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The AIFF Senior Men's Futsal Club Championship will be held from June 22 to July 7, 2024 at Swarnim Gujarat Sports University. 19 teams from across the country will participate in this tournament being held for the first time in Gujarat. Baroda Football Academy team from Gujarat will also participate in the GSFA Futsal Club Championship in 2023.
The final will be held on July 7
Fifteen state associations of the country have nominated their respective teams, while four semi-finalists of last year's Hero Futsal Club Championship (Delhi Football Club, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Minerva Academy FC, Electric Wang Futsal Club) have been given direct entry. The tournament will be played on the basis of league cum knock-out round format. In which the winning teams of the four groups will enter the semi-finals. The winning teams of both the semi-finals of this tournament will clash in the final on July 7.
Tournament groups
Group A: Millat FC, Sports Odisha, Classic Football Academy, Corbett FC, Mohammedan FC.
Group B: Electric Wang Futsal Club, Bangalore Assos FC, Satveer Football Club, Goal Hunters FC, Minerva Academy FC.
Group C: Baroda Football Academy, FC Thrissur, Speed Force FC, Guwahati City FC, Embalim Sports Club
Group D: JCT Football Academy, Golazo Football Club, Casa Barwani Soccer, Delhi FC.
Gujarat State Football Association President Parimal Nathwani expressed happiness on this occasion and said that GSFA has decided to bring this tournament to Gujarat like the National Futsal Championship. Feeling proud. Last year the Indian Women's League has been successfully organized by GSFA in Ahmedabad. On this occasion Parimal Nathwani thanked the Vice Chancellor of SGSU Dr. Arjun Singh Rana. Special thanks were given to him.
An initiative to bring the tournament to Gujarat
Following its commitment to strengthen the football game in Gujarat, the GSFA has a calendar full of its own inter-district football competitions. At the same time, it has also taken the initiative to bring national level tournaments to Gujarat, so that the football players and fans here get a chance to see national talent at home.
GSFA Minister Mulraj Singh Chudasama is personally overseeing all the arrangements. AIFF, GSFA and SGSU officials are working day and night to make this event a success. All the matches of this tournament will be broadcasted live on AIFF's YouTube channel.