World Minifootball Federation
The World Minifootball Federation (WMF), is the highest authority of minifootball (5 a side to 8 a side association football, also called indoor soccer) in the world. WMF exists to promote, supervise and direct minifootball in the world, to contribute to the positive development of society. Its members are national minifootball associations and continental minifootball federations from each continent.
Abbreviation | WMF |
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Motto | Minifootball. Made by heart, finished by mind. |
Formation | 2008 |
Headquarters | Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
Members | 71 national associations |
President | Filip Juda |
Vice President | Sergio del Rio (PAMF) |
Vice President | Achraf Ben Salha (AMF) |
Vice President | Miguel Angel Maron (OMF) |
Website | www |
Minifootball leagues and other competitions and events are organizing by the WMF or by its continental, national or local affiliates. The best teams from local leagues will advance to national championship. The best players are chosen for national team which participate in continental or world minifootball championships.
With a World Cup scheduled for every two years the WMF also begun hosting a WMF Continental Cup (top five nations of each federation), WMF World Cup U21, WMF Women's World Cup and WMF Champions Cup (top clubs of each federation).[1]
In November 2013 it was announced that a WMF World Cup tournament sponsored by the WMF 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]
Member associations
- African Minifootball Federation (AMF)
- Asian Minifootball Confederation (AMC)
- Panamerican Minifootball Federation (PAMF)
- European Minifootball Federation (EMF)
- Oceania Minifootball Federation (OMF)
References
- "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.