University of Nottingham Futsal

University of Nottingham Futsal is a futsal club based at the University of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It competes in the FA National Futsal Super League, the highest standard of futsal in England.

University of Nottingham Futsal
Full nameUniversity of Nottingham Futsal
FoundedJuly 2012
GroundDavid Ross Sports Village
LeagueFA National Futsal League - North Division 1
2017/18Super League North - 2nd

History

The club was founded in July 2012 after a meeting between Martyn Ware, Daniel Slater and James Moore.[1] After success in university competitions, the club entered the FA National Futsal League in 2013/14 in North Division 2. After a couple of competitive years, the club was selected as an elite group of 16 clubs to make up the 2015/16 FA National Futsal Super League.[2][3] Shortly after, the club was nominated for the BUCS University Club of the Year.[4]

Results

The club's final league positions in the FA National Futsal League are listed below

SeasonDivisionPositionNotes
2013/14North Division 24thDebut season in the FA National Futsal League
2014/15North Division 22ndPromoted to Super League North
2015/16Super League North7th
2016/17Super League North6thRelegated to North Division 1 following league restructure
2017/18North Division 12nd
2018/19North Division 1In progress

Venue

The club currently plays its FA National Futsal League matches at Sutton Bonington Sports Centre, in Leicestershire. From season 2015/16, the club will be moving into the newly constructed £40m David Ross Sports Village, at University Park, Nottingham.[5]

Teams

The club is one of the largest in the country, catering for a wide demographic of players. Whilst initially launched with a single male students' team, it has grown to have four men's students' teams, three women's students' teams, an FA National Futsal League team and an Academy for youth players.[6]

References
  1. "About". uonfutsal.com.
  2. "England Futsal  » FA Announces Super League Clubs for Next Season". englandfutsal.com.
  3. "UoN Futsal selected for Super League". nottingham.ac.uk.
  4. "Shortlist announced for the 2014/2015 BUCS Awards - British Universities & Colleges Sport". bucs.org.uk.
  5. "David Ross Sports Village". nottingham.ac.uk.
  6. "The Academy". uonfutsal.com.
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