Seven-a-side football
| Highest governing body | IFA7 FIF7 FIFO7S |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Football 7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Yes |
| Team members | 7 per side |
| Type | Team sport, ball game |
| Equipment | Football Football boots Shin guards Kits Gloves (for goalkeepers) |
| Venue | Football pitch |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | No |
Seven-a-side football or Football 7 is one of the minifootball variations of football, which is played among seven players in each team. In the game consists of one goalkeeper and six outfield players. The pitch of seven-a-side football is bigger than that of five-a-side football, ranging from 50-65 yards in length and 25-50 yards in width respectively.[1]
Like other minifootball variations including five-a-side football, seven-a-side football is commonly played informally with flexible rules in contrast to association football and futsal, for which official laws are maintained by the IFAB and FIFA respectively. However, there have been many official and more formal seven-a-side matches in which the laws are often determined by the officiators and pre-existing rules.
Internationally, seven-a-side football is governed by several sub-continental governing bodies, including the IFA7[2], FIF7[3], and FIFO7S[4], with the versions sanctioned by these governing bodies have a similar set of rules. Other versions of seven-a-side football are sanctioned by multiple organisations and competitions, including the World Minifootball Federation and International Socca Federation, in which the variations of seven-a-side football are played as a part of WMF-sanctioned minifootball and ISF-sanctioned socca, Kings League and its women's counterpart Queens League, which uses additional rules such as tiebreaker penalty shootouts and secret weapons[5], The Soccer Tournament, a competition with additional rules, notably the Elam Ending, and a winner-take-all $1 million prize, and World Sevens Football, a women's international tournament.
International competitions
National teams
Worldwide
- Kings League World Cup Nations
- Football 7 World Championship[6]
- IFA7 World Championship[7]
- IFA7 Nations Cup[8]
Intercontinental
Invitational tournaments
- IFA7 International Challenge[9]
Central America
- Central America Cup[6]
South America
Clubs
Worldwide
- Football 7 World Club Championship[6]
- IFA7 World Clubs Championship[11]
- Kings League World Cup Clubs
- Kings League
- Queens League
Intercontinental
- Kings League MENA
Invitational tournaments
Asia
Domestic competitions
Argentina
- Super Liga F7 Argentina
Brazil
- Kings League Brazil
- Futebol 7 Nordeste
- Liga Futebol 7 Brazil
- NATIONAL FUT7 LEAGUE
- RW Futebol 7
- Super League 7 Brazil
- Super Liga Alagoana Fut 7
Bulgaria
- Bulgaria Mini Football League / Мини Футболна Лига
Canada
- Soccer League F7 Canada
Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Campeonato Nacional
- Costa Rica Liga Nacional
- Liga Fút7 Costa Rica
England
- London 7-a-side Dream League
- PowerLeague 7-a-side Football League
France
- Kings League France
Germany
- Kings League Germany
Guatemala
- Liga Fut7 Guatemala
India
- Indian Football 7 League
- All India Sevens Football
Ireland
- F7 Spark Energy Soccer League - Dublin
Italy
- Kings League Italy
Japan
- Football 7 Society League
Malta
- Seven-a-side Football Alliance League (SFAL)
Mexico
- Kings League Mexico
- Liga Fut 7 MX
- Liga Futbol 7 Corpus Christi
- Liga Futbol 7 Soccer Tlalpan
- Super League 7 Mexico
Peru
- Super Liga Fútbol 7 Iquitos
- Torneo Nacional IFA7
Philippines
Portugal
- Superliga Nacional Futebol 7
Singapore
- SCC Soccer 7s
Spain
- Kings League Spain
- Ligas Fútbol 7 Para Todos Madrid
- Madrid Fútbol 7 Ligas
- Queens League Spain
Thailand
- Channel 7 Football Champion Cup
United States
- Kings League USA
- The Soccer Tournament
United Arab Emirates
- KEFA Sevens UAE
Uruguay
- Liga Uruguaya Fútbol 7
Vietnam
- Hanoi Premier League S7(HPL) (northern teams)
- Saigon Premier League S7(SPL) (southeast teams)
- Can Tho Premier League S7(CPL) (Mekong Delta teams)
- Dak Lak Premier League(DPL) (Central Highlands and Central Coast teams)
- Vietnam Premier League (VPL) (National Finals)
Wales
- Cardiff Minifootball League
External links
- Seven-a-side football game rules - FIFOS Archived 8 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- Seven-a-side football game rules - IFA7 Archived 7 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- Futseven video: Madureira EC 5 x 5 CR Flamengo - 2013
References
- ^ "Indian Football 7 League | Games and Sports | Pune | Onspon". www.onspon.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "IFA7 – IFA7.com". Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Football 7 - International Federation". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "International Federation of Society Football - Promoting Society Football". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Welcome to the Kings League..." BBC. 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "FIF7 Federation". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "IFA7 Mundial - IFA7". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Nations Cup - IFA7". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "International Challenge - IFA7". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Copa America - IFA7". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "World Clubs Championship". Retrieved 5 December 2025.