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Football Facilities and Pitches

Support, Guidance and Information

County FAs have played an important role in strategically planning, developing and delivering facilities for grassroots football since The FA, The Premier League, Sport England and Government formed the Football Foundation in 2000. Since its launch, it has invested in more than 17,000 sports projects worth over £1.8 billion.

Despite this success, improving facilities is more vital than ever to ensure that we meet the key objective  to ensure that every affiliated fixture is played on a ‘good’ quality football pitch.

The National Football Facilities Strategy (NFFS) sets out the Football Foundation’s ambition to transform England’s grassroots game over the next ten years. It aims to deliver thousands of new pitches, while also investing in the improvement of existing grass pitches and off-pitch facilities across the country.  

The FA, Premier League and Sport England have developed the national strategy to guide our facilities investment priorities over the next ten years and unlock the power of football to transform more lives.

The NFFS includes all Local Football Facility Plans, the Grass Pitch Improvement Strategy, and the Premier League Stadium Funding

It focuses on the four main facility types that will have a major impact on grassroots football: 

- Grass pitch improvement

- 3G football turf pitches

- Changing rooms and pavilions

- Small-sided spaces

More information, help and support regarding facility development can be found below.

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Football Facility Development in East Riding

Who's who, Investment in East Riding and Local Case Studies.
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East Riding FA PitchPartners

Pitch Partners is a local natural turf grass pitch improvement campaign to enhance the quality of grass pitches across the county, for a better football playing experience.
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Resources

Helpful advice and support including funding opportunities.
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Local Football Facility Plans

As part of the FA’s plans for facility investment, a local football facilities plan has been developed for each of the 333 local authorities in England. Working with stakeholders, a 10 year priority plan for facility investment has been developed in order to understand demand and accurately target where investment is most needed.
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Playing Pitch Strategies

A Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) or more often known these days as a Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sports Strategy (PPOSS), is designed to set clear priorities for sport in a local authority area.
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Football Foundation

The Football Foundation is the Premier League, The FA and Government’s charity delivering upon a shared vision to help communities improve their local football facilities through investment. They are a partnership between a national Government and a national sport coming together to support communities throughout the country.
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Football Foundation Pitchfinder

Welcome to Pitchfinder - The largest database of football pitches in England.
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3G Pitch Register

The 2023/24 3G pitch register displays FIFA and FA standard facilities across England.
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Facility Technical Guidance

Are you looking to develop new facilities or to check the standards of facilities you use? The FA and Football Foundation have a number of technical standards documents that you can access: