European Minifootball Federation
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Abbreviation | EMF |
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Formation | 25 March 2012; 13 years ago (2012年03月25日) |
Type | Sports organisation |
Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic |
Region served | Europe |
Membership | 34 full member associations |
President | Borislav Alexandrov |
Vice-president | Gianluca Finazzi |
General secretary | Ivan Ivanov |
Main organ | General assembly |
Parent organization | WMF |
Website | www |
The European Minifootball Federation, also referred to by its abbreviation EMF, is the administrative body for 5-a-side version of minifootball in Europe. It is one of five continental confederations of its governing body, the World Minifootball Federation. EMF consists of 34 national associations.[1] [2]
History and membership
[edit ]EMF was founded in a meeting held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 23–25 March 2012. EMF started with 11 members and currently has 29 full-time federation members.
Members
[edit ]Members as listed on EMF website:[1]
- Albania Albania
- Austria Austria
- Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
- Belgium Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria Bulgaria
- Croatia Croatia
- Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Estonia Estonia
- Greece Greece
- Georgia (country) Georgia
- Hungary Hungary
- Republic of Ireland Ireland
- Israel Israel
- Italy Italy
- Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
- Kosovo Kosovo
- Lithuania Lithuania
- Moldova Moldova
- Montenegro Montenegro
- Netherlands Netherlands
- North Macedonia North Macedonia
- Poland Poland
- Portugal Portugal
- Romania Romania
- Russia Russia
- Serbia Serbia
- Slovakia Slovakia
- Slovenia Slovenia
- Spain Spain
- Switzerland Switzerland
- Turkey Turkey
- Ukraine Ukraine
- United Kingdom United Kingdom
Competitions
[edit ]EMF's main competition is EMF EURO for national teams, held annually from 2012 to 2018. In 2019 EMF General assembly decided to organize EMF EURO every 2 years in rotation with WMF World Championship. EMF's main club competition is the EMF Champions League. In addition, EMF organizes Euro Business Cup for corporate teams.
- EMF EURO (Men)
- EMF Champions League
- Euro Business Cup
- EMF EURO (Women)
Major tournament records
[edit ]WMF World Cup
[edit ]- 1st — Champion
- 2nd — Runner-up
- 3rd — Third place
- GS — Group stage
- — Host(s)
Teams | United States 2015 |
Tunisia 2017 |
Australia 2019 |
United Arab Emirates 2023 |
Years |
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Albania | GS | 1 | |||
Azerbaijan | 4th | 1 | |||
Bulgaria | QF | 1 | |||
Czech Republic | 5th | 1st | 5th | QF | 4 |
England | 25th | R16 | 1 | ||
France | 8th | GS | 2 | ||
Germany | 8th | 1 | |||
Georgia | R16 | 1 | |||
Hungary | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3 | |
Ireland | GS | 1 | |||
Kazakhstan | 11th | 11th | 2 | ||
Moldova | 10th | 1 | |||
Montenegro | R16 | 1 | |||
Portugal | 18th | 28th | R16 | 2 | |
Romania | 3rd | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 4 |
Russia | 9th | 10th | 2 | ||
Serbia | 10th | 12th | GS | 3 | |
Slovakia | 7th | QF | 2 | ||
Spain | 4th | GS | 2 | ||
Switzerland | 22nd | 1 | |||
Ukraine | 8th | GS | 2 |
WMF Continental Cup
[edit ]Teams | Tunisia 2019 |
Years |
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England | 4th | 1 |
Switzerland | GS | 1 |
Romania | 3rd | 1 |
Czech Republic | 1st | 1 |
WMF Women’s World Cup
[edit ]Teams | Ukraine 2021 |
Years |
---|---|---|
Ukraine | GS | 1 |
Moldova | 2nd | 1 |
Switzerland | GS | 1 |
Serbia | 3rd | 1 |
U23 WMF World Cup
[edit ]Teams | Slovakia 2018 |
Ukraine 2021 |
Years |
---|---|---|---|
Moldova | 3rd | 1 | |
Ukraine | GS | 1 | |
Hungary | QF | 1 | |
Slovakia | 2nd | GS | 2 |
Slovenia | GS | 1 | |
Czech Republic | 1st | 2nd | 2 |
Georgia | GS | 1 | |
Russia | QF | 1 | |
Switzerland | GS | 1 | |
United Kingdom | QF | 1 | |
Austria | GS | 1 | |
Italy | 4Th | 1 |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Member Associations
- ^ "WMF: Continental Confederations". World Minifootball Federation . Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Tunisia Continental Cup 2019".
- ^ "WMF World Cup U21 Overview".