The Liga Nacional de Futsal (LNF ) is the premier futsal league in Brazil , and was created in 1996 with the purpose of setting up a championship with the best futsal teams of the country, corresponding to the Brazilian Football Championship Série A . It is organized by the Brazilian Futsal Confederation (CBFS).
The winner (and sometimes the runner-up) qualifies to the Supercopa do Brasil de Futsal .
The Championship
History
The league was created in 1996, with the aim to improve the most important Brazilian clubs and help the growth of the sport in the country. The league was inspired by the American basketball league (NBA ). On April 27, 1996, the Liga Futsal started.
Franchise system
To be eligible to participate in the league, there are three options available: buy a franchise , be appointed by a company which owns a franchise, or be invited by the league. It is necessary to send a proposal to the Liga Futsal, which will analyze and decide if the team's participation will be accepted, in a general assembly involving all the franchise representatives. Currently, a franchise is worth R$ 300,000.00.
Prize money
In 2007 the total prize money was R$ 75,000.00. The winner, besides being awarded R$ 50,000.00 (the runner-up was awarded R$ 25,000.00), won a scudetto , created by the CBFS and represented Brazil in two international competitions (South American Club Futsal Championship and Intercontinental Futsal Cup ). The competition organizers also reserved R$ 1,237 million to cover expenses such as transportation, accommodation, food provision and referee taxes for the clubs which participated at least two times in the competition.
Clubs
The following 24 clubs are competing in the Liga Nacional de Futsal during the 2023 season.[ 1]
Club
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Rio Grande do Sul Assoeva
Venâncio Aires
Ginásio Poliesportivo Parque do Chimarrão
5,000
Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico
Erechim
Clube Esportivo e Recreativo Atlântico
3,500
Santa Catarina (state) Blumenau Futsal
Blumenau
Complexo Esportivo Bernardo Werner
5,000
Federal District (Brazil) Brasília Futsal
Brasília
Ginásio Poliesportivo Vera Cruz
1,200
Paraná (state) Campo Mourão Futsal
Campo Mourão
Ginásio de Esportes Belin Carolo
4,500
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa Futsal
Carlos Barbosa
Centro Municipal de Eventos Sérgio Luiz Guerra
4,000
Paraná (state) Cascavel Futsal
Cascavel
Ginásio Odilon Reinhardt
1,800
São Paulo (state) Corinthians
São Paulo
Ginásio Poliesportivo Wlamir Marques
7,000
Paraná (state) Esporte Futuro
Toledo
Ginásio de Esportes Alcides Pan
3,780
Paraná (state) Foz Cataratas Poker
Foz do Iguaçu
Ginásio Ministro Costa Cavalcanti
3,500
Santa Catarina (state) Jaraguá Futsal
Jaraguá do Sul
Arena Jaraguá
8,000
Santa Catarina (state) Joaçaba Futsal
Joaçaba
Centro de Eventos da UNOESC
5,500
Santa Catarina (state) JEC Krona Futsal
Joinville
Centreventos Cau Hansen
2,500
São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal
Sorocaba
Arena Sorocaba
5,000
Paraná (state) Marreco Futsal
Francisco Beltrão
Complexo Esportivo Arrudão
3,500
Minas Gerais Minas Tênis Clube
Belo Horizonte
Arena UniBH
3,600
Paraná (state) Pato Futsal
Pato Branco
Ginásio Municipal Dolivar Lavarda
1,500
Minas Gerais Praia Clube
Uberlândia
Arena Praia
2,200
São Paulo (state) Santo André Intelli
Santo André
Ginásio de Esportes Noêmia Assunção
1,000
São Paulo (state) São José Futsal
São José dos Campos
Ginásio Tênis Clube
2,500
Santa Catarina (state) São Lourenço Futsal
São Lourenço do Oeste
Ginásio Poliesportivo do CEIM Monteiro Lobato
1,900
São Paulo (state) Taubaté Futsal
Taubaté
Ginásio Adib Moisés Dib
5,730
Santa Catarina (state) Tubarão Futsal
Tubarão
Ginásio Estener Soratto
3,600
Paraná (state) Umuarama Futsal
Umuarama
Ginásio Amário Vieira da Costa
4,500
Winners
Season
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Losing semi-finalists
1996
Rio Grande do Sul Internacional/Ulbra
12–3 (2–2, 4–0, 6–1)
Rio Grande do Sul Vasco da Gama/DalPonte/Unimed
Goiás Goiás/Futsal 2000 and São Paulo (state) GM/Chevrolet
1997
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro/Pax de Minas
7–4 (3–3, 4–1)
São Paulo (state) Banespa/Phercani
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa and São Paulo (state) GM/Chevrolet
1998
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra
11–3 (5–1, 6–2)
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
São Paulo (state) GM/Chevrolet and Rio de Janeiro (state) Iate/Kaiser
1999
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro/Pax de Minas
10–7 (5–3, 5–4)
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio/Miécimo
São Paulo (state) GM/Chevrolet and São Paulo (state) São Paulo/Osasco
2000
Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama
7–3 (3–1, 4–2)
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra and São Paulo (state) GM/Chevrolet
2001
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
14–10 (3–7, 5–2, 6–1)
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo and Paraná (state) Foz Futsal
2002
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra
11–6 (7–4, 4–2)
Minas Gerais W@ytv/Minas
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá and Goiás UCG/Goiás
2003
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra
7–3 (2–0, 5–3)
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá and São Paulo (state) ECB/São Bernardo
2004
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
9–5 (1–2, 5–2, 3–1)
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá and Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico
2005
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá
5–4 (2–2, 3–2)
Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico
Rio Grande do Sul John Deere Futsal and Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra
2006
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
11–6 (3–4, 3–0, 5–2)
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona and Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico
2007
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá
11–4 (6–1, 5–3)
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra and São Paulo (state) Intelli/Orlândia
2008
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá
8–4 (2–2, 6–2)
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra
Rio Grande do Sul Cortiana/UCS/AFF and Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
2009
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
9–6 (4–2, 5–4)
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá
Santa Catarina (state) Floripa Futsal and Paraná (state) Umuarama
2010
Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá
4–2 (2–2, 2–0)
Paraná (state) Copagril
São Paulo (state) Corinthians/São Caetano and Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
2011
São Paulo (state) Santos/Cortiana
6–6 (3–4, 3–2) (7–6 p )
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
São Paulo (state) Corinthians/São Caetano and Santa Catarina (state) Floripa Futsal
2012
São Paulo (state) Intelli/Orlândia
5–4 (1–0, 4–4)
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa and São Paulo (state) Corinthians
2013
São Paulo (state) Intelli/Orlândia
4–3 (2–1, 2–2)
Santa Catarina (state) Concórdia
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona and São Paulo (state) Corinthians
2014
São Paulo (state) Futsal Brasil Kirin
6–7 (4–2, 2–5) 4–3 (aet )
São Paulo (state) Intelli/Orlândia
Santa Catarina (state) Jaraguá and São Paulo (state) Corinthians
2015
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
10–4 (5–3, 5–1)
São Paulo (state) Intelli/Orlândia
São Paulo (state) Corinthians and São Paulo (state) Futsal Brasil Kirin
2016
São Paulo (state) Corinthians
8–4 (3–2, 5–2)
São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal
Paraná (state) Copagril and Rio Grande do Sul Assoeva
2017
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona
3–3 (1–1, 2–2) 1–0 (aet )
Rio Grande do Sul Assoeva
Paraná (state) Foz Cataratas and Paraná (state) Marreco
2018
Paraná (state) Pato Futsal
8–4 (6–0, 2–4) 2–1 (aet )
Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico
São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal and Paraná (state) Copagril
2019
Paraná (state) Pato Futsal
9–2 (3–2, 6–0)
São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona and Santa Catarina (state) Jaraguá
2020
São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal
4–1 (1–1, 3–0)
São Paulo (state) Corinthians
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona and Santa Catarina (state) Tubarão
2021
Paraná (state) Cascavel
9–1 (3–1, 6–0)
São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa and Paraná (state) Foz Cataratas
2022
São Paulo (state) Corinthians
11–3 (6–2, 5–1)
Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico
Paraná (state) Cascavel and Santa Catarina (state) Jaraguá
2023
Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico
2–1
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona
São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal and Paraná (state) Cascavel
Records and statistics
By team
Team
Winner
Runner-up
Years won
Years runner-up
Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa
5
3
2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2015
1998, 2003, 2011
Santa Catarina (state) Jaraguá
4
2
2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
2006, 2009
Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra
3
3
1998, 2002, 2003
2001, 2004, 2008
São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal [ note 1]
2
3
2014, 2020
2016, 2019, 2021
São Paulo (state) Intelli
2
2
2012, 2013
2014, 2015
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
2
1
1997, 1999
2000
São Paulo (state) Corinthians
2
1
2016, 2022
2020
Paraná (state) Pato Futsal
2
0
2018, 2019
—
Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona
1
3
2017
2007, 2012, 2023
Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico
1
3
2023
2005, 2018, 2022
Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
1
0
1996
—
Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama
1
0
2000
—
São Paulo (state) Santos/Cortiana
1
0
2011
—
Paraná (state) Cascavel
1
0
2021
—
Rio Grande do Sul Vasco da Gama
0
1
—
1996
São Paulo (state) Banespa
0
1
—
1997
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio/Miécimo
0
1
—
1999
Minas Gerais Minas Tênis Clube
0
1
—
2002
Paraná (state) Copagril
0
1
—
2010
Santa Catarina (state) Concórdia
0
1
—
2013
Rio Grande do Sul Assoeva
0
1
—
2017
By state
Top scorers
Season
Top scorer
1996
Brazil Luís Ortiz (Rio Grande do Sul Internacional/Ulbra , 25 goals)
1997
Brazil Lenísio (São Paulo (state) GM/Chevrolet, 36 goals)Brazil Vander Carioca (Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro/Pax de Minas , 36 goals)
1998
Brazil Índio (Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra , 21 goals)
1999
Brazil Lenísio (Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro/Pax de Minas , 25 goals)
2000
Brazil Manoel Tobias (Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro , 52 goals)
2001
Brazil Lenísio (Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra , 25 goals)
2002
Brazil Lenísio (Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra , 31 goals)
2003
Brazil Pablo Ribeiro (Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa , 25 goals)Brazil Serjão (Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra , 25 goals)
2004
Brazil Pablo Ribeiro (Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa , 27 goals)
2005
Brazil Falcão (Santa Catarina (state) Jaraguá , 25 goals)
2006
Brazil Marinho (São Paulo (state) Intelli/Orlândia , 25 goals)
2007
Brazil William Negão (Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá , 31 goals)
2008
Brazil Falcão (Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá , 32 goals)
2009
Brazil Falcão (Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá , 32 goals)Brazil Lenísio (Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá , 32 goals)
2010
Brazil Falcão (Santa Catarina (state) Malwee/Jaraguá , 39 goals)
2011
Brazil Falcão (São Paulo (state) Santos/Cortiana , 32 goals)
2012
Brazil Rodrigo (Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Barbosa , 24 goals)
2013
Brazil Vander Carioca (Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona , 22 goals)
2014
Brazil Falcão (São Paulo (state) Futsal Brasil Kirin , 19 goals)
2015
Brazil Dieguinho (São Paulo (state) Intelli/Orlândia , 30 goals)
2016
Brazil Deives Moraes (São Paulo (state) Corinthians , 20 goals)Brazil Rodrigo (São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal , 20 goals)
2017
Brazil Sinoê (Paraná (state) Marreco , 15 goals)Brazil Well Pereira (Minas Gerais Intelli , 15 goals)
2018
Brazil Keké (Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico , 23 goals)
2019
Brazil Rodrigo (São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal , 18 goals)
2020
Brazil Rodrigo (São Paulo (state) Magnus Futsal , 15 goals)
2021
Brazil Roni (Paraná (state) Cascavel , 19 goals)
2022
Brazil Dieguinho (Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/Krona , 25 goals)
2023
Brazil Richard (Rio Grande do Sul Atlântico , 30 goals)
Notes
↑ Magnus Futsal was known as Futsal Brasil Kirin from 2014 until 2016.
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