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Organise European competition.
We run tournaments between European nations, open to every member on the same terms.
European Walking Football Alliance
Europe’s walking football nations, one competition.
The European Walking Football Alliance organises international competition between European nations, run to a standard that football can trust.
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Across Europe, walking football has been built by volunteers and national associations, often years before anyone else took an interest. That is what makes it strong, and it is why international competition has grown unevenly.
The European Walking Football Alliance exists to bring it together. We believe walking football is football, and that European competition should be organised in partnership with the game’s existing structures, not apart from them.
What we do
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Connect national programmes.
We bring together the people building walking football in their own countries, so they can share what works and play each other.
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Work alongside football’s authorities.
We seek to act on behalf of the bodies responsible for football, never in place of them. If UEFA or a national football association is willing to provide something, we won’t duplicate it. We will step back and offer our help.
Championship complete
European Championship 2026: the champions
Six European champions were crowned at Torrevieja Sports City, Spain, on 6 November 2026. Thanks to every nation, player, referee and volunteer who made our first championship happen.
Men’s 50sJersey
Women’s 40sEngland
Men’s 60sSweden
Women’s 50sFrance- Men’s 70sEngland
- Women’s 60sEngland
What we will never do
We do not register players, affiliate clubs or approve competitions inside your country. We will never ask you to stay away from anyone else’s events, and we will never penalise you for taking part in them.
Built on a published standard
Every EWFA event will have written rules published before entry opens, published entry criteria and fees applied equally to all, qualified match officials, safeguarding, insurance and medical cover, a clear complaints route, and accounts shared with members. If those things aren’t in place, the event doesn’t run.
Our Laws of the Game build on the updated Walking Football Association and FA laws used across the UK, which most walking football nations already play to. We are developing them with our members for international competition.
How the alliances fit together
EWFA is one of several walking football alliances. All of them adopt the same founding charter, unchanged.
The alliances are separate and equal. European tournaments are decided by EWFA’s members. World tournaments are decided by the members of the Global Walking Football Alliance. Neither is the parent of the other, and neither can tell the other what to do. A European nation can be a member of both, with one seat and one vote in each. Together they form one family of alliances, guided by GWFA so that every region works towards the same goal.
Who it’s for
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European nations already playing internationally.
One seat and one vote, equal to everyone else’s, and a real say in the European competitions you take part in. No weighted votes, and no privileges for early joiners.
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Nations building their first programmes.
You don’t need to be established to have a voice. If walking football is just taking root in your country, get in touch.
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If your national FA steps in.
If your football association takes on walking football, it inherits the seat. The organisation that built the game keeps a permanent role, with a voice on anything affecting your country. We will help you build that relationship, and nobody is penalised if their association simply isn’t interested yet.
Founding nations
The European Walking Football Alliance is being founded by the nations that joined at the start.
Spain- England
- France
Italy
Basque Country- Jersey
Czech Republic
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Cyprus
Netherlands
Lithuania- Sweden
Every member, founding or not, has the same single vote.
Find out more
Want to know more about the European Walking Football Alliance, the European Championship in Spain, or a seat for your country? Email us and we’ll be in touch.
Tell us your name, country, organisation and role, and what you’d like to know.