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Reclaim the Game:

Restoring Justice in Football

Tackling Racism & Abuse,
One Conversation at a Time

A groundbreaking restorative justice app empowering football communities to address football related disorder, build accountability, and create safer, more inclusive stadiums.

Supporters in a football stadium

Why it matters:

Football should be a sport for everyone — free from crime, discrimination, disorder, and antisocial behavior. Yet, incidents of hate are on the rise, staining the beautiful game, affecting players, fans, and the wider community. Our app provides a structured, restorative approach to healing harm, fostering understanding, and making football stadiums a space where everyone belongs.

Restorativ can help to reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour at football matches by focusing on engagement and education, rather than exclusion.

Dr. Richard HesterLecturer in Criminology, Oxford

Brookes University

Proven impact
in football

Restorative approaches are transforming the football world, reducing stadium conflict and promoting accountability. The sector is already shifting toward restorative ways of resolving football related disorder.

    MLS Soccer introduced Restorative Policy and Process to address player conflict and discrimination (MLS Soccer, 2024)

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    Carlisle United successfully addresses matchday youth violence and prevents Fan Bans with restorative justice

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    Research shows that diversionary approaches are successful at preventing young people from committing football related offences (Hester & Pamment, 2020)

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How it works

Instead of excluding individuals from the game, Restorativ works with fans to understand the impact of their actions and create a plan to rejoin as an ally for change.

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Report Incidents

Witnessed or experienced crime, disorder, discrimination, or anti-social behaviour? Easily submit reports through our secure platform

2

Case Diversion

Club managers divert cases to the Restorativ system and a team of trained facilitators are dispatched

3

Facilitated Dialogue

We connect affected parties through mediated conversations to promote accountability and resolution instead of exclusion.

4

Educational Resources

Learn about the impact of football related disorder and how to be an ally for change.

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Community Support

Join a growing network of fans, clubs, and organizations committed to playing a more inclusive game.

Creating Lasting change in football

Cost-saving for clubs and police forces

Football clubs spend an average of £10m each season on policing, contributing to the £48m to cost of football policing1

Research suggests that if football clubs take greater responsibility for policing their own footprint, this will reduce policing costs and make stadiums safer.2

Restorativ works alongside existing stewarding practices to address football related disorder at an earlier stage.

1. Hester & Hobson, 2022

2. Hester et al., 2024

More Effective than a Fan Ban

Research suggests that football banning orders are ineffective, as they are difficult to enforce across multiple clubs, fail to address the root causes of offenses, and do not prevent violence from occurring (Pearson & Stott, 2022). Restorativ provides an alternative, focusing on dialogue and accountability rather than exclusion. Research shows that by helping individuals understand the impact of their actions, restorative justice reduces repeat offenses and creates long-term behavioral change.

Safe & Compliant Stadiums

Restorativ helps clubs mitigate risk and proactively prevent incidents. By addressing fan misconduct through restorative dialogue and education, clubs can:

  • Mitigate costly fines imposed by football authorities due to fan disorder and misconduct.
  • Reduce liability risks by demonstrating a proactive approach to addressing discrimination, violence, and anti-social behavior.
  • Strengthen club and fan reputation.
  • Improve matchday security by integrating restorative justice into stewarding and fan engagement strategies, de-escalating conflicts before they escalate.

Embedding Restorativ:

A Transformative Solution for Sports

Restorativ.co is a proven digital platform that makes implementing restorative justice simple and effective in sports contexts.

Rather than resorting to punitive measures alone, our app fosters safe, meaningful dialogue between those harmed and those responsible.

By encouraging accountability, empathy, and education, we believe in repairing harm and preventing future incidents.

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Fans & Witnesses:

Report incidents and support a more inclusive football culture

Clubs & Leagues:

Partner with us to implement restorative justice practices in your stadium.

Players & Staff:

Access support and training to boot-out discrimination and drive change from within the game for players, match officials, stewards, and fans.

The
restorative
advantage

Restorativ makes it easy to quickly respond to incidents when they arise.

Data reporting

Measure success with real-time data and insights to measure impact

Club & League Integration

Seamless implementation with existing policies

Anonymous Reporting

Report incidents and support a more inclusive football culture

Virtual Mediation

Access trained facilitators to guide restorative conversations

Case Management

Track incidents and interventions in real time

Full support
and training

We provide up-to-date training, certification, and ongoing support to help clubs and organizations implement restorative justice effectively.

  • Training for Security Teams and Managers

    Equip your staff with the tools to address and deescalate conflicts effectively.

  • Stadium-Wide Implementation

    Integrate Restorativ seamlessly across your venue.

  • Facilitation Services

    Access fully certified restorative justice professionals to mediate cases.

  • Education

    Courses and curriculum on preventing violence, disorder, crime, and antisocial behavior and discussion on how to be an ally.

  • Restorative Policy for Teams

    Implement a restorative policy for staff and teams to resolve and address conflicts and discrimination.

Make Stadiums
Safer with
Restorativ

Try Restorativ today!

Whether you’re a club manager, player, or fan, join the movement forjust football.

Book your consultation on how to implement Restorativ in your club.

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