In memory of Mehmet Kubaşık: BVB and Nordstadtliga send a message | OneFootball

Dortmund kiosk operator Mehmet Kubaşık was remembered, with his family present at the stadium and also taking part in the tribute. Kubaşık was shot dead in his kiosk on Mallinckrodtstrasse in April 2006 by members of the far-right terrorist network National Socialist Underground (NSU).

In his memory, the Nordstadtliga organised the Cup in 2022 together with his family. This year, a total of 150 children and young people played in 16 different, partly mixed teams to determine the winner. As a special gesture and motivation, BVB captain Emre Can sent a small message to all tournament participants and Mehmet Kubaşık's family in advance.

"It means a lot to us that the team and BVB have thought of my father and what this tournament stands for. This support sends a strong signal of solidarity, respect and remembrance," said Gamze Kubaşık on the sidelines of the award ceremony at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK.

The Nordstadtliga is a street football league that runs throughout the year in the north of Dortmund. It has been running since 2001 and is organised by the Dortmund Youth Welfare Office, AWO Streetwork and via the schools and social institutions in the north of Dortmund. Since the end of 2020, the Nordstadtliga has been one of the flagship projects of the BVB foundation "leuchte auf" and is also supported by Fan-Projekt Dortmund e.V., the BVB Learning Centre and Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts.