Asian Mini Football Championship

Asian Mini Football Championship
Organiser(s)ANMC
Founded2023
RegionAsia
Teams10
Current champions Thailand
Most championships Thailand
 Iran
[Asian Mini Football Championship 2026]

The Asian Minifootball Championship is a continental minifootball competition for national teams in Asia. The competition is organised under the Asian Minifootball Confederation (ANMC), which describes itself as the governing body for minifootball in Asia and an affiliate of the World Minifootball Federation (WMF).

Competition

The Asian Mini Football Championship is a continental outdoor minifootball (6v6 Football - 50 Minutes) competition contested by the senior men's national teams of Asian Minifootball Confederation (ANMC). Two teams play 6 against 6 with a reserve of 9 players. 25 Min + 10 Min + 25 Min / 2*5 Over time / 3v3 Penalty kicks

History

The competition has been referred to by different names in official and contemporary sources. The ANMC officially promoted the 2025 edition as the Asian Minifootball Nations Cup 2025, while contemporary reports referred to it as the 2025 Asian Mini Football Championship. The 2026 edition was officially promoted as the Asian Minifootball Championship.

Editions (ANMC / WMF)

Year Host Champions Runners-up Third place Teams
2025 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Iran Indonesia United Arab Emirates 8
2026 Jakarta, Indonesia Thailand Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates 10

2025

The 2025 competition was held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from 4 to 9 March 2025. The Asian Minifootball Confederation (ANMC) listed eight participating national teams: India, Pakistan, Japan, Iraq, Indonesia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.

Iran defeated Indonesia 3–2 in the final. The United Arab Emirates defeated Oman 4–1 in a penalty shootout in the third-place play-off.

Final standings

Pos. Team
1 Iran
2 Indonesia
3 United Arab Emirates
4 Oman
5 Pakistan
6 Japan
7 Iraq
8 India

2025

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
2 Indonesia 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
3 Pakistan 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4 India 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0

Group A results

Date Team Score Team
4 March 2025 United Arab Emirates 7–0 India
4 March 2025 Indonesia 7–2 Pakistan
5 March 2025 Pakistan 4–1 India
5 March 2025 United Arab Emirates 1–0 Indonesia
6 March 2025 United Arab Emirates 2–1 Pakistan
6 March 2025 Indonesia 6–0 India

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Oman 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
2 Iran 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3 Japan 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0

Group B results

Date Team Score Team
4 March 2025 Japan 1–0 Iraq
4 March 2025 Iran 1–1 Oman
5 March 2025 Iraq 1–2 Oman
5 March 2025 Iran 2–0 Japan
6 March 2025 Oman 5–2 Japan
6 March 2025 Iran 1–0 Iraq

Ranking Matches

Ranking matches

Date Placement Team Score Team
9 March 2025 7th–8th place Iraq 9–0 India
9 March 2025 5th–6th place Pakistan 3–0 Japan

The results of the earlier placement matches between Japan and India and between Pakistan and Iraq are recorded in archived versions of the tournament article, but have not been included here as independently sourced results pending verification.

Semi-finals

Date Team Score Team
9 March 2025 Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
9 March 2025 Indonesia 3–2 Oman

Third place

Date Team Score Team
9 March 2025 United Arab Emirates 4–1 (pen.) Oman

Final

Date Team Score Team
9 March 2025 Iran 3–2 Indonesia

Final ranking

Pos. Team
1 Iran
2 Indonesia
3 United Arab Emirates
4 Oman
5 Pakistan
6 Japan
7 Iraq
8 India

2026

The second edition of the Asian Minifootball Championship under the AMC/WMF competition structure was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 13 to 18 September 2026. Ten national teams participated, divided into two groups of five. The group stage was played at ASIOP Stadium, with ranking matches, the semi-finals, the third-place match and the final following the group stage.

2026 group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Thailand Thailand4400350+3512
2Indonesia Indonesia4301182+169
3Iraq Iraq42023811+276
4India India41031137−263
5Bangladesh Bangladesh4004759−520

Source: official tournament results.

Group A Results

Date Team Score Team
13 September 2026Thailand Thailand15–0India India
13 September 2026Indonesia Indonesia8–1Bangladesh Bangladesh
14 September 2026Thailand Thailand14–0Bangladesh Bangladesh
14 September 2026Indonesia Indonesia5–0Iraq Iraq (walkover)
15 September 2026India India8–5Bangladesh Bangladesh
15 September 2026Thailand Thailand5–0Iraq Iraq (walkover)
15 September 2026Bangladesh Bangladesh1–14Iraq Iraq
15 September 2026India India0–9Indonesia Indonesia
16 September 2026Iraq Iraq23–3India India
16 September 2026Thailand Thailand1–0Indonesia Indonesia

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Uzbekistan Uzbekistan4301157+89
2United Arab Emirates UAE4301219+129
3Syria Syria4202189+96
4Pakistan Pakistan4103617−113
5Japan Japan4103522−173

Group B Results

Date Team Score Team
13 September 2026Uzbekistan Uzbekistan5–2Japan Japan
13 September 2026United Arab Emirates UAE2–5Syria Syria
14 September 2026Uzbekistan Uzbekistan5–0Syria Syria
14 September 2026United Arab Emirates UAE4–1Pakistan Pakistan
15 September 2026Japan Japan0–5Syria Syria
15 September 2026Uzbekistan Uzbekistan3–1Pakistan Pakistan
15 September 2026Syria Syria8–1Pakistan Pakistan
15 September 2026Japan Japan1–13United Arab Emirates UAE
16 September 2026Pakistan Pakistan3–2Japan Japan
16 September 2026Uzbekistan Uzbekistan2–4United Arab Emirates UAE

The official tournament report notes that the Uzbekistan–Syria result was recorded as 5–0 following a disciplinary decision.

Ranking Matches

Placement Team Score Team
9th placeBangladesh Bangladesh1–4Japan Japan
7th placeIndia India0–5Pakistan Pakistan (walkover)
5th placeIraq Iraq8–1Syria Syria

Semi Finals

Date Team Score Team
17 September 2026Uzbekistan Uzbekistan2–0Indonesia Indonesia
17 September 2026Thailand Thailand3–0United Arab Emirates UAE

Third Place

Date Team Score Team
18 September 2026United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates3–0Indonesia Indonesia

Finals

Date Team Score Team
18 September 2026Thailand Thailand3–2Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Final Standings

Pos Team
1Thailand Thailand
2Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
3United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
4Indonesia Indonesia
5Iraq Iraq
6Syria Syria
7Pakistan Pakistan
8India India
9Japan Japan
10Bangladesh Bangladesh

Thailand won the championship for the second time, having previously won the inaugural edition in 2023. Uzbekistan finished second and the United Arab Emirates third.

2026 tournament statistics

2026 statistical table

The following statistics are calculated from the 27 official tournament results published by the Asian Minifootball Confederation. Recorded walkovers are included as official 5–0 results, as shown in the official results record.

Pos Team MP W L GF GA GD Pts
1Thailand Thailand660412+3918
2Uzbekistan Uzbekistan6421910+912
3United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates6422612+1412
4Indonesia Indonesia633227+159
5Iraq Iraq5324515+309
6Syria Syria5321916+39
7Pakistan Pakistan5231117−66
8India India5141157−463
9Japan Japan514927−183
10Bangladesh Bangladesh505848−400

Note: The final position column follows the official tournament finishing order. The statistical totals above are calculated from the published 27 official results and therefore are not intended to replace the competition's published group-ranking criteria.

Individual statistics

Hussein Abdulhadi of Iraq was reported as the tournament's leading goalscorer with 10 goals. India's Anish Murali was reported as the second-highest scorer with eight goals.

Abdulhadi scored six goals in Iraq's 23–3 victory over India, the highest-scoring match of the tournament.

Tournament records

RecordStatistic
Most goals by a team in a matchIraq, 23
Highest-scoring matchIraq 23–3 India
Goals in highest-scoring match26
Largest winning marginIraq by 20 goals
Most goals by a player in one matchHussein Abdulhadi, 6
Most goals scored by a team during the tournamentIraq, 45
Fewest goals concededThailand, 2
Best goal differenceThailand, +39
Most winsThailand, 6

Thailand's championship campaign

Thailand won all six of its matches at the tournament.

In the group stage, Thailand defeated India 15–0, Bangladesh 14–0, Iraq 5–0 by walkover and Indonesia 1–0. Thailand subsequently defeated the United Arab Emirates 3–0 in the semi-final and Uzbekistan 3–2 in the final.

Thailand scored 41 goals and conceded two during the tournament. Both goals conceded came in the final against Uzbekistan.

Individual awards

The reported individual awards included Treerapong Seree of Thailand as Best Player, Hussein Abdulhadi as top scorer, and M. Nazil of Indonesia as Best Goalkeeper. Japan received the Fair Play award.

Participating nations

The 2025 edition featured eight national teams: India, Pakistan, Japan, Iraq, Indonesia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.

The 2026 edition featured ten national teams. Thailand won the championship, with Uzbekistan finishing second and the United Arab Emirates third.

Team 2025 2026 Appearances
India India 8th 8th 2
Indonesia Indonesia 2nd 4th 2
Iran Iran 1st — 1
Iraq Iraq 7th 5th 2
Japan Japan 6th 9th 2
Oman Oman 4th — 1
Pakistan Pakistan 5th 7th 2
Syria Syria — 6th 1
Thailand Thailand — 1st 1
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3rd 3rd 2
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan — 2nd 1
Bangladesh Bangladesh — 10th 1


Across the two documented editions, 12 national teams have participated in the competition.

Medal table

Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
Thailand 1 0 0 1
Iran 1 0 0 1
Indonesia 0 1 0 1
Uzbekistan 0 1 0 1
United Arab Emirates 0 0 2 2

See also

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