Futsal or indoor soccer became popular in the Netherlands in the 1960s when Dutch marines took home the game they’d watched and enjoyed abroad.
It took another decade before the first official Royal Dutch Football Association competition was created.
The Dutch national team finished in second position after being beaten by Brazil 2–1 in the final, their best result to date.
[2] From the 2011-12 season, futsal has become a separate entity with the KNVB management structure, with its own governing committee.
Its tasked with developing the sport and meeting the KNVB’s key ambitions as set out in its 2010 Masterplan.