The Mitre National Futsal Championships return to the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre in Carrara from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 January 2027. This is the second edition in Football Australia’s three-year agreement to hold the national competition on the Gold Coast.
That is useful notice for players, officials and families arriving from interstate. Futsal travel has its own rhythm: early starts, several days of matches, kit that needs washing and a group that does not always want to eat every meal out.
One tournament, many teams
Junior, youth and open competitions are part of the announced tournament, alongside Open AWD Mixed. Football Australia lists the divisions on its championship page. Use that source and your team’s instructions to confirm the age group, reporting arrangements and dates that apply to your player.
For accompanying adults, a five-day tournament is rarely five identical days. One team may be done for the afternoon while another is still playing. A family may want a quiet morning before the next session. The point of a Main Beach base is this: the beach and Tedder Avenue are close by when the court schedule finally clears.
The useful things are in the apartment
Every apartment at The Crest has a full kitchen with an oven, gas cooktop, dishwasher, full-size refrigerator and dining table. There is a separate laundry with a washing machine and dryer. It is enough equipment to make a simple breakfast before a long day, wash uniforms between matches and keep water bottles cold without a trip to the shops.
Two-bedroom apartments sleep four and have two bathrooms, useful for a player travelling with parents, siblings or teammates. Premium Two-Bedroom Apartments are refurbished. Standard Two-Bedroom Apartments are clean, tidy and original in style, with the same kitchen, laundry, balcony, air-conditioning, WiFi and secure undercover parking as every other Crest apartment. Interiors vary because apartments are individually owned.
One-bedroom apartments are better suited to a player and one accompanying adult, or a couple following the tournament. They have a queen bed, a full bathtub and the same kitchen and laundry set-up.
A place to switch off after Carrara
The Crest is not a team hotel or a tournament venue. It is a Main Beach apartment building, two minutes from the patrolled sand and about two minutes from Tedder Avenue. That separation can be welcome after a full day indoors. Walk to the beach. Get a meal nearby. Come back to a balcony and a kitchen rather than another food-court decision.
The building has two heated pools, one indoors and one outdoors, plus a spa, sauna, gym and full-sized tennis court. The outdoor pool is heated to 28°C year-round. Equipment for the tennis court is available for an additional charge. A covered BBQ area gives a group an easy dinner option, while the apartment kitchen keeps the next morning straightforward.
Leave the match plan to the organisers
Carrara needs its own journey from Main Beach. Ask the team how players and accompanying adults will travel, then use the fixture list to organise departures and return lifts. Each Crest apartment includes one secure undercover parking space. For public transport, check the full route in Translink; the nearby G:link stop is not a direct connection to the courts. The summer long-weekend guide has the wider school break and public holidays if the family is staying beyond the tournament.
Check availability for the championships, or compare the Standard Two-Bedroom Apartment and Premium Two-Bedroom Apartment.
