CAFE in Vienna
FARE Conference in Vienna - 12th to 14th December 09
CAFE seeks Development Officer for Western Europe
We are recruiting for a full time role based in Europe.
The CAFE project is supported by UEFA.
Click the logo to go directly to the UEFA website.
Fans' Action 2010 - Poland & Ukraine
The Fans' Embassy division of the Football Supporters Europe (FSE) network launches the Fans' Action 2010 in Poland and Ukraine.
SUPPORTERS GROUPS
To list your organisation here
please contact info@cafefootball.eu
BBAG - Bundesbehinddertenfanarbeitsgemeinschaft
The Bundesbehindertenfanarbeitsgemeinschaft (BBAG) is the German association of disabled football supporters and disability officers within the clubs.
The BBAG started its activities in 1999 and was founded as a charity organization in 2003. Its main purpose is to advise the two organizations of German football, Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) and Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL), in all issues concerning disabled people. The BBAG is also lobbying on national level towards the relevant stakeholders in German politics. Furthermore its aim is to support German football clubs, both professionals and non-professionals, to improve their services for disabled supporters and to design their stadia accessible.
Against the background of the forthcoming FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany the BBAG in 2001 created the first guidelines for the accessibility of football stadia. In 2009 the DFL with support of the BBAG has issued new accessibility guidelines concerning both smaller and bigger stadia in Germany.
The BBAG is also member of Football Supporters Europe.
FASFE - Federación Accionistas y Sócios del Fútbol Español
FASFE is the Spanish Federation of Supporters Trusts. Founded in 2008.
FASFE exists to:
- Promote and support the concept of democratic supporters’ ownership and their representation through non-profit associations.
- Promote and defend the role of football clubs as cultural, social and civic institutions
- Work to preserve football's competitive values in Spain and promote the opverall health of the game
FSE - Football Supporters Europe
Football Supporters Europe eV (FSE) is a not-for-profit member association for football fans, fan-related initiatives, fans’ groups and fans’ organisations in Europe. FSE and its members support networking and an exchange of experiences amongst grassroots football fans’ in Europe, represent football fans’ interests towards football governing bodies and are, amongst others, active in the field of campaigning on issues like anti-discrimination, accessibility and in the field of professional football supporters work via the provision of fans’ embassy services for football fans at international matches. See their website for more information.
Hapoel Tel Aviv's DSA
Hapoel Tel Aviv`s Disabled Supporters Association has a few active members who all have some sort of disability: wheelchair users, visually impared and also people with walking difficulties.
We stay in touch during the Football season and get together once in a while to talk about different aspects of the disabled supporters' experiences.
We acted out an ACCESSIBILITY SURVEY that was answered by disabled supporters in Bloomfield stadium, home ground of club Hapoel. As a result of this survey, some the issues were addressed and resolved by the stadium staff and some are still in progress.
We also started a radio commentary intiative for the visually impaired in Hapoel basketball club and soon we will do the same for the football club.
If you wish to contact us, please email Asaf de Vries.
ISRAFANS
Consistent General deterioration of the Israeli football for the past two decades, reached to an all time low in 2007 as far as the fans were concerned – empty terraces, poor communication with the police, which often resulted in violence, and topping all - a strong sense of alienation between the fans and the clubs' management. The fan organization Israfans was formed out of that constellation in order to promote the interests football supporters in particular and to benefit the Israeli football and sport in general.
National Association of Disabled Supporters (NADS)
NADS was established in 1998 and is the UK charity representing disabled supporters of all sports together with their carers and advocates. Its key objectives are to promote an inclusive agenda, raise disability awareness through sport and ensure an equality of experiences for all fans.
On the NADS website you'll find information on disabled facilities at clubs and stadia, along with useful football and disability reports, guides and general disabled supporter information. You'll also find the latest news items and a back catalogue of the NADS e-newsletters.
SD provides advice to trusts on how to organise and acquire a collective shareholding in their clubs on a not-for-profit basis for re-investment.
Their role is to secure greater level of accountability and deliver democratic representation within sports clubs and within sport's governing structures.
They deliver advice and guidance on governance and financial accountability to their members and to ensure they play a valued and responsible role in the running of their clubs, improving communication and building a better relationship with the local community.