Helvécia Futsal Club

London Helvecia is a futsal club based in London, England (United Kingdom). Founded in 2007, they compete in the FA National Futsal Series, the top division of English Futsal.

London Helvecia
Nickname(s)Helvecia
Founded2007
GroundLondon, England
ChairmanVirgílio Guimarães
CoachLuis Mendonça
LeagueNational Futsal Series
2022/2023Overall table: 4th
Playoffs: Semifinals
WebsiteClub website

Helvecia are the most successful Futsal club in England, having won 9 league titles, 6 FA cups and have represented England in the UEFA Futsal cup / Champions League more times than any other English club.

Helvecia won their first major honour in 2008, complete a league and FA Futsal cup double. During the 2008/09 season Helvecia qualified for the then UEFA Futsal Cup (now Champions League) for their first time. Though Helvecia have yet to proceed past the preliminary rounds they have represented England 9 times in the competition.

Helvecia home kit colours are blue and white. The club's local rivals are Bloomsbury Football.

History

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Crest and colours

Crest

Helvecia have had two, which all underwent minor variations. The most recent change came in 2019, where the colours of the crest were amended to reflect the origins of the club along with the style and size of the central ball.

Colours

Helvecia has always worn blue and white kits. Often these colours would be solid or a mixture of both colours. Home kits featured a dominant blue, with away kits always in white.

Helvecia Women

Helvecia also operate a women's Futsal team, London Helvecia Women's Futsal Club. They have been affiliated to the men's team since 2018. They play their home games at Leyton Leisure Centre.

Helvecia Academy

Helvecia started its academy during the 2019/20 season. Initially created of upper phase age ranges the appointment at the end of the 2018/19 season was the start of the building of the academy. The academy has two centres; the primary camp in London and the other in the midlands. This allows Helvecia to attract the best young players from the widest spectrum throughout the UK. The academy caters for U6 to U16 players, and includes the community initiatives of the club.

Honours

League Titles

Cups

UEFA Futsal Cup / Champions League [1]

Appearances: 9

Season Competition Round Country Opponent Result Venue (Host City) Qualified
2009-10 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round France Roubaix Futsal 6–4 Tapiola Urheiluhalli
(Espoo)

2nd place
Finland Golden Futsal Team 4–6
Scotland Fair City Santos 11–2
2010-11 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round Andorra FC Encamp 4–2 Magvassy Mihály
Sportcsarnok

(Győr)

2nd place
Switzerland MNK Croatia 97 3–2
Hungary Győri ETO FC 2–7
2011-12 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round Austria Stella Rossa 7–3 Hollgasse Hall
(Vienna)

2nd place
Hungary Győri ETO FC 1–6
Estonia Anzhi Tallinn 5–0
2012-13 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round Albania Edro Vlorë 2–1 Birkerød
Iorietscenter
(Birkerød)

3rd place
Belarus Lidselmash Lida 1–2
Denmark København Futsal 2–7
2017-18 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round Republic of Ireland Transylvania 7–0 Sporthalle
Weissenstein
(Bern)

2nd place
Gibraltar Lynx 6–1
Switzerland Minerva 1–4
2019–20 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary Round Scotland PYF Saltires 7-3 Sporthal
De Opgang
(Zwaag)

2nd place
Gibraltar Lynx 9-4
Netherlands Hovocubo 1-4
2020–21 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary Round Luxembourg Differdange 03 0-6 Complexe Sportif
(Cosnes-et-Romain)
2021–22 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary Round Germany TSV Weilimdorf 7-9 Glaspalast
(Sindelfingen)

3rd place
Kosovo Liqeni 6-7
Turkey Tavşançalı 8-2
2022–23 UEFA Futsal
Champions League
Preliminary Round Gibraltar Europa 15-0 FFA Technical
Center Academy

(Yerevan)

2nd place
Latvia Petrow 9-6
Armenia Yerevan FC 4-8

Current squad

As of 30 October 2022[2]
# Position Name Nationality
1 Goalkeeper Dimar Blanco Dominican Republic
13 Goalkeeper Liam Hine England
20 Goalkeeper Coco Spain
2 Defender Frankie Franz England
3 Defender Vinicius Sampaio Brazil
5 Defender Eduardo Tijerín Spain
6 Defender Iván Dju Portugal
7 Defender Leandro Paiva Brazil
4 Winger Leonardo Oliveira Brazil
8 Winger Liam Palfreeman England
9 Winger Camilo Restrepo England
10 Winger Lucas Totti Italy
15 Winger Fernando Malta Portugal
16 Winger Wygor da Silva Brazil
11 Pivot Claudio Ribeiro Portugal
12 Pivot Denerson Moreira Brazil
14 Pivot Thiago Bucci Italy

Notable Players - Past and Present

See also

References

  1. "Bio". uefa.com.
  2. "London Helvecia Futsal Club Players". The FA. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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