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FBIN Marketing Excellence Awards 2026: The Winners

For the second time, we searched for the best projects, strategies, tools and services in the field of marketing excellence. Last night, the Marketing Excellence Awards were presented in Prague. Here are the winners.

The Results

Creative Content & Communication

Winner: CAF – AFCON Content Campaign

Finalists:
AC Sparta Praha – Sparta x adidas x Footshop: The Terral in the City
Como 1907 – The Zeta Como Project

Best Fan Experience Case

Winner: FC Porto – President of Presidents Shirt

Finalists:

  • AC Sparta Praha – Sparta TV & Digital: From Matchday to Everyday
  • F.C. Famalicão – Gamifying the Fan Journey through UGC and Digital Interactivity

Outstanding Marketing Campaign

Winner: AC Sparta Praha – Kouzlo derby: When a Football Club Becomes Culture

Finalists:

  • CAF – AFCON Diaspora Tour
  • Samsunspor – Samsunspor’s Blue Jersey

Best Fan Engagement Initiative

Winner: Samsunspor FC – Drawn by Children, Worn with Pride

Finalists:

  • FC Baník Ostrava – Design pobočky
  • FK Teplice – Open Stínadla – Opening a Football Club to its Community

Best Rebranding

Winner: VfB Stuttgart – VfB Stuttgart Rebranding

Finalists:

  • ARIS Limassol FC – 95 Years of ARIS Limassol FC
  • Uzbekistan PFL – UZPFL goes Digital

Best Tool or Service

Winner: Blocksport – AI-driven Digital Experience Platform

Finalists:

  • Arenametrix – Arenametrix – League projects
  • Stats Perform – Opta Pulse: Real-Time Video Content Creation at Scale

Aftermovie Welcome Evening and Award Presentation

What’s Next

The submission phase for the FBIN Management Excellence Awards will open in late summer. More details on the categories, criteria, and process will follow soon – stay tuned!