Masters Football

Masters Football started life originally as a six-a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 were 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. Matches were televised live on the UK subscription channel Sky Sports.

National Masters

Honours
Year Champion Runner-up Grand Final venue Golden Boot winner(s)
2000 Nottingham Forest Rangers National Ice Centre (Nottingham) Ally McCoist (Rangers)
2001 Liverpool Bradford City ?? John Taylor (Bradford City)
2002 Liverpool Newcastle United ?? Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)
2003 Manchester City Rangers ?? Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)
2004 Chelsea Wolverhampton Wanderers ?? John Durnin (Liverpool)
2005 Leicester City Chelsea ?? Paul Moran (Tottenham Hotspur)
2006 Rangers Chelsea National Indoor Arena (Birmingham) John Durnin (Liverpool)
2007 Leicester City Wolverhampton Wanderers M.E.N. Arena (Manchester) Owen Coyle (Motherwell)
2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester City LG Arena (Birmingham) Craig Hignett (Middlesbrough)
2009 Tranmere Rovers Bolton Wanderers Echo Arena Liverpool (Liverpool) Carbone / Goodman / Hignett
2010 Birmingham City Tranmere Rovers LG Arena (Birmingham) Graham Stuart (Everton)
2011 Rangers Leeds United M.E.N. Arena (Manchester) Darren Huckerby (Leeds United)

Venues used
Venue Location
Braehead Arena Renfrew
Echo Arena Liverpool Liverpool
LG Arena Birmingham
M.E.N. Arena Manchester
Metro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne
National Ice Centre Nottingham
National Indoor Arena Birmingham
Odyssey Arena Belfast
Planet Ice Arena Milton Keynes
Sheffield Arena Sheffield
SkyDome Arena Coventry
Wales National Ice Rink Cardiff
Wembley Arena London

Referees

Two referees are chosen to officiate in each event, from the following list. They are all FA-endorsed except from 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

Media coverage
  • In Britain, Masters Football is sponsored by and broadcast on Sky Sports.
  • In Australia, Masters Football is broadcast by beIN Sports Australia.

References
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