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Increase participation and competitions

Mustapha Fahmy

FIFA Director of Competitions

Why women’s football?

• The role of women in society has evolved dramatically in recent years. We now have the responsibility to help the world of sport evolve for women, as women constitute 50% of society.

• The FIFA Member Associations are in the front line in facilitating the growth of women’s football in their countries by establishing grassroots projects, creating women’s leagues and educating everyone involved in the federations.

Benefits of women’s football

• FIFA has many aims; promoting health and education are key missions.

• The decline of children practicing sport is alarming and the associated consequences of obesity, diabetes, chronic pain and psychological problems are very serious.

• The benefits to young girls of playing football include: - starting to view exercise as something fun, - learning about their bodies and how to take care of themselves, - learning how to interact in a team, - learning how to deal with winning and losing as a team.

International activities

Increase of international teams and matches

3 teams – 2 matches 141 teams – 512 matches

Development in recent years

Participation figures on the rise!

FIFA’s Women’s Football

Total number of FIFA Women’s Events held to date: 1 Youth Olympic Football Tournament (2010) 4 Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments (1996 – 2008) 2 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups (2008 – 2010) 5 FIFA U-20 (U-19) Women’s World Cups (2002 – 2010) 6 FIFA Women’s World Cups (1991 – 2011)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 1991

Qualifying competitions

Increase of international activities

Statistical Information

International "A"Matches

Women

Annual Totals ¦ total annuel ¦ total anual ¦

Jahrestotal

368

255201

179

240 248

207

280

281

447 448

307

514

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1995

19961997

1998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

2007

20082009

2010

Women

Women’s Football within the Member Associations

• 170 - The number of MAs with a national Women’s Team (as of 2011)

• 40 - The number of MAs to have participated in any FIFA Women’s Final Competition (incl. the Youth Olympic Football Tournament)

Huge potential for the remaining 130 MAs to improve and

for 38 MAs without a national Women’s Team to establish one. MAs’ goal be should to qualify for the FWWC 2015 where 24 teams will participate (8 more than this year).

Goals for MAs - Increase:

• number of girls playing football,

• number of girls / women’s football teams,

• number of leagues (regional, national, age group specific),

• number of female referees,

• number of female coaches,

• number of female officials working with the women’s national teams,

• number of females on the MA Board, MA Executive Committee and in

other key decision-making positions,

• number of females in Member Associations’ administration.

What you can do:

Increase sponsors

Create Leagues Incl. women’s results

% in ranking

Establish Grassroots projects

Thank you for your attention