10th International Football Encounter Festival from July 6 to 7, 2024

 

A festival full of exciting games and emotional moments awaits you. The Football Encounter Festival is one of the largest international youth encounters in Germany, featuring teams from Ukraine, Israel, Armenia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, and Germany this year.

The tournament is not just a sports competition but also a platform for remembering the Jewish football club SK Bar Kochba Leipzig, which was forcibly dissolved in 1939 during National Socialism. Many club members were murdered in the Shoah, with only a few managing to escape.

On July 6, the youth football tournaments for the Max and Leo Bartfeld Cup and the Rafe Goldstein Cup will take place from 9:00 AM on the large southern track of SV Eintracht Leipzig Süd (Raschwitzer Straße 17, 04279 Leipzig).
On July 7, more thrilling matches will take place from 2:00 PM at the blitz professional tournament at the traditional Alfred Kunze Sports Park (Am Sportpark 2, 04179 Leipzig). The first men's teams of the host BSG Chemie Leipzig, FC Ararat Yerevan from Armenia, Lokomotive Kyiv from Ukraine, and Hapoel Kfar Quassem from Israel will ensure captivating sports moments.

Parts of the Bar Kochba exhibition "Remembrance Begins with Names – Giving a Face to the Victims of National Socialist Terror and Violence" will be on display during the tournament. Information about a possible permanent exhibition during EURO 2024 is available on the website.

We look forward to welcoming many fans on both days.

 

More information and updates at: www.fussballbegegnungsfest.eu