At the 2023 Association Day, the "Future BFV 2025" project was given new impetus with the creation of the position of Vice President Future BFV and the election of Ralph Rose to this position. Together with the newly formed steering group, the full-time employees and the implementation team, at least 80% of the measures are to be systematically implemented by the 2025 Association Day.

By the Association Congress in November 2023, 41 out of 108 recommendations for action had already been implemented and five had been identified as future topics. The remaining 67 recommendations for action have been summarized into 38 recommendations for action and sorted into the following subject areas BFV 2025, sport/clubs 2025, urban society 2025 and perspective topics.

The final project handbook lays the foundation for the successful implementation of the recommendations for action. The BFV will provide information on the current status of work and implementation successes in the following sections.

Latest news

News

The BFV provides bundled information on the progress of the project in a newsletter. The following newsletters have already been published:

Newsletter Future BFV 01: Future BFV: The second half picks up momentum (06.05.2024)
Newsletter Future BFV 02: Future BFV: Processing in full swing (09.08.2024)
Newsletter Future BFV 03: One year before Verbandstag: Future BFV project on track (06.12.2024)
Newsletter Future BFV04: Everything important about the Future BFV project at a glance (28.02.2025)
Newsletter Future BFV 05: Project completion at the end of 2025: This is the current status of Future BFV (21.05.2025)
Newsletter Future BFV 06: Everything important about the Future BFV project at a glance (19.09.2025)

BFV 2025

Completed recommendations for action:

  • Installation KreativLab(94) | Completed in July 2024; To the article; To the Insta-call; Der Tagesspiegel;

  • New system for attracting sponsors for the BFV(70, 69) | Completed in October 2024

  • Introduction of multilingualism at the BFV.(107) | Completed in January 2025

  • Strengthening full-time/voluntary work and attractive association: appreciation, personnel development(44, 78) | Completed in June 2025: LINK

Recommendations for action in progress:

  • Promote, value and recognize volunteer work(33)

  • The interaction between full-time and voluntary work is clearly regulated, the associations are professionally integrated.(102)

  • Advise on supervisory board structure/ full-time board of directors(11, 101)

  • Examine the legal form of a GmbH and the establishment and operation of a foundation.(14, 72, 98, 103, 104)

  • Define BFV as a competence center, question of future location(79)

  • BFV as a professional organizer(77)

  • Communication concept(87, 45, 84, 85, 100, 105)

Note: The numbers in brackets refer to the numbering in the Interim status 1st half-year 2023to make it clear how the 67 open recommendations for action have been summarized into 38 recommendations for action.

Sport/clubs 2025

Completed recommendations for action:

  • The distribution of DKLB funds is linked to certain criteria(25, 24, 58, 67) | Completed in June 2024
  • Implementation of the Contribution Commission(71) | Completed in October 2024: To all information on the Extraordinary General Assembly 2024
  • Standard training for presidents when joining the association.(50) | Completed in November 2024
  • Establishment of individual support for talented female players (U14-U19/if applicable 21) to compensate for the structural deficit compared to juniors. Supplementary support for all clubs offering women's and girls' football(23) | Completed in January 2025
  • Improvement of the sports infrastructure.(38) | Completed in January 2025: On the position paper (ongoing process from now on)
  • Concepts for full-time structures in the clubs(82) | Completed in February 2025: On club development
  • Recruitment and training of coaches (especially for the small pitch area)(28, 57) | Completed in February 2025
  • Strengthening the finances of clubs(76, 66) | Completed in March 2025: Presentation template for contribution adjustments; argumentation aid for clubs;
  • Creation of a standardized digital infrastructure for club and association work.(39) | Completed in April 2025: TEAM BERLIN APP: What's new?
  • Digitalization of clubs(97) | Completed in May 2025

Recommendations for action in progress:

  • Strengthen the perception and acceptance of women and girls in soccer through targeted public relations work(21)
  • Improved communication with the clubs, professionalization of club structures.(42)
  • Guidelines & recommendations for coaches.(54)

Note: The numbers in brackets refer to the numbering in the Interim status 1st half-year 2023to make it clear how the 67 open recommendations for action have been summarized into 38 recommendations for action.

Urban society 2025

Completed recommendations for action:

  • Clear presentation and publication of the social commitment and the associated services of the BFV and its clubs for the general public(35) | Completed in August 2024: On the underside

  • Support for offenders during match observation as an alternative sanction measure(61) | Completed in September 2024: This recommendation for action will not be pursued in its current form in a changed association environment and the constant further development of violence prevention work To the video

  • Compilation of all existing sanction measures.(62) | Completed in December 2024

  • Develop soccer in virtual space.(92) | Completed in January 2025: To the Insta post

  • Fair use of resources, environment and sustainability.(32, 96) | Completed in March 2025: To the sustainability report; To the subpage;

  • Creation of the Respect Charter(47, 64) | Completed in June 2025: To the report; To the YouTube post; To the download; In plain language; In English;

  • Developing ideas for soccer in public spaces.(91) | Completed in June 2025: To the report; To the Insta video;

Recommendations for action as a perspective topic:

  • Further develop the idea of the Football Respect Campus as a vision and think tank(63) | Marked as a perspective topic in September 2024: Violence prevention work is in constant development, bundling as a Respect Campus is to be re-evaluated after the 2025 Association Day To the video

Recommendations for action in progress:

  • There should be at least 30% women and 30% men on the Executive Committee and on every committee.(20, 95)

  • Equal participation at all levels of Berlin soccer. Ethics Council.(30)

  • Organize a forum for diversity(5)

  • Concept for communicating values in the youth sector: encounter weekends, change terminology, arbitration working group(29, 55)

  • Guidelines/manual for presidents and board members to reduce violence on Berlin soccer pitches.(48, 56)

  • Strengthening the anti-violence course as an independent sanction(59)

Note: The numbers in brackets refer to the numbering in the Interim status 1st half-year 2023to make it clear how the 67 open recommendations for action have been summarized into 38 recommendations for action.

Activities until the 2023 Association Day

Implemented recommendations for action by the Labor Association Day on November 25, 2023:

  1. Introduce representatives of the younger generation (<27 years).(2)

  2. Establish a target quota of 1/3 women/men in electoral functions in the statutes.(3)

  3. Anchor quota of 1/3 women/men in appointment functions in the statutes.(4)

  4. New social responsibility committee. Qualification is to be assigned to the full-time managing director (rejected by the Association Congress)(6)

  5. The area of marketing should be assigned to the main office in the business distribution plan. (postponed by the Association Congress)(8)

  6. Change to the Presidium Office for Communication.(7)

  7. The presidium office for soccer development and sports infrastructure should be merged into club and association development (not approved by the Association Congress)(9)

  8. The area of digitalization in its various forms is to be assigned to professional support in the BFV's main office.(10)

  9. No full-time payment of the honorary members of the executive committee, in particular the president.(12)

  10. Job descriptions for Presidium positions.(13)

  11. Publication of nominations within the gf Presidium.(18)

  12. A direct candidacy for a DFB Vice-President position is not recommended. (19)

  13. Appointment of contact persons in the clubs for the interests of women and girls.(22)

  14. Conversion of the forms of play in the G to E youth sector.(26)

  15. Lobbying for the catalog of requirements for the "ideal sports facility" (model facility).(40)

  16. Intensify cooperation with LSB and district sports associations.(43)

  17. Better networking with politicians.(46)

  18. The BFV adopts an association mission statement.(51)

  19. Earmarked bonus payments for overfulfillment of target/actual.(52)

  20. Change of auditors.(73)

  21. Publication of BFV financial data on the homepage.(75)

  22. Define BFV as a service provider for the clubs (TEAM BERLIN).(80)

  23. Innovative, decentralized and easily accessible qualification measures.(81)

  24. Assuming social responsibility.(88)

  25. BFV assumes leadership role for Berlin sport.(89)

  26. Further develop match operations.(93)

  27. Introduction of gender-equitable language in the BFV.(106)

  28. Introduction of easy / simple language / accessibility homepage.(108)

  29. Development of guidelines for the acquisition of sponsors.(65)

  30. Introduction of an interest-based and manageable compliance and good governance system.(15, 90)

  31. Expansion of communication between BFV and the clubs via newsletter, video conferences, roadshow, youth dialog events, youth leadership training(27)

  32. Prevention & intervention / early detection / reaction to unintended effects and protection of vulnerable groups.(31)

  33. Establishment of structured political lobbying at country level (municipal urban policy).(34)

  34. Representing the interests of all members vis-à-vis sport, politics and the public.(86)

  35. Development of a digital communication platform (Team Berlin app).(36)

  36. Study on future locations of the Berlin Football Association. (41)

  37. Offer to the clubs to create a club mission statement.(49)

  38. Permanent implementation of match abandonment coaching for referees (crisis intervention measure).(60)

  39. Implementation of "Berlin Style" (BFV mission statement).(99)

  40. Legal protection insurance / legal aid fund for referees.(53)

  41. Strengthening of budget competencies in the main office.(74)

Labeled as perspective recommendations for action (2030) until the Working Association Day on 25 November 2023:

  1. Submit pro/con list of term limits.(1)

  2. Full-time employees of other associations and clubs may not be elected/appointed to the BFV General Presidium.(16)

  3. Conception of an important, outstanding event with an international connection in the capital.(37)

  4. Consideration of support and financial relief (team contributions)(68)

  5. Clubs as social enterprises(83)

Note: The numbers in brackets refer to the numbering in the Interim status 1st half-year 2023.

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Preamble / principles

  • Each future workshop (ZW), including the steering committee (LK), should be heterogeneously staffed, i.e.:
    At least 1 woman, 1 person under 30, 1 person with a migration background, 1 external expert, 1 person from the main office, 1 person from the clubs, approx. 6-8 people in total.

  • The ZWs are always generic terms, not actions. The actions are named and discussed in the work packages (WP). The procedure is deductive.

  • It is essential that all persons, and in particular the WP leader (WL), the project manager (PM) and the LK leader (LKL), have personal competence, experience, knowledge and expertise. If this is not the case, they will be trained externally and/or by the PL beforehand. The CCO has a special role to play, as he is responsible for the planning, organization, content and people of his APs in addition to his normal management function.

  • The external consultant has experience in project management (PM), project management organization (PMO), moderation and in the PL of such relatively complex projects.

  • Each person appears only once in the project organization, there are no double functions unless there are time prioritizations of ZWs. Whoever is PL, PMO, LK is not in the ZWs.

  • In order to ensure neutrality, people who could be directly and personally affected by the possible results of the future workshops or the steering committee do not take part in the respective ZWs or the LK.

Results from the future workshops

The project results of the future workshops until 2021 are summarized here: Future BFV project report

A more detailed overview of the project results can also be found here:
Recommendations for action future workshops

Mid-term results (as of February 20, 2021):
Interim results of the 13 future workshops from the mid-term event

Interim reports Succession structure

Contact persons

Ralph Rose

Vizepräsident Future BFV

ralph.rose@spam.berlinerfv.de

Kevin Langner

Hauptamtlicher Geschäftsführer

T (030) 89 69 94 - 163

kevin.langner@spam.berlinerfv.de

Florian Schäfer

Referent der Geschäftsführung & Sportpolitik

T (030) 89 69 94 - 177

florian.schaefer@spam.berlinerfv.de

Nico Zündorf

Verbandsentwicklung, Innovation und DFB-Masterplan

T (030) 89 69 94 - 175

nico.zuendorf@spam.berlinerfv.de