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International Socca Federation
AbbreviationISF
Formation2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Founded atBirmingham, England, United Kingdom
HeadquartersBirmingham, United Kingdom
Region
Worldwide
Official language
English
Honorary vice president
Tim Ollerenshaw
Honorary Vice President
Shahzeb Mehmood Trunkwala
CEO
Thanos Papadopoulos
Head of sponsorship
Christoph Köchy
AffiliationsLeisure Leagues (some members)
Websitehttps://soccafederation.com

The International Socca Federation (ISF) is an organization which sets up the Socca World Cup. It sets up as a governing body for six-a-side football specifically.

History

Formation

The ISF was formed in late 2017 by leading providers of small-sided football across Europe and the rest of the world. The ISF aims to bring together experts from across the globe. It was officially launched at a ceremony in Birmingham in February 2018, with guests of honour including World Cup and EURO referee Mark Clattenburg.[1][2]

Eligibility

As an inclusive organisation, the ability to register to the ISF is open to anyone who wants to run the national 6 a side team in their country, subject to an approval process.[3]

Number of countries involved

Initially there were 51 countries invited to the launch in Birmingham, UK.[4]

Governance

The governance structure announced involves a number of top figures from the Socca world. Pakistani businessman Shahzeb Mehmood Trunkwala of World Group[5] was elected as Honorary Vice President, along with English solicitor and charity founder Tim Ollerenshaw.[6]

Management appointments

The International Socca Federation quickly began to make senior managerial appointments after February's meeting, with Greek businessman Thanos Papadopoulos (founder of Libero S & T)[7] taking over as CEO and German events mogul Christoph Köchy[8] being Head Of Sponsorship.[9] They will be joined by other experienced staff, such as Stuart Winton who is tournament director. He is considered as one of the finest referees in socca, having officiated at prestigious events such as Star Sixes at the O2 Arena.[10][11]

Ambassadors

The International Socca Federation has signed up some of the football figures to be ambassadors. The head of these is Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho, who has experience of socca, having played in exhibition games in Pakistan in summer 2017.[12][13]

Many of the players who played in these games have signed up to be ambassadors, such as Robert Pires and Ryan Giggs. The latter has given his shirt to Leisure Leagues, one of the partners in the Federation.[14]

Socca World Cup

2018

The inaugural 2018 Socca World Cup took place in Lisbon, Portugal, at the purpose built Trunkwala Stadium. The matches kicked off on 23 September 2018, when Canada took on Cape Verde and ran all the way through to 29 September 2018, culminating in Germany's 1–0 win over Poland. The match was refereed by Mark Clattenburg.[15]

The tournament received coverage throughout the world,[16] including high profile endorsements from the likes of Lukas Podolski and the Neymar foundation.[17]

2019

The 2019 Socca World Cup took place in Rethymno, Crete, from 12 to 20 October 2019,[18] and was won by Russia, who beat Poland 3–2 in the final.[19][20]

2022

The 2022 Socca World Cup will be played in Budapest, Hungary, in September 2022.[21]

2023

The 2023 Socca World Cup will be played in Essen, Germany, in the summer of 2023.[22]

Summary

Year Hosts Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2018
Details
Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal

Germany
1–0
Poland

Russia
2–1
Portugal
2019
Details
Greece
Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Russia
3–2
Poland

Greece
2–1
Moldova
2022
Details
Hungary
Budapest, Hungary

Brazil
3–0
Kazakhstan

Poland
3–1
Germany

Socca Champions League

2018

The first ever Socca Champions League took place on October 18–21, 2018 in Porec, Croatia. Dynamik Toruń emerged as champions, beating another team from Poland, Kluge Team Płock, 2–1 in the final.[23]

2019

The second edition took place in Maribor, Slovenia on 5–September 2019. Slovenian side ARKO Kljucarovci beat last year's champions Dynamik Toruń 4–2 after extra time.[24]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Socca Federation Meeting Hailed As A Great Success - News - Leisure Leagues". 9 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "International Socca Federation - Tournaments Around The World". International Socca federation. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "First International Socca Federation conference on Feb 8". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "World Group". www.worldgroup.pk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ Brown, Graeme (20 April 2017). "Mazars hosts charity tea at The Cube". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ^ "liberost". liberost. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Christoph Köchy". www.six-a-side.de. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Governance - International Socca federation". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Star Referees". www.ukminifootball.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Home - Star Sixes". Star Sixes. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Football: 'Ronaldinho and friends' to play exhibition matches in Pakistan - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Team Ronaldinho beats Giggs-7 to take 1-0 series lead". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Your chance to win Ryan Giggs' shirt!". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  15. ^ "2018 World Cup- Portugal". soccafederation.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  16. ^ "SOCCA SETS THE BAR HIGH ALL AROUND THE WORLD". soccafederation.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Instituto Neymar Jr on Instagram: "Olha só que legal!! O Instituto Neymar Jr. está estampando a camisa da Seleção Brasileira de Futebol de 6 no Primeiro Mundial de Mini…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Crete 2019 – old – International Socca federation".
  19. ^ "Russia edge Poland to clinch Socca World Cup title".
  20. ^ "Diary of a Socca Ref. Jorg Oppers". 8 April 2020.
  21. ^ "ISF WORLD CUP 2022 LOCATION ANNOUNCED – International Socca federation".
  22. ^ "It's Germany 2023! – International Socca federation".
  23. ^ "Socca Champions League 2018 Knockout Stages – International Socca federation".
  24. ^ "Socca Champions League 2019 Knockout Stages – International Socca federation".