India Football Tour - India's largest amateur 5-a-side football tournament

The India Football Tour is coming to your doorstep very soon

Ever thought about playing 5-a-side football in an organised manner? Wondered if you have the skills necessary to be an outstanding 5-a-side footballer? Well, if you are a fan of this particular format of the game, this is the best time for you to show what you can do on the field!

A tournament exclusively for amateurs, the India Football Tour, the country’s largest 5-a-side football tour, is the perfect platform for one to demonstrate their abilities on the field. The tour goes across 8 different cities across India to pick the best amateur team in the country.

Every city will play host to a qualifying tournament where they can be crowned City Champions, surely a matter of great pride! All the city winners will then travel to Goa to play in the Tour finale, where India’s best amateur 5-a-side football team will be crowned.

The tour will start on the 23rd of January in Bangalore and will finish on the 19th of March in Guwahati, covering Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata in that time.

Now that the dates are clear, the next thing on everyone’s minds is what one needs to do to be able to participate.

The best part about the India Football Tour is that professional 5-a-side players are not eligible, while anyone above the age of 18 with a valid passport can participate. The only actual condition is that the participants should be residents of the city they represent, irrespective of nationality.

Considering that the tournament is being held at a grand scale, the prizes too are very exciting! The regional winners all get an all-expense paid trip to Goa and the chance to represent their cities in a professionally organised tournament.

However, the real reward is the fact that the National finale will be streamed live across the world, allowing people everyone to watch and appreciate your skills. Adding to all the hype would be the presence of professional scouts from top clubs across the world.

Thus, if you excel at the tournament, you could potentially get the chance to play 5-a-side football for some top teams across the world, which would be nothing short of a dream come true!

Also, what happens if your team wins the finale of the India Football Tour? The winners get prizes worth INR 3,00,000 and will qualify for the F5WC (the world’s largest 5-a-side football tournament ) qualifiers in India.

So, what are you waiting for? Visit the website (India Football Tour), register, form your team and start practising. For all you know, you could be representing India at the world 5-a-side tournament next year!