Royal Netherlands Football Association
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2023 | Lukas Visek Cabinet member | REACH restriction on microplastics and UEFA’s views regarding artificial turf | — |
| 25 Jan 2023 | Lukas Visek Cabinet member | REACH restriction on microplastics and UEFA’s views regarding artificial turf | SRC |
| 21 Nov 2022 | Natasha Bertaud Cabinet member | European model of sport | — |
| 21 Nov 2022 | Natasha Bertaud Cabinet member | European model of sport | SRC |
Mission & Goals
KNVB is the national federation of football clubs. We safeguard the interests of our members, both professional and amateur football players, the grassroots clubs and professional clubs. We facilitate thousands of competitive matches every weekend by organizing leagues, training referees, directors and trainers. We develop football as a concept for everyone. Our societal projects that support this goal are aimed at (not exclusively) making connection (crossing borders) through football, developing women's football, football for elderly, for handicapped players and for youth. We also employ initiatives on healthy behavior, integrity, fair play, technological innovations, sustainable accomodations.
EU Legislative Interests
- sports - particpation - health - diversity and inclusion - innovation - privacy - sustainability - integrity - gambling
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
We are a member of the following federations: - UEFA - FIFA - NOC*NSF
Organisation Members
KNVB members are for example: - Football players (both professional and amateur) - Clubs (professional and amateur) - Referees - Volunteers - etc. See www.knvb.nl for more information
Additional Information
The EU Grant was provided as part of the EU Sports, Call 2020, Grassroots sport programmes and infrastructure innovation (SGRS) to the FOOTLAB programme: FOOTLAB contributes to an increase in sports participation and strengthens clubs by enabling them to attract new target groups and engage with existing and unsatisfied members (primarily focusing on youngsters). FOOTLAB provides a blueprint for other sports and countries. By developing a digital infrastructure and football formats, FOOTLAB simplifies and improves the organisation of football activities, makes them more accessible and easy to distribute, and boosts individual and team engagement. FOOTLAB strengthens clubs through new memberships and sustainable revenue streams. The first part (total €452.000) of of the granted amount (€271.200 has been received) the remaining amount has yet to be received upon the endreporting of the programme.