The FC Barcelona supporters’ clubs’ movement was present once again at the National Congress of Supporters’ Clubs, represented by the Supporters’ Clubs World Confederation. After being postponed last year due to the restrictions imposed by Covid-19, the XVIII edition of the event organised by Aficiones Unidas was held normally. And did it so in the city of Almería on 24, 25 and 26 June, with a successful attendance. The event brought together around 800 fans representing 32 federations of supporters’ clubs from LaLiga Santander and LaLiga Smartbank teams.
On behalf of the Confederació Mundial de Penyes, the Congress was attended by its president, Antoni Guil, who also attended as vice-president of Aficiones Unidas. Diego Peral, José Antonio Adame, José García and Raúl Gómez, board members of the Federación de Peñas Barcelonistas de Andalucía, Ceuta y Melilla, also attended.
Full schedule of events
The Congress got underway on Friday 24th with a reception in the plenary hall of Almeria City Hall. There, local authorities met with representatives of all the attending supporters’ clubs federations.
The big day was Saturday 25th, when the main event of the Congress of Supporters’ Clubs took place in the Municipal Auditorium of Almería. There, all attendees were able to listen to a conference by Javier Tebas, president of the LFP, as well as the speeches of different Andalusian authorities. In addition to the president of Aficiones Unidas, José Manuel Mateos, the president of the Supporters’ Clubs Federation of UD Almería, Mónica Ruiz, also spoke as host.
Ruiz received a gift from the Confederació Mundial de Penyes during the final day, on Sunday 26th. On this day, the attendees gathered at the Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium in Almería. All three days were completed with various cultural and leisure activities.
Fraternity
The XVIII World Congress of Supporters’ Clubs became, for yet another year, a space for meeting and dialogue in which human and sporting values were promoted, with no room for violence in sport. Values that the Confederació Mundial de Penyes, its territorial federations and all the supporters’ clubs around the world promote. Thus, the fraternal and festive atmosphere was the keynote of the event, in which there was also space to vindicate the importance of the fans in football.
