[7] The London meeting, held at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, discussed the issues which concerned fans across Europe, and gave a great impetus to the development of the network.
The following year, in Hamburg, the second European Football Fans' Congress (EFFC) was held, and alongside the workshops on issues such as discrimination, policing, ticket pricing and commercialisation, the decision was taken to adopt statutes and formally establish the network.
It takes place each year in a different city: 2008 in London, 2009 in Hamburg, 2010 in Barcelona,[16] 2011 in Copenhagen, 2012 in Istanbul and 2013 in Amsterdam with the participation of Gianni Infantino, UEFA General Secretary.
[17] Further European Fan Congresses took place near Bologna (2014) and in Belfast (2015), where the FSE membership decided to switch from annual to bi-annual EFFCs.
All relevant stakeholders have had an input and discussed the content in an open dialogue, based on principles of mutual respect and equal status".
[20] The final document was designed as a practical tool kit to serve clubs and fans and was endorsed by the EU Commissioner for Education and Culture, Androulla Vassiliou and UEFA President Michel Platini.
[22] The Fans' Embassy concept dates back to services provided for supporters of the England and Germany teams at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, and has evolved through subsequent tournaments.
[24] FSE initiated two European stadium action days on topics that were considered relevant to football supporters across Europe – the first ones were organised under the motto "Our Game – Our Time" and called for fans across Europe to organise visibility events such as stadium choreographies to demonstrate solidarity of fans for so-called "fan-friendly" kick-off times .
[26] Each of the European stadium action days facilitated by FSE was formally endorsed by different fans groups and initiatives from more than 10 countries who put their names on the list of supporters and organised respective visibility activities on matchdays.
Since 2009, FSE holds an Observer Seat in the Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events (T-RV) of the Council of Europe.