Asian Minifootball Confederation

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Asian Mini Football Confederation
AbbreviationAMC, AMFC
Formation1 February 2020;4 years ago (2020-02-01)
TypeSports organisation
Headquarters Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Region served
Asia
Members20+
President
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Aldousariy
Vice-president
Flag of Lebanon.svg Ahmad Hassan Danash
Secretary general
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Binjwajed
Parent organization
WMF
Website https://asianmf.com/en

The Asian Mini Football Confederation is the administrative body for 6-a-side version of minifootball in Asia. It is one of five continental confederations of World Minifootball Federation. [1] [2]

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History

The AMFC's assembly was held on 1 February 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The body was created and a new president, Mohammad Aldousari (president of the Saudi Minifootball Federation), was elected. The assembly has chosen Riyadh as federation seat. It also elected Lebanon's Ahmad Hassan Danash as first vice-president, and Saudi Mohammed Binjwajed as second vice-president. [3]

The 1st Asian Minifootball Championship was held in Indonesia ,12 teams participated [4] . Thailand was the champion of the 2023 Asian Cup [5]

Competitions

Major tournament records

WMF World Cup

Teams Flag of the United States.svg
2015
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2017
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2019
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2021
Years
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 23rd1
Flag of India.svg  India 12th24th27th3
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 20th18th2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 24th1
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 19th17th2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 16th1
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 32nd1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 20th1

WMF Continental Cup

Teams Flag of Tunisia.svg
2019 [6]
Years
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq GS1
Total1

U23 WMF World Cup

Teams Flag of Slovakia.svg
2018 [7]
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2021
Years
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq GS1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan GS1
Flag of India.svg  India XGS1
Total21

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