Mr Javier Lozano, President of the LNFS (Spanish Futsal League), is overjoyed to announce that
“ Proindia School Futsal Development League, in conjunction with the LNFS, is an initiative
spearheaded by Aparup Chakraborty, the ‘Futsal Man’ and ‘our sole representative in India.’ He
adds, “introducing AIFF Blue Cubs in the FUTSAL format and engaging over 100+ government
schools to create a Football ecosystem for over 1,00,000+ children without charging any fees is
very impressive.”

Aparup Chakraborty, AIFF Match Commissioner, IFA Futsal Committee member, and the League
Founder, has been a pioneer in Bengal grassroots and Futsal since 2014. According to him, “we
are just trying to take AIFF Blue Cubs to remote areas for absolutely free so that we can get
maximum participation and involvement from kids aged 8 to 12. It’s incredible that this is an
IFA-approved event, which means that talented children will have a structured pathway
following this league. Special thanks to Slum Soccer and the Jhelum Foundation for their
support of this Futsal project.”
Joshuah Vaz, the present Coach of the Indian National Futsal Team (both Men and Women) has
joined Aparup Futsal School as the Technical Consultant. “despite few obstacles, Aparup had
been working hard to promote Futsal selflessly. AIFF Blue Cubs will get a new identity
through futsal in districts. I know he will face many difficulties regarding infrastructure where
he won’t be able to rigidly follow FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game but involvement of so many
kids will do wonders to grassroots football.”
This program is divided into two phases:

Round 1: AIFF Blue Cubs (Futsal format)

1. Intra-School Competition: Introduce AIFF Blue Cubs in Futsal format, with intra-section and
   intra-class league matches as per specification by AIFF.
2. Knockout Stages: Progress to knockout stages, fostering a competitive environment in the
   Inter-School phase.
3. Scouting and Evaluation: Utilize both physical scouts and Football Analytics to evaluate
   player performance and potential.

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