From 2010 onwards, all tournaments have featured both men's and women's teams. The Homeless World Cup organization was co-founded by Mel Young and Harald Schmied in 2001 to advocate for a global solution to homelessness. The first annual football tournament for homeless people took place in 2003 in Graz, Austria.
The 2006 Homeless World Cup was the subject of a documentary entitled Kicking It. directed by Susan Koch and Jeff Werner focusing on the experiences of seven homeless people at the Homeless World Cup football (soccer) game in South Africa.
In 2011, a 90-minute documentary called Hors-Jeu: Carton rouge contre l’exclusion was broadcast by Canal+ and focused on the Paris 2011 Homeless World Cup and Homeless World Cup itself and five national partners: Japan, Argentina, Palestine, France and Kenya. It was aired in France on 9 October 2011.
The field is 22m (long) x 16m (wide). The Homeless World Cup organization operates through a network of more than 70 national partners around the world, supporting football programs and social enterprise development.
Mel is a serial social entrepreneur who founded the Homeless World Cup in 2003 with Harald Schmied. Passionate about the power of sport to change lives, he has set up various social initiatives over the years. Mel is also an Ashoka Fellow and Senior Fellow of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.
The Homeless World Cup organization was co-founded by Mel Young and Harald Schmied in 2001 to advocate for a global solution to homelessness. The first annual football tournament for homeless people took place in 2003 in Graz, Austria.
The 17th edition of the Homeless World Cup took place in Cardiff's iconic Bute Park, right at the heart of the Welsh capital, from July 27 – August 3, 2019.
Every yearWHAT IS THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP? The Homeless World Cup is an annual, world-class, international football tournament organised and delivered by the Homeless World Cup Foundation. Every year, more than 50 teams of men and women who are homeless get the chance to represent their country during the week-long competition.
The Homeless World Cup Foundation is a pioneering charity which uses football to inspire people who are experiencing homelessness, to change their lives and the perceptions and attitudes towards people who are experiencing homelessness.
The definition of homelessness means not having a home. You are homeless if you have nowhere to stay and are living on the streets, but you can be homeless even if you have a roof over your head. You count as homeless if you are: staying with friends or family. staying in a hostel, night shelter or B&B.
The first Homeless World Cup takes place in Graz, Austria. The tournament sees 144 players from 18 countries compete. Austria beats England 2-1 to lift the trophy.
Irish Homeless Street Leagues use the power of sport to transform the lives of individuals from underprivileged, poorly educated, socially excluded, and conflicted communities. The participants are men & Women between the ages of 16 and 40 years. IHSL operate more than 10 leagues countrywide, with two in Dublin alone.
Team Scotland have won the Homeless World Cup on two occasions, in 2007 and 2011, and we are proud to represent the nation as the official team partner.
MexicoMexico were the proud winners this year and will look after the trophy until the 2016 Homeless world Cup. The men's final of the Homeless World Cup saw Mexico defeat Ukraine....MEN'S HOMELESS WORLD CUP (LEVEL 1)1Mexico8Costa Rica6 more rows
Homeless World Cup. The Homeless World Cup is an annual association football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a social organization which advocates the end of homelessness through the sport of association football. The organization puts together an annual football tournament where teams of homeless people ...
The Homeless World Cup organization was co-founded by Mel Young and Harald Schmied in 2001 to advocate for a global solution to homelessness. The first annual football tournament for homeless people took place in 2003 in Graz, Austria. Host cities since then have included ...
The documentary was directed by Jérôme Mignard and Thomas Risch. The 2006 Homeless World Cup was the subject of a documentary entitled Kicking It. directed by Susan Koch and Jeff Werner focusing on the experiences of seven homeless people at the Homeless World Cup football (soccer) game in South Africa.
In 2011, a 90-minute documentary called Hors-Jeu: Carton rouge contre l’exclusion was broadcast by Canal+ and focused on the Paris 2011 Homeless World Cup and Homeless World Cup itself and five national partners: Japan, Argentina, Palestine, France and Kenya. It was aired in France on 9 October 2011.
Homeless World Cup. The Homeless World Cup is an football competition for homeless people all over the world. Starting in 2003 in Graz, Austria, the competition brings together homeless people with the aim to end homelessness.
Rules. Anyone can play, male or female, as long as they are at least 16 years old. They must also have been homeless at some point after the previous year's World Cup, work as a street newspaper seller to earn money or be asylum seekers .
The 2006 Homeless World Cup was the filmed as part of a documentary called Kicking It. directed by Susan Koch and Jeff Werner focusing on the experiences of seven homeless people at the Homeless World Cup football (soccer) game.
A team of 4 players play, with 3 outfield players and 1 goalkeeper. 4 substitution players are allowed. A team gets 3 points for a win. If a match ends in a draw, it is decided by penalty shootout and the winning team gets three points and the losing team gets one point.
In the spirit of the 50th anniversary of the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic Games, the Mexico 2018 Homeless World Cup presented 6 mascots. Each representing a different continent, these charming mascots are energetic to bring together players from all around the world as well as fans of all ages.
The winning team gets 3 points. The losing team gets zero points. If a match ends in a draw, it is decided by sudden-death penalty shootout and the winning team gets three points and the losing team gets one point.
The Homeless World Cup organization operates through a network of more than 70 national partners around the world, supporting football programs and social enterprise development.
Anyone can play, male or female, as long as they are at least 16 years old. They must also have been homeless at some point after the previous year's World Cup, work as a street newspaper seller to earn money or be asylum seekers .
The 2006 Homeless World Cup was the filmed as part of a documentary called Kicking It. directed by Susan Koch and Jeff Werner focusing on the experiences of seven homeless people at the Homeless World Cup football (soccer) game. Residents of Afghanistan; Kenya; Dublin, Ireland; Charlotte, North Carolina; Madrid, Spain and St.