Dubai Sports Council announced the organization of a new sports tournament, the “International Club Futsal Championship”, in cooperation with the “International Mini Football 5×5” company and the Dubai World Trade Center. The tournament will be held at the “Dubai Sports World” stadiums, during the period from September 1 to 5, as part of the “Our Summer is Sports” initiative launched by the Dubai Sports Council, which includes events and competitions in various sports.
The event was announced at a press conference held at the Dubai Sports Council headquarters in Dubai Design District, where Ali Omar, Director of Sports Events Department at the Dubai Sports Council, and Karim Mokadem, CEO of the event organizing company, spoke.
Ali Omar expressed the keenness of the Dubai Sports Council to cooperate with all parties to spread the practice of sports and attract more sports events. He also stressed that this championship will be a good and important addition to the summer championships’ events program, as part of the “Our Summer is Sports” initiative launched by the Dubai Sports Council, and its events are organized in various areas of Dubai. This championship will also be the closing ceremony of the current edition of Dubai Sports World, which will conclude its season on September 5, which will also be the final day of the championship, and the crowning of the team that won the title of the first edition.
For his part, Karim confirmed that he had received dozens of requests from clubs from different countries to participate in the tournament, as the requests are currently being studied to select the final list for the tournament, which will be held with the participation of 12 teams, which can be increased to 16 teams.
The tournament system stipulates that each team will have 14 players and 6 officials, for a total of 20 people, with 5 players on the field, and unlimited substitutions during the match. The match will last 40 minutes, divided into two halves, each lasting 20 minutes without interruption, and the two teams will have a 5-minute break between the halves.
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