Liga Nacional de Futsal
The Liga Nacional de Futsal is the premier futsal league in Brazil, and was created in 1996 with the purpose of setting up a championship with the best futsal teams of the country, corresponding to the Brazilian Football Championship Série A. It is organized by the Brazilian Futsal Confederation (CBFS).
| Founded | 1996 |
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| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 19 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Taça do Brasil do Futsal |
| International cup(s) | South American Club Futsal Championship |
| Current champions |  (2018) |
| Most championships |  |
| TV partners | SporTV |
| Website | http://www.ligafutsal.com.br/ |
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The Championship
History
The league was created in 1996, with the aim to improve the most important Brazilian clubs and help the growth of the sport in the country. The league was inspired by the American basketball league (NBA). On April 27, 1996, the Liga Futsal started.
Franchise system
To be eligible to participate in the league, there are three options available: buy a franchise, be appointed by a company which owns a franchise, or be invited by the league. It is necessary to send a proposal to the Liga Futsal, which will analyze and decide if the team's participation will be accepted, in a general assembly involving all the franchise representatives. Currently, a franchise is worth R$ 300,000.00.
Prize money
In 2007 the total prize money was R$ 75,000.00. The winner, besides being awarded R$ 50,000.00 (the runner-up was awarded R$ 25,000.00), won a scudetto, created by the CBFS and represented Brazil in two international competitions (South American Club Futsal Championship and Intercontinental Futsal Cup). The competition organizers also reserved R$ 1,237 million to cover expenses such as transportation, accommodation, food provision and referee taxes for the clubs which participated at least two times in the competition.
Clubs
The following 19 clubs are competing in the Liga Futsal during the 2019 season.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Venâncio Aires | Ginásio Poliesportivo Parque do Chimarrão | 4500 |
| Erechim | Ginásio do CER Atlântico | 3500 |
 | Blumenau | Ginásio do SESI | 5000 |
| Campo Mourão | Ginásio de Esportes Belin Carolo | 4500 |
| Carlos Barbosa | Centro Municipal de Eventos Sérgio Luiz Guerra | 5000 |
| Cascavel | Ginásio Francisco Odilon Reinhardt | 1200 |
| Marechal Cândido Rondon | Ginásio Ney Braga | 4200 |
 | São Paulo | Ginásio Poliesportivo Wlamir Marques | 6834 |
| Foz do Iguaçu | Ginásio Costa Cavalcanti | 1200 |
| São Carlos | Ginásio Milton Olaio Filho | 8000 |
| Jaraguá do Sul | Arena Jaraguá | 8500 |
| Joaçaba | Centro de Eventos da UNOESC | 2800 |
| Joinville | Centreventos Cau Hansen | 4000 |
| Sorocaba | Arena Sorocaba | 4000 |
| Francisco Beltrão | Ginásio Arrudão | 2600 |
 | Belo Horizonte | Arena Juscelino Kubitschek | 3600 |
| Pato Branco | Ginásio Dolivar Lavarda | 1600 |
| São José dos Campos | Ginásio Tênis Clube | 2500 |
| Tubarão | Ginásio Salgadão | 600 |
Winners
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12–3 (2–2, 4–0, 6–1) | |
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| 1997 | |
7–4 (3–3, 4–1) | |
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| 1998 | |
11–3 (5–1, 6–2) | |
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| 1999 | |
10–7 (5–3, 5–4) | |
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| 2000 | |
7–3 (3–1, 4–2) | |
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| 2001 | |
14–10 (3–7, 5–2, 6–1) | |
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| 2002 | |
11–6 (7–4, 4–2) | |
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| 2003 | |
7–3 (2–0, 5–3) | |
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| 2004 | |
9–5 (1–2, 5–2, 3–1) | |
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| 2005 | |
5–4 (2–2, 3–2) | |
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| 2006 | |
11–6 (3–4, 3–0, 5–2) | |
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| 2007 | |
11–4 (6–1, 5–3) | |
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| 2008 | |
8–4 (2–2, 6–2) | |
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| 2009 | |
9–6 (4–2, 5–4) | |
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| 2010 | |
4–2 (2–2, 2–0) | |
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| 2011 | |
6–6 (3–4, 3–2) (7–6 p) | |
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| 2012 | |
5–4 (1–0, 4–4) | |
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| 2013 | |
4–3 (2–1, 2–2) | |
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| 2014 | |
6–7 (4–2, 2–5) 4–3 (aet) | |
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| 2015 | |
10–4 (5–3, 5–1) | |
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| 2016 | |
8–4 (3–2, 5–2) | |
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| 2017 | |
3–3 (1–1, 2–2) 1–0 (aet) | |
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| 2018 | |
8–4 (6–0, 2–4) 2–1 (aet) | |
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Records and statistics
By team
| Team | Winner | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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5 | 3 | 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2015 | 1998, 2003, 2011 |
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4 | 2 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 | 2006, 2009 |
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3 | 3 | 1998, 2002, 2003 | 2001, 2004, 2008 |
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2 | 2 | 2012, 2013 | 2014, 2015 |
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2 | 1 | 1997, 1999 | 2000 |
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1 | 2 | 2017 | 2007, 2012 |
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1 | 1 | 2014 | 2016 |
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1 | 0 | 1996 | — |
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1 | 0 | 2000 | — |
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1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
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1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
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1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
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0 | 2 | — | 2005, 2018 |
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0 | 1 | — | 1996 |
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0 | 1 | — | 1997 |
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0 | 1 | — | 1999 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2002 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2010 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2017 |
By State
| Country | Winner | Runner-up |
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9 | 10 |
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5 | 5 |
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5 | 4 |
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2 | 2 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
External links
- (in Portuguese) Liga Fusal's official website
- (in Portuguese) Futsal Brasil Portal
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