The SoccerNet 2026 Challenges are in full swingβ½οΈπ₯
Our presentation video is now live: meet the task leaders and don't miss any details before the deadline: April 24, 2026.
βΆοΈWatch it here: youtu.be/TjX789boQGM
Time to climb the leaderboard π
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@cvprconference.bsky.social
example visualizations/demo results (baseline outputs):
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π Benchmark portals (Codabench):
Validation: codabench.org/competitions...
Challenge: codabench.org/competitions...
π Homepage: inside.fifa.com/innovation/i...
π» Dev kit & baseline code: github.com/FIFA-Skeleta...
The guest task of #SoccerNet 2026 is live!
Introducing the FIFA Innovation Challenge β Skeletal Tracking Light β½π¦΄
Build accurate player pose estimation using only the main broadcast camera and win tickets to the FIFA World Cup 2026 π! See π§΅
π Prize: 1,000 USD
Huge thanks to Footovision, our official partner, for sponsoring this challenge!
#AI #ComputerVision #SportsAnalytics #FootballAI #ActionSpotting
Organizers: @anthonycioppa.bsky.social @silviogiancola.bsky.social Jeremie OCHIN @karensanchez.bsky.social
ππ The 4th official task of #SoccerNetChallenges 2026 is here!
β½4β£ Player-Centric Ball Action Spotting
A new vision challenge that not only detects what and when an event happens, but also who performs it.
Check all SoccerNet 2026 tasks: soccernet.org/challenges/2...
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Organizers: @anthonycioppa.bsky.social @silviogiancola.bsky.social @rvandeghen.bsky.social @janheld.bsky.social @karensanchez.bsky.social
π Data: huggingface.co/datasets/Soc...
π» Development Kit & Baseline Code: github.com/SoccerNet/sn...
π Benchmark Challenge Set: www.codabench.org/competitions...
π Prize: 1,000 USD
We thank EVS Broadcast Equipment, the official partner of this task, for generously sponsoring this challenge! evs.com/na
π The fifth official task of #SoccerNet Challenges 2026 is here!
5β£β½οΈ Novel View Synthesis Competition
Details of this task are available at
soccer-net.org/challenges/2...
#ComputerVision #AISports #CVPR2026
Organizers: @silviogiancola.bsky.social, @anthonycioppa.bsky.social, Jiayuan Rao, @karensanchez.bsky.social
π Prize: 1,000 USD. We thank KNQ Technology (knq.ai), a startup focused on Sports AI, for generously sponsoring this challenge!
π₯This edition of VQA introduces Foundation Models and Agentic AI to tackle General Knowledge reasoning in football. Participants will answer closed-ended questions across 14 diverse soccer understanding tasks spanning text, image, and video modalities.
ππWe're excited to kick off the third official task of #SoccerNet Challenges 2026!
β½οΈ3β£ VQA Visual Question Answering
Details of this task are available at soccer-net.org/challenges/2...
#Challenges #ComputerVision #CVPR2026
Organizers: @silviogiancola.bsky.social, @anthonycioppa.bsky.social, Artur Xarles, Mohamad Dalal, @karensanchez.bsky.social
π Prize: TBA (interested in sponsoring? If yes, please reach out!)
π½οΈ Anticipating both the timing and type of ball-related actions that will occur within 5 seconds in the future. 30-second gameplay videos are provided before each anticipation window, and the actions span across 10 classes in our dataset.
ππ Second official task of the #SoccerNet Challenges 2026 is here!
β½οΈ2β£Ball Action Anticipation. Details of this task are available at soccer-net.org/challenges/2...
Follow us on Discord: discord.com/invite/cPbqf...
π Prize: 1,000 USD Amazon gift card. We thank Spiideo @spiideo.bsky.social, the official partner of this task, for generously sponsoring this challenge.
π½οΈ Given a single camera image showing half a soccer pitch and the calibration (intrinsics, extrinsics, and distortion) of the camera used to acquire it, predict the locations of all persons in the scene using world pitch coordinates (x, y in meters).
Organizers: @anthonycioppa.bsky.social , @silviogiancola.bsky.social, HΓ₯kan ArdΓΆ, @karensanchez.bsky.social
ππ Weβre excited to kick off #SoccerNet Challenges 2026 with our first official task!
β½οΈ1β£ Spiideo SoccerNet SynLoc.
Details of the first version of this task are available at soccer-net.org/challenges/2...
β½οΈποΈπ₯ Greetings from an iconic location that will be featured in our #SoccerNet Challenges 2025 video!π
Can you name this legendary stadium? π
Hint: Itβs currently in the final stages of its reconstruction! π§β¨πͺπΈ
#SoccerAnalytics #CVPR2025 #AI #ComputerVision
ππ₯ Get ready! This year, weβre coming stronger than ever! πͺβ½οΈ
π₯β¨ Take a peek behind the scenes of our upcoming #SoccerNet 2025 video!
Dive into the 4 thrilling challenges of soccer analytics 2025! π¬ Stay tuned for the full videoβitβs going to be epic! π
#CVPR2025β‘οΈπ
π Check our website: soccer-net.org/challenges/2...
π» Access the development kits: github.com/SoccerNet
π£οΈ Get involved, discuss strategies, and stay updated on leaderboards on our Discord π discord.com/invite/cPbqf...
π π SoccerNet Challenges 2025 is here! In this 5th edition, weβre excited to unveil four diverse tasks!
β½οΈ Check the deadline, thereβs plenty of time to craft a groundbreaking solution and rise to the top of the leaderboard! π
π₯Let the Challenges begin! #SoccerNet #AI π
β½οΈπ€π Weβre ready for the π¬πͺπ€π¬-π°π§π§ of the 5th edition of the ππ¨ππππ«πππ ππ‘ππ₯π₯ππ§π π!
πβ¨Join us in the 2025 edition of this amazing community where AI meets soccer. Stay tuned for exciting updates!
discord.com/invite/cPbqf...
#SoccerNet2025 #ComputerVision