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{{Short description|Association Football championship game}} {{About|the men's match|the women's match|Women's FA Community Shield}} {{Use British English|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox football tournament | name = FA Community Shield | logo = FA Community Shield logo.png | organiser = [[The Football Association]] | founded = {{Start date and age|1908}} | region = England | number of teams = 2 | current champions = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (7th title) | most successful club = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (21 titles) | related comps = {{plainlist| * [[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]] (predecessor) * [[FA Cup]] (qualifier) * [[Premier League]] (qualifier) }} | motto = | broadcasters = [[TNT Sports (United Kingdom)]]<br />[[Sky Sports]]<br />[[BBC Sport]] | website = {{URL|https://www.thefa.com/competitions/the-fa-community-shield|thefa.com/communityshield}} | current = [[2025 FA Community Shield]] }} The '''Football Association Community Shield''' (formerly the '''Charity Shield''') is [[Football in England|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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/community-shield-new-penalty-shoot-out-system-be-used-wembley-chelsea-v-arsenal-clash|title=New penalty shoot-out system to be used at Wembley for Chelsea v Arsenal clash|date=3 August 2017|publisher=Talksport|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216072615/https://talksport.com/football/community-shield-new-penalty-shoot-out-system-be-used-wembley-chelsea-v-arsenal-clash|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/aug/07/leicester-city-manchester-united-report-070816|title=Leicester City 1β2 Manchester United|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=27 August 2018|archive-date=5 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105183352/http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/aug/07/leicester-city-manchester-united-report-070816|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/jul/11/martin-atkinson-to-referee-community-shield-110719|title=Martin Atkinson to oversee FA Community Shield between Liverpool and Manchester City|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713033350/http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/jul/11/martin-atkinson-to-referee-community-shield-110719|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[UEFA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c5112fc5737-caa625021869-1000--champions-league-teams-pre-season-friendlies/|title=Champions League teams' pre-season friendlies|date=17 August 2016|publisher=UEFA|access-date=20 July 2020|archive-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614201229/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c5112fc5737-caa625021869-1000--champions-league-teams-pre-season-friendlies/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0254-0d3ee047a232-06c7e8e7e350-1000--super-cup-preview-liverpool-v-chelsea/|title=Super Cup preview: Liverpool v Chelsea|date=13 August 2019|publisher=UEFA|access-date=20 July 2020|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606232744/https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0254-0d3ee047a232-06c7e8e7e350-1000--super-cup-preview-liverpool-v-chelsea/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0243-0e988f504a02-08f1f227be2e-1000--ibrahimovic-rejoins-ac-milan-how-zlatan-made-his-mark-in-europe/|title=IbrahimoviΔ rejoins AC Milan: how Zlatan made his mark in Europe|date=27 December 2019|publisher=UEFA|access-date=20 July 2020|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901180748/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0243-0e988f504a02-08f1f227be2e-1000--ibrahimovic-rejoins-ac-milan-how-zlatan-made-his-mark-in-europe/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/where-the-money-goes |title=Where the money goes |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609155251/http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/where-the-money-goes |url-status=live }}</ref> The fixture was first played in the [[1908β09 in English football|1908β09]] season, replacing the [[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]]. The current holders are [[2023β24 Premier League]] champions [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], who beat [[2023β24 FA Cup]] winners [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 7β6 on penalties after a 1β1 draw in the [[2024 FA Community Shield|2024 fixture]].
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