Masters Football
Six-a-side indoor football competition in the UK
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Masters Football is a six-a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 are chosen by the Masters Football Selection Committee to represent a senior club for which they played. Regional heats were held, and the winners of each progressed forward to a national competition. Events were contested over the course of a single evening (usually on Saturdays or Sundays), with games played in two halves of eight minutes each. The pitch was 60 m (200 ft) by 30 m (98 ft) (the size of an international ice hockey rink), and there was no offside rule.[1]
The competition ran from 2000 to 2011, live on the UK subscription channel Sky Sports. Following popular demand, in 2022 online streaming platform 360 Sports TV announced they would be reviving the competition.[2][3]
National Masters
Honours
Venues used
Referees
Two referees are chosen to officiate in each event, from the following list. They are all FA-endorsed except John Underhill, who is an SFA referee.
Home Nations
Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1999 |  Wales Masters |
| 2000 | Wales Masters |
| 2001 |   All-Ireland Masters |
| 2002 | not held |
| 2003 | Wales Masters |
| 2004 |  England Masters |
| 2005 | not held |
| 2006 | not held |
| 2007 | All-Ireland Masters |
| 2008 | not held |
| 2009 | All-Ireland Masters |
European Masters Cup
Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2005 |  Rangers |
International Masters Cup
Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2006 |  Holland Masters |
Malaysia Masters Cup
Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Liverpool |
| 2009 | Manchester United |