The Toronto Futsal League is the premier futsal league in Canada and strives to offer the best futsal training, venues and competitions available. Toronto Futsal is sanctioned through the TSA and OSA and features divisions from U6 through adults for boys and girls. In partnership with with the 4 other major Ontario futsal leagues we operate the only player identification camps (F-PIC’s) for Ontario’s elite players run by Canada’s top futsal players and coaches to prepare for major international competitions such as the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, and eventually the Olympic Games.
What We Do
First and foremost, the TFL focuses on developing players to love playing. We teach ball control with both feet and emphasize creativity in order to build confidence and leadership while engaging in the total team concept. Many players utilize the training to develop for soccer but mostly to play the most exciting indoor game. In futsal, players touch the ball 5x’s more than in soccer and isn’t touching the ball more the whole point?
The Mens & Womens divisions are widely recognized as the best in the country with many talented players from the CSL, CIS, and OCAA competing here, including National Team Players. Many of our games last season were televised on OMNI TV and have a strong following.
Who we are
Whether its administrators, coaches, players, referees or volunteers, the people who operate the TFL are without question among the most dedicated futsal workers in North America. Here are a few profiles of our membership.
President: KRIS FERNANDES
When people think of Canadian futsal, they always think of Kris. A member of the Ontario Soccer Association’s Futsal Committee since 2006, he is widely considered as the biggest advocate of futsal in Canada. He is a Director with Futsal Canada, an organization of futsal leagues across the country and is also known for his colouful futsal and soccer stories on Futsal Planet, CBC Sports Online, and Inside Soccer Magazine among other outlets. He is a former player, current coach, and is pretty well known as the marketing arm of Canadian futsal. His vision includes getting futsal fully recognized and funded by governing bodies, establishing a national futsal program made up of the best futsal talent available, building a national futsal club championships in addition to making sure futsal becomes a gold-medal sport in the Pan American Games and 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. If you get into a conversation about futsal with him, get comfy because it’s always an entertaining one.
Vice President: SAM DELGADO
Sam is the young and handsome Vice President that you see watching matches at Seneca College in his black TFL shirt from the sidelines. He hails from the famous Delgado family of futsal enthusiasts and was once a standout player himself. In his role, Sam works directly with teams, referees and parents to ensure a smooth and enjoyable matchday experience. As a man of integrity and transparency, he also serves on the league’s disciplinary committee. Sam has built an excellent reputation with the Latin futsal community which is the largest ethnic group in Canadian futsal and is seen as a vital part of the sport’s future growth, particularly across Ontario.
Secretary: KATHLEEN GEORGE
Kat, as she is better known in futsal circles, is the super-efficient secretary that handles all of the scheduling, payments, and general paperwork that the other league executives try and avoid. She is an outstanding organizer which comes from her experience in Communications Division of the Canadian Armed Forces and has contributed an immense amount of time and effort into further developing futsal for the last several years in countless capacities including as Operations Manager of the Winter Futsal Classic and as Staff Director of the grandest tournament in Canadian history – the 2010 Toronto Invitational Futsal Tournament. You’ll likely find her on the sidelines, while toting around her trusty DSLR camera as she shoots some fantastic futsal action pictures, many of which are published.
Webmaster: DAVID DELGADO
David is the tech and web guru for the league after having worked for years alongside his father, the Godfather of Toronto Futsal, Dalcio Delgado. He is the owner and of D2 Designs – a creative website design and solutions firm based in Toronto. Whether it’s tech talk or futsal talk, David is always good to go. www.d2designs.ca
