Welcome to CAFE!

We are the Centre for Access to Football in Europe.
'Total Football - Total Access'

CAFE is supported by the UEFA and is working closely with its 54 associations to improve access in European football stadia.

CAFE official charity of UEFA Super Cup charity ticket auction

UEFA recently launched a charity ticket sale auction for the 2013 UEFA Super Cup.

The ticket auction proved popular with football fans with more than €10,000 raised in support of the European wide charity, the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE).

Joyce Cook, CAFE Managing Director said 'We are delighted by this great news and send our warm thanks to everyone at UEFA who helped to make this possible. The funds raised will be used to further support our projects across Europe. UEFA has honoured disabled fans and CAFE by once again shining a spot light on our works to ensure an inclusive match day for all. Together we can help to improve the lives of many disabled people around Europe through football and its fans. Once again, a huge thank you to UEFA.'

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Information for disabled supporters attending UEFA Super Cup

UEFA has published information for disabled supporters attending the UEFA Super Cup match in Prague.

The information can be downloaded in both German and English, and further advice on accessible attractions and getting around in Prague is available.

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Level Playing Field Access Audit programme

Level Playing Field, CAFE's sister charity in England and Wales, has been featured in a recent interview with the Greater London Authority regarding their Access Audit programme for sporting venues.

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FARE announces Action Weeks - Football People 2013

The FARE Network will be holding their annual Action Weeks campaign from 15-29 October 2013. As part of that, they invite groups from across Europe to submit proposals for activities to mark the campaign.

We think that this would be a fantastic opportunity for disabled fans across Europe to promote the message of Total Football, Total Access, and would urge supporters to consider making an application.

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Disabled fans enjoy UEFA Women's EURO 2013

Disabled supporters enjoyed attending matches at UEFA Women’s EURO 2013, which took place from 10-28 July 2013 in Sweden.

Tournament ambassadors Steffi Jones and Patrik Andersson also took time out to meet with disabled supporters in the Fan Zone areas.

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CAFE attends Football Supporters Europe congress

CAFE Projects and Fan Liaison Manager Mike Rice recently travelled to Amsterdam to represent CAFE at the annual Football Supporters Europe (FSE) Fans Congress.

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CAFE exhibition presented in Poland

A series of exhibition slides introducing CAFE and our works have been installed outside the National Stadium (Stadion Narodowy) in Warsaw, Poland.

The slides are available to be viewed in both a video and PDF format.

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FC Chernomorets meets with disabled fans

Ukrainian club Chernomorets recently met with a number of their disabled supporters in Odessa.

Sergey Kernitskiy, the General Director of the club, thanked the fans for their support and spoke of ways that the club and fans could work together in the future.

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News in brief

• European Commission publishes Accessible Travel Survey
• Disability advocate applies for suspension of airline's operating licence on grounds of disability discrimination
• Airline makes disabled passenger crawl on and off airplane
• Disability Horizons' Martin Sibley campaigns in Poland
• Lionel Messi and Barcelona teammates meet disabled children in Thailand

Disabled fans stories and stadium comments

Disabled fans comments on a stadium that they have visited can be really useful for other supporters. The CAFE website allows for fans to send their feedback, both positive and negative, as well as any photos of stadiums that they have been to.

It is easy to leave your comments and feedback for stadiums that you have visited.

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Could you be a CAFE roving reporter?

Do you regularly attend football matches either as or with a disabled supporter?

We are looking to add to our group of roving reporters, publishing your accounts of attending football matches across Europe. It isn't a huge commitment, and your reports could prove to be really helpful for other disabled supporters who will be attending those stadiums in the future.

If you would like more information about becoming a CAFE roving reporter, please feel free to email us at info@cafefootball.eu.

This month we have received a roving report from a disabled supporter who attended the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final. Read more.

Access for All - UEFA and CAFE Good Practice Guide to Creating an Accessible Stadium and Matchday Experience

'Access for All' - The UEFA and CAFE Good Practice Guide to Creating an Accessible Stadium and Matchday Experience - is now available via the CAFE website in 13 European languages.

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Add your voice to the Club CAFE network

At our September 2011 conference we launched the Club CAFE network. Club CAFE exists to bring like-minded people together to work towards our goal of Total Football, Total Access.

For more information on how to add your voice to the Club CAFE network, Read more.

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