The Sidemen Charity Match is a recurring charity football match organised by British YouTube group the Sidemen. Founded in 2016, the event features two teams of influencers contesting a friendly match whilst raising money for various British charities.
The event has been held on six occasions since 2016: one at St Mary's Stadium, three at the Valley, one at London Stadium, and one at Wembley Stadium. All matches have been livestreamed via YouTube, promoting various charitable causes. In each edition, the seven members of the SidemenâÂÂKSI, W2S, Miniminter, Zerkaa, Vikkstar123, TBJZL and BehzingaâÂÂand various affiliated YouTubers compete as Sidemen Football Club, whilst various other influencers compete as the YouTube Allstars. A seventh match between the two teams will be held on 18 April 2026, returning to Wembley, with some of the Sidemen playing on the Allstars for the first time.
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. As of 2025, the events have raised over ã8.5 million for various British charities.
The Sidemen was founded in 2013 as a YouTube group creating Grand Theft Auto Online content. The six founding membersâÂÂKSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, Vikkstar123, TBJZL and BehzingaâÂÂwere later joined by W2S in 2014. The group frequently collaborated on real-life association football content, as well as through the FIFA video game franchise, and established a content house.
Prior to the first Sidemen Charity Match, five members of the groupâÂÂall except KSI and Vikkstar123âÂÂparticipated 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 5âÂÂ2 against Spencer FC. 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 6âÂÂ1 to Hashtag United.
The inaugural Sidemen Charity Match was held at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, on 3 June 2016, raising over for the Saints Foundation. Over 600,000 people watched the livestream on YouTubeâÂÂa record for YouTube Gaming at the timeâÂÂand 15,000 people attended the match; the stadium only permitted the Sidemen to fill the stadium to half-capacity. 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. Sidemen FC won the match 7âÂÂ2, including a hat-trick from Miniminter.
Three subsequent matches were held at the Valley in Charlton, London. The second match in 2017 raised ã210,000 for the NSPCC and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT). The 2018 edition raised ã65,747 for CACT and Young Minds. The YouTube Allstars won the former match 2âÂÂ0, whilst Sidemen FC won the latter 7âÂÂ1. Notable players across these matches featured Deji, WillNE, Lachlan Power and Caspar Lee.
After a four-year hiatus, the highly anticipated fourth match in 2022 raised over ã1,000,000 for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and Miniminter's M7 Education. New entrants included MrBeast, LazarBeam, Noah Beck, IShowSpeed, Chunkz, Niko Omilana and GeorgeNotFound. Billy Wingrove and Mark Goldbridge acted as managers, with former Premier League and FIFA referee Mark Clattenburg officiating. Sidemen FC emerged victorious 8âÂÂ7. The match later secured a Guinness World Record for "most viewers for a charity sports match live stream on YouTube" with 2,558,501.
A fifth match was held on 9 September 2023 at the 62,000-capacity London Stadium, the home stadium of Behzinga's supported team West Ham United. Sidemen FC defended the title with a 8âÂÂ5 victory over the YouTube Allstars. Rapper Aitch performed for the inaugural halftime show. Debutants included Airrack, xQc, JiDion, Kai Cenat, AboFlah and Jacksepticeye. Max Fosh went viral for his yellow card incident, where he showed referee Clattenburg an Uno "Reverse" playing card. KSI performed Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark "siuuu" celebration when he saved a penalty from IShowSpeed, a prominent Ronaldo fan. The match raised over ã2.4 million for CALM, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7 EducationâÂÂthe same charities as in 2022.
In November 2024, the Sidemen announced a sixth match would be held, 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. The event sold out within three hours after ticket sales went live, drawing 90,000 spectators. The halftime show was performed by rapper AJ Tracey, with KSI also performing "Thick of It". Following a 9âÂÂ9 draw, the YouTube Allstars won the subsequent penalty shoot-out 5âÂÂ4. The squad list featured Mark Rober, Logan Paul, CarryMinati and Jynxzi. 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. The match raised over 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.
On the 14 December 2025, it was announced that the Charity Match would return for a seventh instalment in 2026, with the date of the match later being confirmed as 18 April 2026. In a first for the match, some of the Sidemen will be playing on the YouTube Allstars, with KSI, Miniminter and Behzinga being announced as the ones that will be playing for the Allstars.
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<small>Key: Bold indicates a Sidemen member.</small>