Since being founded in 2005 we have received a variety of awards for our work.
Juilius Hirsch Prize 2020
The award was introduced by the DFB in 2005 in commemoration of the Jewish Germany international player Julius Hirsch who died at the Auschwitz concentration camp. It is awarded to clubs, organisations and people who campaign against exclusion, xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism.
European Citizen’s Prize 2018
Since 2018 the European Parliament has decorated the extraordinary engagement of single citizens or organizations that promote mutual understanding and integration throughout Europe. This award recognizes projects that strengthen European collaboration, solidarity and tolerance within the European Union and beyond. Spirit of Football was especially recognized for its work in the field of integration in the area of education.
Africa Recognition Award 2018
This nomination is in recognition of outstanding and tireless efforts to improve intercultural exchange and promote social harmony in Thuringia. The impacts over the years through the ‚The Ball‘ project has positively improved the confidence, break social and cultural stereotypes and facilitated growth in social acceptance of immigrants in Thuringia.
German Football Association Prize 2016
This award acknowledges organizations and schools that have promoted integration using football as a tool. The German Football Association acknowledged Spirit of Football for our integration work in our project “Spirit of Welcome” in 2016. We would like to specifically thank Robert Fritzsch for his incredible voluntary work leading this project from 2015 to 2017.
Thuringian Integration Prize 2015
The Thuringian Integration Prize acknowledges successful integration in the region of Thuringia. Spirit of Football won this award for its integration work in 2015.
The Volunteer Award of the City of Erfurt 2015
Volunteer work opens opportunities for everybody to make a social commitment and therefore make a positive change in local society. Volunteerism is good for your own personal development and offers the chance to participate actively in social life. With the award in 2015 the city of Erfurt recognized Spirit of Football for its work as a shining example for volunteerism.
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Spirit of Football e.V. is committed to openness and against exclusion of any kind. The core values of our non-formal educational work are based on the trips by “The Ball” to the FIFA World Cup. Since 2002, The Ball has reached over 40,000 people through the universal language of football and its intercultural power. These experiences inform the school curriculums and extracurricular educational offers that we have been implementing since 2010.
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Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, Unified Football Projekt startet beim TFV Pokalfinale in Gera, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 1 month, 1 week ago
Mit Fußball vereinen – Spirit of Football startete am vergangenen Samstag das Inklusionsprojekt „Unified Football“ mit einem Demo-Spiel im Rahmen des TFV Pokalfinales.
Sport für Menschen mit und ohne geist […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, Anpfiff für Projektreihe "Mobil in Thüringen", on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Seit dem 28. April ist die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung mit einem neuen Format in Thüringen unterwegs, welches mobil, integrativ und modular mehrere Angebote konzertiert bis zu Ihnen in die Kommunen und Regionen […]
Benjamin Grünewald wrote a new post, Spirit of Football e.V. bei Netflix – SPIRIT OF THE BALL, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 2 months, 1 week ago
Der Dokumentarfilm Spirit of the Ball über unsere Ballreise 2018 von London nach Moskau ist nun auch bei Netflix zum streamen verfügbar.
Check dazu das Video von Andrew aus:
Den Trailer zum Film kö […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, KoWo Quartiersfußball startet in die Saison 2022, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 2 months, 1 week ago
Nach zwei Jahren unter Corona-Auflagen starten am 25. April die KoWo-Quartiersfußball-Aktivitäten in den KoWo Wohngebieten Juri-Gagarin-Ring, Dortmunder Block (Friedrich-Ebert-Straße) und Erfurt Ri […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, Unified Football Osterturnier 2022 in Jena, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 2 months, 1 week ago
Erster Auftritt unserer Unified-Trainingsgruppe beim Special Olympics Osterturnier: Am Gründonnerstag wurden die Schuhe geschnürrt und gekickt. Für alle Beteiligten war es eine große Freude bei dem sehr sehr fai […]
Ulrike Enders wrote a new post, Ukrainerinnen in Erfurt heimisch geworden, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Vielleicht fragt ihr euch, wie es den 16 Frauen und Kindern, die Spirit an der polnisch-ukrainischen Grenze abgeholt hat, geht? Unter den aktuellen traurigen Umständen eigentlich ganz gut, finden wir:
Oksana, […]
Benjamin Grünewald wrote a new post, Drei Busse + 7000km + 11 Partnerorganisationen = 16 Menschen in Sicherheit gebracht, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Spirit of Football startete am Sonntag früh mit drei Bussen gen polnisch-ukrainische Grenze. Im Gepäck Hilfsgüter vom Verein Ukrainische Landsleute e.V. sowie vom Fanprojekt Erfurt. Wir nahmen auch eine Frau un […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, NO WAR – Hilfe für Menschen in der Ukraine, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wir brauchen eure Unterstützung!!!
Vor zehn Jahren war Spirit of Football zur EURO 2012 in der Ukraine. Vier Wochen lang waren wir unterwegs und sind vielen warmherzigen, gastfreundlichen, interessierten und […]
Sven Söderberg wrote a new post, huhu, on the site Meine-Deine-Unsere Welt 5 months, 1 week ago
huhu ich bin heir
Ulrike Enders wrote a new post, Tobi sollte auch so einen Workshop mitmachen!, on the site Spirit of Football e.V. 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Unser Projekt “Shpil Tsuzamen” ist erfolgreich zu Ende gegangen. Wir haben unser Ziel erreicht, indem wir in 10 Thüringer Schulklassen wirken und knapp 200 Schüler erreichen konnten. Unser letztes Projekt fand v […]