollgasse Hall
(Vienna)
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2nd place
Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO FC1–6
Flag of Estonia.svg Anzhi Tallinn5–0
2012-13 UEFA Futsal CupPreliminary Round Flag of Albania.svg Edro Vlorë2–1Birkerød
Iorietscenter
(Birkerød)
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3rd place
Flag of Belarus.svg Lidselmash Lida1–2
Flag of Denmark.svg København Futsal2–7
2017-18 UEFA Futsal CupPreliminary Round Flag of Ireland.svg Transylvania7–0Sporthalle
Weissenstein
(Bern)
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2nd place
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Lynx6–1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Minerva1–4
2019–20 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary Round Flag of Scotland.svg PYF Saltires7-3Sporthal
De Opgang
(Zwaag)
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2nd place
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Lynx9-4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hovocubo1-4
2020–21 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary Round Flag of Luxembourg.svg Differdange 030-6Complexe Sportif
(Cosnes-et-Romain)
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2021–22 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary Round Flag of Germany.svg TSV Weilimdorf7-9Glaspalast
(Sindelfingen)
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3rd place
Flag of Kosovo.svg Liqeni6-7
Flag of Turkey.svg Tavşançalı8-2
2022–23 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary Round Flag of Gibraltar.svg Europa 15-0 FFA Technical
Center Academy

(Yerevan)
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2nd place
Flag of Latvia.svg Petrow9-6
Flag of Armenia.svg Yerevan FC4-8

Current squad

As of 30 October 2022 [2]
#PositionNameNationality
1GoalkeeperDimar Blanco Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
13GoalkeeperLiam Hine Flag of England.svg
20GoalkeeperCoco Flag of Spain.svg
2DefenderFrankie Franz Flag of England.svg
3DefenderVinicius Sampaio Flag of Brazil.svg
5DefenderEduardo Tijerín Flag of Spain.svg
6DefenderIván Dju Flag of Portugal.svg
7DefenderLeandro Paiva Flag of Brazil.svg
4WingerLeonardo Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg
8WingerLiam Palfreeman Flag of England.svg
9WingerCamilo Restrepo Flag of England.svg
10WingerLucas Totti Flag of Italy.svg
15WingerFernando Malta Flag of Portugal.svg
16WingerWygor da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg
11PivotClaudio Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg
12PivotDenerson Moreira Flag of Brazil.svg
14PivotThiago Bucci Flag of Italy.svg

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References

  1. "Bio". uefa.com.
  2. "London Helvecia Futsal Club Players". The FA . Retrieved 30 October 2022.