F-League

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The F-League was a futsal league endorsed and supported by Football Federation Australia and administered by Football NSW. As Australia's only endorsed national competition played under full FIFA laws of the game, it was considered the highest level of futsal in Australia.

The F-League was established in 2011^[1] as a multi-weekend tournament in Sydney and grew into an eight-team competition played over a hybrid home and away format. Seasons ran from May to August with teams playing each other twice before contesting a Championship Series over a final weekend in Sydney.

Like other Australian sporting codes the winner of the regular season tournament was dubbed 'Premier' and the winner of the grand final was 'Champion'. A Championship Series was played each year with the exception of the 2012 season. From the 2012 season onward the competition was played under full FIFA laws of the game and the Premier was eligible to represent Australia at the AFC Futsal Club Championship. Since 2015 the Champion was also eligible to represent Australia at the AFF Futsal Club Championship.

Since the league's formation in 2011 there have been three Premiers and four Champions. A total of 17 clubs have participated in the competition from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The competition was disbanded in 2017 due to Football NSW not receiving "the required number of applications to deliver a viable competition consistent with the standards set in previous seasons".^[2]