Premier Futsal
| Country |
 India
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| Founded | 5 April 2016 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions | Mumbai 5s (1 title) |
| Most championships | Mumbai 5s (1 title) |
| TV partners |
Sony SIX Sony ESPN Sony Aath |
| Website | premierfutsal |
 2016 Premier Futsal
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Premier Futsal is a multi-national Futsal league conceptualised by Indian entrepreneurs under the entity Premier Futsal Management Pvt. Ltd. It was founded by Indian entrepreneurs Abhinandan Balasubramanian, Dinesh Raj and Nithyashree Subban, backed by business magnate Xavier Britto and his wife, philanthropist Vimala Britto.
Futsal, a 5-a-side shorter variant of football with two halves of 20 minutes each and is accredited by the international governing body, Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF).
This franchise-based league takes place across Chennai and Goa in India from July 15 to July 24, 2016.
Each playing team consists of three international Futsal players, one international marquee football player and one Indian Futsal player. Every squad is allowed a maximum of twelve players.
Premier Futsal conducted a talent hunt programme across eight cities called Launchpad to scout and select Indian players. The programme combed through 2500 participants per city to shortlist five regional players for each team. Mumbai 5's won the inaugural Premier Futsal by defeating Kochi 5's in the penalty shootout.
Indian cricket team batsman Virat Kohli has joined the Premier Futsal football league as its brand ambassador.
Apart from Virat Kohli, Premier Futsal attracted a lot of fans when they signed the best futsal player in the world- Alessandro Rosa Vieira, popularly known as Falcão.
On 12 May 2016, Virat Kohli along with Falcão facilitated the launch of the nationwide talent hunt to select 40 players who will represent their respective cities in the first season of Premier Futsal.
The Premier Futsal anthem "Naam Hai Futsal" had its tunes set by two-time Academy Award winner A.R.Rahman with vocals provided by A.R.Rahman, Karthik, Lady Kash, Virat Kohli.
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