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Manchester Futsal reach the Champions League for the first time

After a year in which our region once again dominated the national football scene, it should not be overlooked that Manchester Futsal Club (MFC) also quietly qualified for the Champions League for the first time.

Long misunderstood as mainly a feeder sport for football talent, futsal as its own discipline has come leaps and bounds over the past decade, with over 60 million people now playing worldwide.

Greater Manchester boasted not only being the home of the 23/24 Premier League champions, FA Cup and FA Women’s Cup winners Manchester City and Man United, as well as League Two champions Stockport County, but also another team who won the treble in self.

Having been crowned champions of the National Futsal League along with winning the League Cup and Grand Final last month, MFC deservedly won Club of the Year of the FA and will now compete in European competition for the first time in their 18-year history. Nothing short of huge.

ITV SPORTS: Manchester Futsal Club Champions of England.

Better yet, with Manchester helping to host this year’s tournament on home soil from National Cycling Centre not too far from the Etihad Campus, they hope to attract bigger crowds than ever before.

With the preliminary rounds of Group D taking place from August 22-25, Manchester Futsal Club are set to face Tigers Roermond (Dutch champions), Istanbul Sisli SK (Turkish champions) and FC Yerevan (Armenian champions), who were also , host last time. the end of the year.

Mallorca Palma Futsal won back to back Uefa Futsal Champions League last season after winning the title on debut in 2022/23 when they also served as hosts.

We hope for similar luck when we host the other three European clubs next month.

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With Manchester Football Club able to accommodate 3,500 fans per hour Sportcitythe series of games that starts on Thursday and runs through Sunday could see a lot of huge attendances in the arena over the four days.

Futsal still happens to be one of the most affordable ways to watch live sport in the region with individual tickets for Champions League arrangements starting from just a tenner for adults. Alternatively, a pass for the entire preliminary round will set you back just £25 for adults, £12.50 for students and just five for under-16s.

Tickets for Manchester Futsal Club’s Champions League matches are now available and you can grab yours HERE.

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Featured Images — Manchester Futsal (supplied)

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