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The objective of this research was to map the production of knowledge about women’s futsal football available in academic journals in the field of physical education. It’s bibliographic research where 14 Brazilian journals were analyzed, 91 works with this theme were found which were classified in 7 categories. The first articles were published in 2002 and 2003, one article each year. This production concentrated in the final years of the second decade of this century. 2018 showed 23 articles published. In 2017, people had 10 texts published and 2016 closed with 12 papers available. The magazine with the largest number of published articles was the Brazilian football and futsal magazine, totaling 47,25% of the production found. The main debate about women’s futsal football revolves around gender category. Studies show strong and complex problems in terms of inequality of access, prejudice, stability in sport, sponsorship, visibility, and availability of competitions. This highlights the need to strengthen these discussions. Finally, this research can help professionals understand how this field of knowledge has been organized and guide future studies on the theme.

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