With the spread of Coronavirus, the situation is getting more serious every day. Futsal is obviously involved, with many leagues suspended or played without fans around the world. We try to do a recap here.
The list is not complete and we’ll try to keep it as updated as possible.
All UEFA competitions were postponed and hopefully will take place between June and September. Almost every European league have been put on hold, with Belarus and Sweden still playing behind closed doors. The CONCACAF Futsal Championship was also cancelled, originally scheduled for May 1-10 in Guatemala.
Countries with leagues ended prematurely (declared champions)
Chile (Universidad de Chile)
Lithuania (FK Vytis)
Slovakia (MIMEL Lučenec)
Other countries with suspended/postponed leagues
Australia (Victoria State);
Austria until mid April;
Belgium until March 31;
Bosnia;
Brasil: beginning of LNF regular season postponed;
Canada Futsal Championship postponed to spring 2021;
China;
Colombia;
Costa Rica until March 28;
Croatia (until March 31);
Cyprus;
Czech Republic for 30 days at least;
England until April 3rd;
Estonia until May 1st;
Finland until end of March (last regular season game on March 14 behind closed doors);
France until April 13;
Georgia until April 1st;
Guatemala for one week;
Indonesia;
Iran;
Italy until April 3;
Japan;
Kazakhstan;
Kuwait;
Latvia until April 14;
Lebanon;
Macedonia;
Malaysia from March 16 until further notice;
Malta;
Moldova until April 1st;
Netherlands until March 31;
Northern Ireland;
Panama;
Paraguay;
Poland until April 26;
Portugal until further notice;
Romania (Cup): Final Four tournament (12-15 March) postponed;
Scotland;
Serbia;
Slovenia until May 2 or 9;
Spain;
San Marino, including Futsal EURO playoff against Denmark;
Thailand: league start postponed to April 18;
Uganda;
United States (National Futsal Premier League);
Vietnam: start of the league originally planned on March 15, postponed twice since;
Zambia;
Wales until April 4;
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