We play football against racism against sexism against homophobia to tackle hatred to promote fair play to break down stereotypes to learn from each other for migrants for refugees for women for LGBT+ for ALL
Help refugees!
We want to reach more people from remote areas. We will organize new workouts, buy equipment and provide transport.
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Our community
We come from different backgrounds, ages, genders, and life situations, but we’re united by football.
Sport is for everyone. It’s not about your skill level but your passion for the game. Your financial situation doesn’t matter either—our league, tournaments, and training sessions are completely free. Teams are mixed, with no national divisions. Men and women, cis and queer, strong and less experienced—all play side by side.
Join Etnoliga to meet people from all around the world and play football all year round, to learn join the workshops and make a difference through volunteering.
seven-a-side league football academy inclusion workshops
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In 2005 we invited African and Chechen refugees for a kickabout. In the following years new groups joined us, including Vietnamese, Jews but also amateur girl players and Legia Warszawa fans. Due to the great interest, in 2010 we launched a permanent league. Thus, a modest idea for a one-off tournament turned into a large cross-cultural sports initiative, one of the most recognizable in Eastern Europe.
UEFA Grassroots Award winner for Best Project 2020
Fair play
Participation is the key. Together we decide on the rules for each season. Our scoring system rewards respect and off-pitch activities.
Beyond the game
We promote our vision of sport at schools and football clubs through workshops, toolkits and international projects.
Why sport?
It is one of the most underrated tools of social change. Sport plays an important cultural role and gives you a sense of belonging. A shared passion and universal principles are naturally linked to education. We use football to break stereotypes and find a common language between dispersed groups, especially those not participating in other forms of integration due to linguistic, psychological or financial barriers.
Why is it so important?
Too many disriminatory incidents can be seen on school pitches, local clubs and large stadiums. Some threw bananas at Dani Alves, others mocked up Samuel Eto’o and Vinicious Jr. Jews, Roma, LGBTQ+ and other groups are offended. Women are still not equally treated as male footballers. The industry doesn’t care about human rights and the climate. These are our problems because this is our sport and it depends on us.
What can we do?
Dani Alves ate the banana, Samuel Eto’o left the pitch. In Mexico, Maribel Domínguez fought to join men’s club. Predrag Pašić left Germany at the peak of his career to train children in besieged Sarajevo. Carlos Caszely opposed the Chilean dictatorship despite the torture. Sócrates took up democratic standards in his club. Didier Drogba used his position to lead peace in the war-torn Ivory Coast. In Poland, we created Etnoliga.
