Football for KBH.

Every year F.C. Copenhagen, the City of Copenhagen and Paul Petersens Idrætsinstitut host CPH Playday, with every schoolchild from Year 0 to Year 9 in the Copenhagen municipality invited along.

It grew out of FCK's ambition to engage with the local community by promoting health and sport in fun surroundings for children aged 6 to 15. We have run CPH Playday since 2014, and in recent years the event has drawn around 6,000 children to Fælledparken.

To promote sport for everyone, we bring in different sports each year by inviting local clubs to take part. That lets the children try a wide range of activities, including gymnastics, dance, parkour and much more.

After a day packed with activities in Fælledparken, participants can carry on the fun at a football match at a reduced price. That way everyone gets the chance to see the city's team at Parken and enjoy an unforgettable day of sport and community.

Every year, in the last week of the school summer holidays, F.C. Copenhagen hold a football festival in Frederiksberg, together with the City of Frederiksberg and our partner clubs KB, FB and FA2000. The festival welcomes all boys' and girls' teams from U6 to U10, whatever their level.

The project is a platform for community and togetherness, and it highlights the positive values that come with being part of football culture. The festival acts as a catalyst for the values we stand for and shows what football can give.

There is no competition, just the joy of playing. The project puts the emphasis on fair play in every sense: losing and winning with the same attitude, being a good opponent and team-mate, and communicating properly. The festival is designed as a kickstart to the autumn season for every team in the age group.

The football festival in Frederiksberg has been held every year since 2021, and we are proud that it has grown from 100 teams to more than 200 in recent years.

Since 2019, F.C. Copenhagen have teamed up with Hjerteforeningen, DGI Fodbold and Rigshospitalet to run an annual weekend football school on F.C. Copenhagen's training pitches for children born with heart defects. In recent years the school has brought together around 45 children, each taking part with one of their parents.

As a football club and an organisation, we want to help put the spotlight on challenges in society. The purpose of Hjertebold is to motivate children with congenital heart defects to exercise despite their health challenges, and so reduce the risk of related illness and improve their general health. We also want to inspire them to take up football at their local club, which strengthens their physical health and supports their social and mental wellbeing. The initiative was started by Sara Juhl, who today is also a club developer in F.C. Copenhagen's children's football.

The coaches at the Hjertebold football school are volunteers, and remarkably, many of them have congenital heart defects themselves. They understand the children, and that creates a special bond and understanding between coaches and participants. Our coaches have also included guests of honour such as former international Rikke Sevecke, who has a congenital heart defect.

Heart conditions are among the most common congenital disorders, with around 600 children born with a heart defect every year – 0.8 per cent of all births. Thanks to progress in research, treatment and early detection, approx. 85 per cent of these children now survive into adulthood. That has shifted the focus for these families from survival to quality of life.

Hjerteforeningen therefore works hard to improve quality of life for the families affected through research, support and information.

F.C. Copenhagen's children's football programme rests on four pillars: talent development from U7 to U13, our carefully built club partnerships, player activities including a range of training options, and finally scouting.

Over many years FCK have developed a children's football method that shapes everything we do, both on the pitch and in our approach to coaching. There is a recognisable thread running through all of our activities across the pillars, and we place great value on recognising each child's individual strengths. We also have a natural focus on a sporting approach that promotes both development and wellbeing in our young players. It is designed to give the children the best possible chance of success on and off the pitch.

In a typical week our teams are out at between 20 and 25 different locations in and around Copenhagen, offering training activities and football experiences to the city's children.

By being present in so many places, we aim to reach as broad a range of children as possible and create opportunities for them to pursue their passion for football. This is central to FCK Children's Football, because we want to promote a healthy, active lifestyle and build positive communities in local neighbourhoods.

FCK Camp came out of a partnership with our two parent clubs, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and B1903, and is designed to promote grassroots football and invite everyone to exercise, health and sport in fun surroundings. The project aims to extend football's reach and create an inclusive environment for all, with enjoyment and development at its heart.

At FCK Camp, boys and girls aged 7 to 12, whatever their level, train with the same methods and drills our players in the academy use every day. Alongside the focus on quality training, wellbeing and good behaviour are of course a high priority.

FCK Camp has become a popular and attractive part of FCK's children's football programme, with each camp drawing 160 happy children. The initiative started more than 20 years ago and has grown over the years into a key part of our commitment to promoting children's football and giving young players the chance to pursue their passion for the game.

In the summer of 2023 we set up Børnefodboldens Hus on Amager together with Boldklubben Hekla, as a shared hub for developing children's football in the area.

In 2025 the initiative expanded to Roskilde in partnership with Roskilde Boldklub, and today Børnefodboldens Hus brings together 9 clubs on Amager and 13 in Roskilde, all driven by the ambition to strengthen children's football in their local area.

The aim is to create a lively environment where coaches and specialists get access to new knowledge about training, learning environments and child development. We therefore run courses, inspiration days and professional events throughout the year that together lift the children's football environment in both regions.

Since it was set up, Børnefodboldens Hus has provided the framework for a long list of activities, from talks and coaching courses to hands-on tournaments.

All of it grows out of our work for learning-focused, inclusive environments where quality and good experiences for children come first. Through education, inspiration training and shared training initiatives, we develop players, coaches and leaders across clubs.

F.C. Copenhagen is committed to strengthening football in and around Copenhagen by working with local clubs through our Blue & White Banner programme. With more than 26,000 children at 74 partner clubs, we embrace grassroots football with a particular focus on the youngest age groups.

Our annual partner club evening is an important date in the calendar. We invite club officials to Denmark's national stadium for presentations on both the football and commercial sides of the club, designed to build relationships and deepen the understanding of our partnership.

We make it a priority to support the clubs as they develop by providing club developers who work directly with them to create positive training environments. That work always respects each club's own wishes and needs.

Through partnerships with local organisations such as the City of Copenhagen and Paul Petersens Idrætsinstitut, as well as DGI Byen and DBU København, we aim to promote exercise, health and wellbeing through experiences for all ages.

F.C. Copenhagen's club partnership programme is a free service, and clubs can also buy additional training sessions on top of it — all to create the best possible conditions for footballers in our part of the country.