# festival06

> festival06.org was the official website of the streetfootballworld festival 06, a street football world festival for young people from social projects, played on Mariannenplatz in Berlin-Kreuzberg from 2 to 8 July 2006 during the FIFA World Cup. Today it is an independent archive of that tournament and an editorial site about street football and football for development, in English and European Portuguese.

Key facts about the 2006 festival: 22 teams played (two more, from Ghana and Nigeria, were refused visas); five-a-side matches of 12 minutes; players aged 16–21; the trophy was the Copa Andrés Escobar; it was opened on 2 July 2006 by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Final, 8 July 2006: Mathare Youth Sports Association (Kenya) 2–2 KickAIDS – PDP Sports Club (South Africa), MYSA won 4–3 on penalties.

Editorial policy: every article lists its sources; facts are only published when they can be traced to a source. AI tools help draft and translate; every text is reviewed by a person. No sponsored, betting or gambling content. The site is not affiliated with streetfootballworld or FIFA.

## Core pages

- [Festival 06 archive (EN)](https://festival06.org/en/festival-06/): history, the 24 teams by region, the final, sources
- [Arquivo do Festival 06 (PT)](https://festival06.org/pt/festival-06/)
- [Results PDF](https://festival06.org/welcome/downloads/results_festival06.pdf): participants and final result
- [About and editorial policy](https://festival06.org/en/about/)
- [Full text of all articles](https://festival06.org/llms-full.txt)

## Articles (English)

### Festival 06

- [Why the 2006 street football trophy carried Andrés Escobar's name](https://festival06.org/en/copa-andres-escobar/): The Copa Andrés Escobar was played for in Berlin in July 2006. Who Escobar was, how he died, and why street football chose to remember him.
- [Diambars: the Senegalese academy that came to Berlin](https://festival06.org/en/diambars-senegal/): Founded in 2003 by Patrick Vieira and other players, Diambars mixes school and football in Saly, Senegal. It played at Festival 06 and won the 2013 league.
- [The Festival 06 final: MYSA vs KickAIDS](https://festival06.org/en/festival-06-final-mysa-kickaids/): On 8 July 2006 a Nairobi youth project and a Pretoria club met on Mariannenplatz for the Copa Andrés Escobar. It finished 2–2 and went to penalties.
- [Mariannenplatz: the Kreuzberg square that hosted street football's world festival](https://festival06.org/en/mariannenplatz-kreuzberg-street-football/): A 19th-century square by the former Berlin Wall, a squatters' anthem and an immigrant district: why Mariannenplatz suited the 2006 street football festival.
- [Mathare Youth Sports Association: the champions of 2006](https://festival06.org/en/mysa-mathare-youth-sports-association/): How a clean-up of a rubbish-covered pitch in Nairobi in 1987 became Africa's largest youth sports organisation and the 2006 street football world champion.
- [One team, two peoples: the Peres Center squad at Festival 06](https://festival06.org/en/peres-center-mixed-team-2006/): In Berlin in 2006 the Peres Center for Peace fielded a team of Israeli and Palestinian players. The story of that team and the sports programme behind it.

### streetfootballworld

- [Common Goal and the 1% pledge](https://festival06.org/en/common-goal-one-percent/): Launched by streetfootballworld with Juan Mata in 2017, Common Goal asks footballers, coaches and clubs to give 1% of their earnings to football charities.
- [Football for Hope: FIFA's centres for community football](https://festival06.org/en/football-for-hope-fifa/): Created by FIFA and streetfootballworld in 2005, Football for Hope built community centres with pitches across Africa, starting in Khayelitsha in 2008.
- [streetfootballworld festival 16: Lyon, ten years after Berlin](https://festival06.org/en/streetfootballworld-festival-16/): From 28 June to 7 July 2016, 500 young people from disadvantaged communities met in Lyon during EURO 2016. How festival 16 compared with Berlin's festival 06.

### Street football

- [Five-a-side football: rules, variations and culture](https://festival06.org/en/five-a-side-football-guide/): The rules that make five-a-side different from 11-a-side, the variants from futsal to cageball, and why the small game dominates recreational football.
- [Freestyle football: tricks, competitions and culture](https://festival06.org/en/freestyle-football/): From chinlone and circus juggling to Maradona's warm-up and Red Bull Street Style: the history, main tricks and competitions of freestyle football.
- [Futsal vs street football: what's the difference?](https://festival06.org/en/futsal-vs-street-football/): Same small teams, very different games. How futsal's ball, court and laws compare with street football, and why coaches use both to develop players.
- [The Homeless World Cup explained](https://festival06.org/en/homeless-world-cup/): An annual street football tournament for people who have experienced homelessness: its history, eligibility rules, the 4-a-side format and its host cities.
- [Panna and the nutmeg: street football's favourite trick](https://festival06.org/en/panna-street-football/): Where the word nutmeg comes from, what it is called around the world, and how the Dutch street game Panna Knock-Out turned it into a one-on-one sport.
- [The Street Child World Cup](https://festival06.org/en/street-child-world-cup/): Held in each World Cup host country before the tournament, the Street Child World Cup brings street-connected children together for football, art and rights.

### Football for development

- [Football against racism: Kick It Out, Show Racism the Red Card and FARE](https://festival06.org/en/football-against-racism/): Three organisations that tackle racism through football: how they started, what they do in schools and stadiums, and the criticism they have faced from players.
- [Grassroot Soccer: football against HIV](https://festival06.org/en/grassroot-soccer/): Founded by a former pro who played in Zimbabwe, Grassroot Soccer uses football to teach young people about HIV and ran the first Football for Hope centre.
- [Right To Play: how an Olympic champion built a charity around play](https://festival06.org/en/right-to-play/): Founded by speed skater Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play uses play to help children affected by war, poverty and disease, now with play-based learning.
- [Sport for development and peace: the idea explained](https://festival06.org/en/sport-for-development-and-peace/): What sport for development and peace means, how the UN took it up in 2001, why 6 April is its international day, and how football projects use it.

### World Cup culture

- [FIFA Fan Festival: from Germany 2006 to today](https://festival06.org/en/fifa-fan-festival/): How public viewing turned into FIFA's Fan Fest in 2006, and how it grew through South Africa, Brazil, Russia and Qatar, with the visitor numbers for each.
- [Germany 2006: the World Cup that changed how a country saw itself](https://festival06.org/en/world-cup-2006-germany-social-legacy/): Fan Fests, a new relaxed patriotism and a street football festival in Kreuzberg: the social legacy of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, with the figures behind it.
- [South Africa 2010: the social legacy of Africa's first World Cup](https://festival06.org/en/world-cup-2010-south-africa-legacy/): Football for Hope centres and Fan Fests, but also evictions, vendor bans and a financial shortfall: an honest look at the legacy of South Africa 2010.

### Guides

- [How to organise a street football tournament](https://festival06.org/en/how-to-organise-street-football-tournament/): A practical step-by-step guide: choosing a format, finding a venue, writing fair-play rules, building a schedule and running the day, based on proven formats.
- [How to run a five-a-side league](https://festival06.org/en/running-a-five-a-side-league/): Format, rules, referees and money: a practical guide to starting a local five-a-side league and keeping it going, with lessons from Sunday league football.
- [Safeguarding children in community football: a practical guide](https://festival06.org/en/safeguarding-children-football/): What safeguarding means, why it goes beyond child protection, and the practical steps every street football project, tournament or league should take.

## Artigos (Português)

### Festival 06

- [Porque é que o troféu de futebol de rua de 2006 tinha o nome de Andrés Escobar](https://festival06.org/pt/copa-andres-escobar/): A Copa Andrés Escobar foi disputada em Berlim em julho de 2006. Quem era Escobar, como morreu e porque o futebol de rua escolheu homenageá-lo.
- [Diambars: a academia senegalesa que foi a Berlim](https://festival06.org/pt/diambars-senegal/): Fundada em 2003 por Patrick Vieira e outros jogadores, a Diambars junta escola e futebol em Saly, no Senegal. Jogou o Festival 06 e foi campeã em 2013.
- [A final do Festival 06: MYSA contra KickAIDS](https://festival06.org/pt/final-festival-06-mysa-kickaids/): A 8 de julho de 2006, um projeto de Nairobi e um clube de Pretória jogaram a Copa Andrés Escobar na Mariannenplatz. Acabou 2–2 e foi a penáltis.
- [Mariannenplatz: a praça de Kreuzberg que recebeu o mundial do futebol de rua](https://festival06.org/pt/mariannenplatz-kreuzberg/): Uma praça do século XIX junto ao antigo Muro, um hino de okupas e um bairro de imigração: porque a Mariannenplatz era o sítio certo para o festival de 2006.
- [Mathare Youth Sports Association: os campeões de 2006](https://festival06.org/pt/mysa-mathare-youth-sports-association/): Como a limpeza de um campo cheio de lixo em Nairobi, em 1987, deu origem à maior associação desportiva juvenil de África e ao campeão de 2006.
- [Uma equipa, dois povos: o Peres Center no Festival 06](https://festival06.org/pt/peres-center-equipa-israelo-palestiniana/): Em Berlim, em 2006, o Peres Center for Peace levou uma equipa de jogadores israelitas e palestinianos. A história dessa equipa e do programa por trás dela.

### streetfootballworld

- [Common Goal e o compromisso de 1%](https://festival06.org/pt/common-goal-compromisso-1-por-cento/): Lançado pela streetfootballworld com Juan Mata em 2017, o Common Goal pede a jogadores, treinadores e clubes 1% dos rendimentos para o futebol social.
- [Football for Hope: os centros da FIFA para o futebol comunitário](https://festival06.org/pt/football-for-hope-centros-fifa/): Criado pela FIFA e pela streetfootballworld em 2005, o Football for Hope construiu centros comunitários com campo em África, a começar por Khayelitsha.
- [streetfootballworld festival 16: Lyon, dez anos depois de Berlim](https://festival06.org/pt/streetfootballworld-festival-16-lyon/): De 28 de junho a 7 de julho de 2016, 500 jovens de comunidades desfavorecidas reuniram-se em Lyon durante o Euro 2016, o Euro que Portugal ganhou.

### Futebol de rua

- [Futebol de cinco: regras, variantes e cultura](https://festival06.org/pt/futebol-de-cinco-regras-e-variantes/): As regras que distinguem o futebol de cinco do futebol de onze, as variantes do futsal ao cageball e porque é o formato preferido do futebol amador.
- [Futebol freestyle: truques, competições e cultura](https://festival06.org/pt/futebol-freestyle/): Do chinlone e dos malabaristas de circo ao aquecimento de Maradona e ao Red Bull Street Style: a história, os truques e as competições do futebol freestyle.
- [Futsal e futebol de rua: quais são as diferenças?](https://festival06.org/pt/futsal-e-futebol-de-rua-diferencas/): Equipas pequenas, jogos muito diferentes. Como a bola, o campo e as leis do futsal se comparam com o futebol de rua, e porque os treinadores usam os dois.
- [Homeless World Cup: o Mundial dos sem-abrigo explicado](https://festival06.org/pt/homeless-world-cup-mundial-dos-sem-abrigo/): Um torneio anual de futebol de rua para pessoas que viveram em situação de sem-abrigo: história, regras de elegibilidade, formato e cidades anfitriãs.
- [Panna e a cueca: o truque preferido do futebol de rua](https://festival06.org/pt/panna-e-a-cueca/): De onde vem a palavra inglesa nutmeg, como se diz em todo o mundo e como o jogo de rua holandês Panna Knock-Out transformou a cueca num desporto um contra um.
- [Street Child World Cup: o Mundial das crianças de rua](https://festival06.org/pt/street-child-world-cup-mundial-criancas-de-rua/): Realizado no país anfitrião de cada Mundial, antes do torneio, o Street Child World Cup junta crianças com ligação à rua para futebol, arte e direitos.

### Futebol para o desenvolvimento

- [Desporto para o desenvolvimento e a paz: a ideia explicada](https://festival06.org/pt/desporto-para-o-desenvolvimento-e-a-paz/): O que significa desporto para o desenvolvimento e a paz, como a ONU o adotou em 2001, porque o dia internacional é a 6 de abril e como o futebol o aplica.
- [Futebol contra o racismo: Kick It Out, Show Racism the Red Card e FARE](https://festival06.org/pt/futebol-contra-o-racismo/): Três organizações que combatem o racismo através do futebol: como começaram, o que fazem em escolas e estádios e as críticas dos próprios jogadores.
- [Grassroot Soccer: futebol contra o VIH](https://festival06.org/pt/grassroot-soccer-futebol-contra-o-vih/): Criada por um ex-profissional que jogou no Zimbabué, a Grassroot Soccer usa o futebol para ensinar os jovens sobre o VIH.
- [Right To Play: como um campeão olímpico criou uma ONG à volta do brincar](https://festival06.org/pt/right-to-play/): Fundada pelo patinador Johann Olav Koss, a Right To Play usa o brincar para ajudar crianças afetadas pela guerra e pela pobreza. Começou em Angola.

### Cultura do Mundial

- [FIFA Fan Festival: da Alemanha 2006 até hoje](https://festival06.org/pt/fifa-fan-festival-de-2006-a-hoje/): Como as transmissões públicas deram origem à Fan Fest da FIFA em 2006 e como cresceu na África do Sul, Brasil, Rússia e Catar, com os números de cada edição.
- [Alemanha 2006: o Mundial que mudou a forma como um país se via](https://festival06.org/pt/mundial-2006-alemanha-legado-social/): Fan Fests, um novo patriotismo descontraído e um festival de futebol de rua em Kreuzberg: o legado social do Mundial de 2006 e os números por trás dele.
- [África do Sul 2010: o legado social do primeiro Mundial em África](https://festival06.org/pt/mundial-2010-africa-do-sul-legado/): Centros Football for Hope e Fan Fests, mas também despejos, vendedores afastados e um prejuízo: um olhar honesto sobre o legado da África do Sul 2010.

### Guias

- [Como organizar um torneio de futebol de rua](https://festival06.org/pt/como-organizar-um-torneio-de-futebol-de-rua/): Guia prático passo a passo: escolher o formato, encontrar o local, escrever regras de fair play, montar o calendário e gerir o dia, com formatos testados.
- [Como organizar uma liga de futebol de cinco](https://festival06.org/pt/como-organizar-uma-liga-de-futebol-de-cinco/): Formato, regras, árbitros e dinheiro: guia prático para criar uma liga local de futebol de cinco e mantê-la viva, com lições das ligas amadoras inglesas.
- [Proteção de crianças no futebol comunitário: guia prático](https://festival06.org/pt/protecao-de-criancas-no-futebol-comunitario/): O que é o safeguarding, porque vai além da proteção de crianças em risco e os passos práticos que qualquer projeto, torneio ou liga de futebol de rua deve dar.