Together with other fans, clubs and associations, we organize campaigns to raise awareness and donations for ME/CFS research.
Past activities
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Awareness Matchday in Hamburg
On November 30th, our next Awareness Matchday took place during the match between Hamburger SV and VFB Stuttgart. As part of this, we informed visitors about ME/CFS at an information […]
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Awareness Matchday in Hannover
Friday evening – floodlights – 49,000 stadium visitors – SOLD OUT. Never before has one of our campaigns taken place in front of so many spectators. Perfect conditions for a […]
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Recognition at the German Football Culture Awards
© Matthias Scharf On October 24, 2025, the German Football Culture Awards were presented, and we were right in the thick of it. We, as EmptyStands, were nominated for the easyCredit Fan Prize […]
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Our birthday – One year Empty Stands
© Karl One year ago, we founded Empty Stands. It all started with a small chat between a few members with the vision of hanging up posters in stadiums. We could never […]
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Awareness Matchday in Osnabrück
© VFL Osnabrück On September 20, 2025, our action matchday took place at VfL Osnabrück‘s match against Erzgebirge Aue. For me personally, it was the long-awaited return to Bremer Brücke – 847 days […]
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Riding the Wave into the Summer Break: Awareness Matchday at KSC
On May 18, 2025, our last matchday campaign of the season took place in Karlsruhe during the game against SC Paderborn. As part of this, our awareness video was shown […]
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Awareness Matchday in Babelsberg
© 03FOTOS.DE On April 5, 2025, our action matchday took place during SV Babelsberg 03’s home game against Viktoria Berlin, where fans and the club impressively demonstrated that solidarity and visibility have […]
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Awareness Matchday in Bremen
© privat On March 15, 2025, our first major matchday campaign took place during the Bundesliga game between Werder Bremen and Borussia M’gladbach. There, we raised awareness for ME/CFS on multiple levels. […]
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Visiting Meppen: Raising Awareness for ME/CFS
© privat On February 22, 2025, during the Regionalliga home game between SV Meppen and VfB Oldenburg, we were able to raise visibility for ME/CFS. A text was printed in the matchday […]