Club Affiliation for the 2023/24 Season

Norfolk County FA are pleased to announce that the Club Affiliation window for the 2023/24 Season will open from w/co 12th June. Confirmation of the exact opening date will be confirmed in due course.

For the first time this season the Club Affiliation process will now be on the Club Portal which like last season will be a team based model.

The FA have created guides on how to complete each specific step pre affiliation and during the affiliation. These guides can be accessed through the Grassroots Technology page using the link below:

Affiliation Guides

We would strongly encourage clubs to look at the Affiliation Checklist guide within the link which will outline the tasks needing to be completed before you can complete your Club’s Affiliation, and what to focus on once the window is open. It is also really important for clubs to familiarise themselves with the Safeguarding requirements that have previously been communicated as these will have an impact on Affiliations being approved. For 2023/24, one of the key changes to Club Affiliation, is that ALL Clubs with Open Age/Adult teams, including Veterans and Walking Football teams, are required to have a named Club Welfare Officer at the point of affiliation. The FA recently hosted a Webinar to demonstrate the Affiliation process for the 2023/24 season, this can be seen below.

 
Locally, we will be holding 3 virtual support drop-in sessions on the following dates:

• Thursday 22nd June – Click here to join the meeting
• Wednesday 5th July – Click here to join the meeting
• Tuesday 18th July – Click here to join the meeting

These sessions will start at 6.30pm via Microsoft Teams, where members of our Football Services Team will be on hand to answer any questions. You can join at any time after 6:30pm with the sessions due to finish at 8pm.

Furthermore, we will be offering an out of hours service including an open office phoneline where members of our Football Services Team will be available to assist with any queries on the following evenings until 8pm:

• Tuesday 27th June
• Thursday 13th July
• Monday 14th August
• Tuesday 22nd August

You can also request support using our online support form. This is a service that we will continue to offer this season where we will be able to support you online as you complete your affiliation. The link for the form is below:

Request Support

Alternatively, you can of course call the office on 01603 704050, or email any queries through to Support@NorfolkFA.com.