The FA issues guidance for ‘non-elite’ football in England after lockdown
The UK Government has confirmed that organised outdoor football activity is permitted from Wednesday 2 December, including all fixtures and training for:
• Steps 3-6 of the National League System [NLS]
• Tiers 3-6 of the Women’s Football Pyramid [WFP]
• Regional NLS Feeder Leagues
• Barclays FA WSL Academy League
• FA Girls Regional Talent Clubs
• Outdoor youth and adult grassroots football
It is extremely important that clubs, players, coaches, match officials, league officials, volunteers, parents, carers, and facility providers continue to strictly follow both the UK Government's latest guidance on COVID-19 and respective bespoke guidance documents from The FA.
To access all of The FA's guidance documents, and for more information on how travel, spectators and hospitatlity should be managed, please click the link below. The guidance documents can be found under the 'Useful Resources' section at the bottom of the page.
Access FA’s Guidance Documents
To read the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's guidance in full, please click the link below.
We would like to thank the football community once again for its hard work, resilience and understanding during such an incredibly challenging period for both the game and wider society.