Premier Futsal League 2016 Teams: Full list of players from all squads competing in the tournament
With the Premier Futsal League set to being this week, the teams for six of the franchises have been released. Many international Futsal players, along with Football legends have signed to play with aspiring Indian futsal players in this exciting tournament. Here are the teams:
Chennai 5s:
| Team Owner | The Hindu |
Team Coach | Ney Pereira |
Player | Category |
Falcao | Marquee Player |
Espindola (GK) | Futsal Player |
Romulo | Futsal Player |
Cirilo | Futsal Player |
Camilo | Futsal Player |
Manel Rion | Futsal Player |
Sean | Freestyler |
Faraz Abdul Azzez | Indian Player |
Yash | Indian Player |
Younus Pasha | Indian Player |
Rohit Suresh (GK) | Indian Player |
S Nannda | Indian Player |
The Chennai 5s team has signed a gem in Alessandro Rosa Vieira a.k.a Falcao. The former Futsal player was named the best Futsal player in the 2004 and 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup. His experience at the top level can quickly make Chennai the favourites in the tournament.
Top Futsal players like Pula, Hemni and Sean join Falcao at Chennai. The five Indian players to play for Chennai and were picked from a trial that was held in the city earlier this year. The first round of the tournament will be held in Chennai this weekend.