Facilities

The Irish Football Association recognises the need to build pride in football in Northern Ireland through the provision of better training and playing facilities.

Facility requirements, spectator comfort and safety at matches are critical, and to this end the IFA is working with government, local councils, Sport NI, PSNI, UEFA, FIFA and health and safety officials to seek to attract more meaningful events and to encourage new supporters and families to attend matches.

The approach taken by the IFA on facility matters is a top down approach which includes the national stadium, national training centre and the appropriate requirements for UEFA, IFAP and PIL club competition.

UEFA Infrastructure regulations

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Facilities Strategy

The IFA has recently updated its facilities strategy and has identified a number of priorities and strategic objectives for venues for competitions, training, grassroots and excellence requirements’.

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To seek to deliver these objectives the IFA is working diligently on several programmes and projects which include:

1) Football Turf Project

2) Soccer Strategy – Facilities Element

3) Sport NI Stadia Safety Programme

4) Sport NI Sport Matters

5) FIFA GOAL

6) UEFA Mini Pitch Project

7) Floodlighting Improvement

8) Intermediate Ground Improvement Project

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