EFPA STRATEGIC PLAN. PRESENTATION LIVERPOOL. SPORTS GROUP OF EUROPEAN FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATIONS

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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

INTRODUCTION

•  OUR PHILOSOPHY: WE ARE STILL PLAYING!

1-‐ BECAUSE WE LOVE THE GAME

2-‐ BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT OUR COLLEAGUES

3-‐ BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT OUR YOUNGSTERS

4-‐ BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY

5-‐ BECAUSE WE CARE, TOO.

INTRODUCTION

•  Five years a8er the EFPA was founded (Barcelona, December 2004) by 12 associaMons from different European countries, we believe that this is a good Mme to conduct an in-‐depth analysis of where we started from, how far we have gone, where we want to go and how we intend to do it.

•  To do so, and following a number of EFPA ExecuMve CommiUee meeMngs, we have reached a series of conclusions which we hope are well reflected in this brief document and may help to unblock some of the key factors for the EFPA's development.

Current members (Year 2009):

•  EFPA currently comprises 23 Former Football Players' AssociaMons and 5 NaMonal FederaMons (AIEC, PSBP, FEAFV, BAFPA, German Alliance).

•  Our members represent clubs that have played in the first or second divisions for at least two-‐thirds of their history.

•  26 MEMBERS IN 2010: Aberdeen FC Agrupació Barça Veterans RCD Espanyol AS Monaco Real Madrid CF Exjugadores RCD Mallorca Veteran Footballers of OFI Aston Villa Everton FC Former Players ExCanaris Nantais Football Union of Russia Glasgow Rangers Former Players Heroes-‐Newcastle HSV Hamburg Hannover 96 Olympiacos Former Players RSC Anderlecht BAFPA Olympique Marsaille PSBP Borussia Dortmund Alemannia Aachen PAOK Veteran Footballers FC Rabotnicki FC Panathinaikos AIEC.

FOUNDATIONAL REFERENCE

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MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

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IDENTIDAD

PROJECT

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VALUES

VALUES AND MISSION The EFPA's mission is to ensure the recognicon of ex-‐players through the living history of European football as well as through their key role in the progress of our clubs.

The EFPA is also based on the defence and promoMon of the values of sportsmanship, fair play, comradeship, solidarity and integracon.

Passion for a team is passed down from fathers to sons, generaMon a8er generaMon.

And it was today's veterans who planted the seed in many of these fathers, when they were working to consolidate the social and cultural role of football.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

-‐ TO SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE OF EX-‐PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM ECONOMIC, MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND LABOUR PERSPECTIVES.

-‐ TO PROMOTE RELATIONS AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATIONS.

-‐ PROMOTE SPORTING SPIRIT AND INTEGRATION THROUGH PLAYING FOOTBALL.

-‐ TO DISSEMINATE AND SAFEGUARD TRADITION AND FAIR PLAY IN FOOTBALL AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

WHERE WE WANT TO GO

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

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MISSION STRATEGIC ORGANISATION

© JOAN CELMA -‐ IAL SPORT MANAGEMENT

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STRATEGIC ORGANISATION

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SWOT ANALYSIS

THREATS

LACK OF COMMITMENT FROM THOSE INVOLVED GENERAL SIZE

CURRENT FINANCIAL-‐ECONOMIC SITUATION OTHER SIMILAR GROUPS

NOT LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS NOT HAVING SUPPORT FROM UEFA

OPPORTUNITIES RECOVERY OF A PLAYER'S ROLE

UEFA SUPPORT GROWTH OF NEW FEDERATIONS ORGANISATIONS AND SOLIDARITY GENERAL AWARENESS RAISING

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES COMPETITIONS

IMPACT OF IMPORTANT BRANDS SYNERGIES WITH OTHER BODIES OF A SOCIAL NATURE

STRENGTHS UEFA SUPPORT

WILLINGNESS OF EFPA

OVER 50,000 FORMER PLAYERS HIGH SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE VALUES

WORK CARRIED OUT IN CONGRESSES SUPPORT FROM IMPORTANT FORMER PLAYERS

SUPPORT FROM IMPORTANT CLUBS PARENTS' FEELING OF IDENTIFICATION

SUPPORT OF SPORTING AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS

WEAKNESSES

ECONOMIC COSTS SIZE OF SUPPORT ORGANISATION

MINIMAL STRUCTURE DISPROPORTIONATE VOLUME LACK OF SPECIFICATION IN

“FUNCTIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND COVERAGE FOR FORMER PLAYERS” CURRENT LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION

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KEY FACTORS OF SUCCESS

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These key factors are decisive for carrying out the Strategies in order to ajain EFPA’s objeccves.

Having the support of UEFA, the top players, the big clubs, and ensuring that its brand /mission is idencfiable will be key aspects for the success of EFPA's tasks.

1) UEFA-‐FIFPRO RECOGNITION

2) SUPPORT FROM STARS

3) EFPA BRAND

4) SUPPORT OF FEDERATIONS AND CLUBS

THE INVOLVEMENT AND COMMITMENT OF TODAY'S TOP PLAYERS AND FOOTBALL LEGENDS WITH EFPA'S OBECTIVES.

A clear idencficacon for EFPA, its own “brand”, is one of the effects needed to establish an efficient recognicon of its mission by the group of players, ex-‐players, clubs, companies, insctucons and communicacons media.

DEPORTIVIDAD FAIR PLAY

COMPAÑERISMO SOLIDARIDAD INTEGRACIÓN

BRAND

Sportsmanship

Fair play

Comradeship

Solidarity

IntegraMon

52.720 EXJUGADORES PROFESIONALES

DE FÚTBOL

BRAND

52,720

FORMER PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS

INCIDENCIA (OBJETIVOS)

INTRO: SOPORTE GRUPAL EXJUGADORES

EXTERIOR: DEPORTIVO/SOCIAL

Impact (objectives)

Intro: Group support for former players

External: Sport / Social

INCIDENCIA

VALORES SENTIMIENTOS IDENTIDAD

Impact Values

EmoMons

IdenMty

INCIDENCIA

EDUCATIVA Y FAYR PLAY

PARA EVITAR

Impact EducaMonal and fair

play

To be avoided

INCIDENCIA COMUNICATIVA Y MEDIÁTICA

Impact CommunicaMve

and media

COMMITMENT AND INVOLVEMENT OF THE BIG EUROPEAN CLUBS

Basic support for territorial acMons

(Fundamental IdenMty Value)

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STRATEGIC LINES

CHARACTERISTIC ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

ORGANISATION REPRESENTATION AND SUPPORT

NATIONAL FORMER PLAYERS' FEDERATIONS COLLABORATION WITH ORGANISATIONS

Announcements -‐ Register

Support for Assocs.

Relacons with clubs

Solidarity and Raising Public Awareness

Give football a posicve image Apply values

Top players

LINES OF ACTION

Funding

Presence in forums and events Impact and commitment

KEY OBJECTIVE

To help social groups

KEY OBJECTIVE: Helping Former Players

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS

EFPA Brand

EFPA Brand

STRATEGY FOR SOCIAL PRESENCE AND IMPACT APPLICATION OF VALUES

A key strategic step for obtaining our objecMve is close collaboraMon with civil organisaMons working in social selngs where former football players may provide value, raise public awareness and aUract media aUenMon.

In this regard, by means of collaboraMon and providing services, EFPA will enjoy media exposure that will clearly reflect our social objecMve and may help to improve the image of football and raise public awareness of just, necessary causes.

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS INSTITUTIONAL PRESENCE IN IMPORTANT SPORTING COMPETITIONS AND EVENTS

ORGANISATION OF CONGRESSES, EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS

COMPETITIONS

Greater recogniDon Economic benefits

Interest in the future of players

Provides members with more services

Interest in the future of football players

Establishment of a new football offer

A new, different kind of sponsorship

AssociaDon of social values in sporDng events

OBJECTIVES COMPETITIONS EFPA

Football Clubs

UEFA

Sponsors

Football Players

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GENERAL ORGANISATION AND REGISTRATION

Geographical Sepng

Northeastern Zone

Northwestern Zone

Mediterranean Zone

Central Europe

Eastern Europe

GENERAL ORGANISATION

GENERAL ORGANISATION GEOGRAPHICAL ARRANGEMENT

•  1) Northern Zone: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark.

•  2) Northwestern Zone: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

•  3) Mediterranean Zone: Spain, Portugal, France, Monaco, Italy, Andorra

•  4) Central European Zone: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic.

•  5) Eastern Zone: Russia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Croaca, Bulgaria, Greece.

ZONA NORDESTE ZONA DEL ESTE ZONA CENTRAL ZONA

MEDITERRANEO ZONA NOROESTE

FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL

ASOCIACIÓN DE CLUB

PLAYER

ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN EUROPE

BASE PARAMETERS FOR ARRIVING AT AN AVERAGE

HISTORY: Period from 1950 to 2010 (TOTAL 60 YEARS) 1950 a 1960 -‐ 1961 – 1970, 1971 – 1980, 1981 – 1990, 1991 – 2000, 2001 -‐2010.

A base period and 5 periods accounted for 1950 – 1960 ( period not accounted in the total due to demographic correccon) 1961 – 1970, 1971 – 1980, 1981 – 1990, 1991 – 2000, 2001 -‐2010.

QUALITY FACTOR: PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER IN EUROPEAN TEAM WHO COULD BE SELECTED FOR HIS TEAM'S HOME COUNTRY

REQUIREMENT: REGISTRATION WITH HIS CLUB ASSOCIATION, AND THAT THIS BE REGISTERED WITH THE EFPA

PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENT: PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER FOR A MINIMUM OF 5 SEASONS IN THE PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

POSSIBILITY TO INCLUDE NATIONAL FEDERATIONS OWN CRITERIA ( different period or professional requirement, etc) VALIDATED BY EFPA

ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN EUROPE BASE PARAMETERS FOR ARRIVING AT AN AVERAGE

BASES FOR CALCULATION:

AVERAGE WORKING LIFE OF PLAYER: 10 YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL (OVER A TOTAL OF 5 PERIODS)

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS PER TEAM: 22 FIRST GROUP, 18 SECOND GROUP, 14 THIRD GROUP AND 11 FOURTH GROUP.

FIRST GROUP. X 40 PROFESSIONAL TEAMS. ITALY, SPAIN, ENGLAND, GERMANY (4) X 22 players X 5 periods

SECOND GROUP. X 24 PROFESSIONAL TEAMS. FRANCE, PORTUGAL, GREECE, RUSSIA, POLAND, NETHERLANDS, SCOTLAND (7) X 18 players x 5

THIRD GROUP. X 16 PROFESSIONAL TEAMS. BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, IRELAND, SWEDEN, HUNGARY, DENMARK, etc. (10) X 14 players x 5

FOURTH GROUP. X 5 PROFESSIONAL TEAMS. REST OF EUROPE(32) X 11 players x 5 periods.

• Escmated • Residence in Europe • Level of services / age …AGE GROUPS ( 30 TO 40) 40 TO 60) + 60… • Long-‐term proposals

ORDER COUNTRIES -‐ FEDERATIONS No. CLUBS PER

FED. TOTAL CLUBS TOTAL PLAYERS A ITALY, SPAIN, ENGLAND, GERMANY 4 40 160 17,600

B FRANCE, PORTUGAL, GREECE, RUSSIA, POLAND,

NETHERLANDS, SCOTLAND 7 24 168 15,100

C BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, IRELAND, SWEDEN, HUNGARY,

DENMARK, … 10 16 160 11,200 D REST OF EUROPE 32 5 160 8,800

TOTAL FEDERATIONS 53 TOTAL CLUBS 648 52,720

4 7

10 32

DISTRIBUCIÓN FEDERACIONES POR GRUPOS DE NIVEL

GRUPO 1. ITALIA, ESPAÑA, INGLATERRA, ALEMANIA

GRUPO 2. FRANCIA, PORTUGAL, GRECIA , RUSIA, POLONIA, HOLANDA, ESCOCIA

GRUPO 3. BÉLGICA, AUSTRIA, IRLANDA, SUECIA, HUNGRIA, DINAMARCA…

GRUPO 4. RESTO EUROPA

DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERATIONS INTO GROUPS ACCORDING TO LEVEL

NORTHERN ZONE EASTERN ZONE CENTRAL ZONE MEDITERRANEAN ZONE

SPANISH

FEDERATION

ITALIAN

FEDERATION

POLISH

FEDERATION

ENGLISH STATE

FEDERATION FEDERATION

HUNGARIAN

FEDERATION

ROMANIAN

FEDERATION

GREEK

GERMAN

FEDERATION

FRENCH

FEDERATION

DANISH

STATE FEDERATION

PORTUGUESE

FEDERATION

FEDERATION

TURKISH

DUTCH

FEDERATION

CZECH

FEDERATION

SWEDISH

FEDERATION

FEDERATION

RUSSIAN

FINNISH

FEDERATION

SWISS

FEDERATION

AUSTRIAN

FEDERATION

LITHUANIAN

FEDERATION FEDERATION CROATIAN

FEDERATION

UKRANIAN

FEDERATION

BULGARIAN

NORWEGIAN

FEDERATION

WELSH

FEDERATION

FEDERACIÓNSERBIAN

FEDERATIONMONTENEGRIN

SCOTTISH

FEDERATION

IRISH

FEDERATION

ANDORRAN

FEDERATION

MONE-‐GASQUE

FEDERATION

LATVIAN

FEDERATION

BELGIAN

FEDERATION

SLOVENIAN

FEDERATION

NORTHEASTERN ZONE

LUXEM-‐BOURGISH

FEDERATION

ESTONIAN

FEDERATION

CURRENT 2009

FORECAST FOR 2010

FORECAST FOR 2011

FORECAST FOR 2012

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PROCESS TO BE IMPLEMENTED

ORGANISATION

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS' FEDERATIONS


•  Evaluating the situation of ex-footballers in the country

•  Preparing relevant reports and implementing the necessary actions

•  Preparing periodic reports for the EFPA

•  Supporting former footballers' associations.

•  Collaboration with professional clubs

•  Institutional relations with sports organisations in the country

•  Recruitment of former football players' associations

•  They must operate as an “Observatory for former football players”.

•  Obtain self-financing

ENROLMENT PROTOCOL for new Associacons and Naconal Federacons


ASOCIACIÓN DE CLUB

JUGADOR •  SOUNDING Nº POSSIBLE AND CHARACTERISTICS •  ENROLMENT PETITION •  SPECIFIC REQUSITES

•  DELEGATE AND SECRARY APPOINTMENT •  CREATION OF CLUB ASSOCIATION WITHIN 1 YEAR •  CREATION OF WEB AND E-‐MAIL •  CLUBS CONTACT

•  DELEGATE AND SECRARY APPOINTMENT •  CREATION OF FEDERATION WITHIN 6 MONTHS •  CREATION OF WEB AND E-‐MAIL •  ASSOCIATIONS CONTACT •  RULES. REQUISITES AND OWN PROTOCOLS

CONSTITUTION COORDINATION ENROLMENT APPROVAL AND PARTICULARITIES COMMUNICATION AND SUPERVISION SETTING OF RULES AND REQUESITES

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BASIC ECONOMIC FORECAST

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW AND FORECAST

The 2009 financial overview and the 2010 financial forecast will be send separately to all EFPA members.

ECONOMIC ACTIONS...

TO BE IMPLEMENTED DEPENDING ON THE KEY STRATEGY TO BE ESTABLISHED (services, coverage and general support for ex-‐players)

SPONSORSHIP PATRONAGE FEES SUBSIDIES ACTIVITIES BRAND TRAINING OTHERS

Director Strategic Plan EFPA:

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