Women's and Girls' Football

The Premier League has a longstanding commitment to women’s football, committing £21m between 2022 and 2025 to develop the game, split equally between professional and grassroots levels.

The Premier League also provides wide-ranging support to women and girls through its facilities funding and community programmes, reaching over 100,000 women and girls per season.

Our ongoing commitment to the grassroots game remains as part of our new FA agreement and we will continue to provide further support to the women’s professional game.  

Premier League funding 

In the 2022-2025 broadcast cycle, the Premier League has invested: 

£6.33m to develop the FA Emerging Talent Centres. There are now 72 centres and player numbers have risen from 1,722 to over 6,000 (a three-fold rise).
£3m into FA Women’s National League new strategy from May 2022 to strengthen the third and fourth tiers of women’s football in England. See here for more on the funding’s impact.  
£2.25m to developing and diversifying the future football workforce, especially the women’s football workforce. This focuses on enabling younger people to access and understand opportunities in football on and off the pitch. The programme’s impact has supported over 1,200 young people through leadership courses, training and mentoring to learn about and find volunteering and paid roles in football. 
£10.5m into the WSL and Women’s Championship to enhance the leagues and clubs.

Premier League funding 

The Premier League has invested more than £207m into improving the stadiums and facilities of clubs in the EFL, National League System and Women’s Football Pyramid through the Premier League Stadium Fund (previously Stadium Improvement Fund) since 2000.  
The Premier League has provided £13.5m to the Football Foundation to deliver small-sided PlayZone facilities in the heart of urban communities to ensure football is accessible for all girls. The first site is now open with 200+ to follow.