North East Futsal League

Last updated
North East Futsal League
Sport Futsal
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]

Contents

Teams

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

Foreign players

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

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