AlUla Futsal Club Departs for Brazil to Compete in 2026 Intercontinental Cup

AlUla Futsal Club’s first team has departed for Brazil to compete in the 2026 Intercontinental Futsal Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Pato Branco, in Paraná state, from November 14 to 19. The Saudi side travels to South America for a tournament that brings together clubs from different continents, and AlUla enters the competition with a squad that mixes domestic national-team talent with a Brazilian world champion.

The departure was reported by SPA from AlUla on November 11, 2026. According to the source, the team has already left for Brazil ahead of the tournament window that opens on November 14 and closes on November 19.

AlUla has been drawn in Group A alongside host club Pato Futsal of Brazil and Spain’s Palma Futsal. The draw places the Saudi club in a group with the Brazilian hosts and a Spanish side, setting up two group matches in the opening days of the competition. How will AlUla handle a group that includes the host club and a European opponent in back-to-back matches?

The team will open its campaign against the Brazilian side on November 15 before facing the Spanish team on November 16. Both matches are scheduled at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski, according to Saudi Arabia time. The back-to-back schedule means AlUla plays on consecutive days against Pato Futsal and then Palma Futsal, with both fixtures at the same venue in Pato Branco.

The AlUla squad includes Brazilian player Dyego Zuffo, captain of the Brazilian national team that won the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup and recipient of the 2024 World’s Best Player award. Zuffo’s presence gives the Saudi club a player who captained Brazil to the 2024 world title and was named the world’s best player that same year. What does it mean for AlUla to field a player who lifted the sport’s biggest national-team trophy and collected its top individual honor in the same year?

Alongside Zuffo, the AlUla squad includes several members of the Saudi national futsal team. The roster therefore combines a Brazilian international with a core of Saudi national-team players, a mix the source identifies as part of the traveling group for the Intercontinental Cup.

The tournament is set for Pato Branco, in Paraná state, from November 14 to 19. AlUla’s Group A fixtures fall on November 15 and November 16, both at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski. The source lists the match times according to Saudi Arabia time, a detail that matters for supporters following the games from the Kingdom across a time difference with Brazil.

Group A pairs AlUla with Pato Futsal of Brazil and Palma Futsal of Spain. The host club carries home advantage in Pato Branco, while Palma Futsal represents Spain in the group. Can AlUla take points from the host club in the opener and carry momentum into the second match a day later?

The Intercontinental Futsal Cup brings the Saudi club into a competition staged in Brazil, with AlUla’s participation confirmed by its departure for the tournament. The source states the team has departed for Brazil to compete in the 2026 edition of the cup.

For AlUla, the trip means a first group match against the Brazilian hosts on November 15 and a second against the Spanish side on November 16, both at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski. The venue hosts both of the club’s listed Group A fixtures, keeping AlUla at a single arena for its opening two matches. Does playing both group games at one venue give the squad an advantage in preparation and recovery?

The squad’s composition is a central part of the story: a Brazilian captain who won the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup and the 2024 World’s Best Player award, plus several members of the Saudi national futsal team. That combination of international pedigree and national-team representation is what AlUla brings to Pato Branco.

The source does not include the full squad list, the results of any previous matches in the competition, ticket or broadcast details, or the team’s travel arrangements beyond the departure itself. It also does not state which other clubs or groups make up the rest of the tournament field beyond Group A.

What the source does confirm is the destination, the competition, the dates, the group, the opponents, the venue, and the makeup of the AlUla squad. The club left AlUla for Brazil ahead of a tournament running from November 14 to 19 in Pato Branco, Paraná state, with Group A matches against Pato Futsal on November 15 and Palma Futsal on November 16 at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski.

With Dyego Zuffo and several Saudi national-team players in the traveling party, AlUla enters the Intercontinental Cup with a roster built around a world champion and domestic internationals. Will that blend translate into results against the Brazilian hosts and the Spanish side in the group stage?

The matches are listed according to Saudi Arabia time, and the source gives no further detail on kickoff scheduling beyond the dates and the arena. Supporters in the Kingdom following the club’s first Intercontinental Cup campaign will have two group fixtures to track on November 15 and 16.

AlUla’s departure for Brazil marks the club’s entry into the 2026 Intercontinental Futsal Cup in Pato Branco. The source reports the trip, the group draw, the two match dates, the venue, and the presence of Zuffo and several Saudi national-team players, without adding results, roster details beyond those names, or further tournament information.

When and where will AlUla play its group matches in the 2026 Intercontinental Futsal Cup? AlUla has been drawn in Group A and will open its campaign against host club Pato Futsal of Brazil on November 15, then face Spain’s Palma Futsal on November 16. Both matches are scheduled at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski in Pato Branco, Paraná state, according to Saudi Arabia time. The tournament itself runs from November 14 to 19, so the two group fixtures fall in the opening days of the competition.

Who is the notable player in the AlUla squad for the tournament? The AlUla squad includes Brazilian player Dyego Zuffo, who captained the Brazilian national team that won the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup and received the 2024 World’s Best Player award. Alongside him, the squad includes several members of the Saudi national futsal team. That mix of a Brazilian world champion and Saudi national-team players forms the traveling group for the Intercontinental Cup in Pato Branco.

Which teams are in AlUla’s group? AlUla has been drawn in Group A alongside host club Pato Futsal of Brazil and Spain’s Palma Futsal. The group therefore includes the Brazilian hosts and a Spanish side, with AlUla facing Pato Futsal first on November 15 and Palma Futsal on November 16. Both group matches are set for Arena Cláudio Petrycoski in Pato Branco, Paraná state.

When did AlUla depart and what competition is it entering? SPA reported from AlUla on November 11, 2026, that the AlUla Futsal Club first team has departed for Brazil to compete in the 2026 Intercontinental Futsal Cup. The tournament is scheduled in Pato Branco, Paraná state, from November 14 to 19. The club’s Group A fixtures against Pato Futsal and Palma Futsal fall on November 15 and 16 at Arena Cláudio Petrycoski.

What details about the tournament does the source not include? The source does not include the full AlUla squad list beyond Dyego Zuffo and several Saudi national-team members, nor does it report results, ticket or broadcast information, or travel arrangements beyond the departure. It also does not describe the rest of the tournament field beyond Group A. What it confirms is the destination, competition, dates, group opponents, venue, and squad makeup.

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