Homeless World Cup
The Homeless World Cup is an annual football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a social organization which advocates the end of homelessness through the sport of association football (or soccer). The organization puts together an annual football tournament where teams of homeless people from each country compete.
 Men's & Women's Homeless World Cups | |
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Region | Worldwide |
| Number of teams | 60+ |
| Current champions |  Mexico (4th & 7th titles) |
| Most successful team(s) | Mexico (11 titles) |
| Website | http://www.homelessworldcup.org/ |
The 2008 tournament was the first to include a women's competition. From 2010 onwards, all tournaments have featured both men's and women's teams.
History
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 Gothenburg, Edinburgh, Copenhagen, Cape Town, Melbourne, Milan, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Mexico City, Poznań, Santiago, Amsterdam, Glasgow, Oslo and Mexico City. Most recently, the 2019 edition was hosted by Wales in Bute Park, Cardiff, with Michael Sheen opening the tournament.
The 2020 tournament had been due to take place in Tampere, Finland, but was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic [1].
The international headquarters of the Homeless World Cup is in Edinburgh, Scotland.
National partners
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.[2]
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Format
Fields
Since 2015 the tournament has been played on synthetic turf fields from Act Global.[3]
Rules
Player eligibility
Players must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be at least 16 years old at the time of the tournament
- Have not taken part in previous Homeless World Cup tournaments
Also, must be any of the following:
- Have been homeless at some point after the previous year's tournament in accordance with the national definition of homelessness
- Make their main living income as a streetpaper vendor
- Be asylum seekers currently without positive asylum status or who were previously asylum seekers but obtained residency status a year before the event
- Currently be in drug or alcohol rehabilitation and also have been homeless at some point in the past two years
Participants
A maximum of 4 players per team on the court:
- 3 outfield players,
- 1 goalkeeper,
- Plus 4 substitution players (rolling substitution allowed)
Tournament details
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 two points and the losing team gets one point. Games are 14 minutes long, in two seven-minute halves. The field measures 22m long x 16m wide.
Results
Men
| Year | Host | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Details |
Graz,  |
Austria |
2–1 |  England |
 Netherlands |
11–5 |  Brazil |
18 | |||
| 2004 Details |
Gothenburg,  |
.svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
4–0 | Austria |
 Poland |
7–4 |  Scotland |
26 | |||
| 2005 Details |
Edinburgh, |
Italy |
9–3 | Poland |
 Ukraine |
11–5 | Scotland |
27 | |||
| 2006 Details |
Cape Town,  |
 Russia |
1–0 |  Kazakhstan |
Poland |
3–1 | Mexico |
26 | |||
| 2007 Details |
Copenhagen,  |
Scotland |
9–3 | Poland |
 Liberia |
11–5 | Denmark |
48 | |||
| 2008 Details |
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.svg.png){kind=small} Afghanistan |
5–4 | Russia |
 Ghana |
6–4 | Scotland |
45 | |||
| 2009 Details |
Milan,  |
Ukraine |
5–4 |  Portugal |
Brazil |
3–2 |  Nigeria |
48 | |||
| 2010 Details |
Rio de Janeiro, |
Brazil |
6–0 |  Chile |
Mexico |
4–4 (1–0p) |
Portugal |
43 | |||
| 2011 Details |
Paris,  |
Scotland |
4–3 | Mexico |
Brazil |
7–1 |  Kenya |
48 | |||
| 2012 Details |
Mexico City, |
Chile |
8–5 | Mexico |
Brazil |
6–2 |  Indonesia |
43 | |||
| 2013 Details |
Poznań, |
Brazil |
3–3 (1–0p) |
Mexico |
Russia |
6–6 (1–0p) |
Chile |
46 | |||
| 2014 Details |
Santiago, |
Chile |
5–2 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Poland |
6–6 (1–0p) |
Brazil |
42 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Amsterdam, |
Mexico |
5–2 | Ukraine |
Portugal |
2–2 (1–0p) |
Brazil |
47 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Glasgow, |
Mexico |
6–1 | Brazil |
Russia |
3–1 | Chile |
44 | |||
| 2017 Details |
Oslo,  |
Brazil |
4–3 | Mexico |
Russia |
5–3 | Chile |
45 | |||
| 2018 Details |
Mexico City, |
Mexico |
6–3 | Chile |
 Hungary |
6–5 | Portugal |
40 | |||
| 2019 Details |
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Mexico |
5-1 | Chile |
Russia |
7–7 (1–0p) |
Portugal |
44 |
Women
| Year | Host | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Details |
Melbourne, |
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7–1[4] | Liberia |
 Cameroon |
 Colombia |
8 | |||||
| 2010 Details |
Rio de Janeiro, |
Brazil |
7-3 | Mexico |
 Haiti |
Colombia |
12 | |||||
| 2011 Details |
Paris, |
Kenya |
4–3[5] | Mexico |
Brazil |
 Argentina |
16 | |||||
| 2012 Details |
Mexico City, |
Mexico |
6-2[6] | Brazil |
Chile |
Netherlands |
13 | |||||
| 2013 Details |
Poznań, |
Mexico |
4-1[7] | Chile |
Hungary |
 Kyrgyzstan |
13 | |||||
| 2014 Details |
Santiago, |
Chile |
4–3[8] | Mexico |
Brazil |
Hungary |
12 | |||||
| 2015 Details |
Amsterdam, |
Mexico |
3–1[9] | Chile |
Norway |
Hungary |
16 | |||||
| 2016 Details |
Glasgow, |
Mexico |
5-0[10] | Kyrgyzstan |
Chile |
6-6[11] (1–0p) |
Scotland |
14 | ||||
| 2017 Details |
Oslo, |
Mexico |
4–2 | Chile |
Kenya |
Kyrgyzstan |
19 | |||||
| 2018 Details |
Mexico City, |
Mexico |
5–3 | Colombia |
Chile |
Brazil |
16 | |||||
| 2019 Details |
Cardiff, |
Mexico |
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 Romania |
3-3[13] (2-1p) |
Chile |
16 |
Performance by country
Men
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Top 4 finishes | Top 3 finishes | Top 2 finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) | 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2017) | 1 (2010) | 1 (2006) | 10 | 9 | 8 |
|
3 (2010, 2013, 2017) | 1 (2016) | 3 (2009, 2011, 2012) | 3 (2003, 2014, 2015) | 10 | 7 | 4 |
|
2 (2012, 2014) | 3 (2010, 2018, 2019) | 0 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2017) | 7 | 4 | 4 |
|
2 (2007, 2011) | 0 | 0 | 3 (2004, 2005, 2008) | 5 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 (2004, 2005) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 |
1 (2019) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 (2006) | 1 (2008) | 4 (2013, 2016, 2017, 2019) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
|
1 (2003) | 1 (2004) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|
1 (2009) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2005) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
 |
1 (2008) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
0 | 2 (2005, 2007) | 3 (2004, 2006, 2014) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
|
0 | 1 (2009) | 1 (2015) | 3 (2010, 2018, 2019) | 4 | 2 | 1 |
|
0 | 1 (2014) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
0 | 1 (2003) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
0 | 1 (2006) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 (2008) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 (2018) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 (2007) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 (2003) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2007) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2012) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2011) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2009) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Women
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Top 4 finishes | Top 3 finishes | Top 2 finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) | 3 (2010, 2011, 2014) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
|
1 (2014) | 3 (2013, 2015, 2017) | 3 (2012, 2016, 2018) | 1 (2019) | 8 | 7 | 4 |
|
1 (2010) | 1 (2012) | 2 (2011, 2014) | 1 (2018) | 5 | 4 | 2 |
 |
1 (2008) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 (2011) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
0 | 1 (2016) | 0 | 2 (2013, 2017) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
|
0 | 1 (2018) | 0 | 2 (2008, 2010) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
|
0 | 1 (2008) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
0 | 1 (2019) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 (2013) | 2 (2014, 2015) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 | 1 (2008) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 (2010) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 (2015) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 (2019) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2011) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2012) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2016) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Media coverage
Several TV documentaries have been made tracking the participation of teams from homelessness to participating at the annual event.
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 documentary was directed by Jérôme Mignard and Thomas Risch.[14]
The 2006 Homeless World Cup was the subject of a documentary entitled Kicking It.[15][16] 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. Featured in the documentary, narrated by actor Colin Farrell were residents of Afghanistan; Kenya; Dublin, Ireland; Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.; Madrid, Spain and St. Petersburg in Russia. The film premiered in January, 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival, distributed by Liberation Entertainment, Netflix and ESPN.
References
- "Tampere 2020 Homeless World Cup Cancelled | Homeless World Cup Foundation". Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2011-11-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Homeless World Cup: More Than a Pitch, a Place to Belong | Act Global". www.actglobal.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- "Homeless World Cup concludes in Melbourne". ABC News and Current Affairs. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- "Paris 2011 Women's Homeless World Cup - Mexico vs. Kenya - the final (highlights) | Homeless World Cup Foundation". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- "Final MEXICO - BRAZIL women day 9, HWC 2012 | Homeless World Cup Foundation". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- "Poznan 2013 - MEXICO - CHILE WOMENS'S HOMELESS WORLD CUP FINAL | Homeless World Cup Foundation". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- "Chile beat Mexico in Women's Homeless World Cup 2014 Final". News Ghana. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153645694264508
- "Mexico v Kyrgyzstan l Women's Homeless World Cup Final #HWC2016 | Homeless World Cup Foundation". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- "Chile v Scotland l Women's Homeless World Cup Third Place Play Off #HWC2016 | Homeless World Cup Foundation". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- "Full Match: Mexico vs. Chile, Homeless World Cup Final (Women's), Sept. 19 | Homeless World Cup Foundation". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- "Chile (w) vs Romania (w) l Women's Third Place Play-Off l Homeless World Cup 2019 | Homeless World Cup Foundation". Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- http://vimeo.com/30225550
- "Kicking It" documentary official website Archived 2009-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Palmer, Nancy Doyle (2008-06-01). "Spotlight: Susan Koch". Washingtonian. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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