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| Abbreviation | ISF |
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| Formation | 2017 / 62 Nation Member in 2023 |
| Founded at | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, 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 |
| Affiliations | Leisure Leagues (some members) |
| Website | soccafederation.com |
The International Socca Federation (ISF) is an organization which sets up the Socca World Cup. It is a governing body for amateur[1] six-a-side football.
Any national organisation which runs 5, 6, 7 or 8-a-side football leagues is eligible to join ISF. [2]
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History
Formation
The ISF was formed in late 2017 by small-sided football teams across Europe and the rest of the world. It was launched at a ceremony in Birmingham in February 2018, with guests of honour including World Cup and EURO referee Mark Clattenburg.[3][4] 51 countries invited to the launch.[5]
Eligibility criteria are minimal. Anyone who wants to run a national 6-a-side team in their country can register with the ISF if no such team already exists, subject to an approval process.[6]
Governance
The governance structure announced involves a number of top figures from the Socca world. Pakistani businessman Shahzeb Mehmood Trunkwala of World Group[7] was elected as Honorary Vice President, along with English solicitor and charity founder Tim Ollerenshaw.[8]
Greek businessman Thanos Papadopoulos[9] took over as CEO, and German events mogul Christoph Köchy[10] became Head Of Sponsorship.[11] Stuart Winton, a socca referee, was appointed tournament director.[12][13]
Ambassadors
Popular football figures were signed on to be ambassadors, led by Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho, who has played in socca exhibition games in Pakistan in summer 2017.[14][15] Other players that signed up to be ambassadors included Robert Pires and Ryan Giggs.[16]
Members
62 nations sorted by 2023 full men ranking: [17]
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Socca World Cup
The inaugural 2018 Socca World Cup took place in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Trunkwala Stadium. It was refereed by Clattenburg.[18][19][20] Successive World Cups were held in Rethymno, Crete[21] (2019), Budapest, Hungary[22] (2022), and Essen, Germany[23] (2023).
Other leagues
A Socca Champions League was held in October 2018 in Porec, Croatia. Dynamik Toruń from Poland emerged as champions.[24] A second Champions League was held in Maribor, Slovenia in September 2019. Slovenian side ARKO Kljucarovci beat Dynamik Toruń 4–2 in overtime.[25]
In 2023, The first Socca EuroCup took place in Chișinău, Moldova. Kazakhstan won 2-1 on penalties against Romania.[26] 13 teams participated.
See also
- World Minifootball Federation
- Five-a-side football
- Seven-a-side football
- Minifootball
- Indoor soccer
- The Soccer Tournament
- Powerleague
- Freestyle football
- Street football
- Homeless World Cup
- World Cup of Masters
References
- ^ "International Socca Federation Rules & Regulations". Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ https://soccafederation.com/membership-levels/
- ^ "Formation of 'International Socca Federation' announced - Daily Times". 6 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Socca Federation Meeting Hailed As A Great Success - News - Leisure Leagues". 9 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "First International Socca Federation conference on Feb 8". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "International Socca Federation - Tournaments Around The World". International Socca federation. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "World Group". www.worldgroup.pk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Brown, Graeme (20 April 2017). "Mazars hosts charity tea at The Cube". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "liberost". liberost. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Christoph Köchy". www.six-a-side.de. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Governance - International Socca federation". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Star Referees". www.ukminifootball.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Home - Star Sixes". Star Sixes. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Football: 'Ronaldinho and friends' to play exhibition matches in Pakistan - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Team Ronaldinho beats Giggs-7 to take 1-0 series lead". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Your chance to win Ryan Giggs' shirt!". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ https://soccafederation.com/
- ^ "2018 World Cup- Portugal". soccafederation.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "SOCCA SETS THE BAR HIGH ALL AROUND THE WORLD". soccafederation.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Crete 2019 – old – International Socca federation".
- ^ "ISF WORLD CUP 2022 LOCATION ANNOUNCED – International Socca federation".
- ^ "It's Germany 2023! – International Socca federation".
- ^ "Socca Champions League 2018 Knockout Stages – International Socca federation".
- ^ "Socca Champions League 2019 Knockout Stages – International Socca federation".
- ^ "Казахстан сенсационно выиграл турнир по сокке. Что это такое?". Vesti.kz.
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