Each playing team consists of three international futsal players, one international marqueefootball player and one Indian futsal player. Every squad is allowed a maximum of twelve players.[citation needed]
Premier Futsal conducted a talent hunt programme across eight cities called Launchpad to scout and select Indian players. The programme combed through 2500 participants per city to shortlist five regional players for each team.[1] Mumbai 5's won the inaugural Premier Futsal by defeating Kochi 5's in the penalty shootout.[citation needed]
Vimala Rani Britto - Director of Premier Futsal, Correspondent - St Britto's Group of Institutions, founder & chairperson - Seek Foundation, a non-profit organization, Chair - VKAN-V Solutions pvt Ltd, Author - FEFDY
Premier Futsal attracted a lot of fans when they signed one of the best futsal players in the world, Alessandro Rosa Vieira, popularly known as Falcão.[6]
On 12 May 2016, Virat Kohli along with Falcão facilitated the launch of the nationwide talent hunt to select 40 players who will represent their respective cities in the first season of Premier Futsal.[7]
^Indonesia, Nonton.com - Website video stream terbesar di. "Premier Futsal League 2016". Nonton.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
