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LCFC Women Academy
The LCFC Women Academy Pathway aims to promote both participation and elite talent development in Leicestershire, uniting connected stakeholders in the region under one programme for the long-term improvement of the women’s game.
More than half of LCFC Women’s Barclays Women’s Championship promotion-winning squad of 2020/21 were home-grown in Leicestershire and the progress of the professional women’s team is supported by a long-term strategy of the game’s growth in the region, of which the LCFC Women Academy Pathway is a central feature.
In 2021, the Leicester City Girls’ merged with LCFC Women’s Academy to create a complete pathway from Under-9s through to post-16 and professional football.
The integrated pathway continues to progressively build an accessible route for outstanding talent into full-time football in Leicester.
All LCFC Women football operations are based at the Club’s elite training facility at Belvoir Drive in the heart of the city, providing seven grass pitches, an indoor pitch, floodlit 3G pitch, performance gym, leading medical facilities and analysis and education rooms all on site, one of the best-equipped female-only football facilities in Europe is the setting for all academy training and home matches.
Foundation Phase – Ages 8-11
Learning the game
Youth Development Phase – Ages 12-16
Learning to compete
Professional Development Phase – Ages 16-21
Leaning to win
Talent ID & Recruitment
Our recruitment ethos is committed in the identification of potential players, with a focus on local football talent, placed in a safe environment and developed by the best coaches with an outstanding support mechanism, providing the opportunities to fulfil their full potential.
Contact Us
For LCFC Women Academy enquires please email steven.gray@lcfc.co.uk
