The Premier League’s financial support covers all 92 Premier League and EFL clubs and 72 National League clubs, the men’s and women’s pyramid, and the grassroots game.
This is used to build facilities, improve pitches, develop players and the workforce, as well as to engage fans and positively impact grassroots and communities.
Thanks to the success of the Premier League, investment enables 164 professional and non-league clubs to deliver community programmes. To date, Premier League-funded programmes have supported more than 2.5 million participants.
Additionally, 126,000 grassroots and non-league teams have benefited from support for their facilities over 25 years.
- Over the past three-year broadcast rights cycle (2022-25), the League committed £1.6bn of investment to the wider game and communities. This was 16 per cent of the League’s revenue.
- Of this, £400m went to funding projects, including the development of facilities and community and education programmes. It is the biggest voluntary contribution to communities and good causes of any football league in the world.
Investing in the pyramid
Grassroots investment
The Football Foundation has been co-funded by the Premier League, The FA and Government since 2000 to provide communities with places to play.
-The Football Foundation has invested £1.3bn into grassroots sports, providing over 75,800 grants throughout England. Along with local partner investment, more than £2.8bn has been invested.
- More than 125,000 teams have used sites that have benefited.
- Over 15,250 grass pitches, and 1,300 3G pitches, have been built or improved.
Premier League Stadium Fund
For 25 years, the Premier League Stadium Fund has provided investment for clubs to improve their facilities in the men’s and women’s game.
This improves the player and fan experience, helping clubs to become more sustainable with more welcoming and accessible environments.
- More than £220m has been invested since 2000.
- Over 6,200 grants have been provided to more than 1,000 clubs across over 100 leagues.
Support for the National League
The Premier League’s four-year investment package for the National League and its 72 clubs up to 2028 more than doubles that agreed for 2022-2025.
The Premier League will commit £23.6m, largely to support clubs with their running costs and sustainability, and an additional £3.6m to the National League Trust and its network of 72 clubs.
Investing in women's and girls' football
With dedicated funding, the Premier League is removing barriers for women and girls through community programmes, grassroots football, the professional game and career pathways.
- Between 2025 and 2028, the Premier League is investing £12.7m specifically into women and girls’ football, in addition to a £20m loan for Women's Super League Football.
- League-funded community programmes are delivered by 164 clubs to provide free sport and education. Each season, more than 100,000 women and girls take part.
- Premier League investment of £6.8m (2025-2028) maintains a network of 70 free FA Girls' Emerging Talent Centres for over 4,000 players, creating a wide and diverse talent pool for the future game.
- Co-funding for the Football Foundation has benefited facilities used by 18,500+ women and girls teams.
- The Premier League is supporting the FA Women's National League strategy with £2.7m from 2025-2028.
- Investment via The FA supports 1,200 young people through leadership courses, training and mentoring, and Premier League Changemakers has enabled 1,500 girls and young women to access leadership training.