The Premier League’s financial support covers all 92 Premier League and EFL clubs and 72 National League clubs, as well as women’s and girls’ football and the grassroots game.
Here we break down the different ways in which the Premier League supports wider football.
Over the current three-year broadcast rights cycle (2022/23-2024/25), the League has committed to investing £1.6bn to the wider game and communities.
This is 16 per cent of the League’s revenue. Of this, £400m will go to funding projects, including the development of facilities and community and education programmes. It is the biggest voluntary contribution to communities and other good causes of any football league in the world.
Investing in the pyramid
Through the Premier League Stadium Fund, more than £207m has been invested into improving the stadiums and facilities of clubs in the EFL, National League System and Women’s Football Pyramid since 2000.
Over 5,900 grants have been provided to more than 1,000 clubs across more than 100 leagues.
In 2024/25, the Premier League increased its investment into the National League and its 72 clubs, providing £23.6m over four years.
The majority of the funding is being used to support clubs with their running costs and sustainability, with a further £3.6m made available via the Premier League and PFA’s partnership to support the National League Trust and its network of 55 Club Community Organisations. This more than doubles the investment agreed for 2022-25.
Investing in women’s and girls’ football
The Premier League invested £21m into women’s and girls’ football between 2022-25. Within this is £10.5m for the grassroots game, including £6.3m for The FA’s network of Girls’ Emerging Talent Centres (ETCs) and £3m for a new strategy for the FA Women’s National League.
There are 72 ETCs open, which have increased the number of young female players in the England talent pathway from 1,722 to more than 6,000 (a 265 per cent increase) in under three years.
The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited, which is responsible for the top two tiers of the women’s game, is supported by the Premier League through a co-operation and funding agreement, including a £20m interest-free loan.
Grassroots investment
The Premier League has co-funded £1.2bn of investment into the Football Foundation (along with The FA and Government), which has provided over 74,000 grants to improve grassroots sporting facilities throughout England. Over 87,000 teams played on sites that benefitted from this investment in the 2023/24 season. Along with local partner investment, more than £2.6bn has been invested into grassroots facilities since 2000.
More than 13,700 grass pitches, and 1,200+ 3G pitches have been built or improved through Football Foundation investment since 2000.
The Premier League will be providing up to £133m to support the grassroots game from the 2025/26 season
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 18, 2024
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Premier League Fans Fund
The Premier League is investing £5m over the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons into initiatives across all levels of the game that will help strengthen the bond between clubs, fans and local communities, including programmes for under-represented groups to further develop an inclusive and welcoming matchday experience for everyone.
Grants between £10,000 and £25,000 are being made available to clubs in the Premier League, EFL, National League, Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship.
The Fund currently supports 110 fan-led projects addressing a range of themes such as community cohesion; education, employability and training; equality, diversity and inclusion; mental health and well-being; and environmental sustainability. Over 4,000 participants have engaged in nearly 5,000 sessions in the first 12 months of delivery.
