Made under the Football (Offences) Act 1991
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The Football (Offences) (Designation of Football Matches) (Amendment) Order 2025
- Department: Home Office
- Made under: Football (Offences) Act 1991
The 2025 Order amended the 2004 Order to update the names of several football leagues to reflect current terminology.
The Football (Offences) (Designation of Football Matches) (Amendment) Order 2025, effective September 5th, 2025, updates the Football (Offences) (Designation of Football Matches) Order 2004.
It replaces outdated league names—Football Conference with National League, Football Association Women’s Super League with Women’s Super League, Football Association Women’s Championship with Women’s Super League 2, and Welsh Premier League with Cymru Premier—to ensure accurate designation of football matches under the Football (Offences) Act 1991 for the purposes of preventing disorderly conduct.