World Sevens Football

World Sevens Football

Founded	January 2025;11 months ago (2025-01)
Region	International
Teams	8
Current champions	San Diego Wave FC (1st title)
Most championships	Bayern Munich San Diego Wave FC (1 title each)
Broadcaster	DAZN
Website	Official website
December 2025 World Sevens Football

World Sevens Football (W7F) ^[1] is a women's association football competition series format, which features existing clubs playing professional seven-a-side football.

Format

World Sevens Football features a pitch half the size of a regulation (11-a-side) pitch and goals that are 2m tall and 5.5m wide. There is no offside rule. Games are played in two halves of fifteen minutes each, with rolling substitutions from an unlimited squad (with fourteen players for each match). In the case of games being tied, they go to 5 minutes extra time, and then sudden-death penalties. ^[2] The organisers devised the format with the aim to appeal to "a new generation of fans." ^{[3] [1]}

Tournaments are invitational – with mainstream top-level women's football teams applying to be included – and feature eight teams split into two groups of four, with the groups followed by semi-finals and the final. The competition is not regulated by FIFA, and takes place outside the FIFA International Match Calendar, meaning there are no player release obligations for the clubs. ^[3] The inaugural tournament was streamed live on DAZN. ^[4] World Sevens Football was founded by Jennifer Mackesy and Justin Fishkin. ^[5] Its player advisory council is composed of former internationals Anita Asante, Laura Georges, Tobin Heath, Kelley O'Hara, and Caroline Seger. ^[6]

May 2025 tournament

The inaugural tournament took place from 21–23 May 2025 at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Estoril, Portugal. The site and dates were chosen due to their proximity to the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League final, set to be held in Lisbon on 24 May. Participating teams were finalised during the later stages of the Champions League knock-out rounds, as only the two finalists were ineligible to take part. ^[3]

In April 2025, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Benfica, and Manchester United were all confirmed as participants. ^[7] In May 2025, Manchester City, AS Roma, Paris Saint-Germain and Rosengård joined the tournament. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Teams

All times are local, WEST (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bayern Munich	3	3	0	11	3	+8	3	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Manchester City	3	2	1	7	5	+2	2
3	Ajax	3	1	2	6	6	0	1
4	Rosengård	3	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Source: World Sevens

Manchester City v Rosengård

21 May 2025	Manchester City	4–0	Rosengård	Estoril, Portugal
17:00	Fujino 2' Kerolin 5', 16' Oyama 25'	Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Ajax v Bayern Munich

21 May 2025	Ajax	2–4	Bayern Munich	Estoril, Portugal
19:00	Keukelaar 3' Yohannes 27'	Report	Van Eijk 6' (o.g.) Viggósdóttir 11' Hansen 17' Dallmann 20'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Manchester City v Ajax

22 May 2025	Manchester City	2–2 (6–5 p)	Ajax	Estoril, Portugal
13:30	Kerolin 4' Park 17'	Report	Yohannes 24' (pen.) Noordman 30'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
	Penalties
	Kerolin Coombs Fujino Park Keating Kerolin Coombs		Yohannes Kardinaal Noordman van Egmond van Eijk Yohannes Kardinaal

Rosengård v Bayern Munich

22 May 2025	Rosengård	0–4	Bayern Munich	Estoril, Portugal
14:30		Report	Tanikawa 4' Damnjanović 16' Harder 18' Zigiotti Olme 29'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Bayern Munich v Manchester City

22 May 2025	Bayern Munich	3–1	Manchester City	Estoril, Portugal
18:30	Dallmann 2' Zigiotti Olme 19' Plattner 24'	Report	Fujino 3'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Rosengård v Ajax

22 May 2025	Rosengård	0–2	Ajax	Estoril, Portugal
19:30		Report	Yohannes 5' Jansen 26'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester United	3	3	0	8	5	+3	3	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Paris Saint-Germain	3	2	1	6	4	+2	2
3	AS Roma	3	1	2	5	7	−2	1
4	Benfica	3	0	3	4	7	−3	0

Source: World Sevens

AS Roma v Manchester United

21 May 2025	AS Roma	2–3	Manchester United	Estoril, Portugal
18:00	Giugliano 14', 18'	Report	Bizet 12' Toone 14' Clinton 20'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Paris Saint-Germain v Benfica

21 May 2025	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Benfica	Estoril, Portugal
20:00	Benera 8' Dorsin 23'	Report	Martins 8'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

AS Roma v Paris Saint-Germain

22 May 2025	AS Roma	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Paris Saint-Germain	Estoril, Portugal
15:30	Corelli 9'	Report	Echegini 20' Leuchter 34'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Manchester United v Benfica

22 May 2025	Manchester United	3–1	Benfica	Estoril, Portugal
16:30	Bizet 2' Awujo 11', 18'	Report	Norton 21'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Benfica v AS Roma

22 May 2025	Benfica	2–2 (0–1 p)	AS Roma	Estoril, Portugal
20:30	Amado 9' Brown 30'	Report	Pilgrim 28' (pen.) Viens 29'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
	Penalties
	Faria		Haavi

Manchester United v Paris Saint-Germain

22 May 2025	Manchester United	2–2 (7–6 p)	Paris Saint-Germain	Estoril, Portugal
21:30	Le Tissier 5' Simpson 20'	Report	Karchaoui 1' Echegini 16'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
	Penalties
	Le Tissier Naalsund Malard Awujo Rendell Le Tissier Naalsund		Mbock Geyoro Karchaoui Echegini Kiedrzynek Mbock Geyoro

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	23 May
	Bayern Munich	5
					23 May
	Paris Saint-Germain	0
					Bayern Munich	2
	23 May
					Manchester United	1
	Manchester United	2
	Manchester City	0
					Third place
					23 May
					Paris Saint-Germain	3
					Manchester City	1

Semi-finals

Bayern Munich v Paris Saint-Germain

23 May 2025	Bayern Munich	5–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Estoril, Portugal
15:00	Damnjanović 14' Plattner 15' Tanikawa 21', 28' Zadrazil 25'	Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Manchester United v Manchester City

23 May 2025	Manchester United	2–0	Manchester City	Estoril, Portugal
16:30	Malard 4' George 25'	Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Third place match

Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City

23 May 2025	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Manchester City	Estoril, Portugal
18:30	Traoré 12' Geyoro 19' Hurtré 24'	Report	Park 9'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Final

Bayern Munich v Manchester United

23 May 2025	Bayern Munich	2–1	Manchester United	Estoril, Portugal
20:00	Tanikawa 22' Zadrazil 26'	Report	Awujo 14'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Awards

Award	Player (club)	Ref
Breakout Player	Simi Awujo (Manchester United)	[11]
Golden Ball	Momoko Tanikawa (Bayern Munich)
Golden Boot	Momoko Tanikawa (Bayern Munich)
Golden Glove	Ena Mahmutovic (Bayern Munich)

December 2025 tournament

The second tournament is taking place in December 2025, in Fort Lauderdale in the United States. ^[12] Investment for five years of the format has been made. ^{[3] [13]} In October 2025, AFC Toronto, Flamengo, Club América, Tigres UANL, the Kansas City Current, San Diego Wave FC, Deportivo Cali, and Nacional were confirmed as participants. ^[14]

Teams

All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tigres	3	2	1	8	4	+4	2	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Flamengo	3	2	1	5	7	−2	2
3	AFC Toronto	3	1	2	7	7	0	1
4	Kansas City Current	3	1	2	6	8	−2	1

Source: World Sevens

Kansas City Current v Flamengo

5 December 2025	Kansas City Current	2–3	Flamengo	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
17:00	Pfeiffer 2' Wheeler 5'	Report	Ferreira 11' Glaucia 15', 17'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Tigres v AFC Toronto

5 December 2025	Tigres	3–2	AFC Toronto	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
19:00	Sánchez 6', 22', 24'	Report	Okoronkwo 5' Small 17'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Flamengo v AFC Toronto

6 December 2025	Flamengo	2–2 (2–1 SO)	AFC Toronto	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
11:30	Glaucia 3' Ju Ferreira 30'	Report	Hunte 3' Cathro 20'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field
	Shootout
	Fernanda Cristiane		Hunter Okoronkwo

Kansas City Current v Tigres

6 December 2025	Kansas City Current	2–2 (2–1 SO)	Tigres	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
12:30	Kerscher 10' Wheeler 24'	Report	Sánchez 15', 18'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field
	Shootout
	LaBonta Sentnor		Périsset Mayor

Kansas City Current v AFC Toronto

6 December 2025	Kansas City Current	2–3	AFC Toronto	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
4:30	Pfeiffer 2', 16'	Report	Hunter 8', 12' Okoronkwo 27'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Flamengo v Tigres

6 December 2025	Flamengo	0–3	Tigres	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
5:30		Report	Sánchez 6' Delgado 6' Espinoza 21'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Diego Wave	3	3	0	6	2	+4	3	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Club América	3	2	1	8	2	+6	2
3	Deportivo Cali	3	1	2	5	6	−1	1
4	Nacional	3	0	3	3	12	−9	0

Source: World Sevens

Deportivo Cali v San Diego Wave

5 December 2025	Deportivo Cali	1–3	San Diego Wave	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
18:00	Cobos 10'	Report	Cascarino 1' Robbe 12', 30'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Club América v Nacional

5 December 2025	Club América	5–2	Nacional	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
20:00	Camberos 3' Gutiérrez 17', 26' Saldívar 28', 29'	Report	Figueredo 18' (pen.) Clara 22'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Nacional v Deportivo Cali

6 December 2025	Nacional	0–4	Deportivo Cali	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
1:30		Report	Ibargüen 10' Montoya 25' Pérez 27' (o.g.) Cobos 30'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

San Diego Wave v Club América

6 December 2025	San Diego Wave	0–0 (1–0 SO)	Club América	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
2:30		Report		Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field
	Shootout
	McMahon		Camberos

San Diego Wave v Nacional

6 December 2025	San Diego Wave	3–1	Nacional	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
6:30	Robbe 4' McMahon 6' (pen.) Fusco 11'	Report	Pérez 24'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Deportivo Cali v Club América

6 December 2025	Deportivo Cali	0–3	Club América	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
7:30		Report	Palacios 4' Luebbert 23' Saldívar 29'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 December
	Tigres UANL (a.e.t.)	2
					7 December
	Club América	1
					Tigres UANL	0
	7 December
					San Diego Wave	3
	San Diego Wave	5
	Flamengo	1
					Third place
					7 December
					Club América	1
					Flamengo	0

Semi-finals

Tigres UANL v Club América

7 December 2025	Tigres UANL	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Club América	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
11:30 AM	Mayor 4'33'	Report	Guerrero 13'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

San Diego Wave v Flamengo

7 December 2025	San Diego Wave	5–1	Flamengo	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
1:00 PM	Corley 12' Djeni 16' (o.g.) Leon 18' Dali 26' Arias 27'	Report	Laysa 8'	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Third place match

Club América v Flamengo

7 December 2025	Club América	1–0	Flamengo	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
3:00 PM	Gutiérrez 22'	Report		Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Final

Tigres UANL v San Diego Wave

7 December 2025	Tigres UANL	0–3	San Diego Wave	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
4:30 PM	Robbe 10' Leon 16', 17'	Report		Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Awards

Award	Player (club)	Ref
Breakout Player	Gia Corley (San Diego Wave)	[15]
Golden Ball	María Sánchez (Tigres UANL)
Golden Boot	María Sánchez (Tigres UANL)
Golden Glove	DiDi Haračić (San Diego Wave)

See also

• 7's Football League – a seven-a-side football format in the Philippines, which has a women's division
• Queens League – a seven-a-side women's football format in Spain, with its own franchise teams
• The Soccer Tournament – a seven-a-side football format in the United States, which has featured women's and mixed teams

References

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12. Jacques, John (20 October 2025). "AFC Toronto Joins Tournament With Five Million Dollar Prize Pool". Northern Tribune.
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