Minifootball Explained

Union:	World Minifootball Federation
Minifootball
Contact:	Yes
Team:	5–9 per side (including goalkeeper)
Mgender:	No
Category:	Team sport, Football
Olympic:	No
Paralympic:	Yes

Minifootball is a small-sided variation of football.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Overview

It 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

• WMF World Cup
• WMF World Cup U21
• WMF Women’s World Cup
• WMF Continental Cup

See also

• Socca

External links

• RULES OF THE GAME MINIFOOTBALL

Notes and References

1. Web site: What is Minifootball? . . en-US . 2020-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904140013/http://eurominifootball.com/about-emf/what-is-the-minifootball/ . 2019-09-04 . live .
2. Web site: About WMF . World Minifootball Federation . . 2020-03-06.
3. Web site: Football: Search on for amateur players to represent Singapore at minifootball World Cup . hermesauto . 2019-06-28 . The Straits Times . . Singapore . 2020-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629154519/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-search-on-for-amateur-players-to-represent-singapore-at-minifootball-world . 2019-06-29 . live .
4. Web site: RULES . ausminifootball.com . Australia . 2020-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190623225213/http://ausminifootball.com/rules.html . 2019-06-23 . live .