Futsal in Libya

Futsal in Libya is governed by the Libyan Football Federation. It is one of the most popular sports in the country, and is widely played.

National team

The Libya national futsal team made their first official appearance at the African Futsal Championship in Egypt in 2000. They have won several titles, including the African Futsal Championship in 2008, the Arab Futsal Championship in 2007, 2008 & the North African Futsal Cup in 2005, 2009 & 2010.

Libya reached the finals of the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time in 2008.

Futsal in Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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