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Futsal · Level 10: Professional · Sub-level 10.4

Domestic Leagues

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 14 October 2026 · markdown

This sub-level teaches where a professional actually earns a living — Spain's Primera Division, founded in 1989 as the Division de Honor, renamed in 2011-12 and run by the Liga Nacional de Futbol Sala, widely rated the strongest league in the world and the home of most of the leading foreign players; its roll of honour led by Inter Movistar on fourteen titles and Barcelona on eight; Portugal's league, the modern Liga Portugal Futsal, first won by Sporting in 1990-91 and still a Sporting and Benfica contest; the Russian Super League, where Dinamo Moscow have eleven titles and Sinara Yekaterinburg and Gazprom-Ugra have won in Europe; Brazil's Liga Nacional de Futsal, relaunched in 2008, with Carlos Barbosa and Magnus Futsal the strongest clubs and Carlos Barbosa the record holder of the Copa Libertadores; and how the futsal transfer market works, with short contracts, frequent free transfers and a steady flow of Brazilian players to Europe; tests 6-10 add Spain's recent champions, Portugal's league, Russia's Super League, Italy's Serie A, and the leagues compared.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Spain's Primera DivisionTake a test

  1. Spain's top flight was founded in 1989 as the Division de Honor and renamed the Primera Division from the 2011-12 season.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (history) · recall

  2. The Liga Nacional de Futbol Sala administers the Primera Division and the cup competitions in Spain.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" · recall

  3. The competition ran as the Division de Honor for over two decades before switching to the Primera Division label in 2011-12.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (names) · recall

  4. The Primera Division is a sixteen-club competition.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" · recall

  5. The Primera Division is consistently rated the best futsal league in the world and attracts a large share of the leading foreign players.

    Source: FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · applied

  6. The combination of the highest standard and the best wages makes the Primera Division the destination league, especially for Brazilians.

    Source: FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · applied

  7. Spain lead the UEFA club roll of honour through Inter FS, Barcelona and Palma Futsal.

    Source: Wikipedia, "UEFA Futsal Champions League" (titles by country) · recall

  8. The 2011 change was only a rename; the Division de Honor had been the world's top league for two decades before that.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal"; FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · applied

  9. The Spanish top flight has been rated the strongest futsal league in the world since the 1990s.

    Source: FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · recall

  10. The league dates from 1989 as the Division de Honor, took the Primera Division name in 2011-12, has sixteen clubs and is the world's strongest.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" · applied

Test 2Spain's clubsTake a test

  1. Inter Movistar, now Inter FS, lead the Spanish roll of honour with fourteen league titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (titles) · recall

  2. FC Barcelona have won eight Spanish league titles, behind Inter Movistar's fourteen.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (titles) · recall

  3. With five Spanish championships, ElPozo Murcia sit third on the list, some way behind the Madrid and Barcelona clubs.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (titles) · recall

  4. Jimbee Cartagena and Playas de Castellon each have two Spanish league titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (titles) · recall

  5. Playas de Castellon won the inaugural UEFA Futsal Cup in 2001-02, beating Action 21 Charleroi 5-1.

    Source: Wikipedia, "2001-02 UEFA Futsal Cup" · recall

  6. Inter FS has been Interviu, Boomerang, Movistar and now Inter FS; the sponsor rides in the name, a common feature of futsal club economics.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Inter FS" (name history) · applied

  7. Barcelona are a clear second here; the record-holder for Spanish championships is Inter Movistar.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (titles) · applied

  8. Palma Futsal's standing rests on three straight UEFA titles from 2023, more than on a long domestic honours list.

    Source: UEFA.com, "History-makers Palma retain title again" · recall

  9. Inter Movistar, Barcelona and ElPozo Murcia have been the three dominant Spanish clubs for a long stretch.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" · recall

  10. The order at the top of Spain's list runs Inter Movistar, then Barcelona on eight, then ElPozo Murcia on five.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (titles) · applied

Test 3Portugal and RussiaTake a test

  1. Sporting CP won the inaugural Campeonato Nacional in 1990-91 and remain the most successful Portuguese club.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Sporting CP (futsal)"; "Liga Portugal Futsal" · recall

  2. Sporting CP hold the most Portuguese league titles, with Benfica the main challenger.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Sporting CP (futsal)"; "Liga Portugal Futsal" · recall

  3. Sporting CP and Benfica have met in the great majority of recent Portuguese playoff finals.

    Source: SL Benfica, "Benfica Sporting Jogo 5 Final Liga Placard" · recall

  4. Portugal's league is generally placed second in Europe, behind Spain and ahead of Italy and Russia in most years.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Liga Portugal Futsal" · applied

  5. The competition has been branded the Liga Placard under its betting sponsor; it is also called Liga Portugal Futsal.

    Source: SL Benfica, "Final Liga Placard"; Wikipedia, "Liga Portugal Futsal" · recall

  6. Dinamo Moscow lead the Russian Super League roll of honour with eleven titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Russian Futsal Super League" (champions) · recall

  7. Yekaterinburg's Viz-Sinara took the 2007-08 European club crown, and Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk repeated it for Russia in 2015-16.

    Source: Wikipedia, "MFK Sinara Yekaterinburg"; "UEFA Futsal Champions League" · recall

  8. MFK KPRF, founded in 2003, became one of the strongest Russian clubs and a regular in Europe.

    Source: Wikipedia, "MFK KPRF" · recall

  9. Russian clubs recruited Brazilians such as Pula, Robinho and Eder Lima, several of whom were naturalised and played for Russia.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Russia national futsal team" · applied

  10. In Portugal the honours lead is Sporting CP's, while in Russia it is Dinamo Moscow's, the latter on eleven league titles.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Liga Portugal Futsal"; "Russian Futsal Super League" · applied

Test 4Brazil and the other leaguesTake a test

  1. The Liga Nacional de Futsal, the LNF, is Brazil's top club competition; it was relaunched in its current form in 2008.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Liga Nacional de Futsal" · recall

  2. Carlos Barbosa, from the town of the same name in Rio Grande do Sul, is among the most successful clubs in Brazilian futsal.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Associacao Carlos Barbosa de Futsal" · recall

  3. Sorocaba's Magnus Futsal have taken Brazilian and Intercontinental honours across the 2010s and 2020s.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Liga Nacional de Futsal"; "Intercontinental Futsal Cup" · recall

  4. Carlos Barbosa hold the record for Copa Libertadores de Futsal titles, South America's club championship, with seven.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Copa Libertadores de Futsal"; olympics.com, "Liga Nacional de Futsal campeoes" · recall

  5. Italy's Serie A of calcio a 5 is the country's top futsal league; its clubs include Pesaro, Napoli and others.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Serie A (futsal)" · recall

  6. Kairat Almaty won the UEFA club title in 2013 and 2015, putting Kazakh futsal on the map.

    Source: Wikipedia, "UEFA Futsal Champions League" (winners) · recall

  7. The Iranian Futsal Super League is the country's top competition and the base for a national team that dominates Asia.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Iranian Futsal Super League" · recall

  8. Because a "Liga Futsal" ran before the 2008 relaunch of the LNF, published title counts for Brazilian clubs vary by source.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Liga Nacional de Futsal" · applied

  9. Spain, Portugal and Brazil run leading professional leagues; England's futsal competition is far smaller and largely semi-professional.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal"; "Liga Portugal Futsal"; "Liga Nacional de Futsal" · applied

  10. Spain's Primera Division is the benchmark, Portugal's league is usually second, and Brazil, Russia and Italy form the next group.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal"; FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · applied

Test 5How the market worksTake a test

  1. Higuita was born in Rio de Janeiro, moved abroad for club futsal and has played for Kazakhstan since 2013.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Leo Higuita" · recall

  2. Kairat Almaty won the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2013 and 2015, the only titles a club from outside Spain, Portugal, Russia, Belgium and Italy has taken.

    Source: Wikipedia, "UEFA Futsal Champions League" · recall

  3. The main flow is Brazilian talent to Europe, especially Spain and Portugal, and in the 2010s to Russia and Kazakhstan.

    Source: FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · recall

  4. Russia and, at times, other nations naturalised Brazilian-born players who had moved for club futsal.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Russia national futsal team" · recall

  5. Eder Lima, born in Brazil, was capped by Russia and won the 2012 World Cup Golden Boot playing for them.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Eder Lima (futsal player)" · recall

  6. Futsal is professional at the top but its wages are well below football's; the Spanish league pays best within the sport.

    Source: FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · applied

  7. The Spanish Primera Division is the destination league: the highest standard and the best pay in the game.

    Source: FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · recall

  8. He joined Nagoya Oceans in 2010, with loan spells at CSKA Moscow and back at Benfica, and moved to Spain in 2013.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Ricardinho (futsal player, born 1985)" · applied

  9. Many of Brazil's best players are based in Spain, Portugal or elsewhere, so the national team stays strong while the home league loses its biggest names.

    Source: FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS" · applied

  10. The main flow is Brazilian players moving abroad, to Spain above all; some, like Eder Lima for Russia and Leo Higuita for Kazakhstan, go on to play for their new country.

    Source: FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS"; Wikipedia, "Leo Higuita" · applied

Test 6Spain's Recent ChampionsTake a test

  1. Inter Movistar beat Viña Albali Valdepeñas in the 2019-20 final.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Primera División de Futsal" · recall

  2. Barcelona won 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  3. Jimbee Cartagena beat ElPozo Murcia and then Barcelona in those two finals.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  4. Inter Movistar beat Valdepeñas; Barcelona had won the year before.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  5. Palma lost that final, a year before starting their run of European titles.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  6. Barcelona beat ElPozo Murcia to win the 2025-26 title.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  7. Inter Movistar won 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, beating Barcelona in all three finals.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  8. C is 2023-24. A (2015-16) and B (2018-19) went to Inter Movistar and Barcelona, and D (2025-26) to Barcelona.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  9. 2016-2018, 2019, 2021-2023 and 2024-2025.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  10. They lost the finals of 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23, all to Barcelona.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

Test 7Portugal's LeagueTake a test

  1. Sporting CP have nineteen titles, the Portuguese record.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Sporting CP (futsal)" and "S.L. Benfica (futsal)" · recall

  2. Benfica have ten Portuguese titles, the latest in 2026.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  3. Benfica beat Sporting CP in the play-off final both years.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  4. Benfica beat Sporting CP 4-3 in the fifth and deciding game of the series.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  5. Like many futsal leagues it carries a sponsor's name, which has changed over time.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  6. The top flight is the Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal, sponsored as the Liga Placard.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  7. Sporting CP have three European titles and Benfica one, from 2010.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  8. Benfica beat Sporting CP 4-3 in game five to win the title for the second year in a row.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  9. The league began in 1990-91 and has carried sponsor names such as Liga Sport Zone and Liga Placard.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  10. Benfica won game five 4-3 for back-to-back titles.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28) · applied

Test 8Russia's Super LeagueTake a test

  1. The league began in 1991.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Russian Futsal Super League" · recall

  2. Dina Moscow have ten titles, one fewer than Dinamo Moscow.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  3. Gazprom-Ugra have four league titles and a European title from 2016.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  4. Thirteen clubs play, from Surgut in the east to Saint Petersburg in the west.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  5. Between them the two Moscow clubs hold twenty-one titles.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  6. Moscow clubs dominated the early seasons; regional clubs have won more titles in recent years.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  7. Gazprom-Ugra play in Yugorsk; Surgut, Tyumen and Norilsk also have clubs in the league.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  8. Ukhta's two and Gazprom-Ugra's four sit well behind the two Moscow clubs.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  9. From 1991 Moscow clubs led; in recent years clubs from other regions have taken more titles.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  10. Eleven, ten, four and two.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

Test 9Italy's Serie ATake a test

  1. Luparense have six titles: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2017.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Serie A (futsal)" · recall

  2. Roma RCB have five titles and BNL Roma four.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  3. BNL Roma are third on the list with four.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  4. Meta Catania won in 2024-25, and L84 in 2025-26.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  5. L84 were the 2025-26 champions.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  6. Sixteen clubs play in the top division, run by the Divisione Calcio a 5.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  7. Matches are shown by RAI, Italy's public broadcaster.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  8. Italservice Pesaro are fourth on the list, behind Luparense, Roma RCB and BNL Roma.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  9. Luparense's first title came in 2007; the two newer champions won in the mid-2020s.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  10. 2003, 2011 and 2014.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

Test 10Leagues ComparedTake a test

  1. The LNF was created in 1996 to raise the level of Brazil's leading clubs.

    Source: Wikipedia, "Liga Nacional de Futsal" · recall

  2. Jaraguá won back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  3. The league runs on a franchise model inspired by the NBA.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  4. Twenty-four clubs take part, more than in Spain, Italy or Russia.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  5. Rio Grande do Sul lead with ten; São Paulo and Santa Catarina have seven each.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  6. The LNF has twenty-four clubs; Spain and Italy have sixteen and Russia thirteen.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  7. Clubs from Rio Grande do Sul, such as Carlos Barbosa, have ten titles.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · recall

  8. Paraná, on three, is the only state shown below seven.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  9. Twenty-four, sixteen and thirteen clubs.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

  10. Italy in the 1983-84 season, Spain in 1989, Russia in 1991 and Brazil in 1996.

    Source: General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28) · applied

Sources

General, verifiable futsal references: each question cites a specific real source in its Source line (Wikipedia edition/competition articles cross-checked against UEFA.com, FIFA.com / inside.fifa.com, AFC and confederation sites, and league sites). Where a sub-level revisits a result already logged for Level 9 (the World Cup and EURO winners lists), the question is framed on the competition record, not on restating Level 9 history.

  • General futsal history (Wikipedia "Primera División de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28)9
  • General futsal history (Wikipedia "Sporting CP (futsal)", "S.L. Benfica (futsal)", SL Benfica news 2026, checked 2026-09-28)9
  • General futsal history (Wikipedia "Russian Futsal Super League", checked 2026-09-28)9
  • General futsal history (Wikipedia "Serie A (futsal)", checked 2026-09-28)9
  • General futsal history (Wikipedia "Liga Nacional de Futsal", checked 2026-09-28)9
  • FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS"7
  • Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (titles)6
  • Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal"4
  • Wikipedia, "Liga Nacional de Futsal"3
  • Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal"; FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS"2
  • Wikipedia, "Sporting CP (futsal)"; "Liga Portugal Futsal"2
  • Wikipedia, "Russia national futsal team"2
  • Wikipedia, "Serie A (futsal)"2
  • Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (history)1
  • Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal" (names)1
  • Wikipedia, "UEFA Futsal Champions League" (titles by country)1
  • Wikipedia, "2001-02 UEFA Futsal Cup"1
  • Wikipedia, "Inter FS" (name history)1
  • UEFA.com, "History-makers Palma retain title again"1
  • SL Benfica, "Benfica Sporting Jogo 5 Final Liga Placard"1
  • Wikipedia, "Liga Portugal Futsal"1
  • SL Benfica, "Final Liga Placard"; Wikipedia, "Liga Portugal Futsal"1
  • Wikipedia, "Russian Futsal Super League" (champions)1
  • Wikipedia, "MFK Sinara Yekaterinburg"; "UEFA Futsal Champions League"1
  • Wikipedia, "MFK KPRF"1
  • Wikipedia, "Liga Portugal Futsal"; "Russian Futsal Super League"1
  • Wikipedia, "Associacao Carlos Barbosa de Futsal"1
  • Wikipedia, "Liga Nacional de Futsal"; "Intercontinental Futsal Cup"1
  • Wikipedia, "Copa Libertadores de Futsal"; olympics.com, "Liga Nacional de Futsal campeoes"1
  • Wikipedia, "UEFA Futsal Champions League" (winners)1
  • Wikipedia, "Iranian Futsal Super League"1
  • Wikipedia, "Primera Division de Futsal"; "Liga Portugal Futsal"; "Liga Nacional de Futsal"1
  • Wikipedia, "Leo Higuita"1
  • Wikipedia, "UEFA Futsal Champions League"1
  • Wikipedia, "Eder Lima (futsal player)"1
  • Wikipedia, "Ricardinho (futsal player, born 1985)"1
  • FutsalFeed, "The History of LNFS"; Wikipedia, "Leo Higuita"1
  • Wikipedia, "Primera División de Futsal"1
  • Wikipedia, "Sporting CP (futsal)" and "S.L. Benfica (futsal)"1
  • Wikipedia, "Russian Futsal Super League"1