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UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Legacy

How the tournament made its mark!

Inspiring positive change in brighton & hove and beyond... 

UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 was a huge opportunity for women and girls in Brighton & Hove - and across Sussex - to engage in a healthy lifestyle through football. More than that, the legacy of the tournament changed lives.

Since the tournament, the landscape of football here in Sussex has changed and the opportunities for females and non-binary people to take part in football has increased.

To ensure the power of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 reached all ages and football roles, we as a Host City worked towards five focus areas and within these areas, we held ourselves accountable to achieving the following...

• 3,600 more girls with equal access to football in school, with 26 additional primary schools signed up to a Girls’ Football School Partnership 
• 1,000 more girls playing recreational football through 15 new Wildcats providers
• 350 more girls playing competitive under-11s football by adding 12 female-friendly clubs 

• 5,700 more girls with equal access to football in school, with 10 additional secondary schools signed up to a Girls’ Football School Partnership
• Double the number of female-friendly clubs catering for girls in this age group, resulting in 300 more girls playing competitively
• 50 more opportunities for girls with a disability to play football

• Double the number of female friendly clubs, with 130 more women playing competitive club football
• 1,200 women playing recreational football
• 100 more women with a disability playing recreational football

• Double the number of FA-qualified female coaches
• 100 more women and girls completing the Playmaker Award to add to the female coaching workforce
• 66 students (60% female) engaged in a new university mentoring programme

• Double the number of FA-qualified female referees
• 50% of qualified female referees to benefit from enhanced referee support programmes

The legacy is still impacting football all across Sussex and we aim to provide a full update of the legacy achievements at the end of the season. At this current moment we are very proud of the legacy impact so far and have highlighted some of the headline achievements:

We have:
• Increased the percentage of schools engaging in Girls’ Football School Partnerships across Sussex
• Increased the number of girls playing recreational football through Wildcats and Squad
• Created a sustainable and diverse workforce of female leaders, coaches, volunteers and referees from secondary schools, colleges, and universities
• Provided further opportunities for women and girls aged 15+ playing to play affiliated football

UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Legacy
UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Legacy in Brighton & Hove
See how the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Legacy is providing more opportunities for women and girls' across Brighton & Hove and beyond...

Get In Touch

Phone: 01903 766855

Email: Development@SussexFA.com

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