The Sidemen Charity Match is an annual 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 and no further matches have been announced after the fifth match in 2023. All matches have been livestreamed on the group's YouTube channel. In all matches so far, the group's seven members and various affiliated YouTubers competed as the Sidemen Football Club, while various other YouTubers competed as the YouTube Allstars.
 Logo of the 2023 edition of the match | |
Sidemen Football Club
YouTube Allstars
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| Sport | Association football |
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| Type | Friendly match |
| Location | England |
| First meeting | Sidemen FC 7–2 YT Allstars (3 June 2016) |
| Latest meeting | Sidemen FC 8–5 YT Allstars (9 September 2023) |
| Broadcasters | YouTube |
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| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 5 |
| Most wins | Sidemen FC (4) |
| Top scorer | Miniminter (10) |
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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 Sidemen Charity Matches | |
History
editBackground
editPrior 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]
2016: St Mary's
editThe 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.
2017–2022: 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]
2023: London Stadium
editA fifth match was held on 9 September 2023 at London Stadium.[9] Sidemen FC won 8–5 against the YouTube Allstars.[10] Rapper Aitch performed for the match's halftime show.[11] The match raised over £2.4 million for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7Education.[10]
Match results
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2022
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2023
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Records and statistics
editMoney raised
edit| Year | Money raised | Charity(s) |
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| 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 – 2021 |
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| 2022 | £1,000,000[6] | CALM Teenage Cancer Trust Rays of Sunshine M7 Education |
| 2023 | £2,400,000[10] | CALM Teenage Cancer Trust Rays of Sunshine M7 Education |
Top goalscorers
edit| Pos. | Player | Appearances | Goals |
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| 1 |  Miniminter
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5 (2016–2023) | 10 |
| 2 | Manny
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5 (2016–2023) | 6 |
| 3 | TBJZL
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5 (2016–2023) | 5 |
| 4 |  ChrisMD
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5 (2016–2023) | 4 |
| 5 | Niko Omilana
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2 (2022–2023) | 3 |
| 6 | KSI
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5 (2016–2023) | 2 |
| Vikkstar123
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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
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4 (2017–2023) | 1 | |
| Behzinga
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5 (2016–2023) | 1 | |
| Max Fosh
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1 (2023) | 1 | |
 W2S
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5 (2016–2023) | 1 | |
 Tareq Salameh
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1 (2023) | 1 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.