Sidemen Charity Match

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Sidemen Charity Match
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Logo of the 2023 edition of the match
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Sidemen Football Club
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YouTube Allstars
Sport Association football
Type Friendly match
Location England
First meetingSidemen FC 7–2 YT Allstars
(3 June 2016;8 years ago (2016-06-03))
Latest meetingSidemen FC 8–5 YT Allstars
(9 September 2023;16 months ago (2023-09-09))
Next meeting8 March 2025;45 days' time (2025-03-08)
Broadcasters YouTube
Stadiums
Statistics
Meetings total5
Most wins Sidemen FC (4)
Top scorer Flag of England.svg Miniminter (10)
All-time record
Largest victorySidemen FC 7–1 YT Allstars (2 June 2018)
Smallest victorySidemen FC 0–2 YT Allstars (21 May 2017)
Largest goal scoring15 goals (24 September 2022)
Longest win streakSidemen FC, 3 (2018–present)
Current win streakSidemen FC, 3 (2018–present)
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The Valley (2017, 2018, 2022)
Locations of all the stadiums that have hosted or will be hosting Sidemen Charity Matches

The Sidemen Charity Match is a recurring association football-based charity event, organised by British YouTube group the Sidemen.

Contents

The event has been held on five occasions since 2016: one at St Mary's Stadium, three at the Valley, and one at London Stadium. All matches have been livestreamed via YouTube, promoting various charitable causes. In each edition, the seven members of the Sidemen—KSI, W2S, Miniminter, Zerkaa, Vikkstar123, TBJZL and Behzinga—and various affiliated YouTubers compete as the Sidemen Football Club, [note 1] whilst various other influencers compete as the YouTube Allstars.

The fourth charity match, held in 2022, is recognised by Guinness World Records for the highest live viewership on a YouTube charity sports match, peaking at over 2.5 million viewers.

History

Background

Prior to the first Sidemen Charity Match, five members of the group (all except KSI and Vikkstar123) participated in the first EE Wembley Cup on 8 August 2015 as part of Sidemen United, a team that was established for the match. Sidemen United lost against Spencer FC 5–2. The Wembley Cup would be held annually for three more years without Sidemen United (which effectively dissolved after their only match), although Sidemen members Wroetoshaw, TBJZL and KSI would participate in the 2017 Wembley Cup as part of Tekkers Town, who lost against Hashtag United 6–1.[ citation needed ]

2016: St Mary's

The first Sidemen Charity Match was held at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, on 3 June 2016, raising over £110,000 for the Saints Foundation. [1] [2] Over 600,000 people watched the livestream on YouTube—the most ever for YouTube Gaming at the time—and 15,000 people attended the match; [2] the stadium only permitted the Sidemen to fill the seats to half-capacity.

2017, 2018, 2022: The Valley

Three subsequent matches were held at The Valley, London. The second and third matches, in 2017 and 2018, respectively raised £210,000 for the NSPCC and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust, [3] [4] and £65,747 for the Young Minds Trust and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust. [5] After a four-year hiatus, the fourth match in 2022 raised over £1,000,000 for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7 Education. [6] [7] [8] The livestreamed match later secured a Guinness World Record for "most viewers for a charity sports match live stream on YouTube" with 2,558,501. [9]

2023: London Stadium

A fifth match was held on 9 September 2023 at London Stadium, [10] the home stadium of Behzinga's supported team West Ham United. Sidemen FC won 8–5 and retained the championship against the YouTube Allstars. [11] Rapper Aitch performed for the match's halftime show. [12] The match raised over £2.4 million for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7Education. [11]

2025: Wembley Stadium

On 3 November 2024, the Sidemen's official X (formerly known as Twitter) account posted that the charity match would be returning for a sixth match, with ticket information to be revealed on 10 November. [13] It was later revealed on that date that the next match would be held on 8 March 2025 at Wembley Stadium, the UK's largest stadium. [14] The charities supported for this match will be the BBC's charity Children in Need and the Sidemen's own charity, Bright Side. [14]

Match results

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Sidemen
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YouTube Allstars

2016

Sidemen 72YouTube Allstars
  • JMX Soccerball shade.svg58'
  • Joe Weller Soccerball shade.svg72'
St Mary's Stadium , Southampton
Attendance: 15,000
0 Jme
GK1HughWizzy
4 Zerkaa
6 Spencer FC
7 Miniminter (c)
10 Marcus Butler
11 P Money
15 Behzinga
17Manny
19Lewis Redman
21 TBJZL
69 KSI
77 Wroetoshaw
87Bateson
123 Vikkstar123
GK1David Vujanic
5CapgunTom
7Callux
8HurderOfBuffalo
9Joe Weller
10 ChrisMD
13BajanCanadian
15 Joe Sugg
17 Calfreezy (c)
21 Oli White
22Tobiias
25 JMX
27Nepenthez
69 AnEsonGib
75Poet

2017

Sidemen 02YouTube Allstars
The Valley , London
Attendance: 26,000
GK1Charlie Morley
RB4 Zerkaa
CB77 Wroetoshaw
CB75Poet
LB4 Jme
RM21 TBJZL
CM16 Behzinga
CM17Manny
LM12 KSI
ST123 Vikkstar123
ST7 Miniminter (c)
Substitutes:
92David Vujanic
8 P Money
87Bateson
19Lewis Redman
GK30HughWizzy
RB7Callux
CB4 Josh Pieters
CB5Reev
LB44 AnEsonGib
CDM25 JMX
CDM17 Calfreezy (c)
RM1 Deji  [ hu ]
CAM10 ChrisMD
LM2 WillNE
ST50 Marcus Butler
Substitutes:
69 Caspar Lee
9 Oli White
19 TheBurntChip
21Castro

2018

Sidemen 71YouTube Allstars
ChrisMD Soccerball shade.svg65'
GK1Charlie Morley
CB77 Wroetoshaw
CB3 Behzinga
CB4 Zerkaa
CDM6 KSI
RM8 Alfie Deyes
CM69 RiceGum
CM21 TBJZL
LM10 FaZe Adapt
ST123 Vikkstar123
ST7 Miniminter (c)
Substitutes:
5 Lachlan Power
0 Jme
22 Keemstar
17Manny
GK30HughWizzy
RB3Mo Vlogs
CB3 Romell Henry
CB2 WillNE
LB1 Deji  [ hu ]
RM15 Joe Sugg
CM17 Calfreezy (c)
CM11Callux
LM7DjMaRiiO
CF10 ChrisMD
ST0 King Bach
Substitutes:
161Stephen Tries
44 AnEsonGib
22 Jay Swingler
PrestonPlayz

2022

Sidemen 87YouTube Allstars
Report
The Valley , London
Attendance: 27,111
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
GK1Pieface
RB17 Calfreezy
CB15 Behzinga
CB77 Wroetoshaw
LB4 Zerkaa
RM23 MrBeast
CM5 KSI (c)
CM10 ChrisMD
LM21 TBJZL
ST7 Miniminter
ST123 Vikkstar123
Substitutes:
11Callux
8 Karl Jacobs
27Manny
13Randolph
0 Jme
14 LazarBeam
Manager:
Billy Wingrove
GK1Cal The Dragon
RB2 WillNE
CB6 Harry Pinero
CB24Theo Baker
LB4 AnEsonGib
CDM8 Noah Beck
CDM10 Yung Filly
RM7 IShowSpeed
CAM21 Chunkz
LM91Castro
ST69 Niko Omilana (c)
Substitutes:
404 GeorgeNotFound
22 Chandler Hallow
13 Ava Kris Tyson
27Danny Aarons
1 Deji  [ hu ]
Manager:
Mark Goldbridge

2023

Sidemen 85YouTube Allstars
Report
London Stadium , London
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
GK69 KSI
RB14 LazarBeam
CB17 Calfreezy
CB77 Wroetoshaw
LB0 Jme
RM4 Zerkaa
CM21 TBJZL
CM25 Behzinga (c)
LM1 MrBeast
ST123 Vikkstar123
ST7 Miniminter
Substitutes:
11Callux
3 Airrack
13 AngryGinge
999 Deji  [ hu ]
27Manny
33Randolph
99Tareq Salameh
Manager:
Billy Wingrove
GK12 XQc
RB27Danny Aarons
CB2 WillNE
CB33 JiDion
LB5 Max Fosh
CDM10 ChrisMD
CDM9 Yung Filly
RM7 IShowSpeed
CAM14Theo Baker
LM3 Kai Cenat
ST69 Niko Omilana
Substitutes:
32 AboFlah
21 Chunkz
34Duke Dennis
13 Jacksepticeye
8 Karl Jacobs
86Konstantin
Manager:
Mark Goldbridge

Records and statistics

Money raised

YearMoney raisedCharity(s)
2016£110,000 [1] Saints Foundation
2017£210,000 [4] NSPCC
Charlton Athletic Community Trust
2018£65,747 [5] Young Minds
Charlton Athletic Community Trust
2019Not held
2020
2021
2022£1,000,000 [6] CALM
Teenage Cancer Trust
Rays of Sunshine
M7 Education
2023£2,400,000 [11]
2024Not held
2025To be determined BBC Children in Need
Bright Side

Top goalscorers

Pos.PlayerAppearancesGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Miniminter 5 (2016–2023)10
2 Flag of England.svg Manny 5 (2016–2023)6
3 Flag of England.svg TBJZL 5 (2016–2023)5
4 Flag of Jersey.svg ChrisMD 5 (2016–2023)4
5 Flag of England.svg Niko Omilana 2 (2022–2023)3
6 Flag of England.svg KSI 5 (2016–2023)2
Flag of England.svg Vikkstar123 5 (2016–2023)2
Flag of the United States.svg Castro2 (2017, 2022)2
Flag of England.svg Chunkz 2 (2022–2023)2
10 Flag of England.svg JMX 2 (2016–2017)1
Flag of England.svg Joe Weller1 (2016)1
Flag of England.svg Flag of Colombia.svg Yung Filly 2 (2022–2023)1
Flag of England.svg Theo Baker2 (2022–2023)1
Flag of England.svg WillNE 4 (2017–2023)1
Flag of England.svg Behzinga 5 (2016–2023)1
Flag of England.svg Max Fosh 1 (2023)1
Flag of Guernsey.svg W2S 5 (2016–2023)1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Tareq Salameh1 (2023)1

Guinness World Records

PublicationYearWorld recordRecord holderR. StatusRef.
Guinness World Records 2023Most viewers for a sports event live stream on social mediaSidemenRecord [9]

Notes

  1. Stylised as Sidemen FC or SDMN FC.

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