Valencia launch in-seat delivery service

Liam Watson
Top-flight Spanish La Liga club Valencia have launched a new in-stadia delivery platform, allowing fans to order food and drink without leaving their seat during matches at their home of Mestalla Stadium.

The app, called Valencia CF – Seat Delivery, allows fans to order food and beverages via a new and free smartphone application by the club. While the service will initially only be offered in selected areas of the stadium, the potential for it to grow in popularity will be massive.

In a few steps, fans can order conveniently from their phone and provides all details of food and drink offerings with pricing.

“All spectators can now enjoy the new and innovative service of food, drinks and merchandise delivery directly from their seats without missing a single second,” Valencia said in a statement regarding the app.

“Valencia CF reinforce their position as one of the most technologically innovative sports clubs in the world, providing unique experiences to the fans.”

In Australia, we haven’t seen clubs take the plunge into food delivery services, but whether to launch a service such as this will depend on appropriate infrastructure to roll it out.

Any stadiums that have clear seating or bays would mean spectators can easily be identified by people looking to deliver the food and drink. As Valencia have done, the service doesn’t have to cover each area of the ground but may be a good idea for a trial to see how the future might look – it would definitely cut down queues at the kiosks especially during the half time break.

Valencia want to lead the way in technological advancements, with an Uber Eats type service making it easier for fans on match days. Introducing something like this in Australian stadiums will expand into the digital market which clubs would be looking to embrace.

The app by Valencia is currently available on all Android and Apple IOS systems, and is a separate application to Valencia’s official fan platform. The club also maintains a ‘Centenari – Valencia CF’ historical virtual experience platform.

Valencia are seventh on the La Liga table, behind sixth-placed Villarreal on goal difference.

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Female Football Week kicks off across Northern NSW

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Female Football Week has officially begun across Northern NSW, with a program of gala days, networking events and awards ceremonies running until Sunday May 17, marking a ten-day celebration that organisers say reflects both the growth of women’s football in the region and the work still required to sustain it.

The national initiative, now a fixture on the football calendar, provides a dedicated period of visibility for female participants across all levels of the game from players, coaches, referees to volunteers, whose contributions have historically received less recognition than their male counterparts.

NNSWF Participation and Women’s Football Officer Serena Carter said the week offered something for everyone connected to women’s football in the region.

“Female Football Week provides a fantastic chance to highlight the dedication and skill of female players, coaches, referees and volunteers across the northern NSW community,” Carter said. “There’s something for everyone to enjoy, from grassroots participants to elite competitors.”

Women’s football in northern NSW spans remote and regional communities where clubs operate on limited resources, alongside more established metropolitan programs with clearer development pathways. Female Football Week creates a moment of shared recognition across that spectrum and acknowledges the role volunteers play, from running the canteen to progressing through the pathway.

Northern NSW Football has recorded some of its strongest participation numbers in women’s and girls’ football in recent seasons, a trend that has placed increasing pressure on clubs and facilities to keep pace. The week’s events offer clubs an opportunity to showcase their commitment to diversity and inclusion at a time when that commitment is being tested by growth.

Football NNSW Releases Infrastructure Strategies as Participation Growth Outpaces Facilities

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Northern NSW Football has unveiled bespoke infrastructure strategies for each of its seven member zones, providing an evidence-based roadmap for facility investment across the region as continued participation growth exposes critical gaps in the sporting infrastructure available to support it.

The Member Zone Infrastructure Strategies draw on data across participation rates, population growth and existing facility conditions to map what each zone has, what it needs and where investment will have the greatest impact. Identified gaps include drainage, lighting and inclusive changerooms – the foundational infrastructure that determines whether facilities are functional, safe and accessible year-round.

NNSWF Government Relations Manager Gary Fisher said the strategies represented a significant step toward smarter, more targeted investment across the region.

“By bringing together key data on participation, population growth and existing infrastructure, these strategies give us a stronger understanding of where the needs are greatest and where investment will have the most impact,” Fisher said. “Ultimately we want to create more inclusive and accessible environments for everyone involved in the game while building stronger, more sustainable clubs and communities for the future.”

Northern NSW Football has previously noted that participation across the region is at record levels and still rising, with women’s and girls’ football a significant driver of that growth. Infrastructure that was built for a smaller and less diverse participation base is increasingly unable to meet current demand, let alone accommodate future growth.

The strategies are also designed to strengthen NNSWF’s alignment with government funding priorities, providing the evidence base needed to support grant applications and long-term facility planning across all seven zones.

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