FA Community Shield

FA Community Shield
Organising body	The Football Association
Founded	1908
Region	England
Number of teams	2
Current champions	Manchester City (7th title)
Most successful club(s)	Manchester United (21 titles)
Television broadcasters	ITV Sport; BBC Sport (highlights only)
Website	thefa.com/communityshield
	2024 FA Community Shield

The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is English football's annual match contested at Wembley Stadium between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup, then the league runners-up provide the opposition. The fixture is recognised as a competitive super cup by The Football Association^[1]^[2]^[3] and UEFA.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Organised by the FA, proceeds from the game are distributed to community initiatives and charities around the country. Revenue from the gate receipts and match programme sales is distributed to the 124 clubs who competed in the FA Cup from the first round onwards, for onward distribution to charities and projects of their choice, while the remainder is distributed to the FA's national charity partners.^[7] The fixture was first played in the 1908–09 season, replacing the Sheriff of London Charity Shield.

The current holders are 2023–24 Premier League champions Manchester City, who beat 2023–24 FA Cup winners Manchester United 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the 2024 fixture.

^ "New penalty shoot-out system to be used at Wembley for Chelsea v Arsenal clash". Talksport. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "Martin Atkinson to oversee FA Community Shield between Liverpool and Manchester City". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "Champions League teams' pre-season friendlies". UEFA. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "Super Cup preview: Liverpool v Chelsea". UEFA. 13 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "Ibrahimović rejoins AC Milan: how Zlatan made his mark in Europe". UEFA. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "Where the money goes". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

[1] "New penalty shoot-out system to be used at Wembley for Chelsea v Arsenal clash". Talksport. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[2] "Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

[3] "Martin Atkinson to oversee FA Community Shield between Liverpool and Manchester City". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[4] "Champions League teams' pre-season friendlies". UEFA. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[5] "Super Cup preview: Liverpool v Chelsea". UEFA. 13 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[6] "Ibrahimović rejoins AC Milan: how Zlatan made his mark in Europe". UEFA. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[7] "Where the money goes". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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