Minifootball is a small-sided variation of football.[1][2][3][4]
| 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 |
Overview
editIt is mainly played in 5-a-side format, with additional types of 6-a-side, 7-a-side, 8-a-side, 9-a-side and indoor soccer, all played on astro turf, or futsal played indoors on a hard court. The highest world authority of Minifootball, in all categories is World Minifootball Federation. Over the years, the popularity of minifootball has increased globally.
The term minifootball means small sided football open for both professional and recreational players. WMF organizes its own World Cup every 2 years, as well as continental championships through established national federations.
Main competitions
edit- WMF World Cup
- EMF EURO
- African Minifootball Cup
- African Minifootball Champions League
- Minifootball Asian Cup
- Minifootball American Championship
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.
- ^ hermesauto (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.
See also
editExternal links
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