Golden Union Cup Tournament

Through sports to unity, through play to life restoration. The mission of Golden Union Cup is to create a safe space where children from different parts of Ukraine, Europe, and the world can meet, compete, learn teamwork, and feel that the world is open to them even during wartime.

Through sports to unity, through play to life restoration. The mission of Golden Union Cup is to create a safe space where children from different parts of Ukraine, Europe, and the world can meet, compete, learn teamwork, and feel that the world is open to them even during wartime.

Our Mission

Through sports to unity, through play to life restoration.

The mission of Golden Union Cup is to create a safe space where children from different parts of Ukraine, Europe, and the world can meet, compete, learn teamwork, and feel that the world is open to them even during wartime.

Football becomes not just a game, but a tool for social recovery, psychological rehabilitation, and cultural exchange among youth from different countries.

What We Do

We combine sports, humanitarian mission, and international cooperation to restore children’s faith in themselves and in the future.

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International Golden Union Cup Tournament

An annual youth football tournament held in Ukraine and abroad — involving teams from Italy, Portugal, Poland, Germany, and Slovakia.

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Social Rehabilitation of War-Affected Children

Participation for children from frontline regions is free. We provide accommodation, meals, equipment, transfer, and medical support.

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Youth Camp Educational Program

Modules on psychological support, teamwork, language exchange, and leadership. Partners include educational centers from Italy, Hungary, and Portugal.

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Sports Diplomacy

A twinning program between cities and football academies in Ukraine and the EU. First agreements signed with Allai (Italy).

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Charitable Initiatives

Fundraising for sports equipment, rehabilitation camps, and international exchanges for children from affected regions.

Learn more about the tournament

Match schedule, participating teams, news and registration

Official tournament website

💫 Our Philosophy

“We don’t play against anyone — we play for life.”

For us, sport is more than winning on the field.

It’s an opportunity for a child to feel support, make friends, and regain their smile.

Every match played without sirens is a small victory for humanity.

We believe that sport is a humanitarian language of unity, through which children from different countries learn that peace is a shared game where everyone wins.

🤝 Partners and Support

Golden Union Cup is realized through the joint efforts of Ukrainian and international organizations that believe in recovery through sports:

Golden Union Charitable Foundation — initiator and program coordinator
Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF)
Partner municipalities: Allai (Italy)
Educational partners: Fondazione di Sardegna, Sport for Development (EU)
Technical partner: Ukrainian Association of Football
Strategic partner: State Institution “Agency of Mass Sports of Ukraine”
Media partner: @33channel.kids — the country’s only truly children’s TV channel

We are grateful to every partner who helps children feel that the dream of playing is also part of Ukraine’s recovery.

🌱 How to Join

If you represent an international organization, business, sports academy, or community — join the movement that restores childhood to children.

Your contribution can help:

  • organize participation of children from frontline regions in the tournament;
  • finance international Youth Camps;
  • provide sports equipment and rehabilitation gear;
  • support the “Play for Peace” information campaign.

📩 Contact our team to discuss forms of cooperation.

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Register your team for the tournament

Registration is open for teams from Ukraine and international participants

Go to tournament website

📬 Project Contacts

📺 For press and media:
Yuriy Hlushko
063 75 30 004
🤝 For sponsors:
Taisiia Kryvenko
050 614 65 35
🏃‍♂️ Sports Director:
Volodymyr Melnychenko
066 37 11 393
✉️ Email:
[email protected]
International partnership: [email protected]
Tournament organizational matters: [email protected]
Press service and media: [email protected]

Project Information

Status
Active
Launch
2025
Format
annual international event (U6 – U16)
Participating Countries
Ukraine, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Germany, Hungary
Target Audience
children 6–16 years old, coaches, communities, municipalities
Coordinator
Golden Union Charitable Foundation
🌐 Official tournament website

🤝 Become a Partner

Join the movement that restores childhood to children through sports and international cooperation

Become a Partner

💙 Support the Tournament

Your support will help organize participation of children from frontline regions and finance the Youth Camp

Support