List of Sidemen Charity Matches explained
| Sidemen Charity Match |
| Team1logo: | Sidemen FC.png |
| Team2logo: | YouTube Allstars.png |
| Team1: | Sidemen Football Club |
| Team2: | YouTube Allstars |
| Sport: | Association football |
| Type: | Friendly match |
| City Or Region: | England |
| Firstmeeting: | Sidemen FC 7–2 YT Allstars
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| Mostrecent: | Sidemen FC 8–5 YT Allstars
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| Broadcasters: | YouTube |
| Total: | 5 |
| Most Wins: | Sidemen FC (4) |
| Top Scorer: | Miniminter (10) |
| Largestvictory: | Sidemen FC 7–1 YT Allstars (2 June 2018) |
| Largestscoring: | 15 goals (24 September 2022) |
| Longeststreak: | Sidemen FC, 3 (2018–present) |
| Currentstreak: | Sidemen FC, 3 (2018–present) |
| Smallestvictory: | Sidemen FC 0–2 YT Allstars (21 May 2017) |
| Map Location: | UK England Southeast close |
| Map Label1: | St Mary's Stadium (2016) |
| Map Mark1: | Black pog.svg |
| Coordinates1: | 50.9058°N -1.3911°W |
| Map Label2: | The Valley (2017, 2018, 2022) |
| Map Label2 Position: | right |
| Map Mark2: | Black pog.svg |
| Coordinates2: | 51.4864°N 0.0364°W |
| Map Label3: | London Stadium (2023) |
| Map Label3 Position: | top |
| Map Mark3: | Black pog.svg |
| Coordinates3: | 51.5386°N -0.0164°W |
| Map Label4: | Wembley Stadium (2025) |
| Map Label4 Position: | left |
| Map Mark4: | Black pog.svg |
| Coordinates4: | 51.5556°N -0.2794°W |
The Sidemen Charity Match is a recurring association football friendly match run by the British YouTube group the Sidemen to raise money for various charitable causes. They have been held since 2016, although there was a four-year hiatus between the third and fourth matches. A sixth match has been announced for March 2025, eighteen months after the fifth match. All matches have been livestreamed on the group's YouTube channel. In all matches so far, the group's seven members—KSI, W2S, Miniminter, Zerkaa, Vikkstar123, TBJZL and Behzinga—and various affiliated YouTubers competed as the Sidemen Football Club, while various other YouTubers competed as the YouTube Allstars.
History
Background
See main article: EE Wembley Cup. 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.
2016: St Mary's
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
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]
2023: London Stadium
A fifth match was held on 9 September 2023 at London Stadium,[9] the home stadium of Behzinga's supported team West Ham United. Sidemen FC won 8–5 against the YouTube Allstars. Rapper Aitch performed for the match's halftime show.[10] The match raised over £2.4 million for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7Education.[11]
2025: Wembley Stadium
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.[12] It was later revealed on that date that the next match would be held on 8 March 2025 at Wembley Stadium,[13] the UK's largest stadium. The charities supported for this match will be the BBC's charity Children in Need and the Sidemen's own charity, Bright Side.[13]
Match results
2016
2017
2018
2022
2023
Records and statistics
Money raised
Top goalscorers
Notes and References
- Web site: Castro . Danilo . 25 August 2018 . KSI Net Worth: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191029212851/https://heavy.com/money/2018/08/ksi-net-worth/ . 29 October 2019 . 29 October 2019 . heavy.com . Heavy Inc..
- News: 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 . live . 29 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191020061443/https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14536795.charity-football-match-sidemen-fc-v-youtube-allstars-at-st-marys-in-southampton-raised-more-than-100000-for-the-saints-foundation/ . 20 October 2019.
- Web site: 12 March 2017 . The Valley to host charity football match featuring famous YouTubers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200103182606/https://cafc.co.uk/news/view/595526aa1616a/the-valley-to-host-charity-football-match-featuring-famous-youtubers . 3 January 2020 . 3 January 2020 . Charlton Athletic F.C..
- 889933265171341313 . CAFCofficial . A half-time presentation confirms that the @SDMNFC match at The Valley in May raised £210,000 for @NSPCC and @CAFCTrust! #cafc . Charlton Athletic FC . 25 July 2017.
- Web site: Gutelle . Sam . 4 June 2018 . YouTube Supergroup Sidemen Raise £65,747 For Charity, Premiere Trailer For YouTube Premium Series . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030004451/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/06/04/sidemen-show-charity-soccer-match/ . 30 October 2019 . 29 October 2019 . Tubefilter.
- News: Louis . Nathan . 25 September 2022 . Sidemen charity football match raises more than £1 million . . 25 September 2022.
- News: O'Callaghan . Rory . 24 September 2022 . Speed destroys KSI with crunching tackle just 16 SECONDS into the Sidemen charity match . . 24 September 2022.
- News: Potts . Michael . 23 September 2022 . Sidemen Charity Match on TV 2022: Live stream, channel, teams and players . . 24 September 2022.
- Web site: Rowland-Dixon. Taye. Sidemen Charity Match Returns for 5th Year with 62,000 capacity Venue. Verge. 2023-07-17. 2023-05-28. mdy-all.
- Web site: Alao. Lola Christina. When is the Sideman FC charity 2023 match? . Evening Standard. 23 September 2023. 30 August 2023.
- Web site: Gutelle. Sam. Sidemen raise £2.4 million, break YouTube viewership records with 2023 charity match. Tubefilter. 23 September 2023 . 11 September 2023.
- Web site: Brigstock . Jake . Sidemen Charity Match is back - everything we know so far . Indy100 . . 2024-11-06 . 2024-11-05. dmy-all.
- Web site: Bhattacharya . Richik . Sidemen Charity Match 2025 at Wembley Stadium: Date and how to get tickets . . 2024-11-11 . 2024-11-11. mdy-all.
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