BERLIN • JULY 11-12, 2026
Berlin's football scene doesn't wait for permission.
It builds its own clubs, its own media, its own culture: from the ground up, in every language the city speaks.
The 2026 Berlin Indie Football Festival brings together the people reshaping what the game looks like: in the city and beyond. Two days of talks, workshops, ideas, inspiration and play.
No corporate BS. No velvet rope.
BERLIN INDIE FOOTBALL FESTIVAL 2026: WHERE THE MAKERS OF FOOTBALL CULTURE MEET
Speakers & Participants
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![A woman with short dark hair and pierced ears wearing a red T-shirt with a white circle and the number 90 inside. She has a serious expression and is standing against a plain gray background.]()
Fatima Rouina
Cacahuètes Sluts FC
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![Two men wearing Manchester City jerseys with the word "STADIQ" in rainbow colors are smiling and talking outdoors in front of a metallic wall.]()
Stadio Podcast
Musa Okwonga & Ryan Hunn
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![Group of female soccer players in white and maroon uniforms standing in a row on a soccer field.]()
FC Möllan
Malmo, Sweden
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![A person's chest with the words 'WHY ALWAYS ME' written in rhinestones.]()
Naomi Accardi
Riserve
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![A young man sitting at a table with a blue surface and black lines, with red and one green game piece, smiling at the camera against a plain light-colored background.]()
Football Meta
Cormac McAinsh
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![A young woman with long, curly brown hair smiling and holding a trophy above her head in an outdoor sports field, with other people in the background.]()
FC Abalos
Athens, Greece
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![A shirtless male soccer player celebrating on the field in a stadium, wearing red shorts and socks, with a large crowd in the background.]()
Ryu Voelkel
Sports Photographer
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![A woman with black wavy hair wearing an Arsenal football jersey and a blue and gold scarf is standing at a table, looking down at an open magazine with a portrait of a man on the page.]()
Gyals Got Game
Husna Chooangalia
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![Three men in a shower, with two of them drinking beer and one in the middle holding his head, in a high-contrast yellow and black style. The image is stylized with graffiti-like text, reading "Gegen SC Elite Performance Division" and additional text about a football and subculture magazine.]()
GEGEN
Jack de la Mare
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![A man with short hair and a beard stands outdoors at night near what appears to be a sports field, with green turf and water reflections in the background, wearing a black jacket with logos.]()
SC Falco Subbuteo
Andy Dickinson
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![A person with curly black hair wearing a pink sports vest over a blue shirt, holding their face with one hand against a clear blue sky.]()
Loredana Zafisambondaoky
Football Photographer
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![Four men standing close together outdoors, smiling, wearing black and yellow sports jackets, with trees and a building in the background.]()
Motherland Berlin SC
Daniel Olasanmiju
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![A young man in a white soccer jersey with pink, black, and purple accents, standing against a wall of vibrant red and purple leaves. The jersey has the word 'HOME' printed across the chest and a black unicorn silhouette logo on the left side. He has long dark hair and a serious expression.]()
SFC Unicorns
Berlin, Germany
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![Heloisa De Souza]()
Heloisa De Souza
The Good Football
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![Five young adults in sportswear and jerseys, with two trophies and a scarf on display, standing and sitting beside a vintage TV on a plain white background.]()
RAVAL
Frederik Gallois
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![A group of people wearing helmets, standing on a barrier holding flares that emit bright light and smoke, with a banner on the barrier. The scene appears to be at night and may be a sports event or protest.]()
The Culture Division
Liam Miller & Vittorio Moro
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![Young woman standing on a soccer field with one foot on a soccer ball, wearing a blue and purple sports jersey and black shorts, with other people in the background, during daytime.]()
Roffa Dames SFC
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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![A newspaper titled "Fußball Woche" with headlines about German football, including Hertha BSC, and other sports updates in German.]()
Fußball Woche
Kilian Depuhl
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![A man with a shaved head and beard wearing a black and pink sports jacket; he is squatting and holding a yellow and black soccer ball against a dark background.]()
Andrew Weber
Indie Football
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Programme
SATURDAY 11 JULY
Talks, panels, workshops, and the kind of conversations that only happen when the right people are in the same place. Expect honesty, inspiration, and a few insights you'll still be thinking about on the way home.
Day ONE: CULTURE
SUNDAY 12 JULY
A mixed-gender 7-a-side tournament that puts everything into practice. Teams drawn from the festival participants: players, non-players, and everyone in between. The game belongs to everyone here.
Day Two: Play
TwO Days. Twenty voices. One city. Get your ticket.
FAQs
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The Berlin Indie Football Festival takes place on July 11–12, 2026 at Colosseum Berlin. Day one is indoors — talks, panels, workshops, and communal mixing. Day two moves outside for the tournament, scheduled to take place at the SFC Unicorns home pitch, Kurt Ritter Sportplatz.
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Tickets will be available soon. One ticket covers both days of the festival.
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People who dedicate their energy and creativity to building the game. Players, coaches, player-coaches, creatives, writers, photographers, fans, and people who've never kicked a ball but love what the game means culturally. All backgrounds, all genders, all welcome.
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Saturday July 11 is the cultural programme — speakers, panels, workshops, and open conversations about football, creativity, and identity. Sunday July 12 is the mixed-gender 7-a-side tournament, open to teams made up of festival attendees.
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Yes — teams are formed from festival participants, so the best way in is to be at the festival on Saturday. More details on team formation will be shared closer to the date.
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Yes, the festival is open to all ages. Under-16s should be accompanied by an adult.
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Colosseum Berlin is accessible by public transport (U-Bahn and S-Bahn) and has step-free access. If you have specific accessibility requirements, contact us and we'll make sure you're sorted.
