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{{Short description|Futsal tournament for national clubs}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football league
| name = Futsal Club Championship
| logo = AIFF Futsal Club Championship official logo.png
| pixels = 300px
| country = [[India]]
| organiser = [[All India Football Federation|All India Football Federation (AIFF)]]
| confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2021}}<ref name="aiff1"/>
| teams = 14
| relegation =
| levels = 1
| domest_cup =
| confed_cup = [[AFC Futsal Club Championship]]
| champions = [[Minerva Academy FC]] (1st title)
| most successful club = [[Delhi FC]] <br/> [[Minerva Academy FC]] <br/> (1 title each)
| tv = FanCode <br/> AIFF TV ([[YouTube]] [[livestreaming|live streaming]])
| current = [[2022–23 Futsal Club Championship|2022–23]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/hero-futsal|the-aiff.com/hero-futsal}}
}}

The '''Futsal Club Championship''', also referred to as '''[[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]] Futsal Club Championship''' for sponsorship ties, is the [[Indian football league system|highest level]] [[futsal]] club competition in [[India]], organised by the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF).<ref name="aiff1">{{cite news |title=Futsal club championship to kick-off from 2020 season |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/futsal-club-championship-to-kick-off-from-2020-season |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=AIFF |date=13 December 2019 |archive-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105193815/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/futsal-club-championship-to-kick-off-from-2020-season |url-status=live }}</ref> The inaugural edition kicked off on 5th November 2021 in [[New Delhi]] with 16 teams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inaugural edition of Futsal Championship to kick-off in New Delhi on November 5|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/inaugural-edition-of-futsal-championship-to-kick-off-in-new-delhi-on-november-520211014221904|access-date=2021-10-15|website=www.aninews.in|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028173058/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/inaugural-edition-of-futsal-championship-to-kick-off-in-new-delhi-on-november-520211014221904/|url-status=live}}</ref> It acts as qualifier for the [[AFC Futsal Club Championship]], the highest level club futsal competition in [[Asia]].

== History ==
On 10 December 2019, the AIFF executive committee decided that futsal club competition will be part of their calendar from 2020 season onwards.<ref name="aiff1"/> AIFF invited clubs playing [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]] and [[state football leagues in India|state level]] futsal champions to participate in the inaugural season.<ref name="aiff2">{{cite news|date=25 December 2019|title=AIFF invites clubs for AIFF Futsal Club Championship 2020|work=AIFF|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/futsal-club-championship-to-kick-off-from-2020-season|access-date=31 May 2020|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105193815/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/futsal-club-championship-to-kick-off-from-2020-season|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="OL1">{{cite news |title=AIFF's inaugural Futsal Club Championship to kickstart 2020-21 season |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/aiffs-inaugural-futsal-club-championship-to-kickstart-202021-season/1834117 |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|The Outlook India]] |date=14 May 2020}}</ref> The inaugural championship was originally planned to be held in July – August, but due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], it was postponed until 2021.

== Competition format ==
=== 2021–22 ===
The inaugural edition featured a total of 16 teams, which have been divided into four groups, played in a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. The highest-placed team from each group makes it to the semi-final stage, played in a knockout format. The winners of the tournament become futsal champions of India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero Futsal Club Championship|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/hero-futsal|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.the-aiff.com|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104085345/https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/hero-futsal|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2022–23 ===
The second season had a total of 14 teams, divided into two groups of seven, where they play in the round robin format, before proceeding to the knockout rounds. The champion of the tournament will represent India at the [[AFC Futsal Club Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Vijay Bali chairs AIFF’s Futsal Committee Meeting |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/mr-vijay-bali-chairs-aiffs-futsal-committee-meeting}}</ref>

== Summaries ==
{| class="wikitable" align=center
|-
!Season
!Champions
!Score
!Runners-up
|-
|[[2021–22 Futsal Club Championship|2021–22]]
|[[Delhi FC]]
|7–2
|[[Mohammedan SC Futsal|Mohammedan]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Futsal Club Championship|2022–23]]
|[[Minerva Academy FC]]
|2–2 {{pso|3–1}}
|[[Mohammedan SC Futsal|Mohammedan]]
|}

== Statistics and records ==
=== Finals appearances by club ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Club
!Winner
!Runner-up
!Years won
!Years runner-up
|-
|align=left |[[Delhi FC]]
|1
|–
|[[2021–22 Futsal Club Championship|2021–22]]
|–
|-
|align=left |[[Minerva Academy FC]]
|1
|–
|[[2022–23 Futsal Club Championship|2022–23]]
|–
|-
|align=left|[[Mohammedan SC Futsal|Mohammedan]]
|–
|2
|–
|[[2021-22 Futsal Club Championship|2021-22]]
[[2022–23 Futsal Club Championship|2022–23]]
|}

== Media coverage ==
On 3rd November 2021, the All India Football Federation announced that [[Eurosport (Indian TV channel)|Eurosport India]] will broadcast the [[2021 Futsal Club Championship|inaugural edition]] of the Hero Futsal Club Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eurosport India acquires broadcasting rights for inaugural season of Hero Futsal Club Championship|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/eurosport-india-acquires-broadcasting-rights-for-inaugural-season-of-hero-futsal-club-championship-4400234.html|access-date=2021-11-03|website=News18|language=en|archive-date=3 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103135142/https://www.news18.com/news/sports/eurosport-india-acquires-broadcasting-rights-for-inaugural-season-of-hero-futsal-club-championship-4400234.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Eurosport to broadcast the inaugural season of Hero Futsal Club Championship|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/eurosport-to-broadcast-the-inaugural-season-of-hero-futsal-club-championship|access-date=2021-11-03|website=www.the-aiff.com|archive-date=3 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103152708/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/eurosport-to-broadcast-the-inaugural-season-of-hero-futsal-club-championship|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[India national futsal team]]
*[[Football in India]]
*[[Sport in India]]
*[[History of Indian football]]
*[[Indian football league system]]
*[[AFC Futsal Asian Cup]]
*[[FIFA Futsal World Cup]]
*[[Asian Premier Futsal Championship]]
*[[Futsal Association of India]]
*[[Minifootball]]
*[[Five-a-side football]]
*[[Indoor soccer]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.the-aiff.com/futsal AIFF futsal]

{{Futsal in India}}
{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Futsal competitions in India]]
[[Category:2020 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2020]]
[[Category:Futsal leagues in Asia]]
[[Category:National futsal leagues|Asia]]
[[Category:Top level futsal leagues in Asia|India]]

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