World Minifootball Federation

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World Minifootball Federation
World Minifootball Federation logo.png
Formation2008; 14 years ago (2008)
Headquarters, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
Members
144 national associations
President
Czech Republic Filip Juda
Secretary general
Serbia Zorica Hofman
Vice presidents
Mexico Sergio del Rio (PAMF)
Tunisia Achraf Ben Salha (AMF)
Australia Miguel Angel Maron (OMF)
Slovakia Peter Kralik (EMF)
India Vitthal Shirgaonkar (AMC)
Websitewww.minifootball.com

The World Minifootball Federation (WMF) is highest global authority for 6-a-side, with 5 a-side, 7 a-side, 8 a-side, and arena soccer disciplines version of minifootball (also called arena soccer). WMF exists to promote, supervise and direct minifootball growth in order to contribute positive development of society. Its members are worldwide national minifootball teams and continental minifootball federations.

History[]

Minifootball leagues and other events are organized by WMF and its continental, national or local affiliates. The best teams from local leagues will advance to national championships. With the World Cup scheduled every two years, WMF also hosts Continental Cup (top five nations of each federation), U23 World Cup, Women's World Cup and Champions Cup (top clubs of each federation), among other events.[1]

In November 2013 it was announced that WMF World Cup would be hosted in the United States.[2] United States defeated Mexico 5–3 in the 2015 Final.

The second edition of the WMF World Cup was played in Tunisia in October 2017.[3][4]

Continental federations[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Continental Cup". World Minifootball Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "First World Cup of indoor soccer". Ontario Fury. 12 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Organisation of WMF World Cup 2017 goes to Tunisia". TAP. 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ "WMF World Cup 2017 Awarded To Tunisia". Indoor Soccer News. 5 September 2016.

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