Development

FIFA Forward is a “step change” for global football development and the way we share the success of the FIFA World Cup with our member associations.

The 209 member associations of FIFA are the backbone of world football. In order to fulfill their national mandate to organize and develop football countrywide, the solidity and sustainability of their governance structures are the first priority. FIFA supports the members in the revision and adaptation of these structures.

Supporting our member association’s growth means providing them, when needed, with the resources to jumpstart their development by implementing key football projects. Since 1999 and the creation of the Goal programme, FIFA has funded and concluded more than 1 000 football projects over the world.

FIFA’s commitment to support its member associations reaches far outside the pitch and looks to help the national federations to improve crucial managerial aspects of their every-day functioning.

The objective of any FIFA development activity is to ultimately improve the football experience of those who wish to play the game. Building the skills and capacities of the individuals responsible for providing this football experience is therefore key to this objective.

Which FIFA development activities are individual member associations engaging in? What are the details of these projects? All the key facts and figures are available here.

To provide the knowledge and skill for protecting the health of female and male players of all ages and levels as well as for promoting football as a key tool in public health.

Ever since the launch of its Goal Programme, FIFA has relied on a network of in-country development offices to help it to achieve its football development aims.