Nottingham Forest Women will become full-time professional

For the 2024/25 football season, Forest Women's first team will comprise of 18 full-time professional players and a small number of part-time players.

Nottingham Forest Women will become a full-time professional football club from the start of the 2025/26 season.

The club's owner Evangelos Marinakis wants to see Forest compete in the elite divisions in both the Men’s and Women’s game. 

For the 2024/25 football season, Forest Women's first team will comprise of 18 full-time professional players and a small number of part-time players as the club transitions to a fully professional squad by 2025.

Forest Women will play eleven home games next season at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest’s Head of Women & Girls Football, Amber Wildgust said: "The move to a full-time model has been driven by significant investment and the unwavering support from our owner.

“It highlights our ambition as a club and our commitment to breaking into the FA Women's Championship and fulfilling our vision of progressing to the Women's Super League.

“Alongside this, we are excited about the improvements to our Girls' Academy, which aims to diversify the talent pool, increase contact time, and contribute to the owner's ‘Vision for Sport’ initiatives, cultivating homegrown Nottingham talent.

“It is an exciting time at the club for women's and girls' sports as we embark on this ambitious step alongside the Nottingham Forest Netball team.”