Seven-a-side football is one of the

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variations of

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, 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.

Organisations

* IFA7 * FIF7 * Kings League, which uses additional rules such as tiebreaker penalty shootouts and secret weapons

International competitions

* World Cup * Nations Cup * Copa America * World Club Championship * IFA7 International Challenge * Asia 7s

Domestic competitions

Argentina

*Super Liga F7 Argentina

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

Guatemala

*Liga Fut7 Guatemala

India

*Indian Football 7 League * All India Sevens Football

Ireland

*F7 Spark Energy Soccer League - Dublin

Malta

*Seven-a-side Football Alliance League (SFAL)

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

* 7's Football League

Portugal

*Superliga Nacional Futebol 7

Singapore

* SCC Soccer 7s * Dejavu Football Singapore 7x7 League * Goals Glory 7s League

Spain

*Ligas Fútbol 7 Para Todos Madrid *Madrid Fútbol 7 Ligas

Thailand

*Channel 7 Football Champion Cup

United States

* The Soccer Tournament, a competition with a winner-take-all $1 million prize first held in 2023

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 - FIFOSSeven-a-side football game rules - IFA7Futseven video: Madureira EC 5 x 5 CR Flamengo - 2013

References

{{Association football Association football variants