Minifootball

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]

Minifootball

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

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

1. 3-a-side
2. 4-a-side
3. 5-a-side
4. 6-a-side
5. 7-a-side
6. 8-a-side
7. 9-a-side
8. 10-a-side
9. Indoor

Main competitions

• WMF World Cup
• WMF Continental Cup
• EMF EURO
• African Minifootball Cup
• Asian Minifootball Cup
• Panamerican Minifootball Cup

See also

• Socca
• Futsal