Extra time
Extra Time is the new innovation programme of SF2023, created with the goal of giving space to those realities (Team, Startup, PMI) that can offer products or innovative solutions for the football industry.
Register and participate in the startup competition
Extra Time is composed by three branches of activity:
- EXTRA TIME STARTUP COMPETITION 2023
- EXTRA TIME OPEN INNOVATION 2023-24
- EXTRA TIME INNOVATION SCOUTING

Innovation in the football industry
Who can participate?
Teams and companies established or to be established, resident in Italy and abroad
intervention areas
Player performance, scouting actions, injury prevention, analysis of company performance.
Solutions to improve and enhance the experiences of spectators and fans
Use of green and sustainable technologies, connectivity and activities within stadiums.
Projects and solutions for the football industry
Devices to optimize athletes’ performance; applications to prevent injuries.
Innovative solutions for the development of youth skills
Innovative projects to enhance marketing and commercialization activities in the football industry and in the sports supply chain

Innovative frameworks
criteria

Prize
5,000 euros
Other prizes made available by partners which will be updated on the socialfootballsummit website
Fill out the form to participate in the startup competition
EXTRA TIME STARTUP COMPETITION 2023
Challenge aimed at (non-established) teams, startups and PMI offering innovative solutions for the Football Industry. Candidates admitted to the final phase will present their pitch on 21 November 2023 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
EXTRA TIME OPEN INNOVATION 2023-2024
Path that aims to facilitate the matching between the demand and supply of innovation in the football industry. The program is aimed at football clubs, companies and public and private organizations in the sector (demand) and PMI and startups (supply) that propose solutions and projects capable of satisfying the demand and need for innovation.
EXTRA TIME INNOVATION SCOUTING
A platform for scouting and promoting startups and innovative SMEs in the football industry. The project will be officially presented on November 21, 2023 in the course of the EXTRA TIME pitch session.