Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) has announced the launch of Green Football Month, a month‑long sustainability initiative designed to build on the momentum of Our Green Games and The Great Save and further embed environmentally responsible practices across Australian professional football. 

Running throughout April, Green Football Month will bring together players, clubs and fans across the A‑Leagues to reduce waste, keep football kit in circulation and promote practical, player‑led climate action within the game. 

Green Football Month follows the success of Our Green Games, which saw A‑Leagues clubs host dedicated sustainability‑focused matchdays, and The Great Save, a global campaign encouraging the donation, resale and reuse of football kit to tackle the growing volume of sportswear ending up in landfill each year. 

As part of Green Football Month, the PFA will once again partner with community and sustainability organisations including KitAid Australia, The Salvation Army and Unwanted FC, supporting a series of activations aimed at extending the life of football kit and equipment while supporting communities in need  

Key activations during Green Football Month will include: 

  • Donation boxes placed in A‑League club change rooms to collect unwanted or surplus football kit 
  • Player‑led content encouraging fans to donate, reuse or upcycle kit 
  • Ongoing collaboration with sustainability partners to promote practical actions supporters can take beyond matchday. 

The initiative is driven by the PFA’s Our Greener Pitch player committee, established in 2021 to empower players who are passionate about sustainability to help tackle the environmental challenges facing football. 

“Building on initiatives like the Green Games and Great Save are really important for the longevity of football,” member of Our Greener Pitch and Canberra United midfielder, Sasha Grove, said. 

“We’re really lucky in the football world because it is receptive to many social issues. Environmental reform and education is particularly important because it affects our ability to continue to play the game we love.  

“Being environmentally aware is not about shaming people but providing them practical solutions that enhance the quality of their lives and those that will follow.  

“So much of our football history is represented in the kits we wear so it’s been really cool to see older kits being up-cycled to preserve that history rather than being thrown away.  

“Football is all about self-expression and creativity so it really leans into the fashion world. Organisations like Unwanted FC are increasingly showing us that by giving old garments a second life we can still express ourselves off the pitch and do a bit of environmental good through the process.” 

Since committing to a Climate Policy and completing a carbon audit in 2019, the PFA has continued to expand its sustainability leadership, becoming one of Australia’s first carbon‑neutral sporting organisations and using football’s platform to advocate for meaningful climate action. 

By consolidating previous initiatives into a month‑long focus, Green Football Month aims to create lasting habits across the game and demonstrate how collective action from players, clubs and fans can make a tangible difference. 

Further information on Green Football Month and how fans can get involved will be shared across PFA channels throughout April.