Information and Q&A Webinar with UEFA’s Innovation Hub team. Register by filling-out the form below:

📢 Calling on all Nordic+ innovators in grassroots football (startups, NGOs, non-profits, research centers, university spin-offs,...). Here is your unique chance to take the center stage and make an impact in the world of football!

💡 Applications are now open for Champions Innovate: Budapest 2026!

Champions Innovate was established to address modern, meaningful, and relevant challenges identified by UEFA and the host national association of the UEFA Champions League final.

🗓️ For 2026, the focus turns to grassroots football. In partnership with the Hungarian Football Federation, UEFA are calling on innovators to create positive environments that help football thrive at every level.

- Selected innovators will have the opportunity to:

🙌 Receive funding support
📚 Gain access to expert mentorship
🤝 Join in-person and online workshops
🇭🇺 Test and deploy their solution in the Hungarian football environment
⚽ Present their projects ahead of the 2026 hashtag
hashtag#UCL final in Budapest

Do you have an idea that could transform grassroots football?

ℹ️ We will be co-hosting a webinar together with UEFA's Innovation HUb team, to present the program and answer any questions that you might have. Registration link will be added in the comments soon.

➡️ Apply here: https://lnkd.in/d9nPyMkm

(Application deadline: 30 November 2025)