Flamengo has always been a star in Futsal and continues to be. With three rounds of the Rio de Janeiro State Youth Championship underway, the Rubro-Negro is leading in two: the under-9 and under-13 categories. In the under-11 categories, the team is in second place. The next match for Flamengo's three categories will be on Sunday (18), starting at 10 am at Helênico, against the home team.

Flamengo debuted in the championship against Canto do Rio, in Gávea, and won in all three categories. In the under-9 category, they won 4-2, in the under-11 category, 12-0, and in the under-13 category, another rout: 16-1. In the second round, the team from Gávea faced Madureira, away from home, and won in the under-9 category, 9-2, and in the under-13 category, 5-1. Their only loss was in the under-11 category, 3-2.

Last Friday, in a third-round match, Flamengo faced Mackenzie away from home and came out on top in all three categories, winning 16-4 in the under-9 division, 4-1 in the under-11 division, and 7-4 in the under-13 division. With these results, Flamengo now holds first place in the under-9 and under-13 divisions, and second place in the under-11 division.

Starting on March 13th, the Rio de Janeiro youth futsal championships feature 15 teams, divided into two groups. Group A has eight teams and Group B has seven. Playing each other within their respective groups, home and away, the top four teams from Group A, the top three from Group B, and the team with the best technical index from both groups qualify for the second phase. Group A includes Fluminense, Flamengo, Madureira, Helênico, Canto do Rio, América, Caxias, and Mackenzie. Group B includes Vasco, Casa de España/Botafogo, Mangueira, Grajaú, Tio Sam, Mello, and Marabú.

Children and Infants - In the under-15 and under-17 categories, the competition is slightly different. Flamengo debuted on the 20th, against Madureira in Conselheiro Galvão. The boys from Gávea were defeated 3-2 in the under-15 category, and won 10-9 in the under-17 category. The second round was on the 27th, and Flamengo won in both categories, playing once again away from home, this time in Niterói, against the Canto do Rio team. The under-15 team won 8-1, and the under-17 team won 2-1.

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There are 12 teams in the competition: CR Flamengo, Fluminense FC, Madureira EC, Canto do Rio, SC Mackenzie, CR Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa Carioca, Mello TC, Casa de Espana/Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, América Futebol Clube, Pentágono Futsal/Col. Pentágono and EC Independente/Club Bom Pastor. The next match for Flamengo's youth and children's categories will be on the 10th, Saturday, at 14 pm, against the SC Magnólia/Bom Pastor team.