UEFA: €7.92m for German amateur football via the Climate Fund launched for Euro 2024

The Climate Fund, created by UEFA for Euro 2024 in collaboration with the DFB and the German federal government for the benefit of the host country's football clubs, has used up €7.923m, i.e. "nearly its entire budget of €7.925m," announced the European Confederation on 14/07/2025.

Of this €7.923m, €2.1m was allocated to regional associations and €5.825m was invested in sustainable development projects at club level. "A total of 211 out of 225 appointed clubs have submitted and verified their final reports. The remaining 14 clubs are still within their reporting deadlines. Additionally, 13 of 21 regional football associations have submitted their final documentation, with deadlines agreed for the remaining eight," explained UEFA.

Each club wishing to benefit from the UEFA Climate Fund could apply for funding of up to €250,000. More than 120 actions in favour of sustainability were carried out by UEFA in the context of Euro 2024, at a cost of €30.6m, thus "achieving 95% of its pre-tournament targets."

The fund has enabled a variety of environmental actions to be implemented at German…