Helvécia Futsal Club

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

London Helvecia Futsal Club
Nickname(s)Helvecia
Founded2007
GroundLondon, England
ChairmanAndrew De Santana / Leandro Afonso
ManagerDiego Pagliuso

Captain = Raoni Medina
Futsal Technical Director = Leandro Afonso
Sports Director = Andrew de Santana

Director of Academy = Diego Pagliuso
LeagueFA Futsal League
2019/20201st
WebsiteClub website

Helvécia are the most successful Futsal club in England, having won 7 league titles, 6 FA cups and have represented England in the UEFA Futsal cup / Champions League more times than any other English club.

Helvécia won their first major honour in 2008, complete a league and FA Futsal cup double. During the 2008/09 season Helvécia qualified for the then UEFA Futsal Cup (now Champions League) for their first time. Though Helvécia have yet to proceed past the Preliminary rounds they have represented England 5 times in the competition.

Helvécia home kit colours are blue and white. The club's crest changed during the 2019/20 season so that it better represented the origins of the club. The club's local rivals are Southend and Sussex.

History

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Crest and colours

Crest

Helvécia 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

Helvécia 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
  • FA Futsal League: 7
    • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019

Cups

Doubles
  • FA Futsal League and FA Futsal Cup: 6
    • 2008: League and FA Futsal Cup
    • 2009: League and FA Futsal Cup
    • 2010: League and FA Futsal Cup
    • 2011: League and FA Futsal Cup
    • 2019: League and FA Futsal Cup

UEFA Futsal Cup / Champions League [1]

Appearances: 5

Season Competition Round Country Opponent Result Venue
2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round Roubaix Futsal 6–4 Espoo
Preliminary Round Golden Futsal Team 4–6 Espoo
Preliminary Round Fair City Santos 11–2 Espoo
2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round FC Encamp 4–2 Győr
Preliminary Round MNK Croatia 97 3–2 Győr
Preliminary Round Győri ETO FC 2–7 Győr
2011/12 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round Stella Rossa 7–3 Vienna
Preliminary Round Győri ETO FC 1–6 Vienna
Preliminary Round Anzhi Tallinn 5–0 Vienna
2017/18 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round Transylvania Dublin 7–0 Bern
Preliminary Round Lynx 6–1 Bern
Preliminary Round Minerva 1–4 Bern
2019/20 UEFA Champions League Preliminary Round Lynx FC 7-3 Hoorn
Preliminary Round PYF Saltires 9-4 Hoorn
Preliminary Round Hovocubo Hoorn

Playing Squad 2018-2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Jonny Sim
2 DF  ISR Russell Goldstein
3 FW  ESP Ivan Delpi
4 FW  ENG Charles Hyman
5 DF  LTU Vladimir Derendiajev
6 DF  ENG Calvin Dickson
7 FW  ITA Guilherme Monti
8 FW  ESP Ivan Moreno
9 FW  ENG Raoni Medina (C)
10 FW  ITA Lucas Totti
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW  ENG Richard Ward
13 FW  BRA Sheik
22 GK  ESP Lahoz Dimar
14 FW  ENG Sak Hassan
15 DF  ESP Alejandro Del Amor
16 FW  ENG Raul Radulescu
17 FW  ENG Ruben Santos
12 DF  ENG Stuart John Cook
19 FW  POR Jorge Mendes
23 GK  ENG Vitor Manata
Coach
 Brazil Leandro Afonso:

Notable Players - Past and Present

Maximilian William Kilman


Edu Gomes


Ari Santos

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See also

References
  1. "Bio". uefa.com.
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