Play locally
Enter a GBMFU competition, qualifier or recognised tournament programme.
The national minifootball pathway
Small-sided.
Big stage.
GBMFU connects players, teams and referees across Great Britain with national and international opportunities in the world’s biggest amateur format.
2017The journey began
Three teams. One badge.
Choose your path.
Follow the national teams, discover upcoming selection opportunities and see how Britain’s best small-sided players can progress to the international stage.
01 · Senior teamMENEngland
02 · Senior teamWOMENEngland
03 · Future teamU23England
England
Men
International 6-a-side for the country’s leading adult minifootball players.
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Women
A visible national platform and international pathway for elite women’s minifootball.
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U23s
The next generation developing towards senior international competition.
Enter the team hub ↗Your route to the badge
Play. Stand out. Represent.
The pathway starts in the small-sided game people already play every week—and leads towards trials, national selection and international competition.
Get noticed
Perform when it matters and access future trials and talent-identification opportunities.
Reach the international game
Progress into the England pathway and compete against the world’s strongest minifootball nations.
For players and teams
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Where the national pathway starts
Local competition meets national ambition through 3v3, 5v5, mixed-format and international 6-a-side football.
Referee pathwayREF
Take your whistle worldwide
Train, qualify and work towards appointments at major European and world minifootball competitions.
Start your pathway ↗National Mini Football SeriesPlay local.
Play local.
Go national.
A proposed nationwide programme of 3v3, 5v5 and mixed-format tournaments, connecting local Goals venues to a GBMFU National Finals pathway.
Competition route
Local qualifiers → National Finals
Designed for U14, U16, U18, adult men and adult women.
Player opportunityView the series ↗
One trial selection per event
Standout players can be recognised for a future GBMFU trial opportunity.
Ready for the next level?
Whether you want to play, referee, host a tournament or build a partnership, there is a place for you in the GBMFU pathway.
Talk to GBMFU ↗