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streetfootballworld Milestones
From its founding in 2002 to the development of a global network encompassing over 70 organisations worldwide, streetfootballworld has consistently been at the forefront of the field of Development through Football.
Below are some of the most significant milestones on this rapid journey.
May 2008 FOCA 08, the first European Street Football Festival takes places in Foca, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Nov 2007 The second “Encuentro Sudamericano de Fútbol Callejero” (South American Street Football Encounter), organised by the “Red Sudamericana de Fútbol Callejero”, is held in Asunción, Paraguay
Nov 2007 Re-launch of the internet platform www.streetfootballworld.org, especially improving the visibility of streetfootballworld network members
Sep 2007 Network members are invited to apply for funding within the second Football for Hope Call for Proposals
Jun 2007 Kick-off of EUROSCHOOLS 2008, the official schools project to mark the UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein
Apr 2007 $US 900,000 is distributed among 25 streetfootballworld network members following the first Football for Hope Call for Proposals
Mar 2007 The Football for Hope Movement is launched, the key element of the strategic alliance between FIFA and streetfootballworld
Nov 2006 Publication of “the streetfootballworld”, vol.04, documenting the story of the streetfootballworld festival 06
Jul 2006 The streetfootballworld festival 06 is awarded the FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Jul 2006 The streetfootballworld festival 06 is held during the final week of the FIFA World Cup in Berlin, Germany
Jun 2006 The finals of World Cup Schools – Fair Play for Fair Life take place in Potsdam, Germany
May 2006 Managing Director Jürgen Griesbeck and streetfootballworld are recognised with the Laureus Sport for Good Award
Apr 2006 FIFA and streetfootballworld organise their first collaborative meeting in the field of Development through Football
Dec 2005 FIFA and streetfootballworld establish a strategic alliance to promote the field of Development through Football
Nov 2005 The first “Encuentro Sudamericano de Fútbol Callejero” (South American Street Football Encounter), organised by the “Red Sudamericana de Fútbol Callejero”, is held in Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 2005 Publication of “the streetfootballworld“, vol.03, presenting festival 06 to the world
Apr 2005 Network member Street League hosts the second streetfootballworld network meeting in London, UK
Feb 2005 First meeting of the “Red Sudamericana de Fútbol Callejero” (South American Street Football Network), the first regional network to form within the streetfootballworld network
Nov 2004 World Cup Schools – Fair Play for Fair Life kicks off in 204 schools across Germany, linking football and global learning
Sep 2004 streetfootballworld becomes a non-profit limited company, based in Berlin, Germany
Apr 2004 Publication of „the streetfootballworld“,vol.02, continuing the thematic focus of the first edition of the journal
Apr 2004 Re-launch of the internet platform www.streetfootballworld.org, providing network members the opportunity to present their work to the world
Apr 2004 The network is launched! Inaugural meeting of the streetfootballworld network takes place in Witzenhausen, Germany
Apr 2003 Publication of „the streetfootballworld“, vol.01, the first ever journal on Development through Football and football culture
Sep 2002 A global study on Development through Football is conducted in cooperation with the International Council for Sports Science and Physical Education
Aug 2002 Launch of www.streetfootballworld.org, the leading internet platform on Development through Football
Apr 2002 streetfootballworld is founded as a project of the German Youth Football Foundation
