World Minifootball Federation
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| Abbreviation | WMF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Giubiasco, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Members | 144 national associations |
President |  Filip Juda |
Secretary general |  Zorica Hofman |
Vice presidents |  Kevin Milliken  Achraf Ben Salha Peter Kralik Mohammad Aldousariy |
| Website | www |
The World Minifootball Federation (WMF) is the global governing body for mainly 5 and 6-a-side versions of minifootball (also called arena soccer). WMF exists to promote, supervise and direct minifootball growth, focusing on amateur players.
History
[edit]Minifootball leagues and other events are organized by the 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 the 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
[edit]Source:[5]
- African Minifootball Confederation (AMC)
- Asian Minifootball Confederation (AMC)
- European Minifootball Federation (EMF)
- Oceania Minifootball Federation (OMF)
- Panamerican Minifootball Federation (PAMF)
Competitions
[edit]- 2015 WMF World Cup, United States
- 2017 WMF World Cup, Tunisia
- 2019 WMF World Cup, Australia
- 2023 WMF World Cup, United Arab Emirates
- 2025 WMF World Cup, Azerbaijan
- 2019 WMF Continental Cup, Tunisia
- 2021 WMF U23 World Cup, Ukraine
- 2024 WMF U23 World Cup, Croatia
- 2018 WMF U21 World Cup, Czech Republic
- 2021 WMF Women's World Cup, Ukraine
- 2024 WMF Women's World Cup, Croatia
See also
[edit]- World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA)
- Federación Internacional de Fútbol Rápido (International Fast Football Federation FIFRA)
- International Socca Federation (ISF)
References
[edit]- ^ "Continental Cup". World Minifootball Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "First World Cup of indoor soccer". Ontario Fury. 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Organisation of WMF World Cup 2017 goes to Tunisia". TAP. 27 August 2016.
- ^ "WMF World Cup 2017 Awarded To Tunisia". Indoor Soccer News. 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Continenal Federations". www.minifootball.com.