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The International Super Masters 5-a-side/futsal World Cup Football Tournament began in 2006 and has been hosted throughout Europe and the UK with progressive age-specific (40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 58+, 60+ & 65+) competition, and leading up to the 2022 tournaments. This unique research-informed masters tournament is limited to 10-12 men's representative teams of age-specific players whom are selected from any club, community, institutional group or football association. Registered representative teams to date include countries from: Belgium, Canada, England, France, Spain (FC Barcelona), Germany, Gibraltar FA, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Holland, Ireland, (Kenya), Morocco, Norway, (S. Africa), Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Wales, Scotland, Finland, Denmark, and United Nations.
AMATEUR/GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL SUPER MASTERS WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT HISTORY
(2006-2022)
| 2022 Home of FIFA, Zurich, Switzerland |
60+ & 65+ |
| 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark |
60+ & 65+ |
| 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark [covid-19, Postponed] |
58+ & 65+ |
| 2019 Paris, France |
58+ & 65+ |
| 2018 England, University of Bristol |
55+ & 65+ |
| 2017 Wales, Swansea University |
55+ & 65+ |
| 2016 Algarve, Portugal |
50+ |
| 2015 Real Sociodad, Spain |
50+ |
| 2014 Verona, Italy |
50+ |
| 2013 Barcelona, Spain |
50+ |
| 2011 Antalya, Turkey |
50+ |
| 2010 Aston University, Birmingam, England |
45+ |
| 2008 Flizbach, Switzerland, University of Zurich |
45+ |
| 2006 Chelsea School, University of Brighton, England |
40+ |
* Click here for the 2006-2022 results history of the International Masters 5-a-side World Cup Football Tournaments.
* Click here for members of the 2021-22 Multinational Tournament Organizing Committee.
* 2006-2022 Founding Chairperson, International Masters 5-a-side World Cup Football Tournament, Professor Harry Hubball, PhD (in collaboration with FIFA Grassroots Football, host venue organizations, and multinational coaches at 50-65+ football clubs around the world) |
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The International Super Masters 5-a-side World Cup Football Tournament (2006-2022):
- Focuses on continued (2006-2022) growth and development of age-specific small-sided football (e.g., 3-a-side, 4-a-side, 5-a-side/futsal, and competitive walking football) competition for super masters/veterans teams.
- Celebrates diverse amateur/grassroots international masters/veterans football communities: Local & global.
- Incorporates cutting-edge sports science research on masters football including guest speakers, poster presentations, and research articles on International Masters/Veterans Football: Health and Sport Science in Local and Global Contexts. Collaborative research presentations focus on: player and team development, small-sided game analysis, injury-prevention, customised game formats and tournament design, coaching science, Football is Medicine, physiology, psychology, and socio-cultural perspectives of masters/veterans football. Click here for details about the International Masters Football Symposium.
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