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TECHNICAL REPOR T
5-15 January 1989, The Netherlands
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONAL E DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIO N FIFA founded 1904
President: Dr. Joäo Havelange (Brazil )
Genera/ Secretary Joseph S . Blatter (Switzerland )
Address: "FIFA House", 11 Hitzigweg, 8030 Zurich, Switzerlan d
Telephone Number : (01) 55 54 0 0 Telex Number : 817240 fìf ch Telefax Number : (01) 55 62 3 9
Committee for Five-a-Side Football (Indoor Football) (ad hoc ) Commission pour le Football ä cinq (Football en Salle) (ad hoc ) Comisión para el Fútbol cinco (Fútbol sala) (ad hoc ) Kommission für Kleinfeld-Fussball (Hallenfussball) (ad hoc )
Chairman : Pablo Porta Bussoms (Spain )
Deputy Chairman : Dr . Gydrgy Szepesi (Hungary )
Members : Antonio Ricchieri (Italy ) José Bonetti (Brazil ) Tom van der Hulst (Netherlands )
Secretary to the Committee : Miguel Galán (FIFA)
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Gold for the host : The mayor in the venue of Leeuwarden receiving a golden souvenir medal frorn the I- if A Pres t dent, Joäo Havelange . On the right, M.J.W. Kastermans, Vice-president of the KNVB .
FIFA, working in conjunction with the Dutch Association, KNVB , is pleased to start a new chapter in the history of FIF A competitions . In order to fulfil a need in the internationa l football game, FIFA joined forces with the KNVB to organise th e first time ever a World Championship for Five-a-Side Football . On behalf of the Fédêration Internationale de Footbal l Association I would like to thank the KNVB sincerely for it s exceedingly professional collaboration . !ma/ 4 Ir"c - Dr Joáo Havelang e FIFA Presiden t 3
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° The whistle for the start of the first FIFA World Championshi p for Five-a-side Football denoted that for the first time in th e long history of our organisation, we had left the traditiona l turf usually associated with football . Not only had the surfac e changed ; the goals and ball had too . This is a remarkable ste p for a federation whose characteristics have always included a deep sense of tradition and continuity .
Neither was there a dearth of harbingers of gloom expressin g scepticism about the new variation of our sport . The futur e development of five-a-side football (on which the principles o f indoor football are based) is indeed difficult to assess and w e still have a long way to go before a definitive version of th e Laws of the Game has evolved . Amendments, improvements an d appraisals of our initial experience with the game wil l certainly follow bearing in mind that these first attempts hav e been modest but nonetheless successful .
It is appropriate and useful to recall a few basic principle s of five-a-side football . The most significant is first of al l that : five-a-side or indoor football is not intended to compet e with the traditional form of our sport . The championship i n Holland was not planned with the stars of the green turf i n mind but for the fans and experts of five-a-side football . There are hundreds of thousands of footballers who follow onl y the smaller version of our sport . Why should they be denied th e allure of proving themselves at international level? Indoo r football provides the traditional footballer with th e opportunity of improving his own game . Technique, menta l alertness and physical agility - characteristics of five-a-sid e football - are qualities also befitting the turf player and ar e never developed to the full . What is more, indoor football i s not affected by the weather and requires fewer players .
Indoor football is an important component in the promotion o f up-and-coming players . Playing football in the street - a recreation that provided previous generations of children wit h hundreds of hours of precious training - has long disappeared , particularly in industrial countries . Instead, sports gymnasi a have sprung up everywhere in modern housing estates and most o f the time they lie idle . It should be one of the duties o f football to lead the youth of today back into these gymnasia . Now, with the Laws for Five-a-side Football and the fact that it takes only five players to form a team, the conditions ar e there to enable future generations to pursue our sport outsid e the realm of organised football in clubs . I 5-15 January 1989 the Netherlands Joseph S . Blatter, the FIFA General Secretary, seen chatting to Holland s national goalkeeper, Hans Van Breukelen .
Finally, yet another point : many Associations flirt with th e idea of arranging a FIFA tournament but cannot because th e prerequisites are missing . For a five-a-side world championshi p it takes only four gymnasia - that is the minimum requirement .
The Championship in Hollan d has found a worthy place in th e ranks of world competition s organised by FIFA and that ou r sport has been enriched b y new, hitherto little known bu t very exciting feature .
Joseph S . Blatter General Secretary s
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The World Championship for Five-a-Side Football, which had fiv e big cities in the Netherlands under its spell from 5-1 5 January, was a double party for the KNVB . Not only were w e pleased with the assignment of the first World Championship o f this kind to the Netherlands, but also with the fact that th e Royal Dutch Football Association could not have wished for a better opening to celebrate its Centennial .
Sixteen countries from all parts of the world were our guest s during the World Championship . The KNVB did everything to offe r all these people an enjoyable and successful stay in th e Netherlands . It was enjoyable to see so many intereste d spectators and their behaviour supporting their team enthusi- astically but also keeping an eye open for the performances o f the other participants . This was the very way to make thi s World Championship a festival of football for all thos e involved .
M .W .J . Kasterman s
Emergence of Five-a-Side Football in the Netherland s
Five-a-side football is a fast-risin g cipate with at least one team . Five-a - sport in the Netherlands . Interest i n side football is played by men an d this sport began to grow in the six - women, boys and girls . In Holland, a t ties . The KNVB initially did not tak e least 100,000 five-a-side footbal l part in its development, but popula r players have not yet joined the KNVB . interest in this sport, particularl y The Association Headquarters ar e in the provinces of Noord-Holland an d currently engaged in a vigorou s Noord-Brabant, led it to change it s campaign to bring all these player s attitude . together under the KNVB flag . The interest of the public and the medi a With a membership of 150,000, five-a - in five-a-side football continues t o side has since become a mature form of grow . football . The competition is divide d into six national leagues . Curren t The KNVB considered the organisatio n plans envision two main leagues b y of this championship a great oppor- 1990 . There are currently about 80 0 tunity for promoting this new form o f sports halls where five-a-side i s football . We are proud to report tha t played . More than 3,300 clubs parti - this aim was realised . I
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Five-a-Side Football is Holland s biggest indoor sport . Every week, more than 250,000 boys, girls, men and women enjoy playing it . 150,000 youngsters play five-a-side football unde r the aegis of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Voetbalbond (KNVB ) which - unlike many foreign football associations - has adopte d as diverse a range of football associated activities a s possible . In addition to regular field football, it organise s youth football, football for the disabled, wome n s football an d five-aside football .
I daresay that five-a-side football has reached a high level o f accomplishment in the Netherlands . Some years ago this observ - ation gave rise to the desire to pit our teams against those o f other countries . Successes achieved in Hungary, Spain an d Brazil have confirmed that we are on the right track .
In view of the experience and tradition of the KNVB, we wer e able to organise the first official World Championship . We hav e been supported in this by the Dutch Government, which als o feels that a prestigious event like a World Championship i s certain to contribute to a further increase in the number o f people playing five-a-side football .
Jo W . van Marl e Chairman of the KNVB
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A memorable occasion : the opening ceremony of the I" Five-a-side Football World Championship o n 5 January 1989.
STATISTICAL DETAILS OF THE MATCHE S
Key / Légende / Leyenda / Aufschlüsselun g
Match No . Date Kick-off time Stadium Number of spectator s Match No . Date Heure du coup d envoi Stade Nombre de spectateur s Partido No . Fecha Hora de saque de salida Estadio Numbero de espectadore s Spiel Nr . Datum Anstosszeit Stadion Zuschauerzahl
Teams / Equipes / Equipos / Mannschafte n
a) Goals / Buts / Goles / Tor e b) Referees / Arbitres / Arbitros / Schiedsrichte r c) Cautions / Avertissements / Amonestaciones / Verwarnunge n d) Expulsions / Expulsiones / Ausschlüss e
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NETHERLANDS - DENMARK 4 :2 (1 :0 )
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Netherlands : 1 Bakhuis - 2 Foree - 3 Tielens - 4 Hermans - 5 Loosveld - 6 V .D . Heuvel - 8 Faber - 9 Demandt - 11 Bakker - 12 Seintner - 13 Wentze l
Denmark : 1 Rindo m - 3 Olsen - 4 Svinggaard - 5 Bonde - 6 Moeller Nielsen - 7 Vingaard - 8 Kristensen - 9 Laudru p - 10 Christensen - 11 Joergensen - 1 3 Jense n
a) 1 :0 Faber (12 ) ; 1 :1 Olsen (28 ), 2 :1 Faber (33 ) ; 2 : 2 penalty Joergense n (42 ) ; 3 :2 Tielens (43 ) ; 4 :2 Herman s (50 )
b) Silva Arce (Chile) - Arppi Filho (Brazil )
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PARAGUAY - ALGERIA 5 :0 (4 :0 )
02 05 .01 .89 21 :30 Hours ROTTERDAM 6 00 0
Paraguay : 1 Benitez Isasi - 2 Jara Heyn Adolfo - 3 Jara Heyn Luis - 4 Peralta - 5 Ruiz Diaz Morinigo - 6 Lopez - 8 Sanchez Rodriguez - 9 Flor Lugo - 10 Espineda Alons o - 11 Alcaraz Leguizamon - 12 Ibarrola Lope z
Algeria : 1 Benmiloud - 2 Benhalima - 3 Guettai - 4 Belamri - 5 Dahnoune - 7 Bouhdjar - 8 Boukar - 9 Lounici - 1 0 Belloumi - 11 Tasfaout - 12 Benchih a
a) 1 :0 Alcaraz Leguizamon (8 ) ; 2 :0 Sanchez Rodriguez (11 ) ; 3 :0 Ruiz Diaz Morinigo (20 ) ; 4 :0 Alacaraz Leguizamon (24 ) ; 5 :0 Sanchez Rodriguez (41 )
b) P . Meysman (Belgium) - E . Soriano Aladren (Spain )
c) Guettai (Algeria) 21 ; Benitez Isasi (Paraguay) 42
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