The corona pandemic has made it to the sport.

Audiences have been banned or restricted and as a result, several clubs and associations risk enormous financial consequences.

But from next week, November 23, the Swedish Sports Confederation, RF, will start paying out support to the associations that applied for lost income and expenses due to corona.

On Monday, RF's board decision was made on the distribution of the government's new support package for sports.

Hockey gets the most

A total of SEK 158 million will be allocated to 2,123 associations for the period July to September and more than 300 associations within the top teams of team ball sports will be allocated SEK 327 million for the entire period July to December.

In addition, about a hundred associations with a number of major events, such as the Lidingö race and Cykelvasan, receive support totaling SEK 69 million.

- We have a situation when the infection goes in the wrong direction so we must try to help as best we can.

I think this sends hope.

But it is a compensation for lost income and it should be clear to you, says RF chairman Björn Eriksson to TT.

Ice hockey, football and athletics are the sports that receive the most support for the third quarter.

They are allocated almost 195 million, 159 million, and 47 million kronor each.

- The explanation for that is very simple.

Hockey plays much more matches than football and for them the audience revenue is greater.

They canceled the hockey season when the pandemic began and had no playoffs.

It's pure mathematics.

It is logical that this will be the case.

Conditions set

A debate that has flared up about the support money from the government is that some clubs have recruited the majority of players during the pandemic.

The Government has therefore pointed out that taking responsibility during this period should be rewarded with a higher amount.

- We in RF will have a meeting with football and hockey where they will come up with a proposal on how to meet the conditions.

They have their own responsibility to live up to the conditions, Eriksson points out.

On November 20, each specific association will be notified of the size of the payment.

To date, RF has distributed a total of SEK 1.5 billion - SEK 500 million in the spring and SEK 1 billion in the autumn - in special compensation support due to the pandemic.

For the period 1 October to 31 December, RF has 446 million left to distribute from the support of one billion that has been allocated.

The Swedish Sports Confederation has already asked the government for another SEK 2 billion for 2021.