# Federation of International Robot-soccer Association

The Federation of International Robot-soccer Association [sic] (FIRA) is an international organisation organising competitive soccer – usually 5-a-side – competitions between autonomous robots.

## History

In 1996 and 1997, this competition was known as MiroSot and was held in Daejeon, Korea. The 1996 competition offered a challenging arena to the younger generation and researchers working with autonomous mobile robotic systems.
From 1998 through 2008, it was called the FIRA Cup, and in 2009, it became the FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress. The 15th RoboWorld Cup was held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bangalore, India in September 2010.
In 2013, it took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The championship started on August 24, 2013, and ended on August 29. At that time, it involved five categories: Micro-Robot Soccer Tournament, Amire, Naro, Simulated Robot, Android, Robo and Humanoid Robot. It attracted teams from Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, India, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Russia and Malaysia. 80 teams from 11 countries participated.
The 2015 RoboWold Cup was held in Hefei in China, with more than 500 teams taking part from 45 countries.
In 2018, the competition had 277 teams participating from 12 countries.

### Past Events

FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Related Events (1996–2024) :
| Title | Period | Host Nation | Venues Cities |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Summit 2024 | 5-9 August 2024 | Brazil | São Luís, Maranhão |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Summit 2023 | 17-21 July 2023 | Germany | Wolfenbüttel |
| FIRA SimulCup 2022 | 10-15 August 2022 | Various (Hybrid) | Multiple local hubs worldwide |
| FIRA SimulCup 2021 | 9-13 August 2021 | Various (Hybrid) | São Luís, Brazil (main hub) + virtual |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2020 | 2020 (Online due to COVID-19) | N/A | Online |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2019 | 2019 | South Korea | Changwon |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2018 | 6-12 August 2018 | Taiwan | Taichung |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2017 | 23-27 August 2017 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2016 | 14-18 December 2016 | China | Beijing |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2015 | 4-9 August 2015 | South Korea | Daejeon Metropolitan City |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2014 | 5-9 November 2014 | China | Beijing |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2013 | 24-29 August 2013 | Malaysia | Shah Alam |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2012 | 20-25 August 2012 | UK | Bristol |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2011 | 26-30 August 2011 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2010 | 15-19 September 2010 | India | Bangalore |
| FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress 2009 | 18-20 August 2009 | South Korea | Incheon |
| 2008 FIRA Cup | 22-25 July 2008 | China | Qingdao |
| 2007 FIRA Cup | 14-17 June 2007 | USA | San Francisco |
| 2006 FIRA Cup | 30 June-3 July 2006 | Germany | Dortmund |
| 2005 FIRA Cup | 2005 | Singapore | Singapore |
| 2004 FIRA Cup | 2004 | South Korea | Busan |
| 2003 FIRA Cup | 2003 | Austria | Vienna |
| 2002 FIRA Cup | 2002 | South Korea | Seoul |
| 2001 FIRA Cup | 2001 | China | Beijing |
| 2000 FIRA Cup | 2000 | Australia | Queensland |
| 1999 FIRA Cup | 1999 | Brazil | São Paulo |
| 1998 FIRA Cup | 1998 | France | Paris |
| 1997 MiroSot | 1997 | South Korea | Daejeon |
| 1996 MiroSot | 1996 | South Korea | Daejeon |

## FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Congress

This competition has 4 leagues: FIRA AIR, FIRA Sports, FIRA Challenges, and FIRA Youth. Each league has its own competitions, and each competition can have several events.

### FIRA AIR

The FIRA AIR league has two associated competitions, Autonomous Race and Emergency Service.

### FIRA Sports

The FIRA Sports league has four associated competitions, HuroCup, RoboSot, SimuroSot, and AndroSot. This the robot soccer league.
HuroCup consists of single events for bipedal humanoid robots. The events are: archery, sprint, marathon, united soccer, obstacle run, long jump, spartan race, marathon, weightlifting, and basketball. There is an all-round competition for the single robot that performs the best overall.

### FIRA Challenges

The FIRA Challenges league has three associated competitions, Autonomous Cars, Autonomous Cars Simulation, Innovation and Business.

### FIRA Youth

The FIRA Youth league has six associated challenges, Sport Robots, HuroCup Junior, CityRacer, DRV_Explorer, Cliff Hanger, and Mission Impossible.