Etnoliga comes back:

start 21 march 2026! bielany — STAY TUNED

Unity EURO Cup

In 2025, Poland joined the Unity EURO Cup for the first time. This extraordinary tournament showcases how football can serve as a powerful tool for inclusion, dialogue and solidarity between refugees and host communities.

Co-organised by UEFA and UNHCR, the competition brings together official national teams composed of women and men with refugee backgrounds and representatives of European nations. The Polish team is formed by Etnoliga players, with preparations supported by the Polish Football Association (PZPN) and UNHCR Poland.

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FOOTBALL ACADEMY

Free inclusive soccer training sessions for three age groups: 8–12, 12–16, and adults. The schedule for 2026 will be published soon.

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FOOTBALL FOR EVERYONE

Etnoliga is a community brought together by a love of football and the joy of meeting new people in a great atmosphere. In our league, training sessions and tournaments, you’ll meet refugees and migrants, women and men, cis and queer people, players with all levels of experience. We decide the rules together and organize the games together. We play, support each other and learn as a team. In Etnoliga, what matters is your passion for the game, openness to others, and your commitment. We believe that fair play is a way of life, not just the avoidance of fouls.

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Each team includes women, men, and people from different countries

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All activities are free of charge

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Everyone is welcome and can count on support

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The Foundation provides the framework for the project, but the community sets the rules of the competition

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Points are earned both on the pitch and through engagement in the project

OUR HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL

In 2005, we organised our first match involving refugees from Africa and Chechnya. The following year, Vietnamese teams joined, along with the reactivated Makabi team, amateur women footballers, and local ultras. The overwhelming interest led us to establish a regular league in 2010.

What began as a one-off tournament has since evolved into one of the most recognisable sports initiatives in Central Europe.

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UEFA Best Grassroots Project Award 2020

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SPORT CONNECTS

Sport is one of the most underestimated tools for social change. It plays an important cultural role and creates a sense of belonging, while its universal rules allow people from different parts of the world to communicate without words. Shared passion, movement, and genuine engagement form an ideal starting point for social projects.

Football helps us make friends, discover new cultures and perspectives, uncover new strengths within ourselves, break down stereotypes, and focus on what unites us. We believe in truly inclusive sport — not only free of charge, but also sensitive to different forms of exclusion. We want Etnoliga to be a space where everyone can grow and feel safe.

why do we care?

Discrimination remains a widespread problem — from school pitches and local clubs to the world’s biggest stadiums. Dani Alves was targeted with bananas, while Samuel Eto’o and Vinícius Jr. were compared to monkeys. People from ethnic minorities still make up only a tiny fraction of decision-makers. Women footballers, even at the highest level, face physical and psychological abuse; migrants are exploited; and LGBTQ+ people are often afraid to speak openly about who they are. In many clubs, the stands are dominated by chauvinists and so-called fans. Football has lost its egalitarian promise, stopped carrying the dream of change, and turned into a global business that violates human rights and damages the natural environment.

this is our sport!

Dani Alves ate a banana, laughing in the face of racists. Predrag Pašić gave up his Bundesliga career to train children in besieged Sarajevo. Carlos Caszely publicly opposed the Chilean dictatorship, despite the threat of torture. Sócrates forced FC Corinthians’ management to make all club decisions through voting. Didier Drogba used his star status to support the peace process in Ivory Coast, while Sadio Mané builds hospitals and schools in his native Senegal. Megan Rapinoe and Josh Cavallo openly speak about their sexual orientation. Despite threats of sanctions from FIFA, Maribel Domínguez was signed by a men’s club, and over 100,000 fans attended the final of the first Women’s World Cup in 1971.