Minifootball
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| Highest governing body | World Minifootball Federation |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Yes |
| Team members | 5–9 per side (including goalkeeper) |
| Mixed-sex | No |
| Type | Team sport, Football |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | Yes |
Minifootball (sometimes spelled mini-football and called minifoot) is a small-sided variation of association football.[1] Minifootball is played in 5-a-side format, with additional variants of 6-a-side, 7-a-side, 8-a-side, 9-a-side and indoor football.[2] All games are played on artificial turf, in contrast to futsal which is played on a hard court indoors. Minifootball is open to both professional and amateur players and has grown in popularity globally.[3]
The highest global authority for the 5-a-side format is the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The 6-a-side format is governed by the International Football Federation, while the 7-a-side format is governed by several sub-continental bodies, including the IFA7 and FIF7. The WMF organizes its own World Cup every 2 years, as well as continental championships through established national federations.[4]
Variants
[edit]- 3-a-side
- 4-a-side
- 5-a-side
- 6-a-side
- 7-a-side
- 8-a-side
- 9-a-side
- 10-a-side
- Indoor
Main competitions
[edit]- WMF World Cup
- WMF Continental Cup
- EMF EURO
- African Minifootball Cup
- Asian Minifootball Cup
- Panamerican Minifootball Cup
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "What is Minifootball?". EMF miniEURO. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "About WMF". World Minifootball Federation. World Minifootball Federation. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ Abdul Aziz, Sazali (2019-06-28). "Football: Search on for amateur players to represent Singapore at minifootball World Cup". The Straits Times. Singapore: The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "RULES". ausminifootball.com. Australia. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
External links
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