'Porsche Turbo 4 Dream-Football' holds 3rd round

Friendly matches against Frankfurt, Ulm youth teams

640 million won donated since 2024

Young players who participated in the Porsche Turbo 4 Dream-Football program pose for a group photo. [Porsche Korea]
Young players who participated in the Porsche Turbo 4 Dream-Football program pose for a group photo. [Porsche Korea]

Porsche Korea has wrapped up its youth soccer development program "Porsche Turbo 4 Dream-Football," concluding with an overseas training trip to Stuttgart, Germany, the company announced Thursday.

Now in its third round, the program is part of Porsche Korea's corporate social responsibility campaign "Porsche Do Dream." Its aim is to give young domestic soccer players access to professional training and international exchange opportunities.

Built on a partnership with Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, the program runs in stages from a domestic camp to the overseas trip. The 11 scholarship recipients selected for the Germany trip were chosen at a domestic camp held in October, which drew 180 fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school players from across the country. Final selections were made after training sessions and evaluations conducted by VfB Stuttgart coaches.

The Germany trip ran from Friday to Monday. The scholarship recipients began with a tour of MHP Arena, VfB Stuttgart's home ground, before visiting the club's facilities and youth training center. They then played friendly matches against youth teams from VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and SSV Ulm, gaining competitive match experience.

The group also attended a Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and SV Werder Bremen and took part in the pre-match pitch parade on the field. Cultural activities rounded out the schedule, including a visit to the Porsche Museum and a tour of downtown Stuttgart.

Since 2024, Porsche Korea has donated a cumulative 640 million won ($476,000) to the International Sports Exchange Association. To date, 26 scholarship recipients have been selected and given the opportunity to participate in overseas training trips.

Porsche Korea CEO Matthias Buse said he hoped the Germany trip would give the young players a meaningful chance to step outside their comfort zones and take on new challenges. "I hope the experience of training and competing alongside local players will serve as a valuable foundation as they continue to grow as soccer players," he said.

Meanwhile, Porsche Korea this month partnered with the city of Suwon, Seoul Green Trust and Suwon Green Trust to establish "Yeonghung Eouldeul," the third installment of its Believe in Dream Park, at Yeonghung Forest Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.

Believe in Dream Park is a corporate social responsibility program under the Porsche Do Dream campaign that aims to strengthen the ecological functions of urban parks and promote biodiversity. The first and second gardens were established in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul in 2024 and 2025 respectively, while Yeonghung Eouldeul covers approximately 1,400 square meters within Yeonghung Forest Park in Suwon's Yeongtong-gu.


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