Sporting Maryland Futsal Club was established in 1999 in the Southern area of Maryland and was originally founded as Southern Maryland Futsal Club (SMFC). SMFC has been at the forefront of the Futsal evolution in the U.S. and was one of the first Futsal clubs created in the United States. Initially the Men’s team was the focus but shortly after their early success and innovation, the founding of SMFC Academy was added and became a strong identity of the Club. As the success of the Men’s team grew, so did the enrollment numbers of the Academy, now in the range of 150+ players per year. Over the years SMFC has been honored with 50+ State Championships, 20+ Regional Championships, and 9 National Titles. The Academy has created top players that have gone on to play in all divisions of college soccer, graduated to the Men’s First Team, and represented the U.S. Men’s Futsal National Team.
Along with domestic success, SMFC First Team has been able to showcase their teams on the international stage. Competing in the Intercontinental Cup, Nations Cup, and Golden Cup on several occasions. With the positive state of the club and the clubs strong value system, the continuance of these experiences for the First Team as well as the academy will only grow. To learn from the best and to compete against the best.
Tradition of Development and Success
As the growth of Futsal and its awareness in the United States has taken giant leaps in the last 5 years, Sporting Maryland Futsal Club has continued to evolve with the ever growing landscape of the game. Sporting celebrated their twentieth anniversary of the club in 2019 and have continued to have success on the court and in the community. In 2019, SMFC U19 (00/01) boys team was able to secure the clubs 9th National Title, garnering the next generation of young men to make the transition to the First Team. With 2020 offering the biggest challenge to the indoor sport through Covid-19, SMFC again made the adjustment and created a street futsal program to offer the communities youth. This allowed the technical development through futsal of our players to continue in a safe environment at a very difficult time. Finally as the summer of 2021 brought a return to the indoor court for the majority of the futsal community with national events, SMFC returned stronger than ever with a return to the National Championships for the Men’s Team, coming out national finalists with a tough battle against 3x national champion, Utah Elite Futsal.
The continued growth and success over the past two plus decades has SMFC as one of the leading clubs domestically here in the United States and one of the most well known American futsal clubs internationally.
The men's professional Futsal team participates in a variety of competitions including the National League of Professional Futsal (NLPF - the top flight of Futsal in the US), United States Futsal National & Regional Championships, year-round exhibitions, invite-only international tournaments, and more to support the Futsal community.
New Programming for 2021/22
Sporting’s youth continue to compete in US Futsal’s local, regional and national events but also have several developments on the horizon. Partnering with local soccer powerhouse, Maryland United Football Club, again shows the commitment to the community and the importance of every child being able to experience Futsal as a supplement to their soccer education.
Sporting Maryland has added United Futsal, Champions Cup Series, to their program to create an elite pathway for our elite academy players to see the game from a more global perspective and create a pathway to International events for the youth. The World Futsal Championships and World Futsal Cup will now be available through qualification in the Champions Cup Series. Qualifying National Events will be offered in December 2021 and throughout the Summer 2022 on the east coast of the United States.
After a successful Street Futsal Program for SMFC over the 2020/21 winter, Sporting Maryland will move in 2021 to include a year round training program to offer its membership to allow players to continue to train the technical qualities of Futsal to compliment their soccer club environment with monthly membership options.
The club is excited to continue building its legacy and serve as pioneers in this truly beautiful game!
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