The Second Annual Arnold Futsal Classic hosted by Columbus Futsal will be held March 6-8, 2020! The event will take place inside the historic Taft Coliseum as part of the 32nd Arnold Sports Festival. The ASF brings over 22,000 athletes and 200,000 spectators to Columbus every year for the past 3 decades. It is the Nation's largest multi-sport festival and futsal is the 80th sport to join, which is huge exposure to the game.

 

Taft Coliseum is a 5,000 seat arena with 3 minimum regulation size courts
and 1 international size court in one location! A fantastic setting  for players and an unprecedented atmosphere of futsal fans old and new!

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Team Registration is NOW OPEN!

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ATTRACTIONS: 155,000 square feet of space dedicated to sports to try and play for FREE at the KIDS & TEENS EXPO next door, FREE shuttle to downtown amenities and Greater Columbus Convention Center, celebrity appearances,  other prizes and giveaways!

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WHY: The Arnold Sports Festival has 22,000 (15,000 youth) athletes competing in 80 different sports. That's almost 3x more than the Olympics! The exposure for futsal and participating teams, clubs and coaches is HUGE with 50 states and 80 nations represented. The ASF is the largest multi-sport and fitness event in the Nation and on 5 continents- North America (Columbus, OH), South America (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Australia (Melbourne), Europe (Barcelona, Spain), and Africa (Johannesburg). There are over 200,000 spectators with 72% between the ages of 18-37. Web based and media exposure is within 3.5 million hits nationally and internationally.