Canada First Nation Futsal National Team Aboriginal Cup Champions 1987 made Canadian Sports History

From the book Our Land

is Our Future

Futsal Canada History

Carlos Mateus creator of the Aboriginal Cup in Canada

Aboriginal Cup - Canadian First Nation Futsal National Team  Aboriginal Cup Champion 1987.

Led by Nanaimo Chief Jerry Brown, Coached by Danny Henry from Victoria West Soccer,  the Canadian Aboriginal Futsal Team  won the First Futsal Aboriginal International Cup in Canada in !987, in a best of three games series played against The Australian Aboriginal National Futsal Team .

 The games were played in  the cities of Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo,  Canada , 1987, This still the best futsal event in the Canadian Futsal History. organizing Committe Chief Jerry Brown - Chairperson Alex Steward , Futsal Canada Association President Carlos Mateus , Vice president Bob Debuscher, Board directors: Ike MacKay, Charlie Cuzzetto, Les Malbon, Vina Robinson, Bonny Bowers, Ralph Forhaw, Tracy Lavalle and David Roach referee. Chief Jerry Brown and the organizing committe members, made it possible to have the best futsal event played in Canada.

                                                   Nanaimo History                                 

                                     

                                 Canadian  Leo Beier wrote the minute

   

                     of the first organizing meeting  of the official  Futsal  Canada  

                                  
                                  founded in Nanaimo , British Columbia   1980.
              

"During the Aboriginal Cup in 1987 - Canada versus Australia, politicians, government funds, media exposure, live television show,were all there to make Canadian Futsal History. Games venues, Nanaimo Vancouver Island University-Malaspina College Gym, Victoria Memorial Arena, Vancouver PNE.." Leo Beier  file picture