Futsal Canada Pioneers Still Going Strong in British Columbia - At the Cowichan Tribes

Futsal Canada Pioneers Still Going Strong in British Columbia - At the Cowichan Tribes - Cradle of Canadian Futsal

December 08, 2015

Futsal in Canada since it's stardon still going strong since the 80's .

The 2015 futsal season at the Cowichan Tribes ' gymnasium in the City of Duncan, British Columbia , Canada , started with a weekend tournament to bring people together and moves on to a full futsal league for both women and men's division , making this one of the oldest futsal program in Canada that i had the pleasure to participate right from the beginning

On December 6, 2015 , I went visit the Cowichan Tribes Futsal Tournament and met with some old futsal friend , that goes back 30 years ago , and some of them still playing futsal .

Just to list a few : brothers Craig George and Dwyane George , Alec Johnnie once considered the best futsal player in Canada ( now his 19 years old son was awarded one of the tournament Best Player .

Veteran goalkeeper Chris Alfonse still playing under the pipes .

The final event in the Men's division was a tribal battle between Cowichan vs Cooper Island .

" seen those kids wearing diapers running around on the gym floor during the time I used to come referee the final games in Duncan.

Packed Gym makes the Cowichan Tribes the hot bed of futsal in Canada

Third place games

Futsal in Canada from its stardom still going strong

With Alec Johnnie and his daughter

Alec Johnnie know as one of the best futsal player developed in Canada, Alex has a long history on the Canadian futsal History - Alex played in three futsal world cup from Fifusa to Fifa . I met Alex when he was 16 years old trying out for an outdoor soccer team to become the best futsal player developed in Canada that scored goals against Brazil , Paraguay , Bolivia and many other .

Three trips to europe , eight to Australia - including 1988 world cup and Aboriginal cups , Alex participated in a few dozens of international futsal events

At the Cowichan Gym with Craig George and Fred George the event organizers

Carlos Mateus with new friends and old ones - Chris Alfonse and Dwayne george , at the annual futsal tournament held by the Cowichan Tribes

Women third place futsal game at Cowichan Tribes 2015 Futsal Tournament

When futsal people in Ontario Futsal think that there is no futsal in British Columbia this proves that they are not totally informed about the game of futsal history in Canada.

I would like to see the sports writer Kris Fernandes come to visit the oldest ongoing futsal league in Canada - due to estar in January 2015

My wife Rosi Lourenco and son Lucas Mateus on the crowed

How can we have Futsal Canada Cup without the real Canadians

Soccer Canada Futsal Chairperson Charlie Cuzzetto used to visit this gym to learn about futsal in Canada from Carlos Mateus

Ryan Johnnie showing how futsal is played in a packed gym

Penalty Max 1000 was the tournament official game ball

Carlos Mateus with event organizer at the central court table -

There is Craig George one of the event organizer - Craig and I goes back during the stardom of futsal in Canada . Craig was a teenager and become one of the Canadian futsal team top player along with with his brother Dwayne

Carlos Mateus with old friend Fred George - Cowichan Tribes Manager and futsal organizer .

Fred was on the Futsal Canada Association executive when we moved the Canadian Futsal Association to become member of Soccer Canada that Charlie Cuzzetto is chairing .

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