News: The European Supporter Awards - Entries open

The FFC team are proud to support the fifth annual European Football Supporters Award which rewards supporters developing positive initiatives in or around football stadiums... with a prize of 6000 € for the winner.

Information from the organisers on the Award as follows;

Established in 2005, the European Football Supporters Award is supported by UEFA and its president Michel Platini. It aims to reward a group or association of supporters that create positive developments in the game on an annual basis.

The deadline for 2009 applications is 31 October 2009.

In four years, the European Football Supporters Award awarded alternately groups who have protested against racism in all its forms - advocating tolerance on the stadium terraces, which had gone out of their way to extend hospitality to away fans, who had worked for the education of young fans and, finally, who had facilitated the integration of disabled supporters across the country.

EFSA previous winners

2005. La Peña Multicolor (Spain)
2006. The Amalgamation of Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs (Northern Ireland)
2007. Genoa Club for Children (Italy)
2008. The National Association for Disabled Supporters (England)

Who will win the crown this November? Perhaps this is an opportunity for your organisation, so why not make an application to take part in EFSA 2009?

The award criteria outlined by the organisers are as follows:

• Respect for others, irrespective of nationality, race, culture or religion.
• Respect for the moral and physical integrity of all players of the game, which excludes all forms of violence, including verbal abuse.
• Compliance with the rules and accept decisions of the referee.
• The promotion of fair play, as the life skills of athletes.
• The size of the festive and friendly sport, brotherhood between fans before, during and after the meeting, communion in the same passion, which also implies the acceptance of defeat calmly.
• The training of young generations of audiences through the dissemination of the principles of sports ethics.
• Solidarity with minority groups, motivated by the same passion for football.

Applications must be sent before 31 October 2009:
European Football Supporters Award
5, avenue du Col-Vert
B-1170 Brussels
BELGIUM
Or by mail to info@supportersaward.com

The application, if possible, should take up no more than twenty lines; clearly explaining the action taken by the entrant under the the criteria listed above or describing exceptional gestures of fair play undertaken by a group or individual.

Please detail the location, dates or circumstances of the activity as part of the application together with details of the group or the candidate (e-mail and telephones). The organisers may wish to call on witnesses to confirm particular facts or actions.

The winner of the European Football Supporter Award will receive a prize of 6,000 euro’s in cash and a trophy that will be awarded on the pitch of his/her favourite team.

For more information, visit: http://www.supportersaward.com/

Contacts

EUROPEAN FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS AWARD
+ 32 (0)2.426.64.66
info@supportersaward.com

Best of luck

The FFC Team