For the first time, the Russian Football Union will hold the FONBET Russian Futsal Championship in the 7×7 format among women’s teams. It will host 24 teams from 19 regions. The draw for the group stage took place on October 29. The ceremony was attended by Deputy General Secretary of the RFU Irina Posirenina and the winner of the Media League Shamil Kurbanov.
The final tournament of the championship will be held in Sochi from November 4 to 6 on the fields of the Sports Territory sports complex. To get to the decisive stage, the teams played in interregional qualifiers. The championship will begin with the group stage, then the teams will play in the playoffs. The 24 teams were divided into eight groups of three teams. The first places go directly to the playoffs, the second and third places will play play-offs. The results of the draw can be viewed here (https://vk.com/wall-214830358_15265).
The group stage will take place on November 4-5, and the play-offs and 1/8 finals will also take place on November 5. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will take place on November 6.
Egor Taradin, head of the adult grassroots football department:
– Last year, the RFU also, in parallel with the men’s FONBET Russian 8×8 Championship, held the RFU Cup in the 7×7 format for women, in which 13 teams from 9 regions played. This year the women’s tournament received the official status of the Russian Championship. Thus, it has become even more prestigious for the participants. We, as organizers, feel great responsibility and are looking forward to an exciting struggle. It is very interesting to know the name of the first national mini-football champion among women’s teams. I wish everyone good luck!
All games will be broadcast live on the Russian Grassroots Football community on VKontakte. There you can also find all the information about the tournament, calendar, schedule, photo and video content from the matches.
