The Asian Minifootball Championship is a continental minifootball competition for national teams in Asia. The competition is organised under the Asian Minifootball Confederation (ANMC), which describes itself as the governing body for minifootball in Asia and an affiliate of the World Minifootball Federation (WMF).
Competition The Asian Mini Football Championship is a continental outdoor minifootball (6v6 Football - 50 Minutes) competition contested by the senior men's national teams of Asian Minifootball Confederation (ANMC). Two teams play 6 against 6 with a reserve of 9 players. 25 Min + 10 Min + 25 Min / 2*5 Over time / 3v3 Penalty kicks
History The competition has been referred to by different names in official and contemporary sources. The ANMC officially promoted the 2025 edition as the Asian Minifootball Nations Cup 2025, while contemporary reports referred to it as the 2025 Asian Mini Football Championship. The 2026 edition was officially promoted as the Asian Minifootball Championship. Editions (ANMC / WMF)
Year Host Champions Runners-up Third place Teams 2025 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 8 2026 Jakarta, Indonesia 10
2025
The 2025 competition was held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from 4 to 9 March 2025. The Asian Minifootball Confederation (ANMC) listed eight participating national teams: India, Pakistan, Japan, Iraq, Indonesia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
Iran defeated Indonesia 3–2 in the final. The United Arab Emirates defeated Oman 4–1 in a penalty shootout in the third-place play-off.
Final standings
Pos. Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2025 Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 2 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6 3 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3 4 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Group A results
Date Team Score Team 4 March 2025 7–0 4 March 2025 7–2 5 March 2025 4–1 5 March 2025 1–0 6 March 2025 2–1 6 March 2025 6–0
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 3 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3 4 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Group B results
Date Team Score Team 4 March 2025 1–0 4 March 2025 1–1 5 March 2025 1–2 5 March 2025 2–0 6 March 2025 5–2 6 March 2025 1–0
Ranking Matches
Ranking matches
Date Placement Team Score Team 9 March 2025 7th–8th place 9–0 9 March 2025 5th–6th place 3–0
The results of the earlier placement matches between Japan and India and between Pakistan and Iraq are recorded in archived versions of the tournament article, but have not been included here as independently sourced results pending verification.
Semi-finals
Date Team Score Team 9 March 2025 1–0 9 March 2025 3–2
Third place
Date Team Score Team 9 March 2025 4–1 (pen.)
Final
Date Team Score Team 9 March 2025 3–2
Final ranking
Pos. Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2026 The second edition of the Asian Minifootball Championship under the AMC/WMF competition structure was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 13 to 18 September 2026. Ten national teams participated, divided into two groups of five. The group stage was played at ASIOP Stadium, with ranking matches, the semi-finals, the third-place match and the final following the group stage. 2026 group stage
Group A Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Thailand 4 4 0 0 35 0 +35 12 2 Indonesia 4 3 0 1 18 2 +16 9 3 Iraq 4 2 0 2 38 11 +27 6 4 India 4 1 0 3 11 37 −26 3 5 Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 7 59 −52 0
Source: official tournament results.
Group A Results Date Team Score Team 13 September 2026 Thailand 15–0 India 13 September 2026 Indonesia 8–1 Bangladesh 14 September 2026 Thailand 14–0 Bangladesh 14 September 2026 Indonesia 5–0 Iraq (walkover) 15 September 2026 India 8–5 Bangladesh 15 September 2026 Thailand 5–0 Iraq (walkover) 15 September 2026 Bangladesh 1–14 Iraq 15 September 2026 India 0–9 Indonesia 16 September 2026 Iraq 23–3 India 16 September 2026 Thailand 1–0 Indonesia
Group B Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Uzbekistan 4 3 0 1 15 7 +8 9 2 UAE 4 3 0 1 21 9 +12 9 3 Syria 4 2 0 2 18 9 +9 6 4 Pakistan 4 1 0 3 6 17 −11 3 5 Japan 4 1 0 3 5 22 −17 3
Group B Results Date Team Score Team 13 September 2026 Uzbekistan 5–2 Japan 13 September 2026 UAE 2–5 Syria 14 September 2026 Uzbekistan 5–0 Syria 14 September 2026 UAE 4–1 Pakistan 15 September 2026 Japan 0–5 Syria 15 September 2026 Uzbekistan 3–1 Pakistan 15 September 2026 Syria 8–1 Pakistan 15 September 2026 Japan 1–13 UAE 16 September 2026 Pakistan 3–2 Japan 16 September 2026 Uzbekistan 2–4 UAE
The official tournament report notes that the Uzbekistan–Syria result was recorded as 5–0 following a disciplinary decision.
Ranking Matches Placement Team Score Team 9th place Bangladesh 1–4 Japan 7th place India 0–5 Pakistan (walkover) 5th place Iraq 8–1 Syria
Semi Finals Date Team Score Team 17 September 2026 Uzbekistan 2–0 Indonesia 17 September 2026 Thailand 3–0 UAE
Third Place Date Team Score Team 18 September 2026 United Arab Emirates 3–0 Indonesia Finals Date Team Score Team 18 September 2026 Thailand 3–2 Uzbekistan
Final Standings Pos Team 1 Thailand 2 Uzbekistan 3 United Arab Emirates 4 Indonesia 5 Iraq 6 Syria 7 Pakistan 8 India 9 Japan 10 Bangladesh
Thailand won the championship for the second time, having previously won the inaugural edition in 2023. Uzbekistan finished second and the United Arab Emirates third.
2026 tournament statistics
2026 statistical table
The following statistics are calculated from the 27 official tournament results published by the Asian Minifootball Confederation. Recorded walkovers are included as official 5–0 results, as shown in the official results record.
Pos Team MP W L GF GA GD Pts 1 Thailand 6 6 0 41 2 +39 18 2 Uzbekistan 6 4 2 19 10 +9 12 3 United Arab Emirates 6 4 2 26 12 +14 12 4 Indonesia 6 3 3 22 7 +15 9 5 Iraq 5 3 2 45 15 +30 9 6 Syria 5 3 2 19 16 +3 9 7 Pakistan 5 2 3 11 17 −6 6 8 India 5 1 4 11 57 −46 3 9 Japan 5 1 4 9 27 −18 3 10 Bangladesh 5 0 5 8 48 −40 0
Note: The final position column follows the official tournament finishing order. The statistical totals above are calculated from the published 27 official results and therefore are not intended to replace the competition's published group-ranking criteria.
Individual statistics Hussein Abdulhadi of Iraq was reported as the tournament's leading goalscorer with 10 goals. India's Anish Murali was reported as the second-highest scorer with eight goals.
Abdulhadi scored six goals in Iraq's 23–3 victory over India, the highest-scoring match of the tournament.
Tournament records
Record Statistic Most goals by a team in a match Iraq, 23 Highest-scoring match Iraq 23–3 India Goals in highest-scoring match 26 Largest winning margin Iraq by 20 goals Most goals by a player in one match Hussein Abdulhadi, 6 Most goals scored by a team during the tournament Iraq, 45 Fewest goals conceded Thailand, 2 Best goal difference Thailand, +39 Most wins Thailand, 6
Thailand's championship campaign
Thailand won all six of its matches at the tournament.
In the group stage, Thailand defeated India 15–0, Bangladesh 14–0, Iraq 5–0 by walkover and Indonesia 1–0. Thailand subsequently defeated the United Arab Emirates 3–0 in the semi-final and Uzbekistan 3–2 in the final.
Thailand scored 41 goals and conceded two during the tournament. Both goals conceded came in the final against Uzbekistan.
Individual awards
The reported individual awards included Treerapong Seree of Thailand as Best Player, Hussein Abdulhadi as top scorer, and M. Nazil of Indonesia as Best Goalkeeper. Japan received the Fair Play award.
Participating nations
The 2025 edition featured eight national teams: India, Pakistan, Japan, Iraq, Indonesia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
The 2026 edition featured ten national teams. Thailand won the championship, with Uzbekistan finishing second and the United Arab Emirates third.
Team 2025 2026 Appearances India 8th 8th 2 Indonesia 2nd 4th 2 Iran 1st — 1 Iraq 7th 5th 2 Japan 6th 9th 2 Oman 4th — 1 Pakistan 5th 7th 2 Syria — 6th 1 Thailand — 1st 1 United Arab Emirates 3rd 3rd 2 Uzbekistan — 2nd 1 Bangladesh — 10th 1
Across the two documented editions, 12 national teams have participated in the competition.
Medal table
Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2
See also Minifootball Five International Federation (MFIF) 5v5 Football Since 2019 International Street Football Association (ISFA) 3v3 Football Since 2025 International Socca Federation (ISF) 7v7 Football Since 2017 Phygital sport - Games of the Future - Phygital Football Minifootball Five-a-side football Seven-a-side football Ghetto Games Since 2019 F7 Internanional Cup (Since 2022) FIF 7 Since 2011 Kings League Queens League 2025 Kings World Cup Nations World Sevens Football 7's Football League The Soccer Tournament National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) Indoor Football League Powerleague World Minifootball Federation
References
External links
Asian Minifootball Confederation ANMC Asia Cup ANMC Asia Cup 2026 match results