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FIFA contributes to city community projects
The City of Zurich has announced six projects that will benefit from a donation provided by FIFA. At its meeting on 29-30 March 2012, the FIFA Executive Committee confirmed that it would make CHF20 million available to the City of Zurich.
“FIFA has been based in Zurich for 80 years and we feel very much at home in this cosmopolitan city. Our financial support will help to modernise various amateur sport facilities across the city, from which Zurich’s residents – both men and women alike – will benefit. This is an investment in the future and a sign of our commitment to Zurich,” says FIFA president Joseph Blatter. FIFA’s regulations stipulate that 15% of all financial assistance payments must be used for women’s football and that will also be the case with FIFA’s subsidy for Zurich.
“This will ease our investment budget, which means that we can push ahead with the renovation work that we have planned for football pitches,” says City Councillor Gerold Lauber.
FIFA had originally pledged to donate CHF20 million to the City of Zurich to help finance the construction of the new Zürich Stadium, but following the City of Zurich’s decision to allow terraces in the new stadium – contrary to FIFA’s philosophy – FIFA decided to change the intended use of its financial support in line with its principles.
The approved projects include:
Hönggerberg sports complex: A natural grass pitch will be replaced with an artificial turf pitch. FIFA’s contribution: CHF3 million.
Fronwald sports complex: A natural grass pitch will be replaced with an artificial turf pitch, and another old artificial turf pitch will be renewed. FIFA’s contribution: CHF3.5 million.
Letzi sports complex: A natural grass pitch will be replaced with an artificial turf pitch. FIFA’s contribution: CHF3 million.
Juchhof 1 + 2 sports complex: Two old artificial turf pitches will be renewed and floodlights will also be installed. FIFA’s contribution: CHF5 million.
Hardhof sports complex: An old sand pitch will be replaced with an artificial turf pitch. FIFA’s contribution: CHF2.5 million.
Girls’ and women’s football projects. FIFA’s contribution: CHF3 million.
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