| Highest governing body | International Socca Federation |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Yes |
| Team members | 6 per side (including goalkeeper) |
| Mixed-sex | No |
| Type | Team sport, Football |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
Socca is a team sports variant of football, best known in 6-a-side 40-minute format. [1] [2] It is also played in a 7-a-side format. [3]
The International Socca Federation (ISF) is a governing body for socca. [4]
Socca mainly differs from minifootball in larger size of the field, game durations, and penalty kick style. [5] Given that socca is intermediate between association football and futsal in terms of field dimensions and number of players per side, players from both of these codes have been selected for national socca teams. [3]
Matches are played in 2 halves of 20 (sometimes 25) minutes each. Teams consist of a goalkeeper and five outfield players. [6] [7] [8]
Matches are played on both natural and synthetic turf. The size of the field is 30x50 m, the size of the goal is 2x5 m. [9] [10] [11]
The primary competition for national socca teams is the Socca World Cup. For clubs, the corresponding competition is the Socca Champions League, which has been held annually in Rethymno in 2024 and 2025 and will be held again there in 2026. [12] Regional competitions also exist, such as the Socca EuroCup, the Socca Gulf Cup, [13] and the Socca Americup.