Helvécia Futsal Club

London Helvecia

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Nickname(s)	Helvecia
Founded	2007
Ground	London, England
Chairman	Virgílio Guimarães
Coach	Luis Mendonça
League	National Futsal Series
2022/2023	Overall table: 4th Playoffs: Semifinals
Website	http://www.londonhelveciafutsal.com/
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London Helvecia is a futsal club based in London, England (United Kingdom). Founded in 2007, they compete in the FA National Futsal Series, the top division of English Futsal. Helvecia are the most successful Futsal club in England, having won 9 league titles, 6 FA cups and have represented England in the UEFA Futsal cup / Champions League more times than any other English club. Helvecia won their first major honour in 2008, complete a league and FA Futsal cup double. During the 2008/09 season Helvecia qualified for the then UEFA Futsal Cup (now Champions League) for their first time. Though Helvecia have yet to proceed past the preliminary rounds they have represented England 9 times in the competition. Helvecia home kit colours are blue and white. The club's local rivals are Bloomsbury Football.

History

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Crest and colours

Crest Helvecia have had two, which all underwent minor variations. The most recent change came in 2019, where the colours of the crest were amended to reflect the origins of the club along with the style and size of the central ball. Colours Helvecia has always worn blue and white kits. Often these colours would be solid or a mixture of both colours. Home kits featured a dominant blue, with away kits always in white.

Helvecia Women

Helvecia also operate a women's Futsal team, London Helvecia Women's Futsal Club. They have been affiliated to the men's team since 2018. They play their home games at Leyton Leisure Centre.

Helvecia Academy

Helvecia started its academy during the 2019/20 season. Initially created of upper phase age ranges the appointment at the end of the 2018/19 season was the start of the building of the academy. The academy has two centres; the primary camp in London and the other in the midlands. This allows Helvecia to attract the best young players from the widest spectrum throughout the UK. The academy caters for U6 to U16 players, and includes the community initiatives of the club.

Honours

Domestic

League Titles

• National Futsal Series: 3
  • 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22
• National Futsal League: 6
  • 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2016/17, 2018/19

Cups

• FA Futsal Cups: 6
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019

UEFA Futsal Cup / Champions League

Source: Appearances: 9

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Opponent	Result	Venue (Host City)	Qualified
2009-10	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary Round		Roubaix Futsal	6–4	Tapiola Urheiluhalli (Espoo)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg 2nd place
				Golden Futsal Team	4–6
				Fair City Santos	11–2
2010-11	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary Round		FC Encamp	4–2	Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok (Győr)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg 2nd place
				MNK Croatia 97	3–2
				Győri ETO FC	2–7
2011-12	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary Round		Stella Rossa	7–3	Hollgasse Hall (Vienna)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg 2nd place
				Győri ETO FC	1–6
				Anzhi Tallinn	5–0
2012-13	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary Round		Edro Vlorë	2–1	Birkerød Iorietscenter (Birkerød)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg 3rd place
				Lidselmash Lida	1–2
				København Futsal	2–7
2017-18	UEFA Futsal Cup	Preliminary Round		Transylvania	7–0	Sporthalle Weissenstein (Bern)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg 2nd place
				Lynx	6–1
				Minerva	1–4
2019–20	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round		PYF Saltires	7-3	Sporthal De Opgang (Zwaag)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg 2nd place
				Lynx	9-4
				Hovocubo	1-4
2020–21	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round		Differdange 03	0-6	Complexe Sportif (Cosnes-et-Romain)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg
2021–22	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round		TSV Weilimdorf	7-9	Glaspalast (Sindelfingen)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg 3rd place
				Liqeni	6-7
				Tavşançalı	8-2
2022–23	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round		Europa	15-0	FFA Technical Center Academy (Yerevan)	File:Symbol delete vote.svg 2nd place
				Petrow	9-6
				Yerevan FC	4-8

Current squad

As of 30 October 2022

#	Position	Name	Nationality
1	Goalkeeper	Dimar Blanco
13	Goalkeeper	Liam Hine
20	Goalkeeper	Coco
2	Defender	Frankie Franz
3	Defender	Vinicius Sampaio
5	Defender	Eduardo Tijerín
6	Defender	Iván Dju
7	Defender	Leandro Paiva
4	Winger	Leonardo Oliveira
8	Winger	Liam Palfreeman
9	Winger	Camilo Restrepo
10	Winger	Lucas Totti
15	Winger	Fernando Malta
16	Winger	Wygor da Silva
11	Pivot	Claudio Ribeiro
12	Pivot	Denerson Moreira
14	Pivot	Thiago Bucci

Notable Players - Past and Present

• Maximilian William Kilman
• José Carlos Lopez Lozano
• Carlos Muñoz Delgado
• Eduardo A Gomes
• Ari Santos
• Raoni Medina
• Vitor Hugo
• Lucas Totti
• Thiago Diorio

See also

• FA Futsal League
• Futsal in England

External links

• Official website