GNK Dinamo Foundation: Fair Play In The Stands – New Edition
GNK Dinamo and their Foundation ”Nema predaje” present the third edition of the socially responsible campaign “Fair Play In The Stands”! In the season 2023/24 the foundation is continuing with a project that has several key goals. With the joint forces of the club, the foundation and the fans, they want to create as positive and safe an atmosphere at Dinamo matches, work together to reduce the use of pyrotechnics, racism and hate speech at football stadium, promote positive and correct cheering while also creating a safe environment in the stands and stadium. All of this with one additional mission – to help those in need.
Campaign 2023/24
So far, two editions of the campaign have been successfully implemented, and since the beginning of the project in 2019, the implementation model is the same. The campaign will be active at all home and away matches of Dinamo’s first team in the SuperSport HNL, SuperSport Cup competitions and at all UEFA competition matches. The club will allocate EUR 1,500.00 for home and away matches in all competitions for each match that passes without a fine for fan behaviour that includes the use of pyrotechnics, racism, hate speech and discrimination in competitions under Croatian Football Federation. Meanwhile, EUR 5,000.00 will be allocated to the club for all matches without fine due to fan behaviour in UEFA competitions.
At the end of the campaign, the Foundation will donate the total allocated funds to organizations for children, disabled people and socially vulnerable groups.
In the first edition in the season 2019/20, 14 matches were recorded without a fine due to the behaviour of fans, and Dinamo allocated 32.915,25 euros. In the second edition of the campaign in the 2022/23 season 14 matches were also recorded without fine, and the club allocated a total of 25.880,95 euros.
In addition to the total fund from previous campaigns, Dinamo and the Foundation Nema predaje donated the amount of 58.796,20 euros through tenders and with donations, helped a total of 14 associations from all over Croatia.
For many years, Dinamo has been fighting for equality and positive behaviour in football and society with its activities, as well as promoting the attitude that pyrotechnics, violence, racism and discrimination have no place in football and society. The club wants to redirect the sums of money and fines that it has been paying for years, to the fund for Dinamo’s foundation, which will help others, instead of going to the fund of football institutions
The use of pyrotechnics is extremely dangerous and can endanger everyone present at a football match – fans, children, players, employees, media representatives, officials, or can cause injuries to any of the participants of the sports event. For this reason, GNK Dinamo Foundation would like to invite all fans to cheer positively and behave positively at Dinamo matches in the new season.
Educational Aspect of the Campaign
Through the educational part of the campaign, GNK Dinamo Foundation wants to teach children from a young age positive cheering and correct forms of behaviour at football matches.
The picture book and colouring book for children of lower grades of elementary school tells the story of a nice group that goes to the Dinamo match at the Maksimir stadium, and at the same time promotes positive behaviour and fair, correct and sportsmanship.
The picture book and colouring book for children called “Fair play in the stands” are available for download on the foundation’s website.
