North East Futsal League

North East Futsal League is a mixed-gendered Futsal league in India. It claims itself to be the first mixed-gendered Futsal tournament in India. The inaugural tournament will be held from 25 to 31 August 2019 in Karmbir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam. Six teams from different states will compete in the inaugural season.[1][2][3]

North East Futsal League
SportFutsal
Founded2019
Inaugural season2019
No. of teams6
CountriesIndia
Venue(s)Guwahati, Assam
Most recent
champion(s)		Mizo Falcons (2019) (1st title)
Most titlesMizo Falcons (1 title)
Official websitethenefl.com

Teams[4]
Current Teams
S. No. Team State
1 Mizo Falcons Mizoram
2 Nagaland Super Five Nagaland
3 Arunachal Highlanders Arunachal Pradesh
4 Meghalaya Thunders Meghalaya
5 Assam Titans Assam
6 Apunba Manipur Manipur

2019 season

2019 was the inaugural season of the tournament. Mizo Falcons won their first ever title.

Foreign Players
List of Foreign Players 2019[5]
Team Women's Men's
Mizo Falcons Jessica Pastor Carreno Michael Okwudili
Nagaland Super Five Patricia Ballesteros Bermero Alex Rubio Carretero
Arunachal Highlanders Paula Boza Gil Mario Navarro Penalver
Meghalaya Thunders Ariana Martos Romero Francis Onyeama
Assam Titans Paula Rubio Fernandez Carlos Antonio
Apunba Manipur Joana Garcia Duran Henry Opara
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References
  1. "NEFL is set to become India's first-ever mixed-gender futsal league". The Bridge. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  2. "Northeast Futsal League 2019: New rules to bolster the game". The Bridge. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  3. "Mizo Falcons to be part of Northeast Futsal League". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  4. "THE NEFL". thenefl.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  5. "Northeast Futsal League set to kick-off today". The Bridge.


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