Sidemen Charity Match

Background (2013–2015)

The Sidemen was founded in 2013 as a YouTube group creating Grand Theft Auto Online content.^[1] The six founding members—KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, Vikkstar123, TBJZL and Behzinga—were later joined by W2S in 2014.^[2] The group frequently collaborated on real-life association football content, as well as through the FIFA video game franchise, and established a content house.^[3]

Prior to the first Sidemen Charity Match, five members of the group—all except KSI and Vikkstar123—participated in the inaugural EE Wembley Cup on 8 August 2015 as part of Sidemen United, a team that was established for the match; they lost 5–2 against Spencer FC.^[4] The Wembley Cup was held annually for three more years without Sidemen United, although Sidemen members W2S, TBJZL and KSI participated in the 2017 edition as part of Tekkers Town, who lost 6–1 to Hashtag United.^[5]

St Mary's Stadium (2016)

The inaugural Sidemen Charity Match was held at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, on 3 June 2016, raising over £110,000 for the Saints Foundation.^[6][7] Over 600,000 people watched the livestream on YouTube—a record for YouTube Gaming at the time—and 15,000 people attended the match;^[7] the stadium only permitted the Sidemen to fill the stadium to half-capacity.^{[citation needed]} In addition to the seven Sidemen members, notable players included grime musicians Jme and P Money, as well as fellow YouTubers Joe Sugg and ChrisMD.^{[citation needed]} Sidemen FC won the match 7–2, including a hat-trick from Miniminter.^[8]

The Valley (2017–2022)

Three subsequent matches were held at the Valley in Charlton, London.^[8] The second match in 2017 raised £210,000 for the NSPCC and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT).^[9] The 2018 edition raised £65,747 for CACT and Young Minds.^[10] The YouTube Allstars won the former match 2–0,^[11][8] whilst Sidemen FC won the latter 7–1.^[11] Notable players across these matches featured Deji, WillNE, Lachlan Power and Caspar Lee.^[12]

After a four-year hiatus, the highly anticipated fourth match in 2022 raised over £1,000,000 for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and Miniminter's M7 Education.^[13][14][15] New entrants included MrBeast, LazarBeam, Noah Beck, IShowSpeed, Chunkz, Niko Omilana and GeorgeNotFound.^[16] Billy Wingrove and Mark Goldbridge acted as managers, with former Premier League and FIFA referee Mark Clattenburg officiating.^[17] Sidemen FC emerged victorious 8–7.^[16] The match later secured a Guinness World Record for "most viewers for a charity sports match live stream on YouTube" with 2,558,501.^[18]

London Stadium (2023)

A fifth match was held on 9 September 2023 at the 62,000-capacity London Stadium,^[1] the home stadium of Behzinga's supported team West Ham United.^[19] Sidemen FC defended the title with a 8–5 victory over the YouTube Allstars.^[20] Rapper Aitch performed for the inaugural halftime show.^[21] Debutants included Airrack, xQc, JiDion, Kai Cenat, AboFlah and Jacksepticeye.^[22] Max Fosh went viral for his yellow card incident, where he showed referee Clattenburg an Uno "Reverse" playing card.^[23] KSI performed Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark "siuuu" celebration when he saved a penalty from IShowSpeed, a prominent Ronaldo fan.^[24] The match raised over £2.4 million for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7 Education—the same charities as in 2022.^[20]

Wembley Stadium (2025–2026)

In November 2024, the Sidemen announced a sixth match would be held,^[25] later revealing it would take place on 8 March 2025 at Wembley Stadium, the largest stadium in the United Kingdom and the 17th-largest stadium in the world.^[26] The event sold out within three hours after ticket sales went live, drawing 90,000 spectators.^[27] The halftime show was performed by rapper AJ Tracey, with KSI also performing "Thick of It".^[28] Following a 9–9 draw, the YouTube Allstars won the subsequent penalty shoot-out 5–4.^[29] The squad list featured Mark Rober, Logan Paul, CarryMinati and Jynxzi.^[30] In a reiteration of his skit from the 2023 edition, Fosh responded to another yellow card from Clattenburg by putting it in a pocket-sized paper shredder.^[31] The match raised over £4.7 million for BBC's Children in Need (50%), Sidemen's Bright Side (43%) and M7 Education (7%), and drew in over eight million live viewers.^[28][32]

On the 14 December 2025, it was announced that the Charity Match would return for a seventh instalment in 2026.^[33] The match was played on 18 April 2026,^{[34][‡ 1]} with the YouTube Allstars defending their victory, following a 10–10 draw and a 4–1 win in the subsequent penalty shoot-out.^[35][36] In a first for the event, three members of the Sidemen—KSI, Miniminter and Behzinga—played on the YouTube Allstars.^{[‡ 1][36]} Notable events in the match included referee Clattenburg overturning Sidemen FC player Niko Omilana's early goal over an ostensibly incorrect offside decision; and Fosh, in a third iteration of his yellow card–denial skits, burned a yellow card from Clattenburg in a magic trick.^[35][37] Fosh was initially not invited to participate in the match, but was asked by Miniminter via a voice note sent six days before the match to join after Spanish YouTuber El Rubius, who was announced to join the YouTube Allstars in the Sidemen Charity Match draft held the previous month, dropped out of the match, with Fosh having only that time to come up with and prepare the card burning skit.^[38] Multi-platinum rapper Tinie Tempah performed the halftime show.^[36] The match raised over £6.2 million for two returning Sidemen-affiliated charities: Bright Side (86%) and M7 Education (14%).^[39]

2016

0 Jme GK 1 HughWizzy 4 Zerkaa 6 Spencer FC 7 Miniminter (c) 10 Marcus Butler 11 P Money 15 Behzinga 17 Manny 19 Lewis Redman 21 TBJZL 69 KSI 77 W2S 87 Bateson 123 Vikkstar123

GK 1 David Vujanic 5 CapgunTom 7 Callux 8 HurderOfBuffalo 9 Joe Weller 10 ChrisMD 13 BajanCanadian 15 Joe Sugg 17 Calfreezy (c) 21 Oli White 22 Tobiias 25 JMX 27 Nepenthez 69 AnEsonGib 75 Poet

2017

GK 1 Charlie Morley RB 4 Zerkaa CB 77 W2S CB 75 Poet LB 4 Jme RM 21 TBJZL CM 16 Behzinga CM 17 Manny LM 12 KSI ST 123 Vikkstar123 ST 7 Miniminter (c) Substitutes: 92 David Vujanic 8 P Money 87 Bateson 19 Lewis Redman

GK 30 HughWizzy RB 7 Callux CB 4 Josh Pieters CB 5 Reev LB 44 AnEsonGib CDM 25 JMX CDM 17 Calfreezy (c) RM 1 Deji CAM 10 ChrisMD LM 2 WillNE ST 50 Marcus Butler Substitutes: 69 Caspar Lee 9 Oli White 19 TheBurntChip 21 Castro

2018

2 June 2018 (2018-06-02)

16:00 BST (UTC+01:00)

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Sidemen	7–1	YouTube Allstars
Miniminter 2', 47', 60' KSI 10', 77' Vikkstar123 57' (pen.) TBJZL 83'		ChrisMD 65'

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The Valley, London

GK 1 Charlie Morley CB 77 W2S CB 15 Behzinga CB 4 Zerkaa CDM 6 KSI RM 8 Alfie Deyes CM 69 RiceGum CM 21 TBJZL LM 10 FaZe Adapt ST 123 Vikkstar123 ST 7 Miniminter (c) Substitutes: 5 Lachlan Power 0 Jme 22 Keemstar 17 Manny

GK 30 HughWizzy RB 3 Mo Vlogs CB 8 Romell Henry CB 2 WillNE LB 1 Deji RM 15 Joe Sugg CM 17 Calfreezy (c) CM 11 Callux LM 7 DjMaRiiO CF 10 ChrisMD ST 0 King Bach Substitutes: 161 Stephen Tries 44 AnEsonGib 22 Jay Swingler PrestonPlayz

2022

GK 1 Pieface RB 17 Calfreezy CB 15 Behzinga CB 77 W2S LB 4 Zerkaa RM 23 MrBeast CM 5 KSI (c) CM 10 ChrisMD LM 21 TBJZL ST 7 Miniminter ST 123 Vikkstar123 Substitutes: 11 Callux 8 Karl Jacobs 27 Manny 13 Randolph 0 Jme 14 LazarBeam Manager: Billy Wingrove

GK 1 Cal the Dragon RB 2 WillNE CB 6 Harry Pinero CB 14 Theo Baker LB 4 AnEsonGib CDM 8 Noah Beck CDM 10 Yung Filly RM 7 IShowSpeed  65' CAM 21 Chunkz LM 91 Castro ST 69 Niko Omilana (c) Substitutes: 404 GeorgeNotFound 22 Chandler Hallow 13 Ava Kris Tyson 27 Danny Aarons 1 Deji Manager: Mark Goldbridge

2023

GK 69 KSI RB 14 LazarBeam CB 17 Calfreezy CB 77 W2S LB 0 Jme RM 4 Zerkaa CM 21 TBJZL CM 25 Behzinga (c) LM 1 MrBeast ST 123 Vikkstar123 ST 7 Miniminter Substitutes: 11 Callux 3 Airrack 13 Angryginge 999 Deji 27 Manny 33 Randolph 99 Tareq Salameh Manager: Billy Wingrove

GK 12 xQc RB 27 Danny Aarons CB 2 WillNE CB 33 JiDion LB 5 Max Fosh  77' CDM 10 ChrisMD CDM 9 Yung Filly RM 7 IShowSpeed CAM 14 Theo Baker (c) LM 3 Kai Cenat ST 69 Niko Omilana Substitutes: 32 AboFlah 21 Chunkz 34 Duke Dennis 13 Jacksepticeye 8 Karl Jacobs 86 Konstantin Manager: Mark Goldbridge

2025

GK 12 xQc RB 123 Vikkstar123 CB 77 W2S CB 19 KSI LB 24 Mark Rober RM 21 TBJZL CM 25 Behzinga CM 1 Logan Paul LM 9 Joe Weller ST 7 Miniminter (c) ST 4 Zerkaa Substitutes: 0 Jme 14 LazarBeam 8 George Clarke 99 JasonTheWeen 27 Manny 17 Randolph 11 Callux Manager: Calfreezy

GK 1 Sketch RB 23 MrBeast CB 13 Angryginge CB 5 Max Fosh  51' LB 22 Fanum RM 7 IShowSpeed (c) CM 10 ChrisMD CM 21 Chunkz LM 3 Kai Cenat ST 69 Niko Omilana ST 14 Theo Baker Substitutes: 27 Danny Aarons 2 WillNE 17 CarryMinati 999 Deji 67 Jynxzi 25 Lachlan Power 66 Stable Ronaldo Manager: TheBurntChip

2026

GK 12 xQc RB 9 AmineMaTue CB 77 W2S CB 3 Marlon LB 0 Deji RM 61 LazarBeam CM 4 Zerkaa (c) CM 10 ChrisMD LM 21 TBJZL ST 123 Vikkstar123 ST 22 Niko Substitutes: 23 AB 14 Adapt 30 AJ Shabeel 7 ArthurTV 19 Jynxzi 67 Lacy Manager: Jack Joseph

GK 1 Sketch RB 99 JasonTheWeen CB 13 Angryginge CB 15 Mrwhosetheboss LB 28 Danny Aarons RM 5 CarryMinati CM 25 Behzinga CM 4 KSI (c) LM 11 Ibai ST 7 Miniminter ST 66 Stable Ronaldo Substitutes: 9 Max Fosh  46' 17 NYKChazza 2 WillNE 8 George Clarke 88 ItalianBach 14 Squeezie Manager: Calfreezy

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Participants

In the below table, an "S" on a black background indicates a Sidemen FC participant for that year, while a "Y" on a reddish background indicates a YouTube Allstars participant for that year. An "M" next to either "S" or "Y" indicates that the participant served as that team's manager for the match. Bolded player names are Sidemen members.^[a]

Calfreezy (pictured in 2024) is one of only two non-Sidemen members to have participated in every Sidemen Charity Match. He participated in the first five matches as a player and the two most recent matches as a manager.

Grime MC Jme (pictured in 2015) played for Sidemen FC in the first six matches.

KSI's brother Deji Olatunji (pictured in 2019) has played in every match except the first one.

WillNE (pictured in 2025) has played in every match except the first one, all for the YouTube Allstars.

Niko Omilana (pictured at Soccer Aid 2023) has played in the four most recent matches.

Max Fosh (pictured in 2024) has played in the three most recent matches, all for the YouTube Allstars. He's become known throughout the matches for his recurring skit in which he denies a yellow card from referee Mark Clattenburg.

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Participants in the Sidemen Charity Match

Player	2016	2017	2018	2022	2023	2025	2026
Behzinga	S	S	S	S	S	S	Y
KSI	S	S	S	S	S	S	Y
Miniminter	S	S	S	S	S	S	Y
TBJZL	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Vikkstar123	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
W2S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Zerkaa	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Jme	S	S	S	S	S	S
HughWizzy	S	Y	Y
Spencer FC	S
Marcus Butler	S	Y
P Money	S	S
Manny	S	S	S	S	S	S
Lewis Redman	S	S
Bateson	S
David Vujanic	Y	S
CapgunTom	Y
Callux	Y	Y	Y	S	S	S
HurderOfBuffalo	Y
Joe Weller	Y					S
ChrisMD	Y	Y	Y	S	Y	Y	S
BajanCanadian	Y
Joe Sugg	Y		Y
Calfreezy	Y	Y	Y	S	S	SM	YM
Oli White	Y	Y
Tobiias	Y
JMX	Y	Y
Nepenthez	Y
AnEsonGib	Y	Y	Y	Y
Poet	Y	S
Charlie Morley		S	S
Josh Pieters		Y
Reev		Y
Deji		Y	Y	Y	S	Y	S
WillNE		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Caspar Lee		Y
TheBurntChip		Y				YM
Castro		Y		Y
Alfie Deyes			S
RiceGum			S
Adapt[b]			S				S
Lachlan Power			S			Y
Keemstar			S
Mo Vlogs			Y
Romell Henry			Y
DjMaRiiO			Y
King Bach			Y
Stephen Tries[c]			Y
Jay Swigler			Y
PrestonPlayz			Y
Pieface				Y
MrBeast				S	S	Y
Karl Jacobs				S	Y
Randolph				S	S	S
LazarBeam				S	S	S	S
Billy Wingrove				SM	SM
Cal the Dragon				Y
Harry Pinero				Y
Theo Baker				Y	Y	Y
Noah Beck				Y
Yung Filly				Y	Y
IShowSpeed				Y	Y	Y
Chunkz				Y	Y	Y
Niko Omilana[d]				Y	Y	Y	S
GeorgeNotFound				Y
Chandler Hallow				Y
Ava Kris Tyson				Y
Danny Aarons				Y	Y	Y	Y
Mark Goldbridge				YM	YM
Airrack					S
Angryginge					S	Y	Y
Tareq Salameh					S
xQc					Y	S	S
JiDion					Y
Max Fosh					Y	Y	Y
Kai Cenat					Y	Y
AboFlah					Y
Duke Dennis					Y
Jacksepticeye					Y
Konstantin					Y
Mark Rober						S
Logan Paul						S
George Clarke						S	Y
JasonTheWeen						S	Y
Sketch						Y	Y
Fanum						Y
CarryMinati						Y	Y
Jynxzi						Y	S
Stable Ronaldo						Y	Y
AmineMaTue							S
Marlon							S
AB							S
AJ Shabeel							S
ArthurTV							S
Lacy							S
Jack Joesph							SM
Mrwhosetheboss							Y
Ibai							Y
NYKChazza							Y
ItalianBach							Y
Squeezie							Y

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Top goalscorers

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Pos.	Player	Appearances	Goals
1	Miniminter	7 (2016–2026)	14
2	Manny	6 (2016–2025)	7
	TBJZL	7 (2016-2026)
3	ChrisMD	7 (2016–2026)	6
4	Theo Baker	3 (2022–2025)	4
	Niko Omilana	4 (2022–2026)
5	Joe Weller	2 (2016, 2025)	3
	KSI	7 (2016–2026)
	Vikkstar123	7 (2016–2026)
	Chunkz	3 (2022–2025)
6	Castro	2 (2017, 2022)	2
	WillNE	6 (2017–2026)
	Behzinga	7 (2016–2026)
	Zerkaa	7 (2016–2026)
	Angryginge	3 (2023–2026)
	Jynxzi	2 (2025–2026)
	ItalianBach	1 (2026)
7	JMX	2 (2016–2017)	1
	Yung Filly	2 (2022–2023)
	Max Fosh	3 (2023–2026)
	W2S	7 (2016–2026)
	Tareq Salameh	1 (2023)
	Logan Paul	1 (2025)
	IShowSpeed	3 (2022–2025)
	Kai Cenat	2 (2023–2025)
	George Clarke	2 (2025–2026)
	Marlon	1 (2026)
	Danny Aarons	4 (2022–2026)
	NYKChazza	1 (2026)
	AJ Shabeel	1 (2026)
	AB	1 (2026)

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Key: Bold indicates a Sidemen member.

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