WEURO 25: FOSPO implements targeted measures to promote sport

Post on: 26.06.2025

The European Women's Football Championship, which takes place in Switzerland from 2 to 27 July, is the most women's sporting event great of Europe. The Confederation supports this home tournament and uses it to implement targeted measures to promote sport.

On the occasion of this major sporting event, the Federal Office of Sport FOSPO promotes women's football and women's sport in general. The measures taken to this end are diversified and aim to produce different effects. In addition to this, the FOSPO intends to analyse the knowledge and experience gained through the organisation of an event of this size, and then use it effectively for future major sporting events.

Coordination at federal level

On a higher-level level, the Confederation collaborates in the overall coordination of the event. To this end, the FOSPO has set up an interdepartmental working group (GLID) that coordinates the interest groups of the various federal offices and supports the tournament organisers. The working group works closely with the cantons, cities and cities of the European Union. hosts and the organisers themselves.

Will the scientific knowledge gained be incorporated into practice

The European Football Championships in Switzerland should not only benefit top sport, but also the European Football Championships. even popular sport and young people. The Swiss Federal University of Sport in Macolin (SUFSM) uses UEFA Women's s EURO 2025 to promote research in the women's sport. This is demonstrated by projects such as « Play more Football, which has produced a new game format for children's football, or Best Player on the Pitch, which focuses on injury prevention and training based on menstrual cycles.

The scientific knowledge acquired is also incorporated into the training and continuing education offers of the FOSPO. Monitors and coaches as follows; As experts in the Youthù+Sport (Y+S) sports promotion programme, they are made aware of issues that specifically affect women and girls. Specific learning modules have also been developed as well as acute free content for teachers, coaches and coaches.

Support at the sports centers of the FOSPO

During the build-up to WEURO 25, the women's national football team was able to benefit from the infrastructure, catering and accommodation of the FOSPO at the Macolin National Sports Centre. Even the youth teams of the Swiss Football Association (SFA) use the infrastructure and services (e.g. performance tests or regeneration measures) of Macolin and Tenero (CST).

15 million for sport, tourism and transport

The Confederation has made CHF 15 million available for accompanying measures relating to the European Football Championship. This amount is The Swiss Football Association has been used in equal parts in three areas: CHF 5 million has been channelled into the promotion of sport and has been divided into six packages of measures, implemented by the SFA in collaboration with the regional football associations.

A further CHF 5 million has been allocated to Switzerland Tourism's international tourism communication and advertising campaign for Switzerland as the organising country and to promote Switzerland as the organising country. tourist destination. The last 5 million have contributed to sustainability. of the tournament in the form of fare reductions for public transport.