Fico Sports Hub

Located at 2 Jurong West St 25, Singapore, and occupying 6 hectares in total land area, Fico Sports Hub is currently the largest futsal (5-a-side indoor football) arena in Asia.

A unique architectural feature of Fico Sports Hub is its white tensile membrane roofs, which are designed to keep out the heat and rain over its eight futsal pitches. Fico's futsal pitches is said to embrace an "open" concept, as instead of sidewalls, nets are used to surround the pitches to allow the flow of natural breeze.

Established in early 2007 by current director Gary Lau, Fico Sports Hub has affiliations to the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).

Players make their bookings for the use of the futsal courts via phone or online booking [ [http://www.ficosport.com/booking.aspx Fico Sports Hub-Login Page ] ] . There are different booking rates for peak and non-peak bookings, and membership discounts, bulk booking and corporate packages are also available.

Water Football

On 18 Aug 07, Fico Sports Hub launched Asia's 1st ever water football facilities. Fico imported the two inflatable water soccer courts from overseas. Water football involves playing football in ankle-deep water.

Beach Volleyball and Beach Football

Fico also has beach volleyball and beach football facilities. The courts use sand that was specially imported for the Swatch FIVB World Tour '2007 tournament in Sentosa.

Mission

Fico's mission is to promote sports, especially futsal, amongst Singaporeans. By providing an ideal venue for amateur footballers to hold their kickabout sessions in land-scarce Singapore, Fico hopes to raise the profile of football in the country. In addition, Fico's Management also hope that some of the young talented footballers in Singapore can develop their skills through futsal.

And with the addition of more sports facilities in the near future (see 'Future Developments'), as well as leasing out the 19 available retail outlets at the venue, Fico aims to "provide the ultimate combination of sporting and leisure action, promising a unique experience for everyone."

Future Development

In the pipeline are plans to open a Go Kart track and a paintball facility.

Corporate Events

Besides being a venue for social kickabout sessions, Fico Sports Hub also hosts and provides event planning and management services for corporate events such as football tournaments, family day events and sports carnivals.

On 23 June 2007, Fico Sports Hub hosted the Diva La Futbol V tournament, an annual women soccer event organised by the Singapore Management University (SMU) Women Soccer Club. The fifth edition of the tournament saw 56 teams - the largest ever number of teams in the history of the event - taking part, making it the largest women soccer event in Singapore.

References

External links

* [http://www.ficosports.com Fico Sports Hub website]