EUROFANZ (before 2016 Eurofan, Ukrainian: Єврофан) is an annual international football tournament which began in 2007 for fans of European teams and is held in Lviv, Ukraine.

History

EUROFANZ is primarily organized by an NGO created by fans of FC Karpaty Lviv.[1] The tournament, known as Eurofan (Ukrainian: Єврофан) prior to 2016,[2][3] has been held every summer since 2007.[4][5][1] Four teams from two countries participated in the first year.[6] Participation grew to 24 teams in 2013,[1] 2015[6][1] and 2017.[7] Eurofanz 2018 will be held on 12–15 July.[5] Eurofanz's official motto is "Football, Fun, Friendz – enjoy EUROFANZ!"

Mission and organisation

EUROFANZ's mission is to help develop friendship, respect, and a spirit of sportsmanship among European football fans. A charity project—From European fans to Lviv children—is part of the festival; fans are encouraged to bring humanitarian aid and sports equipment for local orphanages.[6][2][8][9][1][10]

The festival's programme usually includes opening press conference, the football tournament itself, Lviv city tours and a celebration party after the tournament.[11]

Past events

2007

Three Ukrainian and one Russian football team's supporters participated in the first tournament: Karpaty Lviv, Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit Saint Petersburg. Dynamo Kyiv was the winner of Eurofan 2007.[6]

2008

Six teams competed in the second tournament: Karpaty Lviv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Dynamo Kyiv, Wales national football team, Wisła Kraków and Zenit Saint Petersburg. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won the tournament.[6]

2009

Eurofan 2009 opening

Teams from multiple European countries participated in Eurofanz 2009:[6]

Scottish supporters of the Rangers team became the winners beating FC Karpaty Lviv 4–1.

2010

The fourth Eurofanz was held on 8–11 July 2010. "АВМ СПОРТ" company, which represents football brand Umbro, was the technical sponsor of the tournament. Matches were played with footballs made by the well-known manufacturer SELECT. Eurofanz 2010 had 16 participants:

Scottish supporters of the Rangers team became the winners beating FC Karpaty Lviv 4–1.

2011

Eurofanz 2011 was called Silpo Eurofanz 2011 for sponsorship reasons. It had a record number of participants.[12] The attending club supporters included:

National team supporters:

and also Team of Lviv city councillors called "Levy" (Lions).

Supporters of the Slovenia national team became the winners beating Zenit Saint Petersburg 6–5 on penalties (match had ended 1-1).

2012

Eurofanz 2012 was called the Silpo Eurofanz 2012 for sponsorship reasons and was held from June 28 to July 1. For the first time in tournament history only supporters' national teams were represented, plus Karpaty Lviv and FC Maestro (members of show business):[13]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Supporters of the Romania national team have won the final match, beating FC Maestro 4–3 on penalties (match had ended 0-0).

After the final match, all the participants watched the EURO 2012 final at the Lviv fan zone.

2013

Eurofanz 2013 was sponsored by the brand Nivea For Men. 24 teams participated, breaking the previous record of 23:[1]

Group A

Group B

Group C




Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

The festival activities included various parties and a poker tournament.

In the final game, the Bulgarian team overcame Dinamo București 6–5 on penalties after full-time ended 1-1.

2014

22 teams were engaged in the Eurofanz 2014 fan festival:

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

* Out of competition.

Final: Bulgaria team – Ukraine team – 0:0 (5–4 on penalties).

2015

Eurofanz 2015 brought together 24 teams[6][1] from 15 countries:

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Final: Bulgaria team – Dinamo Minsk – 1:0.

2016

In the year 2016, the tournament celebrated its jubilee, so the organizers rebranded its name and official emblem. From now on the tournament was called EUROFANZ.[14]

21 teams participated in the jubilee fan-tournament:[15][3]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Final: Ukraine team – Dinamo Minsk – 6:2.

2017

The EUROFANZ 2017 fan-festival was from 29 June to 2 July 2017 (the tournament lasted from 30 June till 2 July).[16]

24 teams participated in the tournament:[7][16][8][10]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Final: Slovenia team – Belarus team – 2:1.[17][8][18][9][10]

2018

The EUROFANZ 2018 fan-festival was held from 13 July to 15 July (the final match was scheduled on the day of 2018 FIFA World Cup final)[16]

21 teams participated in the tournament:[19]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Final: Romania team – France team – 2:0.

2019

The dates for EUROFANZ 2019 are June 28–30, 2019. France is the winner of this edition.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AnydayGuide. "EUROFANZ". AnydayGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. 1 2 "В юбилейном турнире EUROFANZ во Львове сыграет 21 команда". Новости, последние новости и события от сайта. ProExpress (in Russian). 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  3. 1 2 "В юбилейном турнире EUROFANZ во Львове сыграет 21 команда". СПОРТ.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  4. ↑ "EUROFANZ международный футбольный фан-фестиваль — Pro "Белые Росы"". xn--n1aabebh4e.xn--b1aym.xn--90ais (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. 1 2 "EUROFANZ международный футбольный фан-фестиваль – МузТур". МузТур (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AnydayLife. "EUROFANZ". Повседневная жизнь: календарь праздников, сборник советов и фактов (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. 1 2 "Воробус взяв участь у "Eurofanz-2017" – Блог про Львів". vorobus.com (in Ukrainian). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  8. 1 2 3 UA-Футбол. "Сборная Словении выиграла Eurofanz-2017" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  9. 1 2 "У Львові фінішував XI міжнародний футбольний фан-фестиваль "MASTERS-BET EUROFANZ-2017"". zik.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  10. 1 2 3 "Masters-Bet EUROFANZ 2017". Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  11. ↑ "Незабаром у Львові відбудеться міжнародний фан-фестиваль "EUROFANZ"". Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  12. ↑ "NGO Karpaty". 2014-04-29. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  13. ↑ "NGO Karpaty". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  14. ↑ EUROFANZ Facebook page
  15. ↑ EUROFANZ-2016: results of the first match day (PHOTOS) (fckarpaty.lviv.ua, 08.07.2016)
  16. 1 2 3 "Во Львове пройдет традиционный фан-турнир с участием 24 команд Европы — "EUROFANZ"". dynamo.kiev.ua. 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  17. ↑ "Победителем фан-турнира "EUROFANZ" стала сборная Словении". dynamo.kiev.ua. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  18. ↑ "MASTERS-BET EUROFANZ-2017: ВСІ РЕЗУЛЬТАТИ ТА ПІДСУМКИ". Tribuna.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  19. ↑ "EUROFANZ on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.
  20. ↑ EUROFANZ OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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