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Setting the Course for the Future of EUROPEADA


On 11 March 2025, the first online meeting of the newly established EUROPEADA expert group took place. This group was created following the evaluation of EUROPEADA 2024 and was officially launched during the FUEN Congress 2024 in Husum/Hüsem (Germany). Its goal is to develop future guidelines and a handbook for the further development of the EUROPEADA, the football tournament of Europe’s autochthonous national minorities.

The EUROPEADA, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2028 (having held five tournaments so far), has grown into a major sporting event for Europe’s minority communities, with record numbers of participating men’s and women’s teams. To preserve the sporting competition, cultural programme, and the unique "EUROPEADA spirit" in the years to come, experts are working together on a strategic direction for the tournament’s future.

The expert group meeting was attended by former organisers and delegation leaders of participating teams. In total, more than 30 people from around 20 European minority communities took part in the session. A key focus was the close cooperation with the organisers of EUROPEADA 2028, who are actively involved in the process.

The sixth edition of EUROPEADA is set to take place in the summer of 2028 (expected dates: 25 June – 2 July) in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy. The hosts are FUEN member organisations representing the Slovenian and Friulian communities in Italy – the Council of Slovenian Organisations, the Slovenian Cultural and Economic Union, and the Friulian Philological Society.

Following the last EUROPEADA, which was held in 2024 in the German-Danish border region, the tournament will now return to southern Europe and, for the first time, be hosted in a Mediterranean region. The men’s and women’s matches will be played in 13 different locations across the region, spanning from the Alps to the Adriatic. The opening ceremony is planned to take place in Trieste/Trst/Triest, while the final matches will be held in Gurize/Gorizia/Gorica/Görz.

The high level of interest in the EUROPEADA – from both participating teams and host regions – demonstrates the ongoing significance of the tournament. Additionally, efforts are being made to strengthen cooperation with UEFA to further advance the development of the event.

The online meeting on 11 March marked the beginning of a structured work process, during which concrete guidelines for the future direction of the EUROPEADA will be developed by the end of the year.

Setting the Course for the Future of EUROPEADA

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Barren

European Football Championship of the autochthonous national minorities

European Football Championship of the autochthonous national minorities

Organisation

Federal Union of European Nationalities

Federal Union of European Nationalities

 

Mute Hate Speech

Mute Hate Speech

Partners

Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland de / UEFA

Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland de / UEFA

 

Sydslesvigudvalget

Sydslesvigudvalget

 

Sportland SH

Sportland SH

 

Stadt Flensburg

Stadt Flensburg

 

Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg

Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg

 

Tønder Kommune

Tønder Kommune

 

Region Syddanmark

Region Syddanmark

 

Haderslev Kommune

Haderslev Kommune

 

Aabenraa Kommune

Aabenraa Kommune

 

Sønderborg Kommune

Sønderborg Kommune

 

Kreis Nordfriesland

Kreis Nordfriesland

 

Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde

 

Miniszterelnökség, Nemzetpolitikai Államtitkárság Bethlen Gábor Alap

Miniszterelnökség, Nemzetpolitikai Államtitkárság Bethlen Gábor Alap

Local organisers

German Minority in Denmark

German Minority in Denmark

 

Sinti and Roma Organisation

Sinti and Roma Organisation

 

North Frisian Minority Association

North Frisian Minority Association

 

Danish minority in Germany

Danish minority in Germany

Local sponsors

Select

Select

 

Union Bank

Union Bank

 

Rohde Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH

Rohde Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH

 

Flensborg Avis

Flensborg Avis

 

Der Nordschleswiger

Der Nordschleswiger

 

Na Logo

Na Logo

 

Hotel des Nordens

Hotel des Nordens

 

Hudl

Hudl

 

hpo Steuerberater

hpo Steuerberater

 

Strandet

Strandet

 

Naturgeflüster

Naturgeflüster

 

Flensburger Brauerei

Flensburger Brauerei

 

Knipskasten Flensburg

Knipskasten Flensburg

 

Phono Flensburg

Phono Flensburg
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