The Football Stadia Improvement Fund
| Headquarters |
Whittington House |
|---|---|
Chairman | Peter McCormick |
Premier League Rep. | Richard Scudamore |
FA Representative | Jonathan Hall |
| Affiliations |
Premier League The Football Association |
Budget (2015) | GB£6 million |
| Website |
www |
|
"Contact Us". Retrieved 18 July 2015. | |
The Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF) is an organization that provides grants and loans to lower level football clubs in England. Financing activities are meant to develop the comfort and safety of football grounds and the FSIF is the largest provider for this type of grant in the country.[1][2] The organization receives funding exclusively from the Premier League and has contributed more than GB£50 million to various projects since the year 2000.[3]
Significant Investments
- GB£2 million loaned, and later converted into a grant to the York City F.C. for the construction of a 8,000 seat stadium which will open sometime after the 2016-2017 season.[4][5][6]
- GB£1.2 million (withdrawn) to promote the efforts of Supporters Direct.[7][8]
- GB£150,000 provided to Cheshunt F.C. for various improvements including floodlights, grandstands, turnstiles, and barrier fencing.[1]
- GB£100,000 provided to March Town United F.C. for the construction of a new clubhouse.[2]
- GB£100,000 provided to Bromsgrove Sporting F.C. for the construction of new floodlights, clubhouse refurbishments and wheelchair-accessibility.[9]
- GB£99,998 provided to the Irchester Sports Association for new pavilion and clubhouse refurbishments.[10]
- GB£94,000 provided to Runcorn Linnets towards a new ground [11]
References
- 1 2 Alasdair Gold (5 June 2015). "Cheshunt FC given £150k Premier League grant for ground". Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- 1 2 James Podesta (13 July 2015). "A look inside March Town United's clubhouse, which will be for the whole community to enjoy". Cambs Times. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Our Partner". FSIF. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Football - Stadium delay for Minstermen". Eurosport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ Pete Oliver (28 March 2007). "Spread the news on new York City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Community stadium package to cost £37m". The Press (York). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Dan Roan (15 June 2011). "Does the Supporters Direct cash crisis matter?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ David Conn (12 June 2011). "Supporters Direct's Premier League funding ends over Twitter taunts". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ "Joy for Bromsgrove Sporting FC as Sajid Javid opens upgraded stadium facilities". FSIF. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "Phil Neal opens new football facilities in Irchester". The FA. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8441965.stm
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