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is an official partner the
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1934:16 December
1705:Cluj-Napoca
1379:Cluj-Napoca
1167:Fuenlabrada
407:finalists:
387:Cluj-Napoca
312:finalists:
178:Netherlands
122:, Belgium.
42:Awarded for
2166:Categories
1960:17 October
1801:References
781:Manchester
687:Manchester
527:Azerbaijan
2049:Rotterdam
1283:Rotterdam
1031:Baia Mare
963:Baia Mare
928:Yaroslavl
882:Lithuania
849:Timișoara
676:Kecskemét
630:Newcastle
562:La Laguna
460:La Laguna
343:Barcelona
332:Heraklion
166:Rotterdam
2121:Klaipėda
2109:Novi Sad
1903:Archived
1779:See also
1749:Novi Sad
1475:Klaipėda
1443:Novi Sad
1246:Sarajevo
1132:Veszprém
1110:Chișinău
996:Varaždin
917:Varaždin
895:Chișinău
870:Klaipėda
838:Klaipėda
827:Chișinău
759:Strabane
719:Novi Sad
698:Novi Sad
663:Portugal
595:Bulgaria
449:Katowice
277:Slovenia
250:Portugal
103:European
2103:Cascais
2073:Maribor
2061:Antwerp
1661:Maribor
1617:Antwerp
1574:Gallery
1427:Cascais
1347:Maribor
1315:Antwerp
1154:Ukraine
1097:Belgium
950:Albania
860:Villach
792:Perugia
709:Perugia
651:Cascais
641:Perugia
608:Cascais
573:Badajoz
551:Vilnius
471:Badajoz
427:Vilnius
416:Ivanovo
399:Romania
376:Trabzon
321:Ivanovo
265:Maribor
226:Belgium
214:Antwerp
154:Country
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68:Website
2151:Tromsø
2133:Lublin
2127:Tirana
2115:Amiens
1885:20 May
1859:20 May
1773:(2023)
1771:Lublin
1751:(2019)
1729:(2016)
1707:(2015)
1685:(2014)
1663:(2013)
1641:(2012)
1619:(2011)
1597:(2010)
1555:Tromsø
1507:Lublin
1491:Tirana
1459:Amiens
1235:Málaga
1211:Norway
1199:Tromsø
1189:Tromsø
1075:Poznań
1018:Poland
1006:Lublin
985:Poznań
938:Tirana
814:France
802:Amiens
770:Galway
744:Amiens
731:Serbia
619:Galway
304:Greece
157:Notes
2149:2026
2143:2025
2139:Ghent
2137:2024
2131:2023
2125:2022
2119:2021
2113:2020
2107:2019
2101:2018
2097:Varna
2095:2017
2091:Ganja
2089:2016
2083:2015
2077:2014
2071:2013
2067:Braga
2065:2012
2059:2011
2055:Turin
2053:2010
2047:2009
1727:Ganja
1639:Braga
1595:Turin
1523:Ghent
1411:Varna
1395:Ganja
1331:Braga
1299:Turin
1224:Izmir
1178:Izmir
1085:Ghent
1053:İzmir
1042:Kazan
974:Kazan
755:Derry
583:Varna
540:Varna
515:Ganja
493:Lecce
482:Ganja
438:Varna
354:Konya
238:Braga
202:Italy
190:Turin
126:Goals
120:Ghent
101:to a
19:Award
2145:Lviv
1962:2014
1936:2015
1887:2010
1861:2010
1832:2020
1539:Lviv
1248:and
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1138:2025
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1066:and
1064:Lviv
1002:2023
987:and
934:2022
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700:and
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564:and
511:2016
504:Perm
495:and
404:Info
383:2015
365:Perm
309:Info
288:2014
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261:2013
255:Info
234:2012
210:2011
186:2010
162:2009
151:City
148:Year
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