Locations of all the stadiums that have hosted Sidemen Charity Matches
The Sidemen Charity Match is an annual
association footballfriendly match run by the British
YouTube group the
Sidemen to raise money for various charitable causes. They have been held since 2016, barring a four-year hiatus between the third and fourth matches, all of which 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.
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]
Matches
2016
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
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
A 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]
Locations of all the stadiums that have hosted Sidemen Charity Matches
The Sidemen Charity Match is an annual
association footballfriendly match run by the British
YouTube group the
Sidemen to raise money for various charitable causes. They have been held since 2016, barring a four-year hiatus between the third and fourth matches, all of which 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.
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]
Matches
2016
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
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
A 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]