FA Community Shield

FA Community Shield
Organising bodyThe Football Association
Founded1908 (1908)
RegionEngland
Number of teams2
Related competitions
Current championsArsenal (17th title)
Most successful club(s)Manchester United (21 titles)
Television broadcastersITV Sport
BBC (highlights only)
List of International broadcasters
Websitethefa.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 2022–23 Premier League runners-up Arsenal, who beat 2022–23 Premier League and 2022–23 FA Cup double winners Manchester City 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the 2023 fixture.[8]

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  2. ^ "Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ Association, The Football. "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.
  8. ^ Rose, Gary (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City (4–1 on pens): Gunners win shootout to secure Community Shield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2023.