Liga Nacional de Futsal
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Founded | 1996 |
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Country | Brazil |
Confederation | CONMEBOL |
Number of clubs | 24 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Supercopa do Brasil de Futsal |
Current champions | ![]() (5th title) |
Most championships | ![]() (5 titles) ![]() (5 titles) |
TV partners | TV Brasil / SporTV |
Website | lnfoficial.com.br |
Current: 2024 LNF |
The Liga Nacional de Futsal (LNF) 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).
The winner (and sometimes the runner-up) qualifies to the Supercopa do Brasil de Futsal.
The Championship
[edit]History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The following 24 clubs are competing in the Liga Nacional de Futsal during the 2023 season.[1]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Venâncio Aires | Ginásio Poliesportivo Parque do Chimarrão | 5,000 |
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Erechim | Clube Esportivo e Recreativo Atlântico | 3,500 |
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Blumenau | Complexo Esportivo Bernardo Werner | 5,000 |
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Brasília | Ginásio Poliesportivo Vera Cruz | 1,200 |
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Campo Mourão | Ginásio de Esportes Belin Carolo | 4,500 |
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Carlos Barbosa | Centro Municipal de Eventos Sérgio Luiz Guerra | 4,000 |
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Cascavel | Ginásio Odilon Reinhardt | 1,800 |
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São Paulo | Ginásio Poliesportivo Wlamir Marques | 7,000 |
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Toledo | Ginásio de Esportes Alcides Pan | 3,780 |
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Foz do Iguaçu | Ginásio Ministro Costa Cavalcanti | 3,500 |
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Jaraguá do Sul | Arena Jaraguá | 8,000 |
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Joaçaba | Centro de Eventos da UNOESC | 5,500 |
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Joinville | Centreventos Cau Hansen | 2,500 |
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Sorocaba | Arena Sorocaba | 5,000 |
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Francisco Beltrão | Complexo Esportivo Arrudão | 3,500 |
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Belo Horizonte | Arena UniBH | 3,600 |
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Pato Branco | Ginásio Municipal Dolivar Lavarda | 1,500 |
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Uberlândia | Arena Praia | 2,200 |
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Santo André | Ginásio de Esportes Noêmia Assunção | 1,000 |
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São José dos Campos | Ginásio Tênis Clube | 2,500 |
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São Lourenço do Oeste | Ginásio Poliesportivo do CEIM Monteiro Lobato | 1,900 |
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Taubaté | Ginásio Adib Moisés Dib | 5,730 |
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Tubarão | Ginásio Estener Soratto | 3,600 |
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Umuarama | Ginásio Amário Vieira da Costa | 4,500 |
Winners
[edit]Records and statistics
[edit]By team
[edit]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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5 | 2 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2024 | 2006, 2009 |
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3 | 3 | 1998, 2002, 2003 | 2001, 2004, 2008 |
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2 | 3 | 2014, 2020 | 2016, 2019, 2021 |
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2 | 2 | 2012, 2013 | 2014, 2015 |
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2 | 1 | 1997, 1999 | 2000 |
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2 | 1 | 2016, 2022 | 2020 |
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2 | 0 | 2018, 2019 | — |
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1 | 3 | 2017 | 2007, 2012, 2023 |
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1 | 3 | 2023 | 2005, 2018, 2022 |
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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 | 2021 | — |
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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 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
By state
[edit]Country | Winner | Runner-up |
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10 | 11 |
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7 | 7 |
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6 | 6 |
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2 | 3 |
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3 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
Top scorers
[edit]- Notes
- ^ Magnus Futsal was known as Futsal Brasil Kirin from 2014 until 2016.
External links
[edit]- (in Portuguese) Official website
- (in Portuguese) Confederação Brasileira de Futsal
References
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