Indoor soccer or arena soccer (known internationally as indoor football , or fast football ) is a five-a-side or six-a-side version of minifootball , derived from association football and adapted to be played in walled hardcourt indoor arena. Indoor soccer, as it is most often known in the United States and Canada , was originally developed in these two countries as a way to play soccer during the winter months, when snow would make outdoor play difficult. In those countries, gymnasiums are adapted for indoor soccer play. In other countries the game is played in either indoor or outdoor arenas surrounded by walls, and is referred to by different names (such as "fast football" ( futbol rapido ) in Mexico , Futebol Society or showbol in Brazil , and "indoor football" ( futbol indoor ) in Spain ).
57-638: The Eastern Indoor Soccer League (EISL) was an American professional regional indoor soccer league. The league featured teams from the Southeastern United States . The regular seasons were played from May to August with post-season play in September. The EISL lasted two seasons before folding. Huntsville began the season as the Daytona Beach Speed Kings. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lafayette 12, Baton Rouge 9 Before
114-667: A CW affiliate. Both stations are located on Beech Springs Road and were controlled by Frank K. Spain until his death on April 25, 2006. The Christian fundamentalist American Family Association is located in Tupelo, and operates the national American Family Radio network and the OneNewsNow news service. Tupelo is served by BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway for freight transportation via rail. U.S. Route 45 , U.S. Route 78 , U.S. Route 278 , and Natchez Trace Parkway run through Tupelo; Interstate 22 runs north of
171-594: A Prohibition -era gangster, took place on November 30, 1932, at the Citizen's State Bank in Tupelo; his gang netted $ 38,000 ($ 849,000 in current dollar terms). After the robbery, the bank's chief teller said of Kelly, "He was the kind of guy that, if you looked at him, you would never thought he was a bank robber." During the Great Depression , Tupelo was electrified by the new Tennessee Valley Authority , which had constructed dams and power plants throughout
228-573: A tornado emergency to be issued by the National Weather Service . Tupelo is located in northeast Mississippi, north of Columbus , on Interstate 22 and U.S. Route 78 , midway between Memphis, Tennessee (northwest) and Birmingham, Alabama (southeast). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 51.4 square miles (133 km ), of which 51.1 square miles (132 km )
285-505: A bank robbery, possibly the first officer killed in the line of duty in the department's history. President Donald Trump visited the city of Tupelo twice, in 2018 and 2019. He held a campaign rally for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on November 26, 2018, at the Tupelo Regional Airport . Nearly one year later, the president returned to Tupelo to hold another rally (this time for Governor Tate Reeves ) on November 1, 2019, at
342-418: A controlled environment where they could indulge in their passion year-round. Rules vary between governing bodies, but some of the nearly universal rule deviations from association football include: Beyond these common threads, the sport is structured according to the idiosyncrasies of individual leagues. Most of these rules are adopted from other arena sports like ice hockey . Below is a listing of some of
399-823: A deep connection to Mississippi's music history , being known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley . The city is home to multiple art and cultural institutions, including the Elvis Presley Birthplace and the 10,000-seat Cadence Bank Arena , the largest multipurpose indoor arena in Mississippi. Tupelo is the only city in the Southern United States to be named an All-America City five times, most recently in 2015. Its Main Street program, Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association,
456-415: A householder not living alone. In addition, 39.7% of householders were living with related children under 18 and 60.3% with no related children under 18. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08. The median income for a household in the city was $ 39,415. The poverty rate was 20%. Historically, Tupelo served as a regional transportation hub, primarily due to its location at
513-497: A low at or below freezing, and 67 days with a high at or above 90 °F (32 °C) per year. The all-time record low is −14 °F (−26 °C), set on January 27, 1940, while the all-time record high is 109 °F (43 °C), set on July 29, 1930. However, temperatures at or below 0 °F (−18 °C) are rare, having last occurred December 23, 1989, the date of the all-time record low for December; additionally, while highs can reach 100 °F (38 °C) several days
570-517: A railroad intersection. More recently, it has developed as strong tourism and hospitality sector based around the Elvis Presley birthplace and Natchez Trace . The city has also been successful at attracting manufacturing, retail and distribution operations (see 'Industry' section below). Tupelo's current mayor is Todd Jordan. The Tupelo Council is made up of seven representatives, each elected from single-member districts . They annually elect
627-579: A regional manufacturing and distribution center and was once considered a hub of the American furniture manufacturing industry. Although many of Tupelo's manufacturing industries have declined since the 1990s, the city has continued to grow due to strong healthcare, retail, and financial service industries. Tupelo is the smallest city in the United States that is the headquarters of more than one bank with over $ 10 billion in assets. Tupelo has
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#1732782879334684-626: A row during severe heat waves, several years may pass between such readings. Precipitation is high, averaging 57.74 inches (1,467 mm) annually. On average, December is the single wettest month, and February through May are also especially wet; September and October are the driest months. The rainiest calendar day on record is March 21, 1955 when 9.40 inches (239 mm) of rain fell; monthly precipitation has ranged from trace amounts in August 1983 to 19.89 inches (505 mm) in December 1982. Snow
741-531: A school-owned Google Chromebook to use during the school year. In 2008, Sports Illustrated ranked the high school athletic department as the third-best high school athletic program in the nation. Tupelo High School is the largest public high school in Mississippi with a total of 1,931 students enrolled during the 2018–2019 school year. Some portions of Tupelo are zoned to the Lee County School District . For post-secondary education,
798-597: A total of 471 points and notched 113 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The SwampCats were champions of the EISL in 1997 and 1998. The Mississippi Beach Kings were based in the city of Biloxi, Mississippi , and played their games in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum . The Beach Kings played only during the 1998 season. During the 1997 season, the team played in Columbus, Georgia , as
855-542: A total of 52 games winning 32, one via shootout, and losing 20, one via shootout. They scored a total of 689 points and allowed a total of 566 points and notched 96 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The Columbus Comets were based in the city of Columbus, Georgia . They only played during the 1997 season before moving to Biloxi, Mississippi , for the 1998 season as the Mississippi Beach Kings . The team played 24 games and finished
912-460: A total of 564 points and allowed a total of 832 points and notched 40 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The Tallahassee Scorpions were based in the city of Tallahassee, Florida , and played their home games in the Donald L. Tucker Center . The Scorpions played a total of 52 games winning 28 of them, one via shootout, and losing 25. They scored a total of 705 points and allowed
969-681: A total of 577 points and notched 80 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The Tupelo Hound Dogs were based in the city of Tupelo, Mississippi . They only played during the 1997 season before moving to Pensacola, Florida , for the 1998 season as the Pensacola Flyers . The team played 24 games and finished the season with a record of 12 wins, 12 losses, and 1 shootout win for 35 points. Indoor soccer Indoor soccer has different regulations from other versions of association football designed for indoor play, such as futsal and five-a-side football . Unlike futsal, which
1026-457: A total of 810 points and allowed a total of 702 points and notched 87 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The Lafayette SwampCats were based in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana and played their home games in the Cajundome . The SwampCats played a total of 52 games winning 40, two via shootout, and losing 15, one via shootout. They scored a total of 643 points and allowed
1083-568: Is also played in several European countries. In the United Kingdom, Masters Football is the most well-known competition. Tournaments among Masters teams (consisting of veteran former players from professional 11-a-side teams from each country) are regularly played. In Spain, some over-30 ex-professionals represent their clubs in the Liga Fertiberia which plays a five-a-side variant. The European indoor soccer federation, known as
1140-617: Is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km ) (0.62%) is water. Like the rest of the state, Tupelo has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa in the Köppen climate classification ); it is part of USDA hardiness zone 7b. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from 43.4 °F (6.3 °C) in January to 82.3 °F (27.9 °C) in July, while, on average, there are 3.0 days where the temperature stays at or below freezing, 55 days with
1197-616: Is more popular in Canada, field lacrosse in the United States ). Indoor soccer is especially popular in Northern Canada due to the often unplayable outdoor conditions and its appearance in the Arctic Winter Games . The United States Indoor Soccer Association was founded in 1998. USIndoor soccer oversees all indoor soccer sports as well as "arena soccer" and "Futsal" in the United States. Major Arena Soccer League
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#17327828793341254-573: Is most popular in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with several amateur, collegiate and professional leagues functioning. While internationally less popular than futsal, indoor soccer is also played at the league level in many countries outside North America. The World Minifootball Federation (WMF) is the governing body of indoor soccer at the international level, having replaced the International Fast Football Federation (FIFRA). The term minifootball , which
1311-600: Is not to be confused with the term used in Russia and some other former Soviet countries, where the term mini-football is used to describe futsal . Indoor soccer's journey within Australia can be traced back to its emergence as a response to challenges posed by weather conditions and limited outdoor space. As the sport gained traction, purpose-built indoor facilities started to dot the Australian landscape, offering players
1368-596: Is played on wooden or ceramic surfaces, indoor soccer is played on synthetic turf (or, in the case of the British Masters Football variety, synthetic carpet). Indoor soccer courts are either delimited by walls or lines, and there are no player throw-ins . FIFA , the international body that oversees international association football competitions, does not sanction the synthetic turf version of indoor soccer, having developed its own code of indoor football (which they refer to as futsal ). Indoor soccer
1425-473: Is subject to tornadoes. On May 8, 2008 , one rated an EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale struck the town. On April 28, 2014 , another large EF3 tornado struck Tupelo and the surrounding communities, causing significant damage. On the night of May 2, 2021 , two EF1 tornadoes formed near town with the second being a large tornado that directly struck the northwest side of downtown, prompting
1482-704: Is the top indoor soccer league in North America. Indoor soccer or futbol rapido has also become a popular sport in Mexico, being included as part of the Universiada (University National Games) and the CONADEIP (Private School Tournament), in which university school teams from all over Mexico compete. In Mexico, "indoor" soccer fields are frequently built outdoors (though indoor courts are also used in some tournaments). In 2012 an eight-team indoor soccer league
1539-408: Is uncommon, with many years receiving trace amounts or no snowfall at all, and normal (1981–2010) winter snowfall stands at 2.1 inches (5.3 cm). The most snow in one calendar day was 8.0 inches (20 cm) on January 24, 1940, contributing to the 9.2 inches (23 cm) that fell that month, the snowiest on record; the snowiest winter was 1935–36 with 14.8 inches (38 cm). As of
1596-439: The 2020 United States Census , there were 37,923 people, 14,751 households, and 9,648 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2010, there were 35,456 people, 13,602 households, and 8,965 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 58.7% White , 36.8% African American , 0.1% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 2.0% from other races , and 1.4% from two or more races. 3.5% of
1653-620: The BancorpSouth Arena . These campaign rallies were broadcast on national television and received attention from news networks, such as CNN and Fox News . The spring of 1936 brought Tupelo one of its worst-ever natural disasters, part of the Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak of April 5–6 in that year. The storm leveled 48 city blocks and over 200 homes, killing 216 people and injuring more than 700 persons. It struck at night, destroying large residential areas on
1710-595: The Columbus Comets . The team played 28 games and finished the season with a record of 18 wins, 10 losses, 2 shootout wins and 1 shootout loss for 53 points. The Pensacola Flyers were based in the city of Pensacola, Florida , and played their games in the Pensacola Civic Center . The Flyers played only during the 1998 season. During the 1997 season, the team played in Tupelo, Mississippi , as
1767-606: The European Minifootball Federation (EMF), organizes the European Minifootball Championship (miniEURO) every year, and in recent years countries have established national minifootball associations. EMF organize variations of six-a-side football and this could come in different shapes and sizes from a large custom-built facility with multiple pitches or even an 11-a-side pitch temporarily split into smaller pitches. This
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1824-539: The Tupelo Hound Dogs . The team played 28 games and finished the season with a record of 10 wins, 18 losses and 1 shootout loss for 30 points. The Savannah Rug Ratz were based in the city of Savannah, Georgia , and played their home games in the Savannah Civic Center . The Rug Ratz played a total of 52 games winning 14 of them, one via shootout, and losing 39, two via shootout. They scored
1881-687: The Tupelo National Battlefield , the battlefield is administered by the National Park Service (NPS). In addition, the Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield , about ten miles north, commemorates another American Civil War battle. After the war, a cross-state railroad for northern Mississippi was constructed through the town, which encouraged industry and growth. With expansion, the town changed its name to Tupelo, in honor of
1938-678: The Fooks' Chevrolet dealership. In 1953, it moved to space over Biggs Furniture Store. A synagogue building was dedicated in 1957, with then-Mayor James Ballard giving the remarks. Into the late 1950s several long-distance trains served Tupelo. These included the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 's Gulf Coast Rebel (St. Louis - Mobile) and the Frisco Railroad 's Kansas City-Florida Special (Kansas City - Memphis - Jacksonville), Memphian (Memphis - Birmingham) and its Sunnyland (Kansas City to
1995-584: The Gulf Coast. At times, the European powers came into armed conflict. On May 26, 1736, the Battle of Ackia was fought near the site of present-day Tupelo; British and Chickasaw soldiers repelled a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia. The French, under Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville , governor of French Louisiana , had sought to link Louisiana with Acadia and
2052-491: The United States. There are also regional federations who govern the sport including: African Minifootball Federation (AMF), Asian Minifootball Confederation (AMC), Confederación Panamericana de Minifútbol (CPM), European Minifootball Federation (EMF), Oceania Minifootball Federation (OMF). Before Futsal was overseen by FIFA, the first Futsal World Champion was held in São Paulo, Brazil. This competition took place in 1982 and
2109-423: The battle. It was incorporated in 1870. By the early twentieth century the town had become a site of cotton textile mills , which provided new jobs for residents of the rural area. Under the state's segregation practices, the mills employed only white adults and children. Reformers documented the child workers and attempted to protect them through labor laws. The last known bank robbery by Machine Gun Kelly ,
2166-724: The city has satellite campuses of the University of Mississippi , Itawamba Community College , and the Mississippi University for Women . The local daily newspaper is the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . Tupelo is also served by the weekly Lee County Courier . Tupelo is home to three television stations serving the 133rd-ranked designated market area among 210 markets nationwide as determined by Nielsen Media Research : WTVA (9), an NBC and ABC affiliate; and WLOV (27),
2223-551: The city's north side. Among the survivors was Elvis Presley , then a baby. Obliterating the Gum Pond neighborhood, the tornado dropped most of the victims' bodies in the pond. The storm has since been rated F5 on the Fujita scale . The Tupelo Tornado is recognized as one of the deadliest in U.S. history. The Mississippi State Geologist estimated a final death toll of 233 persons, but 100 whites were still reported as hospitalized at
2280-409: The more common ones: Tupelo, Mississippi Tupelo ( / ˈ t uː p ə l oʊ / TOO -pə-loh ) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi , United States. Founded in 1860, the population was 37,923 at the 2020 census . It is the 7th most populous city in Mississippi and is considered a commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of northern Mississippi . Tupelo
2337-689: The other northern colonies of New France . In the early 19th century, after years of trading and encroachment by European-American settlers from the United States, conflicts increased as the US settlers tried to gain land from these nations. In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act and authorized the relocation of all the Southeast Native Americans to federal territory west of the Mississippi River , which
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2394-407: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. According to the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, there were 13,395 households, 42.8% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.5% had a female householder with no husband present. 32.2% were non-family households, with 28.4% had a householder living alone and 3.8% having
2451-639: The president of the council on a rotating basis. In 2021, the President of the Tupelo City Council is Travis Beard. Other council members are Janet Gaston, Rosie Jones, Chad Mims, Buddy Palmer, Lynn Bryan, and Nettie Davis. Tupelo Public School District is the school district for the vast majority of Tupelo. It participates in the Chromebook Distribution Policy, which means students in grades 6 to 12 are each given
2508-708: The region to generate hydroelectric power for the large, rural area. The distribution infrastructure was built with federal assistance as well, employing many local workers. In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt visited this "First TVA City". Tupelo had only 20 Jewish residents at the beginning of the Great Depression, out of 20,000 total residents. Temple B'nai Israel was established in Tupelo in 1939. The congregation first met in Tupelo City Hall. It later rented space on South Spring Street above
2565-607: The season with a record of 3 wins, 21 losses, and 3 shootout losses for 12 points. Founded as the Florida-based Daytona Beach SpeedKings in 1997, after 8 games the team was sold, relocated, and renamed. The Huntsville Fire were based in the city of Huntsville, Alabama , and played their home games in the Von Braun Center . The Fire played a total of 52 games, winning 29, two via shootout, and losing 23, two via shootout. They scored
2622-497: The season, the Tupelo team moved to Pensacola, Florida, and Columbus moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. SEMI-FINALS: Lafayette over Baton Rouge 2 games to 0; Mississippi over Huntsville 2 games to 1. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lafayette 10, Mississippi 9 The Baton Rouge Bombers were based in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and played their home games in the Baton Rouge River Center Arena . The Bombers played
2679-410: The time. Because the white newspapers did not publish news about blacks until the 1940s and 1950s, historians have had difficulty learning the fates of blacks injured in the tornado. Based on this, historians now estimate the death toll was higher than in official records. Fire broke out at the segregated Lee County Training School, which was destroyed. Its bricks were salvaged for other uses. The area
2736-520: The title. Indoor soccer is a common sport in the United States and especially Canada and you can read differences like Indoor Soccer Vs Futsal in detail, with both amateur and professional leagues, due to the short season for outdoor soccer in Canada and the Northern United States , and the ubiquity of arenas built for ice hockey and basketball which can easily be converted to indoor soccer (similar reasons as to why indoor lacrosse
2793-493: The west; sections east to Birmingham and Pensacola). The Frisco's Southland ceased running on December 9, 1967, marking the last passenger train in northeast Mississippi. In 2007, the nearby village of Blue Springs was selected as the site for Toyota 's 11th automobile manufacturing plant in the United States. In 2013 Gale Stauffer of the Tupelo Police Department died in a set up ambush following
2850-560: The world, was held in the O2 Arena in London in 2017. Held outside the auspices of the WMF, this tournament featured players which formerly played in the association football national teams of their home countries. A total of twelve teams participated, with France winning the title. It is intended to make Star Sixes a recurring event; a second edition took place in 2019, with England winning
2907-583: Was incorporated in 1870. The area had earlier been settled as "Gum Pond" along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad . On February 7, 1934, Tupelo became the first city to receive power from the Tennessee Valley Authority , thus giving it the nickname "The First TVA City". Much of the city was devastated by a major tornado in 1936 that still ranks as one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history. Following electrification, Tupelo boomed as
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#17327828793342964-456: Was completed by the end of the 1830s. In the early years of settlement, European-Americans named this town "Gum Pond", supposedly due to its numerous tupelo trees, known locally as "blackgum". The city still hosts the annual Gumtree Arts Festival. During the Civil War , Union and Confederate forces fought in the area in 1864 in the Battle of Tupelo or battle of oldtown Creek. Designated
3021-722: Was conducted by the FIFUSA (before FIFA). Brazil came in first in the first Futsal World Tournament (1982) and the second Futsal World Tournament (1985). FIFA overtook this championship in 1989 and renamed the competition the FIFA Futsal World Championship. During its existence, FIFRA organized several indoor soccer tournaments for national teams, including the Indoor Soccer World Championship. The only edition of this tournament took place in Mexico in 1997. No other world championship
3078-517: Was launched, which consists of former professional association football players from Liga MX . Indoor soccer is known in Brazil as showbol , with several current regional leagues. Formal national leagues have also been formed in Bolivia, Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru. However, the most common variations of indoor soccer played in Brazil are futsal but also futebol society . Indoor soccer
3135-699: Was originally coined in Europe, has been adopted by the WMF as a standard international name for the sport. Indoor soccer is played throughout the world. Currently, the international federation dedicated to promoting the sport is the World Minifootball Federation (WMF) based in Switzerland. The WMF replaced the International Fast Football Federation (FIFRA), which had been based in Mexico and later,
3192-441: Was played until 2015, when the first WMF World Cup was held in the United States. As of 2019 three WMF World Cups have been organized, with Mexico being the current world champion. A World Cup for Under-21 players was held in Prague in 2018, with the Czech team taking the title. A World Cup for women is planned for 2021 in Kyiv , Ukraine . Star Sixes , an indoor six-a-side football tournament for national teams from around
3249-478: Was the winner of the national Main Street 's Great American Main Street Award in 2020. The Tupelo micropolitan area contains Lee, Itawamba , and Pontotoc counties and had a population of 140,081 in 2017. Indigenous peoples, including the Chickasaw and Choctaw , occupied the area prior to European settlement. The French and British traded with these indigenous peoples and tried to form alliances with them. The French established towns in Mississippi mostly on
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