Minifootball
Appearance
Highest governing body | World Minifootball Federation |
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Characteristics | |
Contact | Yes |
Team members | 5–8 per side (including goalkeeper) |
Mixed-sex | No, separate competitions |
Type | Team sport, ball sport |
Equipment | Football |
Presence | |
Olympic | No |
Paralympic | Yes |
Minifootball is a variation of association football.[1][2][3][4] It is mainly play in 5-a-side, 6-a-side, 7-a-side and 8-a-side on an astro turf. The highest authority of mini football is currently World Minifootball Federation. Over the years, the popularity of minifootball have increased from South America to Europe and to Asia.
References
- ^ "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.