2026 Football Business Awards Winners
Best Football Club Stadium Experience
| Winner: | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| Silver: | Fulham FC |
| Bronze: | Everton FC |
Best Use of Technology in Football
| Winner: | Everton FC - Dock on 1 |
| Silver: | Ticketmaster Sport |
| Bronze: | FanNFC - TAP-IN |
Sponsorship or Partnership of the Year – Non-Premier League or Championship Clubs
| Winner: | Juventus FC & TikTok Italy |
| Silver: | The FA x M&S Food |
| Bronze: | Chelsea FC Women – Here We Flo |
Sponsorship or Partnership of the Year – Premier League & Championship Clubs
| Winner: | Coventry City FC & Monzo Bank |
| Silver: | West Ham United FC & Intuit QuickBooks |
| Bronze: | Arsenal FC & MG Motor UK |
Best Professional Services Company Serving Football
| Winner: | Populous |
| Silver: | Newfields Law |
| Bronze: | Brabners |
Best Social Media Campaign
| Winner: | Sunderland AFC – 'Til the End |
| Silver: | The FA - Lionesses at WEURO 2025 |
| Bronze: | InCrowd x UEFA - The new Champions League Format |
Best Football Community Scheme – Non-Premier League or Championship Clubs
| Winner: | Maidenhead United FC |
| Silver: | Dons Local Action Group |
| Bronze: | SPFL Trust - Game Energy |
Best Football Community Scheme – Premier League & Championship Clubs
| Winner: | LFC Foundation |
| Silver: | Everton in the Community |
| Bronze: | Brentford FC Community Sports Trust |
Best Brand Activation Involving Football – Non-Premier League or Championship Clubs
| Winner: | Scottish FA & Scotland National Team |
| Silver: | Carlsberg: The Fare Game |
| Bronze: | Cadbury: Game Changing Wins |
Best Brand Activation Involving Football – Premier League & Championship Clubs
| Winner: | Wrexham AFC & STōK Cold Brew Coffee |
| Silver: | Brentford FC & Visit Tampa Bay |
| Bronze: | Chelsea FC, UEFA & Topps MatchAttax |
Best Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme
| Winner: | Stockport County FC – Kits by County |
| Silver: | Liverpool FC Foundation x Kodansha |
| Bronze: | Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Samaritans Brighton, Hove & District and Be The Fox |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award
| Winner: | Crystal Palace FC - Palace for All |
| Silver: | Fulham FC - Fulham For All Strategy |
| Bronze: | Walsall FC - Saddlers United |
Agency of the Year
| Winner: | Ten Toes |
| Silver: | 50 Sport |
| Bronze: | Brands2Life |
Best Fan Engagement by a Club – Non-Premier League or Championship Clubs
| Winner: | Cambridge United FC |
| Silver: | London City Lionesses |
| Bronze: | CD Leganés - Butarque Mystery Box |
Best Fan Engagement by a Club – Premier League & Championship Clubs
| Winner: | Southampton FC - We March On |
| Silver: | Manchester City FC - The Stadium Speaks |
| Bronze: | Oxford United FC - United Run Dept |
Transformational Impact Award
| Winner: | The FA - Enough is Enough Campaign |
| Silver: | Prostate Cancer UK - Prostate United |
| Bronze: | Utilita Energy - Football Rebooted |
Women’s Football Business Award
| Winner: | WSL Football |
| Silver: | London City Lionesses |
| Bronze: | She’s A Baller |
Best Business Serving Football – Under 100 employees
| Winner: | caytoo |
| Silver: | YesRef |
| Bronze: | Kaizen Ticketing |
Best Business Serving Football – Over 100 employees
| Winner: | ADI |
| Silver: | Genius Sports |
| Bronze: | Deltatre |
Best Club Marketing Campaign – Non-Premier League
| Winner: | Birmingham City FC - Forever Forward: 4-1 to the Chimney Boys |
| Silver: | Leicester City FC - Goodbye To The GOAT |
| Bronze: | Plymouth Argyle FC - Stand Up, Stand Together - Argyle & M.A.N. Culture |
Best Club Marketing Campaign – Premier League & Top Tier European Clubs
| Winner: | Sunderland AFC - 'Til the End |
| Silver: | AFC Bournemouth - Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority |
| Bronze: | Manchester City FC - The Stadium Speaks |
Special Recognition Award
| Winner: | Soccer Aid for UNICEF |
Overall CEO of the Year
| Winner: | Jon Varney, Brentford FC |
