Teacher Tribute: Juan-Carlos CERIANI GRAVIER (1903-1996)
The occurrence and genesis of sport Futebol de Salão (Futsal). The appearance of Futebol de Salão (Futsal) in the sporting context, was not coincidental, but the result of several
studies and the spirit of improving the education of Young Men ‘s Christian Association (YMCA), founded by the young and rich George Williams, on June 6, 1844, in London.
As with several other sports such as basketball or handball / handball, try to include the origin of Futebol de Salão is a difficult task, since the few documents that exist not can clarify it. All this created a great controversy between the Academies and authors on the origin of Futebol de Salão. From authors such as Teixeira (1996) and Figueiredo (1996), among others, mapped the birth of Futebol de Salão Brazil. However, Zilles (1987), Lucena (1994) and Apollo (1995), we say Uruguay is the creator of this sport.
The doubt lies in the fact that it is not known whether it was physical education teachers and sports Brazil, which in their training at the Technical Institute of the South American Federation of YMCA meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital, brought with them the practice of playing football on football grounds, or if you know this new practice in this training institute, and then spread on your own country upon return. However no formal proof was certified that the Argentine Juan-Carlos GRAVIER CERIANI codified and wrote the first rules of the game Futebol de Salão in 1933, following the long process of improvement that had started from 1930 in A.J.C. Montevideo. It retains this document are registered and hold back on the archives of the Uruguayan city of Montevideo.
The development of Futebol de Salão in Latin America
This new sporting activity actually appeared as September-October 1930, following the will of Mr. Carlos Ceriani, professor of physical education and sports for A.C.J. Montevideo (YMCA) to encode physical activity recreation generally practiced in urban neighborhoods Montevideo. We can report some facts marked the history and
diffusion of Futebol de Salão after creation.
Several circumstances favoured the creation of Futebol de Salão in YMCA centres, which were aimed, in particular, to reach the education of youth and children resulting from different backgrounds and particular of the great wave of European immigrants (Italians, Germans, French and Spanish) that followed the economic crisis of 1929. Moreover,
the winter showed that it was necessary practice physical activity in an enclosed area with artificial lighting, since the rigors of cold Uruguay made it impossible for the practice of outdoor recreational activities.
Finally, the Uruguay won numerous titles at the time – World Cup champion in 1930 with his national team, “The Sky” who took the Jules Rimet Trophy final, against Argentina – football became the most popular sport and more practiced in this country, both for adults and children.
Consequently, the YMCA’s youth lacked space and place to play. Indeed, the soccer fields mostly belonged to private clubs headed by wealthy landowners, who did not allow these youth to practice in them. The solution found by teachers, was improvise using smaller locales such as basketball, handball and dance halls. As these spaces were smaller than a football field were the inevitable consequence of changes in the rules of the game, Professor Carlos CERIANI had the collect intelligence and to study.
To reach its ultimate goal, I use rules of different sports such as soccer; handball, the basketball and water polo that helped draft the first written rules of this new sport. It was in 1933 when Juan-Carlos CERIANI published writing the basic rules XI providing for codification of Futebol de Salão, which was then called with the name Anglophone
“Indoor-Foot-ball”. But the youth of the YMCA was given orally as the “foot-ball room” which quickly became “Futebol de Salão (for Portuguese-speaking) and” Fut-bol Room “(for speaking) so bring the cultural identity of a sport that has its origin in southern South America. It is in 1933, due to a training course in Uruguay organized by the Technical Institute of the South American Confederation formation of the YMCA, Juan-Carlos CERIANI circulated copies of the rules of Futebol de Salão all YMCA representatives of Latin America.
By 1942, the Futebol de Salão had won the sympathy of all. What was an exclusive sport for children of the ACM (YMCA) became the favorite sport of adults, immoderate taste for Futebol de Salão became its delivery, that the sport was difficult to discipline in most of the ACM South America. Whether it was recommended at the Conference of Directors of Physical Education in the South American YMCA, which limits the practice of Futebol de Salão to minors.
The creation of the Brazilian Confederation of Futebol de Salão
In Brazil, Futebol de Salão is taught at the ACM Sao Paulo (BRA) by Professors João Lotufo, Julian HARANCZYK Jose Rothi and Asdrubal MONTEIRO.Son makers, of Futebol de Salão include in its program for adults. There is no doubt that success in the adult practice this sport in different Brazilian states, is due to ACM São Paulo and in the
work in its Department of Physical Education by Mr. Cyrus FONTAU, KILMER Adilson Monteiro and Hasdrubal. The ’50s will be the principles of institutionalization of the sport, and the creation of the first federations in the United Brazilians.
Mr. Habib Mahfouz’s A.C.M. São Paulo, who worked on the development of technical standards for various sports, is responsible for the rules of Futebol de Salão and in turn improves from 1952, to allow practice in adult competitions. With the help of Mr. Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes, begin to harmonize the various currents of Futebol de Salão that existed in the various leagues of Futebol de Salão Brazil ACM.
It is July 28, 1954, when it is based in Rio-de-Janeiro, the first known federation Brazil, the “Metropolitan Federation of Futebol de Salão” chaired by Mr. Ammy of MORAES. Current will become the Federation’s Futsal Rio-de-Janeiro.
In year 1956, when Mr. Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes set public of these technical improvements in the form of a book called “Rules of Brazilian Futebol de Salão. Are these new rules Futebol de Salão, which will apply in all states Brazilians and which will subsequently accepted by other South American countries and then by FIFUSA in 1971. They are also the same rules that are taught later in France, by Amador Lopez, under the name “Brazilian Futsal Rules” (1978).
On 5 February 1957, Sylvio PACHECO President of the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD) created the Technical Council of Futebol de Salão to unify the rules of Futebol de Salão in all Brazilian states. In March 1958, Joao Havelange takes leadership of the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD) which sponsors, in particular, the football federations of the 26 Brazilian states. Officially recognized the practice of Futebol de Salão as sports federations and records of Futebol de Salão of the Brazilian states, unifying their internal regulations with the new rules of Brazilian Futebol Columbus Museum.
Brazil and Uruguay was long disputed the paternity of Futebol de Salão, which involved much discussion and controversy more or less nationalist. To give an idea of the importance of fatherhood in this age of Futebol de Salão, both for the people of Uruguay to the Brazilian people, and in order to clarify the situation, Mr. Luiz Gonzaga de
Oliveira Fernandes, with the participation of João Havelange, organized in 1967 the 1st Congress of the National Federations of Futebol de Salão of South America in the federal capital of Rio-de-Janeiro.
Attend this Congress, physical education teachers of all YMCA of Brazil and Uruguay. As President of the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD) since 1958, the influential Joao Havelange supports and protects the new sport of Futebol de Salão, you want to register as a sport of Brazilian origin. It is based on research work performed by Brazilian historians maintain that the Futebol de Salão not appeared in Montevideo Uruguay, but much earlier in São Paulo, Brazil.
After heated debate following the study of numerous investigations and battles of Experts assign different players to Uruguay finally the birth of Futebol de Salão and paternity of the first rules of the game by Argentine priest JuanCarlos CERIANI GRAVIER. Brazil designated as the home where he grew up, with the second version of the “Rules Brazilian game of Futebol de Salão “published in 1956 by Mr. Habib Mahfouz and Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes.
The conclusion, at which they arrived, is to recognize that the Futebol de Salão is a sport born in Uruguay by the will of a man (Juan Carlos Ceriani), but it acquires the nationality when it becomes adult Brazilian.
A consequence of this reconciliation, 14 September 1969 meeting in Asuncion (Paraguay), representatives of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina to establish the Confederation of Futebol de Sudaméricaine Lounge (CSFs), which sets its headquarters Asuncion (Paraguay). The founding members of the C.S.F.S. Brazil were represented by
João Havelange and Mr. Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes, Paraguay represented by Luiz Maria ZUBIZARRETA and Uruguay represented by Mr. Carlos Bustamante.
The arrival of the Brazilian Confederation of Futebol de Salão (CBFS) finally occurs on 15 June 1979, in consequence of a radical transformation of the organization of sport in Brazil. The most important among them was the outbreak of the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD), which administers including soccer, sport was not available at this time of national leaders organized and that it depended mainly on the CBD.
The International Federation of Futebol de Salão – FIFUSA (1971-2002)
On 25 July 1971 the South American Football Confederation Lounge (CSFs) and the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD), are in São Paulo (Brazil) The International Federation of Futebol de SALÃO – FIFUSA, to monitor the sport of Futebol de Salão internationally. 7 countries, of which 6 were South Americans, participated in its foundation: Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Portugal.
The objective was to control the internationally FIFUSA practice Futebol de Salão, spreading throughout the world and controlling their technical standards of which was responsible. It also aims to organize the first World Championships of Futebol de Salão, for which especially was founded.
A consequence of the recognition of Futebol de Salão in the CBD, the first elected President in the Executive Council is logically FIFUSA Brazilian Joao Havelange, accompanied as Secretary General, Mr. Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandes. Are published statutes FIFUSA on 25 July 1971 and declared its headquarters to Rio-de-Janeiro (Brazil). But Joao Havelange not have time to devote to the FIFUSA, that besides work at the Council of the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD) especially are dedicated to promoting his election as President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). To campaign, leaving the presidency of the CBD in 1973 and in June 1974 he was elected as President of FIFA, with the help and financial support of Horst Dassler, chairman of ADIDAS German company.
Once elected as FIFA President (1974-1998), will play a first-hand task in the division FIFUSA members in 1990 and will cause the output to a future of Brazilian Confederation of Futebol de Salão (CBFS). Yes, it is true that actively participated in the founding of the FIFUSA, Joao Havelange is not involved in its development, promoting their participation as an able lawyer and diplomat, to his election to the presidency of FIFA.
At this time, FIFA was aware of the reality and the serious financial difficulties had no interest in this sport, such as Futebol de Salão, would not compete with the Football Association. Moreover, the arms manufacturer and convinced Brazilian nationalist, politically near the military junta in power in Brazil, Joao Havelange not bear Uruguay defend the paternity of Futebol de Salão and that Brazil had to share it with other countries.
From 1971 to 1974 as FIFUSA was essentially driven by its Secretary General Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandez, as its President João Havelange concerned in campaigning for election in FIFA.
Once elected president of FIFA, Joao Havelange resigned a year later than the FIFUSA presidency and in 1975, was elected in his place and his suggestion, the Brazilian Wlad CARDOSO Noguerira. Under this presidency, the same paralysis followed, no competition important internationally promoted, not to encourage the development of Futebol de Salão. Immobility found in which the FIFUSA sank five years, the main South American members of CSFs meet in Rio de Janeiro and conclude unanimously the need to elect a new President more competent and committed.
The global development of Futebol de Salon – FIFUSA (1980-1990)
In July 1980, the Brazilian Januário d ‘ALESIA NET is elected as President of FIFUSA. Owner of a major insurance company and leader of the club Palmeiras, establishing a new assembly directive enabling the FIFUSA reach its peak when entering the global circle of large international sports federations. The working motto Januário d ‘ALESIA is “nothing resists the force of reason and the workforce.
During the decade of the 80 to 90, the FIFUSA prospered under the influence of Januário d ‘NET ALESIA favouring the spread of Futsal on other continents, to organize in 1982 in Brazil, the first World Championship Futebol de Salão, won by Brazil to Paraguay, thanks to the only goal of the Brazilian Jackson (1-0), before about 20,000 spectators gathered at the São Paulo’s Ibirapuera gymnasium and attending the first consecration of world
champions Brazil.
This first world championship meets Futebol de Salão Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands and Japan. The architects of this victory are the players Brazilian Pance, Barata, Beto, Walmir, Paulo César, Paulinho Rosas, Leonel, Branquinho, Cocoa, Paulo Bonfim, Jackson, Jorginho, Douglas, Carlos Alberto y Miral and SD Mr. Cesar Vieira.
Since the eighties, seeing the Futebol de Salão prosper, FIFA and the Brazilian President João Havelange begin to meddle in the affairs of FIFUSA, lobbying political and diplomatic to state governments and sports organizations. In 1983, FIFA FIFUSA threatens to use legal means to prohibit him from using the term “Futebol / Football” terror “Futebol de Salão. So he used the term FUTSAL FIFUSA resulting from the contraction of the phrase Futebol de Salão. In fact, members of the FIFUSA already used that word long before 1983 to name the Futebol de Salão.
To avoid any confusion between sport “football” played in Hall ( “indoor soccer” or ” soccer five”) and member of FIFA and its own sport authentic,” Futebol de Salão, the FIFUSA members decided to register the term “Futsal” in their statutes in 1985 in its Congress in Madrid, during his second world championship sport in Spain.
Thanks to the continuing efforts of Januário d ‘Alesia, the second World Championship 1985 Futsal is prepared in Spain. But two weeks before the start of the competition, under pressure from FIFA, FIFUSA learns that not going to have subsidies that have been promised by the Spanish Government and its Ministry of Sports.
Indeed, this unfortunate incident should be directly attributed to the pressure exerted by FIFA President Joao Havelange and directly involved with his friend Juan Antonio Samaranch who chairs the IOC threatened to boycott his veto, the candidature of the City of Barcelona makes the 1992 Olympics. This operation effectively sinks FIFUSA
destabilization in financial difficulties to be, against all expectations, addressing the entire funding for the organization of its second world championship without the help that had been promised by the Spanish Government. Brazil takes on the world second crown against Spain with a score of 3 goals to 1.
But despite this difficult financial situation, the third edition of the Futsal World Championship of FIFUSA was held in Australia in 1988 In Melbourne, but Brazil lost his crown to Paraguay to win the final (2-1), ending the Brazil’s reign over the sport internationally.
Seeing that fail to develop internationally its “Football on Five”, FIFA proposed to the members of the FIFUSA, create a Joint Commission appointed to study the proximity between the two disciplines. After four meetings held during the years 1988 and 1989 in Zurich at the headquarters of FIFA, which took part FIFUSA leaders, and study the Commission provided its findings FIFA proposing the dissolution and transfer FIFUSA governance of Futsal globally under the authority of FIFA.
On 23 November 1989, the 19 National Federations affiliated FIFUSA Futsal meet in São Paulo, with its agenda, voting for the proposal by the Commission of studies. After a democratic vote, 12 countries came out against this proposal, 5 countries voted in favor and 2 abstained. The Brazilian Confederation of Futebol de Salão (CBFS) and the federation of the USA and Canada voted to join FIFA. By majority vote, decides the FIFUSA suspend and reject the transfer of governance of Futsal to FIFA.
Six months later, on 2 May 1990, the CBFS (Brazil) leaves FIFUSA, thus following the will of the majority of those responsible for its 27 regional federations in Brazil. Attached it Federations of the U.S. and Canada, which pass under the supervision of FIFA and the merger will work to Five Football (FIFA) and Futsal (FIFUSA) to create later, the clone altered the Futsal, Futsal FIFA, whose rule of the game is published by the International Board Association Football (IFAB) in 2000.
The financial pledges and positions of power in some FIFA members FIFUSA during the meeting in Zurich, the financial pressures exerted on FIFUSA constant, the Intense diplomatic activity of the Brazilian president of FIFA with the Brazilian authorities and the resounding defeat by Brazil against Paraguay, had resulted in the division of membership FIFUSA and the integration of several federations in Futsal, and the Brazilian Futebol de Salão (CBFS) in the FIFA Futsal Committee.
One can thus say, seeing questionable historical events, which from 1930 until 1990, the international extension of Futebol de Salão (Futsal) was the work solely with the regional and national organizations formed to develop Futsal in many countries, that FIFUSA federated in 1971, and who continued in the same, with the spread international Futsal, on five continents.
Is otherwise publicly known that FIFA and its affiliated members did not participate, helped or favored the development and dissemination of Futsal in any way until 1990, but all Otherwise, this organization and its trading partners sought to oppose, so often evil, success and development of this new sports culture flourishing of South American origin.
The Futsal in Europe, founding the UEFS (1985)
In Europe, the practice of Futebol de Salão (Futsal) appeared under several names. One of Football them in the Chamber, which appeared in Belgium since the beginning of 1965, quite different to that in South America the Futebol de Salão. This is an isolated experience evolving into codified practice of the sport in 1976 with the Belgian Football Association in Sala (ABFS).
From 1965 to 1985, was developed in Spain under the name of Futsal in Portugal under the traditional expression Futebol de Salão, in France under the name of Brazilian football, and in Italy under the name Cinque di Calcio.
Only after the creation of the term FUTSAL by FIFUSA in 1983 and its entry in the records in 1985, members of this denomination FIFUSA used throughout Europe.
It was in 1985 when France and Belgium, with the Eastern countries (Russia, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, Poland) joined the Latin countries of Portugal, Spain and Italy, to establish the Confederation of European Union of Futsal (UEFS) that its seat in Madrid, Spain.
Chaired by Russian Valeriy AKHUMYAN since 2000, UEFS headquarters moved to Moscow. The UEFS organized numerous competitions, including more than 10 editions of the UEFA European Futsal Nations for Senior Boys (Eurofutsal), two European Championships for clubs and in several categories, Senior Men and Women, Youth and
Veterans.
But after threatening in 1983 to bar FIFUSA use the term soccer is the FIFA finally in 1990 seized unilaterally, malicious and illegal name and Futsal most of its rules. It cannot speak in theft of sports heritage, social cultural and people and nation of Futsal.
The resistance of the South American countries and the
Birth of the AMF
North and South American countries (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Netherlands Antilles, USA, and Canada) in Federal PANAFUTSAL (Confederación Panamericana de Futsal) leave it FIFUSA dying and founded the FUTSAL WORLD ASSOCIATION – AMF.
The gap between FIFA PANAFUTSAL and operated for the second Championship FIFA Futsal World held in Guatemala in 2000. He had previously signed an agreement to allow the participation of the federations of the countries affiliated to the PANAFUTSAL and football associations affiliated to the Confederation of Football South America (CONMEBOL).
Agreements “Guatemala”, signed by the President of the PANAFUTSAL, Dr. Rolando Alarcon Ríos and Mr. Michel ZENRUFFINEN representing FIFA Secretary General, provided, in particular the integration of the National Associations of Futsal PANAFUTSAL to national football federations, preserving their autonomy and independence within CONMEBOL, the South American confederation of FIFA.
But finally became clear, after two years following the Guatemala accords, which in spite of projections and indicated the willingness of the Secretary General of FIFA, national football federation CONMEBOL members did not respect the terms of the agreements that justified this approach, by an absolute will and hegemony. Consequently, PANAFUTSAL member countries decided to continue the defense of the traditional model of Futsal and work on their independence.
This led to the point where, to defend the autonomy and independence of Futsal and its true interests cultural, economic, social and Latin American countries, members of the PANAFUTSAL and other partner nations and who were identified, decided to constitute November 2002, the World Association of FUTSAL – AMF, without forgetting the Government experience of FIFUSA, not lend themselves to integration in FIFA and ensuring this discipline and protect the independence of the PANAFUTSAL.
It is important to note that Paraguay is one of the most ardent defenders of the traditions and the autonomy of this sport, used to define the term FUTSAL this sport right acquired and protected by the laws of the Nation of Paraguay, which registered in official records of the constitution of the Republic of Paraguay.
The AMF has become the new legitimate government to control the level Futsal International, by inheritance of historical rights acquired by its members. Extends FIFUSA the goal of more democracy and new ambitions.
Modernizes the Game Rules of Futsal and perpetuates the historical track record of FIFUSA sports, which is the direct heir. By convention, the name FIFUSA-AMF is used to designate the historical heritage of the people of Futsal. Its main purpose is to perpetuate the Futsal as a sport authentic, original and independent register it as an Olympic sport.
In 2004, failed to secure union recognition Futsal clubs before the FFF (French Football Federation), the UNCFS (National Union of Futsal clubs) began the process of affiliation FIFUSA-AMF which concluded with success in late November 2006. The UNCFS and its members or affiliates, are instructed in the initiation, education and dissemination of the historical, cultural, social and sports of the sport in France, as an original and authentic sport.
The UNCFS continues the work of the French Association Futsal (UWA) founded in 1982 in France by Mr. Amador Lopez, who pioneered the French Futsal (Brazilian soccer) which I import from Brazil to teach the sport at the Training Centre La Frayère de Cannes in 1978. The UNCFS is the legal representative in France today’s international organizations UEFS (Europe) and FIFUSA-AMF (global).
Reference Notes:
- – The YMCA account today with around 50 million people in the world, distributed in over 100 countries.
- Various indoor sports recognized today as Olympic sports have appeared in the YMCA. It can include basketball, which was invented in 1891 by another pastor, Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939), Professor of Physical Education of the YMCA of Springfield (Massachusetts-USA), and also the Volleyball was invented on February 9, 1895, to 16 miles away Mr. William G. MORGAN (1870-1942), professor of physical education YMCA Holyoke (Mass. – the USA).
- Juan-Carlos CERIANI GRAVIER is a Pastor Argentine who immigrated to Uruguay. He was appointed in 1928 as Director of Physical Education and Sports of the young miners Technical Institute of Latin American Confederation of YMCA of Montevideo. He graduated from the Technical Institute of the South American Federation of the YMCA and owner of the obtained degree of Secretary General at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield (MA – USA). He becomes in 1930, the Secretary General of the Association of YMCA (Young Catholic) in Montevideo. Is mainly dedicated to the teaching of sports.
- A.J.C. stands for Young Men’s Christian Associations, which is the name given Uruguayan the YMCA.
- A.C.M. is an acronym for Associação Cristã of mucus that is the name given to Brazilian YMCA.
Chronology and remarkable facts of Futsal
1930: Appears in Uruguay practicing a form of football in small plots of land in the Association of Christian Youth (YMCA) in Montevideo (Uruguay).
1930-1933: Study of the codification of the rules of football in small areas, by Juan Carlos Ceriani, picking rules of Water Polo, Handball, basketball and football.
September 1933: Publication of the first written codification of rules de’Indoor-Foot-Ball (Fut-Bol-Chamber) by part of Argentina’s Juan Carlos Ceriani.
October 1933: Training in Fut-Bol-room teachers in the AJC, the Technical Institute South American Confederation of the AJC in Montevideo (Uruguay).
1934: João Lotufo, Rothia and Asdrubal Jose Monteiro teach the sporting activity of Fut-Bol-Chamber the A.C.M. São Paulo in Brazil.
1336: 2nd official publication of Futebol de Salão by Roger Grain: Laws and rules of Futebol de Salão, Study of physical education # 6 (1936).
1940: The Sao Paulo ACMS create an extension of Physical Education Department of the ACM, League Futebol de Salão, which promotes an open championship in São Paulo.
1942: The ACMS decided to reserve the Futebol de Salão to children and minors. The ACM São Paulo alone in the decision to keep the Futebol de Salão for adults.
1949-1950: Publication of the game for young people in the Department of Physical Education the ACM – Mr. Ciro Fontau, Asdrubal Adilson Monteiro and Kilmar
1952: Messrs Habib Maphuz Julian Haranczyk and adjusting the rules for Futebol de Salão tailored to youth and adults in the ACM São Paulo.
July 28, 1954: Foundation of the federation of the states of Brazil, the Metropolitan Federation of Futsal (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol de Salão) in state of Rio de Janeiro.
1955: Founding of the Federation’s Futsal Paulista (Federação Paulista de Futebol de Salão).
1956: Founding of the federations of the Brazilian states of Cearense, Paranaense, gauchos and Bahia.
1956: Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Fernandez publishes the “Rules brasileñas del Futebol de Salão. These rules will be later adapted by the FIFUSA.
1957: Founding of the Federations of the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grandense North.
05 February 1957: Sylvio Pacheco president of the Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD) established the Council Technical Advisory Futebol de Salão to unify the regulations.
September 30, 1957: 1st attempt to found the Brazilian Confederation of Futebol de Salão.
1958: The National Sports Committee (CNO Brazilian) formalizes the activity of Futebol de Salão.
1959: Founding of the Federation of Brazilian state of Sergipe.
1960: Founding of the Federations of the Brazilian states of Pernambuco, Brazilian Paraiba.
1965: Founding of the Uruguayan Federation of Futsal.
August 14, 1964: Foundation of the Confederation of FUSAL Argentina (CAFS)
1968: Foundation in Francophone Belgian Football League in Salle (LFFS) who organizes an amateur championship mini-football to soccer veterans URBSFA.
September 14, 1969: Foundation of the South American Confederation of Futsal (CSFs) in Asuncion (Paraguay) by João Havelange, president of the CBD, Luiz Maria Zubizarreta (Paraguay), Carlos Bustamante Arzúa (Uruguay).
1969-1970: The CSFs organizes its 1st South American Championships for professional and national teams. Victoria for Brazil.
July 5, 1971: Foundation of the International Federation of Futebol de Salão – FIFUSA in Sao Paulo by initiative of the CBD and the CSFs with Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and Uruguay. The FIFUSA recorded 34 member countries. João Havelange named president and Luiz Gonzaga Oliveira Fernandez as Secretary General.
1971-1972: 1st Pan-American Championship Selections and Club World. Victoria de Brésil.
June 11, 1974 Election of João Havelange as FIFA president who triumphed on Sir Stanley Rous. ..
July 1975: Election of Brazilian Valdir Nogueira Cardoso as president of the FIFUSA.
1976: Foundation of the Belgian Football in Asoción Sala (ABFS-BZVB) regrouping League francophone (LFFS) et l’aile flamande belge (VZVB).
December 1978: Messrs. Christian Botto and Amador Lopez lead a team The Frayere Cannes to participate in the International Tournament of Mineirinho Futebol de Salão (Brazil) with Mexico, Paraguay and Brazil.
January 1979: On his return to France, Mr. Amador Lopez, starts in practice football players the team at Cannes Frayere Futebol de Salão, under the name of Brazilian soccer.
June 15, 1979: General Assembly constituent of the Brazilian Confederation of Futebol de Salão (CBFS) and choice of M. Aécio Borba Vasconcelos as president.
July 1980: Election of the Brazilian Net Januário d’Alesio FIFUSA the presidency. Organization of the 1st Campeonato Panamericano de Futebol de Salão in Mexico with the presence of Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia and USA. Victory for Brazil.
November 1980: 1st Pan-American Championship in Mexico FIFUSA: 1st Brazil – 2nd Uruguay – 3ème Mexico.
June 1982: 1st World Championship of Futebol de Salão FIFUSA Ibirapuera Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands and Japan. Jackson gave the win to Brazil over Paraguay (1-0).
April 23, 1983: FIFUSA authorizes the practice of Futebol de Salão Women at regional, national and international levels. The ball is different for women.
1981 U.S. Futsal was founded and incorporated in 1983. Osvaldo Garcia was its first president. This federation was under sanction of the of FIFUSA-AMF. Osvaldo was outed shortly after, and current President Alex J.C.
1989 U.S. Futsal changed allegiances to FIFA.
1982 The first Futsal World Championship conducted under the auspices of FIFUSA (before its members integrated into FIFA in 1989) was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Brazil finishing in first place.
1985 The Brazilians repeated as champions at the second World Championship in Spain but lost in the third World Championship in 1988 in Australia to Paraguay.
1989 FIFA took over direct sponsorship of the event in Holland
1989 The U.S. Futsal (Indoor Team), finished third at the FIFA Five-a-Side World Championship.
1992 The U.S. Futsal (Indoor Team), finished second at the FIFA Five-a-Side World Championship.
1992 in Hong Kong. Brazil won both times.
1985: 2nd Campionato del Mondo de Futebol de Salão of FIFUSA in Madrid, Spain. Brazil’s victory against Spain (3-1). Register FUTSAL term in the statutes of the FIFUSA to reserve its use for indoor soccer federations.
1985: Founding of the European Union of Futsal (UEFS) in Madrid. The founding members are Spain, Portugal, Czechoslovakia, Israel, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Hungary.
1988: 3rd World Championship of Futebol de Salão FIFUSA in Melbourne Australia. Paraguay victory against Brazil (2-1).
January 1988: 1st European Championship UEFS national team in Madrid, Spain. Portugal win against Spain and Czechoslovakia finished 3ème.
March 21, 1988: Founding of the French Association Futsal (UWA) for MM. Amador Lopez, Jean-Jacques Robert, Alain Armand, Alain Hauvet, Christian and Dominique Quinchon Gardeur.
1988-1989: the 4 meetings in Zurich between FIFA and FIFUSA. Constitution Study Commission mixta FIFA -FIFUSA to merge the Futsal (FIFUSA) and football five (FIFA).
5-15 January 1989: 1st World Cup championship five among 16 countries in FIFA’s headquarters Netherlands Rotterdam, Arnhem, Leeuwarden, Amsterdam and Bois-le-Duc. Brazil wins against the Netherlands (2-1).
1989 The AFFS joins the UEFS and the FIFUSA November 23, 1989: By 12 votes to 5, with 2 abstentions, the FIFUSA suspends the process of integration into FIFA.
May 2, 1990: the Brazilian Confederation of Futebol de Salão (CBFS), plus the Federation of USA and Canada FIFUSA leave.
1991: 4t Futsal World Championship FIFUSA in Milan (Italy). Victory of Portugal over Paraguay final draw (1-1) on penalties (3-2).
1991: 1st European Cup of Champions Clubs Futsal UEFS in Jaén (Spain) Participating clubs The Trinité French Futsal (06) that classifies 9th.
1991-1992: Creating the clone ‘Futsal FIFA’ soccer after merging five (FIFA) and Futsal (FIFUSA).
1993: Dissolution of the Association Française de Futsal, following the denial of authorization issued by the Ministery of Sports federation and integration of Futsal and its teams in the UFOLEP
1994: 5th World Futsal Championship FIFUSA in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Argentina beat Colombia after extratime (2-1).
June 17, 1997: Decree of the Ministry of Sports of France giving all rights to Futsal French Football Federation (FFF).
1997 the 6th Futsal World Championship in Mexico City FIFUSA (Mexico). Venezuela beat Uruguay (4-0).
September 1997: Establishment of a national commission on the UFOLEP.
27 February 2000: Death of Mr. Amador Lopez who appointed honorary member for life of the FIFUSA
2000 the 7th World Futsal Championship FIFUSA in La Paz (Bolivia). Bolivia Colombia victory on the final result (3-3) penalties 3-1.
September 2000: Publication of the FIFA Futsal Laws of the game FIFA 2000 for the organization of the 4th FIFA Futsal World Championship in Guatemala. Spain gets its second victory against Brazil (4-3).
June 29, 2002: Foundation of the National Union of Futsal Club setting based in Paris 17ème rue Dulong. The Constituent Assembly brings together 24 clubs.
1st December 2002: All members of the PANAFUTSAL, FIFUSA leave and found the AMF in Asuncion, Paraguay
End 2002: Extinction of FIFUSA.
May 2003: 8th World Championship FIFUSA-AMF Futsal in Paraguay. Paraguay victory over Colombia (3-1).
July 2003: Meeting between the FFF and UNCFs, FFF President refuses to recognize the Union as a UNCFs partnerships
October 2003: UNCFs in partnership with the RATP APCMJ and organizes the 1st Futsal Championship interurban the Paris region – Ile de France, open to young people under 18.
2004: 6th European Championship Futsal (EuroFutsal) won by Belarus in Belarus against the Czech Republic.
April 2006: 7th European Championship Futsal (EuroFutsal) in Catalonia won by Russia (3-1) vs. Catalunya.
September 2006: The UNCFs is affiliated to the International Centre for Non-Violence and participates in the program UN for peace.
October 2006: The process ends UNCFs affiliation FIFUSA-AMF and UEFS.
December 15, 2006: The record UNCFs Futsal as a sport Ethical and Non-Violent at UNESCO. Organized by the 1st party’s National Team friendliest against LFFS absolute (Selected Francophone Belgium).
September 2007: 9oCampeonato Futsal World FIFUSA-AMF in Argentina. Victory over Paraguay Argentina (1-0)
June 2007: The finale UNCFs Défi organized the 1st National JC Ceriani in Remoulins (Gard). Flash Team Express (30) qualifies for the European Cup of Champions Clubs UEFS Futsal.
March 2008: The French team Futsal UNCFS participates in the VIII European Championship (EuroFutsal) in Belgium and finished in the 6ème position. Russia validates the title against the Czech Republic.
June 2008: The 1st organized UNCFs final du Challenge National Amador Lopez in Argelès-sur-Mer (PO 66). The MJEP Champs-sur-Marne qualifies for the European Champions Cup crown UEFS.
September 2008: First global history branch AMF female Futsal in Reus Catalunya, Catalunya Galicia requires 4-0. Involved a total of 12 national teams.
2010 The North American Futsal Federation under the sanction of the AMF was founded in Phoenix Arizona USA by Rosario Lopez.
2011 Major League Futsal USA the first professional futsal league in the U.S. was founded under the sanction of the North American Futsal Federation in Phoenix Arizona USA, by Rosario Lopez. The league held its first competition in Phoenix Arizona at the Talking Stick arena the home of eh NBA Phoenix Suns.
2016 The North American Futsal Federation held its first international competition in Draper Utah USA. Pakistan, Mexico and USA National teams competed.
2016 The North American Futsal Federation help its first Womens international competition in Draper Utah USA.
2017 The North American Futsal Federation sent the First U.S. Womens National Futsal Team to Catalonia Spain to compete in the 2017 AMF Womens World Cup.
2019 The World Futsal Federation was founded by Rosario Lopez in Phoenix Arizona USA.
2019 A strategic agreement between India and the United States took place to oversee the development of the World Futsal Federation. BD Verma (India) and Rosario Lopez (USA) sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
2019 The World Futsal Federation is now backed by the IOC through TAFISA, recognized by the IOC.
2019 The World Futsal Federation joins ICSSPE, recognized by the IOC.
2019 The North American Futsal Federation switched allegiances to the World Futsal Federation.
2019 Major League Futsal USA is now under the sanction of the World Futsal Federation and the North American Futsal Federation.
2022 Rosario Lopez launches the Futsal Transfer Market a U.S. based company, registered in Phoenix Arizona.
2022 The World Futsal Federation held its first World Congress in Phoenix Arizona USA.
2022 Major League Futsal USA establishes the Division of Honor for North America.
2022 Members of the AMF defect and attempt to revive original FIFUSA. This breakaway is mostly European and other countries not in South America.
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