UEFA Stadium Rating

Category 1 matching criteria

To obtain the status of the 1st category, the stadium must meet these criteria:

• The size of the football field: 100-105 m long, 64-68 m wide.
• Lighting power is coordinated with the showing TV company.
• 20 places in the VIP parking.
• The presence of stadium standing.
• 200 seats, 50 seats for VIP-spectators and 10 seats for fans of the guest team.
• 50 square meters of media coverage.
• 4 square meters for a minimum of 1 camera space for TV camera platforms.
• 20 places in the press box, 5 of them with tables.
• 2 places for sports commentators.
• 1 TV studio, which can be converted.
• The parking spaces for the TV broadcast minibuses are 100 square meters.
• Minimum 1 seat in the press conference room.

Category 2 eligibility criteria

To obtain the status of the 2nd category, the stadium must fulfill the following requirements:

• The size of the football field: length - 100-105 m., Width - 64-68 m.
• Lighting power - 800 lux + field illumination.
• 50 places in the VIP parking.
• All seats are seated, at least 1,500 seats, 100 seats for VIP-spectators and 20 VIP-seats for fans of the guest team.
• The media coverage area is 100 square meters for 50 people.
• Space for TV camera platforms - 6 square meters for 2 cameras.
• 20 places in the press box, 10 of them with tables.
• 3 places for sports commentators.
• The presence of a TV studio.
• The parking spaces for minibuses of TV broadcasts are 200 square meters.
• 30 places in the room for press conferences.

Category 3 matching criteria

To obtain the status of the 3rd category, the stadium must fulfill the following requirements:

• The stadium should be at least 20 square meters in size, which should have at least two showers, one individual toilet, six chairs and a table.
• The stadium must be equipped with a lighting system that supports a minimum illumination of 1200 lux for fixed cameras and 800 lux for mobile cameras.
• To ensure that the match can continue in the event of a power failure, the stadium must have an independent supply of backup power providing at least two-thirds of the equivalent light.
• The stadium must have at least 4,500 seats.
• The stadium should have a checkpoint providing good visibility inside the stadium and equipped with communication facilities.
• The stadium must have at least 250 VIP seats, 50 of which must be reserved for the guest team.
• The stadium must have a working area of ​​at least 100 square meters to accommodate at least 50 media representatives. A workspace should be provided for at least 15 photographers, if possible a separate, fully equipped workspace. The main platform must be at least 6 m in order to accommodate two cameras.
• The press box for representatives of the media should have at least 50 seats, which should be equipped with tables.
• The stadium must have at least five commentator spaces.
• The stadium must be equipped with at least two television studios 5 m long 5 m wide and 2.3 m high.
• The stadium must have a platform for a TCP with an area of ​​at least 200 m².
• The stadium should have a hall for a press conference or a special room for the media.
• The working area should be accessible, equipped with a table, a platform for cameras, a podium, a sound system and chairs. This room must have at least 50 seats for media representatives.
• The spaces between locker rooms and parking lots should be accessible and reserved for team buses.

Category 4 matching criteria

The capacity of category 4 stadiums should be at least 8,000 spectators, and meet some other additional criteria ^{[2] [3]} . In Russia, category 4 stadiums are Volgograd Arena in Volgograd , Kazan Arena in Kazan , Krasnodar stadium in Krasnodar , four Moscow stadiums - VEB Arena , Luzhniki , Otkrytiye Arena and Russian Railways Arena ", Nizhny Novgorod stadium in Nizhny Novgorod , Samara Arena in Samara , Yekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg , Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg , Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don , Fisht Stadium "In Sochi , as well as the Mordovia Arena in Saransk .

To obtain the status of the 4th category, the structure must comply with the following parameters:

• All seats in the stands must be seated, the minimum capacity of the stadium is 8,000 seats, equipped with individual seats.
• The dimensions of the field are 105 x 68 meters (slight deviations are possible), perfect even coverage and the presence of a drainage system.
• The playing surface must be either grassy or artificial, licensed by FIFA.
• A minimum of 13 seats on each of the benches.
• First-class locker rooms for teams and judges with a minimum calculation of 25 people for each team.
• The presence in the stadium of a specialized room for taking a blood test for doping and first aid.
• Uninterrupted operation of the entire system of internal surveillance cameras, covering completely all spectators present at the stadium and the territory surrounding the stadium, the presence of a specialized video control room.
• Availability of accommodation for 500 VIP guests and 75 journalists on the bed of the stadium.
• Lighting system with a capacity of 1400 Lux.
• The presence of three TV studios at the stadium.
• The parking spaces for the minibuses of TV broadcasts should be equal to 1000 square meters.
• Minimum 75 seats in the press room.
• 150 seats at the VIP parking.
• 4 positions for post-match interviews.
• 25 places for sports commentators.

In accordance with the regulations of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, in order to hold meetings in these competitions - at the stages of the first, second and third qualifying rounds - stadiums must meet at least category 2 criteria. The semi-final game must be held at least by stadium of the 3rd category, the final can be held only in the stadium of the fourth category ^{[4] [5]} .

The UEFA Super Cup was held at a stadium corresponding to category 3 under these rules ^[6] .

The European Championship among national teams under 21 years of age is held in stadiums that meet the criteria of the 2nd category. The final stage of this competition should be held in stadiums of at least 3rd category ^[7] . UEFA Women's Champions League matches the entire qualifying round, as well as the final part of the games, up to the semi-finals, can be held at the 1st category stadium ^[8] .

Additional data

If movable roof elements are present at the stadium, the use of these elements is separately regulated in each individual case during consultations between representatives of the UEFA delegation and the chief arbiter of this meeting.

Despite the fact that the minimum number of seats for an elite stadium is determined by the number 8000, a stadium with less than 40,000 seats has never been selected for the Europa League finals, and a stadium with less than 60 seats for fans has not been selected for the UEFA Champions League finals 000. currently, the selection of these parameters is officially regulated by the editors of the rules published in 2006 to the final of the Champions League 2007 , UEFA president Michel Platini said that he would like to continue to see Prove ix, with at least 70,000 final match of the European Cup at the stadium seats, for safety reasons ^[9] . The stadiums that hosted the Champions League final games of 2010 and 2011, Madrid 's Santiago Bernabeu and Wembley , accommodate more than 70,000 spectators, as well as the Olympic Stadium in Rome , which hosted the 2009 Champions League final . Wembley, which hosted the 2011 Champions League final , is capable of hosting 90,000 spectators. The Munich Alliance Arena , which hosted the Champions League final on May 19, 2012 , seats 75,000 spectators.

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