Thank you for the many funding applications received.
The application deadline has passed and all submitted applications are being reviewed.

HOW DO YOU APPLY?

The Franz Beckenbauer-Stiftung coordinates the fund and handles the administrative processing of applications and the use of funds. Applications can be made via this portal or by post to the foundation.

The following documents are required for the application:

Cover letter and project description
Cost plan
Statutes of the organisation
Most recent income surplus statement
Current tax exemption notice
Privacy declaration (download here or in the application)

Once the application deadline has passed, the Franz Beckenbauer-Stiftung and the DFL Stiftung will review the submissions. Funding decisions will be announced in November.

GUTE FREUNDE FUNDING FUND

Initiated by the DFL Stiftung and the Franz Beckenbauer-Stiftung

For the inaugural Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, the Franz Beckenbauer-Stiftung and the DFL Stiftung, with the support of the DFL, are launching the "Gute Freunde Funding Fund" to make it easier for young people with disabilities in particular to access sport and physical activity.

From 1 September 2025, charitable organisations can apply for funding of up to €10,000.00 for long-term projects or for small, short-term and need-based assistance. Applications are submitted exclusively via this funding portal of the Franz Beckenbauer-Stiftung or by post to:

Franz Beckenbauer-Stiftung, P.O. Box 70 02 20, 81302 Munich.

AT A GLANCE

Funding for inclusive sport and movement programmes and quick assistance to improve access to these programmes
For charitable organisations based in Germany
Target group: young people with disabilities in particular
Smaller grants as well as applications up to €10,000.00 per application
Partial and full funding possible
Projects may already be underway but must not yet be finished
Application period: 1 September – 19 October 2025

WHAT IS THE "GUTE FREUNDE FUNDING FUND" ABOUT?

For the first time, the 2025 Supercup carries the name of football legend Franz Beckenbauer, honouring not only his outstanding achievements but also a cause close to his heart: he campaigned through his foundation for people with disabilities. Even after his death, the Franz Beckenbauer-Stiftung continues to support people with disabilities and those who are ill or have fallen into hardship through no fault of their own.

Among other things, the DFL Stiftung specifically supports projects that make it easier for people with disabilities to access sport and physical activity. This is particularly important, as more than half of all people with disabilities do not currently take part in any sport.1

Through this joint commitment, the DFL Stiftung and the Franz Beckenbauer-Stiftung want to provide both quick, uncomplicated support and to fund longer-term approaches, encouraging organisations to introduce or further develop inclusive sport programmes. The goal is to continue expanding the joint initiative over the coming years.

For the inaugural Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, the "Gute Freunde Funding Fund" is financed by an initial donation of €100,000.00 from DFL e.V.

1 BMAS (2021) Third Federal Government Participation Report on the living conditions of people with impairments

WHAT IS FUNDED?

The "Gute Freunde Funding Fund" aims to get more people with disabilities into sport, by enabling more programmes and better access to existing ones.

The fund offers support for both long-term projects and short-term, need-based assistance in the area of sport, particularly for young people with disabilities.

Examples of what is eligible for funding:

Training measures that sensitise teachers or coaches and/or enable them to open up or create new programmes for people with disabilities (further training and shadowing programmes, workshops, etc.)

Travel costs to tournaments, sport festivals or training camps (inclusive and for people with disabilities)

Personnel costs for coaches working in sport for people with disabilities

Equipment for sports clubs as well as sport and leisure groups so people with disabilities can take part in sport and physical activity (special sports equipment, wheelchairs, prosthetics, etc.)