Aberdeen FC’s Community Trust has been named best professional football club in the 2019 Uefa Grassroots Awards.
The Dons have been recognised for their outstanding grassroots work in the local community to a wide range of participants.
The AFC Community Trust engaged with more than 20,000 people across projects which focus on three main themes, football for life, education and healthy communities.
Steven Sweeney, community operations manager of the trust, is thrilled the club’s work has been recognised with the honour.
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He said: ‘It’s our responsibility as a football club to reach every part of the community.
‘The approach is simple. it’s just about good people trying to do their best to make a difference to grassroots football.
“Aberdeen FC is a club that cares passionately about people, there is a genuine family feeling and that is why we are determined to share this success and celebrate it together with our supporters, all of our community partners, our city, region and Scottish football as a whole.”