2025 Prohibited List
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2025 Prohibited List. The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport.
Following an extensive consultation period by WADA, the 2025 Prohibited List was published on 25 September 2024. This gives athletes and support personnel sufficient time to make themselves aware of the changes, review any medications they use on Global DRO, and apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) if required before the updated List comes into effect on 1 January 2025.
Please visit UK Anti-Doping's website here to read a full summary of the changes on the 2025 List.
The following resources are also available to read on WADA’s website:
- The full 2025 Prohibited List
- The WADA 2025 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes
- The 2025 Monitoring Program which includes substances not currently on the List but are being monitored by WADA for potential patterns of misuse in sport.
General Information
All banned substances and methods in Code-compliant sports, including football, are outlined in the Prohibited List. Substances and methods can be added to the Prohibited List at any time; however, it is updated as a minimum once a year, coming into effect on 1 January.
The current Prohibited List can be found on the WADA website. As this list is updated frequently, Players and other Participants should make sure they check it regularly for any changes.
More information can be found on UKAD’s website here.