Germany - August 27, 2021 21:00Welcome, Futsal-Bundesliga!September 3rd, save the dateby Luca Ranocchiari - Futsalplanet.com editor
CASTELLO Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf, Germany. September 3rd, h. 19.00. Be ready for this moment. Not a day like another for German futsal, as Fortuna Düsseldorf and HSV-Panthers will play such an unforgettable game: the Futsal-Bundesliga opener and first ever match.
A long journey needed, but time is now. The Futsal-Bundesliga is a reality, in few days the ball will be rolling in all five games scheduled for day 1. Definitely a milestone for Germany and DFB, waiting and working for a proper national futsal competition since many years.
Below we introduce the ten clubs taking part in this first historical edition of the Futsal-Bundesliga.
Make sure you won't miss the show!
How did those ten clubs enter the Futsal-Bundesliga?
• Champions and Runners up from the Regionalliga-South
• Champions and Runners up from the Regionalliga-West
• Champions and Runners up from the Regionalliga-North
• Champions and Runners up from the Regionalliga-Northeast
• Champions from the Regionalliga-Southwest
• Qualification round winners
2021/2022 - Promotion & Relegation
• The last-placed team in the Futsal Bundesliga is relegated to its respective Regionalliga
• The second-last-placed plays a promotion round with the champions of the five Regionalligen (North, Northeast, West, South, Southwest). Two groups of three are formed and the two winners of their respective groups are promoted to the Futsal Bundesliga.
Futsal-Bundesliga 2021/2022 Clubs
1. FC Penzberg Futsal
Founded: 2016
Team colours: Green-white
Achievements:
• Bavarian Futsal Champions 2020
• Participation in DFB Futsal Championship 2021
Fortuna Düsseldorf Futsal
Founded: 1895 (Futsal section founded: 2015)
Team colours: Red-white
Achievements:
• Quarterfinalist DFB Futsal Championship2021
• Lower Rhine Cup Winners 2019
TSV Weilimdorf
Founded: 1948 (Futsal section founded: 2016 )
Team colours: Red/white
Achievements:
• DFB Futsal Champions 2019, 2021
• South German Futsal Champions: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
TSG 1846 Mainz
Founded: 1846 (Futsal section founded: 2018)
Team colours: Blue-white
Achievements:
• Semifinalist DFB Futsal Championship 2021
• Promotion to the Futsal-Bundesliga 2021
MCH Futsal Club Bielefeld-Sennestadt
Founded: 2013
Team colours: Black-white
Achievements:
• West German Futsal Champions: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
• Westphalia Futsal Cup Winners: 2016, 2017, 2019
• WDFV Futsal Cup Winners 2017
• Semifinalist DFB Futsal Championship 2016, 2020, 2021
HOT 05 Futsal
Founded: 2012
Team colours: Red-white-navy
Achievements:
• DFB Futsal Champions 2018, 2020
Wakka Eagles
Founded: 2019
Team colours: Black-purple
Achievements:
• Hamburg Futsal Championship: 2010, 2011, 2013
• North German Championship: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016
• DFB Vice Champions 2010
Stuttgarter Futsal Club 2020
Founded: 2020
Team colours: Red-white
Achievements:
• Promotion to the Futsal-Bundesliga 2021
1894 Berlin
Founded: 2015
Team colours: Black-white
Achievements:
• Participation DFB Futsal Championship 2021
HSV Panthers
Founded: 2011
Team colours: Blue-white-Black
Achievements:
• Top 16 UEFA Futsal Cup: 2016
• DFB Futsal Champions: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Futsal-Bundesliga, round 1 fixture
The amazing CASTELLO Düsseldorf venue will host the first ever game of the Futsal-Bundesliga (Photo courtesy: CASTELLO Düsseldorf website)
