It seems Dunedin has become the futsal capital of the country.
The city has the most players, the leading school side in the country and the biggest futsal centre in the South Island.
There are near-on 3000 players playing the game in the city and the rate of growth shows no sign of slowing down.
The game is like an indoor version of football, with fewer players and on a smaller court.
The game is played by four outfield players and a goalkeeper on each side on a field the size of a tennis court, and the ball is heavier than a normal football.
Football South futsal development manager Mike Clark said the sport was just becoming bigger every year and was doubling in size every couple of years.
Football South had wanted to grow the game in other areas of the South but it needed to find buildings to suit the game.
It might look at some small venues in Central Otago soon.
In that regard, the Edgar Centre was the ideal venue for the sport.
Clark said a 22-court centre was used in Palmerston North but the Edgar Centre with 18 courts in use was ideal.
There were 399 teams playing the game in the first part of this year.
School teams played only in the first and fourth terms but there were adult leagues that played all year round.
University students also found the game popular.
Leagues for their teams had been established and more were starting up.
Clark said some coaches of football, played outdoors on a grass pitch in winter, believed the sport was a big help for players in the 11-player code.
Players had to learn good ball control and be aware of space.
Parents and guardians enjoyed the game because it was easy to follow and was held at the same venue every week.
Players got more touches of the ball, it was a fast game and the games did not go for too long.
The Football South futsal team had finished runner-up in the national futsal league after three rounds spread over a few weeks late last year, losing to Auckland in the final.
In the national secondary schools competition earlier this month, Kavanagh College won the title and Otago Boys' High School finished in the top four.
Kavanagh only made a late decision to head to the championships in Wellington but through some good team play won through to the final, where it emerged the victor 5-3 over Napier Boys' High School.
Last night, in the final of the Dunedin secondary schools' contest, members of the Kavanagh and Otago Boys' teams clashed again and Kavanagh come out on top 4-1 to do the national and city double.
