Over 1000 people experienced a fantastic day of Futsal at Menai Indoor Sports Centre, at the pre season kick off to the Premier and Super League on Sunday 14th September 2008.

5 Star Futsal, 5 Clubs, 40 teams, 80 exciting games of Futsal only 1 Champion at the 5 Star Futsal Gala Day.

The day started with volunteers from the Sutherland Shire Futsal Association setting up as competition administrator and hosts of the event in collaboration with 5 Star Futsal directors Adam Confoy and Peter Spathis.

Those present witnessed some very fast paced Futsal action from the newcomers to Super League namely our representative teams for the Sutherland Shire. The FIVE STARS of the DAY were: Sutherland Shire Futsal Association, Western Raiders, Campbelltown Quake, Sydney Magic PCYC and Sydney Benfica FC. All the gear was provided for by a fantastic team of operators and quality gear from 5 STAR FUTSAL.

This gala event saw under 10s development squads, under 12s boys, under 14 and 16 boys, under 13s girls and 16s girls, youth men, all age men and women represented across 40 teams in all. Special thanks goes to the developments squads from Sydney City and Mascot Vipers.

We wish to thank the Sutherland Shire SES for bringing along some volunteers to add some sparkle to the day. Helping out with our ‘numbers games’ as well as collecting donations to assist in the purchase of much needed equipment prior to Bush Fire Season.

A huge thank you goes to Mail Post for participating in the days event from supplying lollies and chocolates to showing local businesses how Mail Post can help them distribute their products or services across Australia. For more information contact us and we will direct you to your closest Mail Post representative.

A huge Congratulations goes to all players, coaches, team managers and Referees for a fantastic effort in ahearing to the game times, ensuring all involved in the day had great time.

Further congratulations goes to Sydney Magic PCYC who won the day with the most points on the board, but were shown that the new kids on the block SSFA are capable of giving them a run for their money.

A special thank you goes out to our volunteers, Sutherland Shire Council, local radio stations and other special guests and media sources that were present throughout the day. All the results from the day can be found on www.futsal4all.com.au

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
By : J Simnett
Published : 14/9/2008

Following a week of fantastic Futsal at the Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria the favourities and World Champions – Russia – finished the tournament as unbeaten winners.

Results were as follows :

Monday : Russia 5 vs Hellcats 0
Monday : Australia 8 vs JFC Blue Winds 1
Monday : Strikers 7 vs Comets 3
Monday : Russia 20 vs JFC Blue Winds 0
Tuesday : Hellcats 2 vs Strikers 2
Tuesday : Comets 12 vs JFC Blue Winds 0
Tuesday : Russia 6 vs Strikers 2
Tuesday : Australia 4 vs Comets 3
Wednesday : Hellcats 3 vs Australia 2
Wednesday : Russia 6 vs Comets 1
Wednesday : Hellcats 6 vs JFC Blue Winds 3
Wednesday : Strikers 1 vs Australia 1
Thursday : Russia 7 vs Australia 0
Thursday : Comets 3 vs Hellcats 3
Thursday : Strikers 11 vs JFC Blue Winds 0
Friday : Russia 10 vs Australia 0
Friday : Strikers 3 vs Hellcats 2
Friday : Comets 5 vs JFC Blue Winds 5

Grand Final : Russia 17 vs Strikers 0

During tournament presentations, 3 players (John Whelpdale, Justin Watmough and Patrick Mills) from the NSW Central Coast side – Comets – were invited to join the FFAA men’s training squad in their preparations for participation at the Men’s European Nation Open Cup, Catalonia – Loret De Mar, Spain, November 09 – 15.

FFAA would like to thank all participants and officials for their enthusiasm and goodwill throughout the week which made the event successful, run smoothly and had the Russian officials praising the improvement in local player abilities and competition they received since the last time they visited.

Source : Futsal 5 A-Side Australia
Published : 15/9/2008

Sunshine Coast Futsal is putting on an Open Day this Saturday (20th September 2008).

It will take place at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Sports Stadium, Sippy Downs Drive.

Source : Sunny Coast Futsal
Published : 15/9/2008

The Futsal Nationals Website has published a “Sponsorship Opportunities” document. It is available here (PDF). Some of the contents of it are shown below.

The 2009 National Futsal Championships can help your brand and product gain exposure from new audiences through venue and team sponsorship.

The NFC will run from January 6-10, 2009 at 5 venues across Canberra.

Sponsorship opportunities include:

• Championship Sponsor
• Match sponsor
• Venue Signage
• Program Sponsor

Championship sponsorship packages can be tailored to suit a variety of businesses. Please contact events@capitalfootball.com.au for more information.

As a major sponsor you will receive a number of benefits including:

• Signage at all 5 NFC venues
• Logo, company information and website link on National Futsal Championships website
• Opportunities to advertise in NFC E-Newsletter and Tournament Program
• 4 tickets to the VIP cocktail function
• 4 tickets to each night session of the men’s and women’s open competition

Match Sponsorship

From Tuesday-Friday evenings, the men’s and women’s open competitions will have feature matches in the AIS Arena. As a match sponsor you will receive a number of benefits including:

• Signage in the AIS Arena for showcase matches
• Logo and website link on National Futsal Champion-ships website
• Opportunities to advertise in NFC E-Newsletter and Tournament Program
• 2 tickets to the VIP cocktail function
• 4 tickets to each night session of the men’s and women’s open competition

Venue Signage

The 2009 National Futsal Championships will be played in 5 indoor venues across Canberra. By supporting the championships and supplying signs, your company will be on show to thousands of players, officials and supporters. As a venue signage sponsor you will receive a number of benefits including:

• Signage at all NFC venues
• Logo and website link on National Futsal Champion-ships website
• Opportunities to advertise in NFC E-Newsletter and Tournament Program
• 2 tickets to each night session of the men’s and women’s open competition

Program Sponsor

[Note the details for program sponsor were the same as the Venue signage details, word for word. We think it is a typo so have not included it here again - Futsal4all]

2009 National Futsal Championships
PO Box 50
Curtin ACT 2605
Tel: 02 6271 7106
Fax: 02 6260 4999
events@capitalfootball.com.au
www.futsalnationals.com.au

Source : Futsal Nationals Website
Published : 15/9/2008

Solomon Kurukuru has arrived safely in Brazil for the FIFA Futsal World Cup after a marathon journey from Sydney that began on Thursday evening two weeks ago and continued until late Saturday night.

The team first flew fourteen hours to Dubai before waiting a further four hours in transit and then continuing on to Sao Paulo, Brazil, which took a further fourteen hours. Another plane trip, this time for only two hours, from Sao Paulo to Brasilia was next before boarding a bus for four hours to reach the town of Goiania. The team exited the bus bleary-eyed but excited to finally reach their destination.

Kurukuru will be guests of the Goias Esporte Clube for the next two weeks, using their facilities and playing a number of practice matches against local Brazilian Futsal teams.

‘We’re excited to be here,’ said Coach Victor Wai’ia, ‘for the next couple of days the boys can rest and get used to the different food and the time difference. We are close to twelve hours behind the time in Honiara so we need to get our body clocks aligned to Brazil. The climate here seems to be the same as home though, so that’s an advantage.’

The World Cup tournament begins on September 30 in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro. All of Kurukuru’s games will be in Brasilia.

Source : Solomon Times Online
Published : 15/9/2008

In the first of many interviews we hope to have here in Futsal4all, we are very pleased to kick things off with a long time NSW Futsal personality and a very strong advocate for the sport as a whole, Robert Varela.

Rob has over 20 years experience coaching Futsal in Australia, and continues to be a respected, influential and outspoken member of the Futsal community.

F4A : Rob first of all thanks for taking the time to answer our questions today. For the readers of Futsal4all who may not be familiar with you, what is your background in Futsal and how did you get started in it?

RV : After finishing my playing career with Melita Eagles and then Cumberland Utd in the South Australian State League I coached outdoor in Sydney for a couple of years.

I started coaching Futsal back in October 1985 at the Revesby YMCA. I was coaching Melita U13’s outdoor and we decided to play Futsal during the off season. We went on to win the competition easily, 6 players got into the NSW team and 3 travelled to Canada with an Australian team, and I have not looked back since.

F4A : You are known as a very passionate an involved proponent of Futsal, why Futsal over Football?

RV : I believe it is a more exciting game to play and watch. As a coach you can have an immediate effect on how the game pans out. Futsal is a very resilient sport; it has survived many rifts, poor administration and the ignorant rejection of many football coaches. I can see that as we continue to work to improve those areas, Futsal can ,and will, take its rightful place in the Australian sporting landscape.

F4A : What led you to becoming a coaching advisor to the Solomon Islands National Team during their World Cup Qualification phase?

RV : My involvement with the Solomons goes back to the year 2001 when we travelled to Honiara for the first time to formally introduce the sport to them. At the time the country had just come out of a very bitter civil war, the tension as they called it, and at the Dural Sport & Leisure Centre and Dural Baptist Church we used the sport of Futsal to bring people together in all aspects of human life: physical, emotional, relational and spiritual.

I have visited the islands several times to conduct coaching clinics and courses. I coached the Men’s team in the OFC 2004 qualifiers in Canberra, but the long term plan was always for the initial group of very talented kids we discovered during our first visit, to form the nucleus of the team in 2008.

F4A : How does Solomon Island’s decision to go ahead with someone else for the actual World Cup itself sit with you?

RV : It is disappointing not to be able to finish off the job. In saying that, the coaching staff have all the right in the world to pick and choose who they want to assist them. I will still be barracking very hard for them and I am sure the boys will do their very best to make their nation proud.

F4A : How have you found the World Cup ‘Roller Coaster’ so far.

RV : The tournament in Fiji was very exciting. We knew we had a very good chance to make it to the World Cup, and once we got there it was a mixture of elation and relief about the fact that we had been able to repay the great support we received by expat islander in Suva and the people back home.

F4A : having been involved in Futsal fo so many years now, what is the best personal moment you’ve experienced in the sport?

RV : There have been many. Being able to help teams win National championships has been very satysfying and the results we have achieved over the years at Dural have also been a highlight.

Going through a tour of Brazil undefeated, 7 wins and 3 draws, with An australian U/14’s team back in 2000 is at the top of the pile.

F4A : Were there many names in that u/14s team we would recognize today, or have they all moved on to other things?

RV : Trent Monkerud has played with Western Raiders and Jay Digger with South Coast and Eric Simeoni played on briefly with Quake. Most of the others I have not seen around the courts except for a lad from ACT

F4A : From either a coaching or playing perspective, what was the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given in terms of Futsal.

RV : Never to assume that there is no more to learn and to treat all players fairly, because we coach people first and players second.

F4A : Your track record with the Dural Warriors squads is amazing, in particular the Youth players for a number of years. Do you have a preference on coaching a certain age group, or is it just a case where the Youth team is the most obvious accumulation of many years of you coaching those players up through the grades?

RV : I enjoy coaching Youth teams because they are technically able to play a sophisticated level of game and their attitude is generally very good, by that I mean they are yet to reach the stage where they think no more coaching is needed.

F4A : Are you involved with all age groups for Dural now, or just concentrating on the more senior age groups?

RV : I am looking after the 12 Boys, Youth and Men as well as being there for all the other coaches if they need any help.

F4A : So given your exposure to the game from a coaching and player development perspective how do you currently see the overall state of the game in Australia, are we headed in the right direction?

RV : We need to decide on a style of play that suits us, demographically and culturally. The two best Futsal playing countries in the world are obviously Brazil and Spain; they both play a dimetrically opposite type of game.

We all admire the Brazilian ball playing wizardry. That style is honed upon many hours of contact with the ball on a daily basis from a very young age. It is a style which is very difficult to coach and nearly impossible to reproduce given the small amount of time our kids spend kicking a ball around compared to the Brazilian children.

On the other hand the Spanish play a very polished technical game underpinned by their ability to keep possesion at speed and under pressure, backed up with a superior tactical approach. That style, in my opinion, is much better suited to our circumstances and it is one that we can reproduce with our players.

The biggest hurdle we need to overcome in Futsal is not the lack of a National League, or more money in the sport or the players’ involvement with Football, they are all part of the icing on the cake. We need to convince our coaches, who are the ones to lead the charge in improving the playing standards, that what we know about Futsal is just the tip of the iceberg.

We all have the need, and the obligation, to continually educate ourselves and make ourselves into the best coaches we can be by being open to attaining knowledge and being proactive enough to put that new knowledge into practice. Our players will thank us for it.

F4A : Where to for you next in terms of your Futsal life? Concentrating on Super League duties or bigger plans afoot?

RV : Super League presents the challenge of trying to lift the Dural Warriors into the Premier League. We are under no illusions of how difficult a task that will be; there are many well credentialed clubs that will make life hard for us this season.Putting the final touches to a coaching book is also taking up a great deal of my “leisure” time. I think it will be finished in the next couple of weeks and I certainly believe that it could be of help to coaches of all levels.

I have recently been appointed Futsal Development Officer at Football NSW and that is keeping me very busy. That appointment has afforded me the opportunity and platform to share the ideas and knowledge that I have been fortunate to gather through my involvement with overseas courses and workshops.

Also I think I will have more opportunities to help reproduce what we have done in the Solomons in other parts of South East Asia.

F4A : The Coaching book sounds interesting, are you able to shed any more light on that at this stage?

RV : Basically it is a compilation of all the information I have gathered over the years, paying special attention to the stuff from the Spanish Level 1 course I did online and several online and live in workshops I have been involved in run by leading Spanish coaches.

The Spanish Level 1 course is their equivalent to our level 2 but it involves 200 hours of theory and 250 hours of practical work if you were to do it “live”. I have tried to convey as much information as I could in a very practical way with lots of diagrams and illustrations.

Getting a book published can be quite expensive so i have decided to put it out on a CD. Hopefully it will be well accepted by coaches and in the schools.

F4A : Congratulations on the Futsal Development Officer role. The Football NSW Futsal department has received quite a hammering amongst the very vocal NSW Futsal community over the past few years (be that fairly or unfairly), at times the initiatives from Futsal NSW have felt like a two steps forward two steps back situation. Can you let us know a bit more on what your role will involve, and can you see things improving there?

RV : We are looking at building on the work previously done in this area.

At the moment we are concentrating in running several Level 1 coaching courses prior to the start of the Premier/Super Leagues. I understand we are in the service industry and I will endeavour to make myself available to help out as much as possible in areas where clubs and coaches feel that they require assistance.

I see the passion shown by the Futsal people as a positive thing. In saying that, it needs to be tempered with knowledge of what drives certain situations and at times that knowledge is not displayed in some of the comments made.

In the past few days I have had the chance to chat informally with people from many clubs as they drop into the office. That is good, but the only way to keep people happy is to provide the best possible service we can; and as they say “the proof will be in the eating of the pudding”.

F4A : Thanks again for your time Rob. Good luck to all of your teams in the upcoming Super League season, we hope it is a successful one for you.

Note : This interview made the news page of Futsal Planet (http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=9557)

Capital City Futsal are pleased to announce our new one-off Rapido Joga 3 (Fast Play 3) on the 25th of September starting at 6.00pm. It’s a lot like Futsal, played at twice the speed in a fraction of the space. Check out the video’s on YouTube.The rules are simple – a team of three players that scores the most goals in a three minute game wins, receiving 100 points for the victory, no points are awarded for a draw and a loss. There is no goal keeper and as in Futsal there is no “Off side” rules, the game is played on a pitch of 15 metres by 11 metres with small goals (1.5m feet wide by 475mm high).

This one-off tournament is three hours long, costs $30 per team with prizes for the winning team. After each game the winner stays on the court and the next team in the list plays. The team that has just lost goes to the bottom of the list and waits for their next game. There is no limit on the number of games a team can play, so the more games a team plays and wins, the more points it racks up.

Remember Rapido Joga 3 Futsal, No Goal Keeping, no stalling, just 3 on 3 for 3 minutes of non-stop action. We look forward to seeing you on the 25th. Register your team through the website here.

Source : Capital City Futsal
Published : 14/9/2008

The 5 Star cup has kicked off in great fashion. An excellent turnout of players and supporters and some very fast paced games are making for an exciting day of Futsal.

A special thanks goes to the Academy Teams from Mascot Vipers, Sydney City Eagles, Sutherland Shire, Campbelltown Quake and Western Raiders for playing some entertaining matches today on short notice.

Congratulations to Sydney Magic PCYC for taking out the top trophy overall on the day.

Age Group Winners were as follows, with full results and tables available further down this page.

12 Boys : Western Raiders
14 Boys : Campbelltown City Quake
13 Girls : Sydney Magic PCYC
16 Boys : Sydney Magic PCYC
16 Girls : Sydney Benfica FC
Youth : Campbelltown City Quake
Women : Western Raiders
Men : Sydney Benfica FC

5 Star Pre Season Cup - Overall Club Table

OVERALL	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Sydney Magic PCYC	32	22	1	0	9	102	64	38	67
Campbelltown City Quake	32	18	3	1	10	101	65	36	58
Western Raiders	31	16	1	0	14	95	87	8	49
Sydney Benfica FC	32	15	2	1	14	90	82	8	48
Sutherland Shire	31	3	1	0	27	42	132	-90	10

Additional Articles on the 5 Star Pre Season Cup :

5 Star Futsal – WOW what a day
5 Star Pre Season Cup Champions

Results (note as requested by organisers, Academy game results will not be shown) :

5 Star Pre Season Cup - 12 Boys Table

12 Boys	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Western Raiders	4	4	0	0	0	23	2	21	12
Sydney Magic PCYC	4	3	0	0	1	11	10	1	9
Campbelltown City Quake	4	2	0	0	2	10	14	-4	6
Sydney Benfica FC	4	0	1	0	3	6	9	-3	1
Sutherland Shire	4	0	1	0	3	4	19	-15	1

12 Boys : Western Raiders 9 vs Sutherland Shire 0
12 Boys : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Sutherland Shire 1
12 Boys : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Sydney Benfica FC 2
12 Boys : Sutherland Shire 2 vs Sydney Benfica FC 2
12 Boys : Sydney Magic 3 vs Campbelltown Quake 2
12 Boys : Sydney Magic 3 vs Sydney Benfica FC 2
12 Boys : Sydney Magic 5 vs Sutherland Shire 1
12 Boys : Western Raiders 1 vs Sydney Benfica FC 0
12 Boys : Western Raiders 5 vs Sydney Magic 0
12 Boys : Western Raiders 8 vs Campbelltown Quake 2

5 Star Pre Season Cup - 14 Boys Table

14 Boys	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Campbelltown City Quake	4	4	0	0	0	25	5	20	12
Sydney Magic PCYC	4	2	0	0	2	11	9	2	6
Sydney Benfica FC	4	2	0	0	2	14	14	0	6
Western Raiders	4	2	0	0	2	17	21	-4	6
Sutherland Shire	4	0	0	0	4	5	23	-18	0

14 Boys : Campbelltown Quake 12 vs Western Raiders 3
14 Boys : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Sydney Magic 1
14 Boys : Campbelltown Quake 4 vs Sydney Benfica FC 0
14 Boys : Campbelltown Quake 6 vs Sutherland Shire 1
14 Boys : Sydney Benfica FC 4 vs Sydney Magic 2
14 Boys : Sydney Benfica FC 6 vs Sutherland Shire 2
14 Boys : Sydney Magic 3 vs Western Raiders 2
14 Boys : Sydney Magic 5 vs Sutherland Shire 0
14 Boys : Western Raiders 6 vs Sutherland Shire 2
14 Boys : Western Raiders 6 vs Sydney Benfica FC 4

5 Star Pre Season Cup - 13 Girls Table

13 Girls	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Sydney Magic PCYC	4	4	0	0	0	17	4	13	12
Campbelltown City Quake	4	2	1	0	1	13	6	7	7
Sutherland Shire	4	2	0	0	2	8	13	-5	6
Sydney Benfica FC	4	1	1	0	2	11	14	-3	4
Western Raiders	4	0	0	0	4	0	12	-12	0

13 Girls : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Western Raiders 0 (Forfeit)
13 Girls : Campbelltown Quake 4 vs Sydney Benfica FC 4
13 Girls : Campbelltown Quake 6 vs Sutherland Shire 0
13 Girls : Sutherland Shire 3 vs Sydney Benfica FC 2
13 Girls : Sutherland Shire 3 vs Western Raiders 0 (Forfeit)
13 Girls : Sydney Benfica FC 3 vs Western Raiders 0 (Forfeit)
13 Girls : Sydney Magic 2 vs Campbelltown Quake 0
13 Girls : Sydney Magic 3 vs Western Raiders 0 (Forfeit)
13 Girls : Sydney Magic 5 vs Sutherland Shire 2
13 Girls : Sydney Magic 7 vs Sydney Benfica FC 2

5 Star Pre Season Cup - 16 Boys Table

16 Boys	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Sydney Magic PCYC	4	4	0	0	0	16	7	9	12
Western Raiders	4	3	0	0	1	18	14	4	9
Sydney Benfica FC	4	2	0	0	2	10	11	-1	6
Sutherland Shire	4	1	0	0	3	6	10	-4	3
Campbelltown City Quake	4	0	0	0	4	7	15	-8	0

16 Boys : Sydney Benfica FC 3 vs Campbelltown Quake 1
16 Boys : Sutherland Shire 6 vs Campbelltown Quake 0
16 Boys : Sydney Benfica FC 2 vs Sutherland Shire 0
16 Boys : Sydney Magic 3 vs Sutherland Shire 1
16 Boys : Sydney Magic 4 vs Campbelltown Quake 2
16 Boys : Sydney Magic 4 vs Western Raiders 3
16 Boys : Sydney Magic 5 vs Sydney Benfica FC 1
16 Boys : Western Raiders 5 vs Campbelltown Quake 4
16 Boys : Western Raiders 5 vs Sutherland Shire 2
16 Boys : Western Raiders 5 vs Sydney Benfica FC 4

5 Star Pre Season Cup - 16 Girls Table

16 Girls	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Sydney Benfica FC	4	4	0	0	0	13	3	10	12
Campbelltown City Quake	4	2	1	0	1	9	4	5	7
Sydney Magic PCYC	4	2	1	0	1	12	9	3	7
Western Raiders	3	0	0	0	3	0	9	-9	0
Sutherland Shire	3	0	0	0	3	0	9	-9	0

16 Girls : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Sutherland Shire 0 (Forfeit)
16 Girls : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Western Raiders 0 (Forfeit)
16 Girls : Sydney Benfica FC 3 vs Sutherland Shire 0 (Forfeit)
16 Girls : Sydney Benfica FC 3 vs Western Raiders 0 (Forfeit)
16 Girls : Sydney Benfica FC 6 vs Sydney Magic 3
16 Girls : Sydney Benfica FC 1 vs Campbelltown Quake 0
16 Girls : Sydney Magic 3 vs Campbelltown Quake 3
16 Girls : Sydney Magic 3 v Sutherland Shire 0 (Forfeit)
16 Girls : Sydney Magic 3 vs Western Raiders 0 (Forfeit)

5 Star Pre Season Cup - Youth Table

Youth	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Campbelltown City Quake	4	3	0	0	1	16	6	10	9
Sydney Magic PCYC	4	3	0	0	1	13	10	3	9
Sydney Benfica FC	4	2	0	0	2	16	12	4	6
Western Raiders	4	2	0	0	2	9	12	-3	6
Sutherland Shire	4	0	0	0	4	5	19	-14	0

Youth : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Western Raiders 1
Youth : Campbelltown Quake 5 vs Sydney Benfica FC 2
Youth : Campbelltown Quake 7 vs Sutherland Shire 0
Youth : Sydney Benfica FC 5 vs Sydney Magic 1
Youth : Sydney Benfica FC 6 vs Sutherland Shire 1
Youth : Sydney Magic 3 vs Campbelltown Quake 1
Youth : Sydney Magic 4 vs Sutherland Shire 3
Youth : Sydney Magic 5 vs Western Raiders 1
Youth : Western Raiders 2 vs Sutherland Shire 1
Youth : Western Raiders 5 vs Sydney Benfica FC 3

5 Star Pre Season Cup - Womens Table

Women	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Western Raiders	4	4	0	0	0	21	3	18	12
Campbelltown City Quake	4	3	0	0	1	14	10	4	9
Sydney Magic PCYC	4	2	0	0	2	12	8	4	6
Sydney Benfica FC	4	1	0	0	3	11	17	-6	3
Sutherland Shire	4	0	0	0	4	6	26	-20	0

Women : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Sydney Benfica FC 2
Women : Campbelltown Quake 4 vs Sydney Magic 2
Women : Campbelltown Quake 7 vs Sutherland Shire 3
Women : Sydney Benfica 6 vs Sutherland Shire 2
Women : Sydney Magic 2 vs Sutherland Shire 0
Women : Western Raiders 11 vs Sutherland Shire 1
Women : Western Raiders 2 vs Sydney Magic 1
Women : Western Raiders 3 vs Campbelltown Quake 0
Women : Western Raiders 5 vs Sydney Benfica FC 1
Womens : Sydney Magic 7 vs Sydney Benfica FC 2

5 Star Pre Season Cup - Mens Table

Men	P	W	SD	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Sydney Benfica FC	4	3	0	1	0	9	2	7	10
Campbelltown City Quake	4	2	1	1	0	7	5	2	8
Sydney Magic PCYC	4	2	0	0	2	10	7	3	6
Western Raiders	4	1	1	0	2	7	14	-7	4
Sutherland Shire	4	0	0	0	4	8	13	-5	0

Men : Campbelltown Quake 0 vs Sydney Benfica FC 0
Men : Campbelltown Quake 2 vs Western Raiders 2
Men : Campbelltown Quake 2 vs Sydney Magic 1
Men : Campbelltown Quake 3 vs Sutherland Shire 2
Men : Sydney Benfica FC 1 vs Sydney Magic 0
Men : Sydney Benfica FC 2 vs Sutherland Shire 1
Men : Sydney Benfica FC 6 vs Western Raiders 1
Men : Sydney Magic 4 vs Western Raiders 1
Men : Sydney Magic 5 vs Sutherland Shire 3
Men : Western Raiders 3 vs Sutherland Shire 2

The original flyer for the Tournament is available here (PDF)

Click on the pic below for the Full Tournament Draw (PDF) ** Note the draw had been revised to allow for 3 junior female teams being unavailable. Their games have been replaced with Academy Matches **

Recently Futsal Tasmania Co-Ordinators Corey Smith and Will Gee along with Star Brazilian Import Igor Sao Jose, hosted the first ever Academy Clinic in the North West Coast, covering all basic entry level Futsal fundamentals.

Approximately 30 kids took part in what was a fun filled 3 days including;

• Attacking fundamentals
• Defensive fundamentals
• Individual skills
• Individual finishing fundamentals
• Tactical team awareness
• General match play with set pieces.

With North West Academies for under 10s, 11s and 12s set to kick off in November, head coach Will Gee was thrilled to have such a high level of interest.

The Academy program is a 16 week program which focuses on all aspects of Futsal and includes coaching from; Tasmania’s head coaches Will Gee and Corey Smith, State mens and youth team members, and top overseas and mainland players and coaches.

The academy will be the same in all 4 regions; South, South East, North and North West with a tournament scheduled in the 3 age groups in the last week.

All National School Title Tasmanian Representatives and North West clinic attendees will receive invites to the academy which is open to all registered Vikings Futsal Players.

Source : Futsal Tasmania
Published : 13/9/2008

5 Star Futsal is proud to present the Inaugural 5 Star Pre Season Cup.

Held at the Menai Indoor Sports Centre at 98 Allison Crescent Menai on Sunday the 14th of September, the Cup see’s 5 NSW Premier and Super League Clubs go head to head across all age groups to see who will be the 5 STAR Futsal Champs for 2008.

Premier League Clubs : Sydney Magic PCYC, Campbelltown City Quake and Western Raiders
Super League Clubs : Sydney Benfica FC and Sutherland Shire Futsal

The Tournament commences at 9am and goes right throughout the day until 7pm when the presentation take place.

Come along for a massive day of Futsal. From Under 12s right through to Open Mens and Womens. 5 Clubs, 40 teams, 80 exciting games of Futsal!

The full flyer for the Tournament is available here (PDF)

Click on the pic below for the Full Tournament Draw (PDF) ** Note the draw has been revised to allow for 3 junior female teams being unavailable. Their games have been replaced with Academy Matches **