A tournament win
The team result was accompanied by three individual awards. Performance is a milestone, not the programme’s ultimate purpose.
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SPORT AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE · SAUDI ARABIA · 2025
From Geneva to Riyadh
In Riyadh, the team competed and spent time with local sports and cultural partners. The experience widened young people’s horizons and taught them to represent their club and city in an international setting.
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SPORT AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE19young participantsdelivered
2adult staffdelivered
3individual awards wondelivered
Explore our journey
Competition as a doorway to the world
The 2025 programme brought Meyrin FC youth players to the Saudi capital for a week of sporting and intercultural exchange. The team won an inter-academy tournament and the individual awards for best player, top scorer and best goalkeeper.
The programme went beyond competition: exchanges with Al Doha Academy, a visit to Al Nassr’s academy, a matchday welcome at the Kingdom Arena for an Al Hilal game, a meeting with the Swiss Embassy, and visits to Diriyah and local heritage sites.
The educational aim was to turn travel into learning: prepare together, live as a team, listen to different approaches, speak in public and represent Geneva, the club and the association responsibly.
Sport is the means — people are the purpose.
A grounded activity
From Geneva to Riyadh
In Riyadh, the team competed and spent time with local sports and cultural partners. The experience widened young people’s horizons and taught them to represent their club and city in an international setting.
Learning about sports institutions
Meetings with Al Doha Academy, a visit to Al Nassr’s academy and a stadium experience at an Al Hilal match.
Culture and exchange
A meeting with the Swiss Embassy, exploration of Riyadh and Diriyah, and shared team life.
Project milestones
A journey across several stages.
Collective preparation and learning about the responsibility of representing the club.
Inter-academy tournament, sports visits, diplomatic meeting and cultural discovery.
Young people can pass on what they learned to the club and their peers in Geneva.
Human value & approach
Sporting ambition builds confidence
Travelling to compete also means learning to speak up, respect different customs, remain connected in success and effort, and feel at home in a new environment.
Status and transparency
Delivered in 2025. The figures of 19 young participants and 2 staff are those reported by Pass-Sport. Attendance and external beneficiary figures have not been published.
Delivered in 2025. The figures of 19 young participants and 2 staff are those reported by Pass-Sport. Attendance and external beneficiary figures have not been published.
Partners and networkPress and references
Work with named partners.
Partners involvedMeyrin FC · Al Doha Academy · Al Nassr · Al Hilal · Swiss Embassy in Riyadh · Saudi Embassy in Geneva
Our principlesRespect · fraternity · equity · transmission · commitment · environmental responsibility
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