European Minifootball Federation
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| Abbreviation | EMF |
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| Formation | 25 March 2012 |
| 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
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Greece
Georgia
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Lithuania
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
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 |  2015 |
 2017 |
 2019 |
 2023 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | 2019 |
Years |
|---|---|---|
| England
|
4th | 1 |
| Switzerland
|
GS | 1 |
| Romania
|
3rd | 1 |
| Czech Republic
|
1st | 1 |
WMF Women’s World Cup
[edit]| Teams | 2021 |
Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine
|
GS | 1 |
| Moldova
|
2nd | 1 |
| Switzerland
|
GS | 1 |
| Serbia
|
3rd | 1 |
U23 WMF World Cup
[edit]| Teams | 2018 |
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".