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Hannah Buckley, Head of Safety, Sustainability and Infrastructure for WSL Football – who has led on the development of the guidance – said: “We’re thrilled to unveil this document - it was acknowledged that female specific stadiums were a blind spot in the industry, and the willingness of our stakeholders to come together with their expertise and insights has been inspiring.
“We have a ten-year stadia strategy at WSL Football, and this guidance is one element of that – we want to unlock main stadiums, enhance current assets, and then support our clubs in building new stadiums.
“The rapid growth of the women’s game in recent years has merely highlighted the need for the latter, and to have those spaces designed with the needs of female athletes and fans at the heart of it.
“For ourselves as a league, it is critical that new infrastructure is a part of our clubs’ future plans – to allow the game to continue to grow, stadium primacy – and venues built through the lens of our players - is key, and our hope is that this guidance will be a catalyst for change moving forwards.”
Kathleen Carthy, Architect for AFL Architects, added: “The WSL Stadium Guidance represents a bold and necessary evolution in how we design for the women’s game.
“It’s about creating environments that feel safe, inclusive and vibrant, where fans, players and communities feel a genuine sense of belonging.
“Developed by AFL’s dedicated women’s sports team, the guidance champions a human-centred approach that reflects the values of women’s football, from flexible layouts and equitable facilities to sustainable and welcoming architecture.
“At AFL, we’re proud to have worked alongside the WSL and its stakeholders to help shape a vision that will elevate the matchday experience and set a new standard for the women’s game.”
Technical Director for Buildings, Ruth Shilston, of Mott MacDonald said: “These new women's stadium guidelines have been an opportunity to shape industry standards that will transform the way we design, build and experience football stadiums.
“We’re proud to have brought our decades of experience at the cutting edge of future-proofed building design to embed sustainability and climate resilience as design standards. We’re looking forward to seeing them adopted across the industry to help progress sports venues across the UK.”
The guidance document can be viewed in its entirety online at:
www.wslfootball.com/publications
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