Sidemen Charity Match - Wikipedia
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Sidemen Football Club
YouTube Allstars | |
| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Type | Friendly match |
| Location | England |
| First meeting | Sidemen FC 7–2 YT Allstars (3 June 2016; 8 years ago) |
| Latest meeting | Sidemen FC 8–5 YT Allstars (9 September 2023; 17 months ago) |
| Next meeting | 8 March 2025; 23 days' time |
| Broadcasters | YouTube |
| Stadiums |
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| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 5 |
| Most wins | Sidemen FC (4) |
| Top scorer |  Miniminter (10) |
| All-time record |
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| Largest victory | Sidemen FC 7–1 YT Allstars (2 June 2018) |
| Smallest victory | Sidemen FC 0–2 YT Allstars (21 May 2017) |
| Largest goal scoring | 15 goals (24 September 2022) |
| Longest win streak | Sidemen FC, 3 (2018–present) |
| Current win streak | Sidemen FC, 3 (2018–present) |
Locations of all the stadiums that have hosted or will be hosting Sidemen Charity Matches |
The Sidemen Charity Match is a recurring charity football match organised by British YouTube group the Sidemen.
The event has been held on five occasions since 2016: one at St Mary's Stadium, three at the Valley, and one at London Stadium. All matches have been livestreamed via YouTube, promoting various charitable causes. In each edition, the seven members of the Sidemen—KSI, W2S, Miniminter, Zerkaa, Vikkstar123, TBJZL and Behzinga—and various affiliated YouTubers compete as the Sidemen Football Club,[note 1] whilst various other influencers compete as the YouTube Allstars.
The fourth charity match, held in 2022, is recognised by Guinness World Records for the highest live viewership on a YouTube charity sports match, peaking at over 2.5 million viewers.
Prior to the first Sidemen Charity Match, five members of the group (all except KSI and Vikkstar123) participated in the first EE Wembley Cup on 8 August 2015 as part of Sidemen United, a team that was established for the match. Sidemen United lost against Spencer FC 5–2. The Wembley Cup would be held annually for three more years without Sidemen United (which effectively dissolved after their only match), although Sidemen members Wroetoshaw, TBJZL and KSI would participate in the 2017 Wembley Cup as part of Tekkers Town, who lost against Hashtag United 6–1.[citation needed]
The first Sidemen Charity Match was held at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, on 3 June 2016, raising over £110,000 for the Saints Foundation.[1][2] Over 600,000 people watched the livestream on YouTube—the most ever for YouTube Gaming at the time—and 15,000 people attended the match;[2] the stadium only permitted the Sidemen to fill the seats to half-capacity.
2017, 2018, 2022: The Valley
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Three subsequent matches were held at The Valley, London. The second and third matches, in 2017 and 2018, respectively raised £210,000 for the NSPCC and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust,[3][4] and £65,747 for the Young Minds Trust and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust.[5] After a four-year hiatus, the fourth match in 2022 raised over £1,000,000 for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7 Education.[6][7][8] The livestreamed match later secured a Guinness World Record for "most viewers for a charity sports match live stream on YouTube" with 2,558,501.[9]
2023: London Stadium
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A fifth match was held on 9 September 2023 at London Stadium,[10] the home stadium of Behzinga's supported team West Ham United. Sidemen FC won 8–5 and retained the championship against the YouTube Allstars.[11] Rapper Aitch performed for the match's halftime show.[12] The match raised over £2.4 million for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7Education.[11]
2025: Wembley Stadium
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On 3 November 2024, the Sidemen's official X (formerly known as Twitter) account posted that the charity match would be returning for a sixth match, with ticket information to be revealed on 10 November.[13] It was later revealed on that date that the next match would be held on 8 March 2025 at Wembley Stadium, the UK's largest stadium.[14] The charities supported for this match will be the BBC's charity Children in Need and the Sidemen's own charity, Bright Side.[14]
Records and statistics
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| Year | Money raised | Charity(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £110,000[1] | Saints Foundation |
| 2017 | £210,000[4] | NSPCC Charlton Athletic Community Trust |
| 2018 | £65,747[5] | Young Minds Charlton Athletic Community Trust |
| 2019 | Not held | |
| 2020 | ||
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | £1,000,000[6] | CALM Teenage Cancer Trust Rays of Sunshine M7 Education |
| 2023 | £2,400,000[11] | |
| 2024 | Not held | |
| 2025 | To be determined | BBC Children in Need Bright Side |
| Pos. | Player | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miniminter
|
5 (2016–2023) | 10 |
| 2 | Manny
|
5 (2016–2023) | 6 |
| 3 | TBJZL
|
5 (2016–2023) | 5 |
| 4 |  ChrisMD
|
5 (2016–2023) | 4 |
| 5 | Niko Omilana
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2 (2022–2023) | 3 |
| 6 | KSI
|
5 (2016–2023) | 2 |
| Vikkstar123
|
5 (2016–2023) | 2 | |
 Castro
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2 (2017, 2022) | 2 | |
| Chunkz
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2 (2022–2023) | 2 | |
| 10 | JMX
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2 (2016–2017) | 1 |
| Joe Weller
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1 (2016) | 1 | |
| Yung Filly
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2 (2022–2023) | 1 | |
| Theo Baker
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2 (2022–2023) | 1 | |
| WillNE
|
4 (2017–2023) | 1 | |
| Behzinga
|
5 (2016–2023) | 1 | |
| Max Fosh
|
1 (2023) | 1 | |
 W2S
|
5 (2016–2023) | 1 | |
 Tareq Salameh
|
1 (2023) | 1 |
Guinness World Records
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- ^ Stylised as Sidemen FC or SDMN FC.
- ^ a b Castro, Danilo (25 August 2018). "KSI Net Worth: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". heavy.com. Heavy Inc. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b Rimell, William (4 June 2016). "Charity football match Sidemen FC v YouTube Allstars at St Mary's in Southampton raised more than £100,000 for the Saints foundation". dailyecho.co.uk. Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "The Valley to host charity football match featuring famous YouTubers". Charlton Athletic F.C. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ a b Charlton Athletic FC [@CAFCofficial] (25 July 2017). "👏 A half-time presentation confirms that the @SDMNFC match at The Valley in May raised £210,000 for @NSPCC and @CAFCTrust! #cafc" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Gutelle, Sam (4 June 2018). "YouTube Supergroup Sidemen Raise £65,747 For Charity, Premiere Trailer For YouTube Premium Series". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b Louis, Nathan (25 September 2022). "Sidemen charity football match raises more than £1 million". Watford Observer. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Rory (24 September 2022). "Speed destroys KSI with crunching tackle just 16 SECONDS into the Sidemen charity match". SPORTbible. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Potts, Michael (23 September 2022). "Sidemen Charity Match on TV 2022: Live stream, channel, teams and players". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b Punt, Dominic (18 August 2023). "Jack Sucks At Life crashes Sidemen's London HQ to celebrate charity match record". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Rowland-Dixon, Taye (May 28, 2023). "Sidemen Charity Match Returns for 5th Year with 62,000 capacity Venue". Verge. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c Gutelle, Sam (11 September 2023). "Sidemen raise £2.4 million, break YouTube viewership records with 2023 charity match". Tubefilter. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Alao, Lola Christina (30 August 2023). "When is the Sideman FC charity 2023 match?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Brigstock, Jake (5 November 2024). "Sidemen Charity Match is back - everything we know so far". Indy100. The Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b Young, Alex (2024-11-18). "The Sidemen Charity Match sells out Wembley in three hours". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-01-02.