F-League
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| Country |
 Australia
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| International cup(s) |
AFC Futsal Club Championship AFF Futsal Club Championship |
| Current champions | East Coast Heat |
| Current premiers | Vic Vipers |
| Most championships | Dural Warriors East Coast Heat (2 titles each) |
| Most premierships | Vic Vipers (3 titles) |
| Website | thefleague.com.au |
The F-League is an amateur and semi-professional futsal league endorsed and supported by Football Federation Australia and administered by Football NSW. As Australia’s only endorsed national competition played under full FIFA laws of the game it is considered the highest level of futsal in the country.
The F-League was established in 2011 as a multi-weekend tournament in Sydney and has since grown into an eight team competition played over a hybrid home and away format. Seasons run from May to August with teams playing each other twice before contesting a Championship Series over a final weekend in Sydney.
Like other Australian sporting codes the winner of the regular season tournament is dubbed 'Premier' and the winner of the grand final is 'Champion'. A Championship Series has been played each year with the exception of the 2012 season. Since the 2012 season the competition has been played under full FIFA laws of the game and the Premier has been eligible to represent Australia at the AFC Futsal Club Championship. Since 2015 the Champion has been eligible to represent Australia at the AFF Futsal Club Championship.
Since the league’s formation in 2011 there have been three Premiers and four Champions. A total of 17 clubs have participated in the competition from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Australia had not had a national futsal competition since the National Indoor Soccer League of the early 1990s which had enjoyed large crowds, sponsorship and television coverage. Despite this Australian futsal continued to grow through State based competitions and the National Futsal Championships which were held annually. Australia continued to compete internationally as the dominant nation in the Oceania Football Confederation however failed to qualify for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil with their qualification path made more challenging by a switch to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.
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