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European Leagues Benchmarking / Business Matters / Personalized Ticketing

Documents 05/08/2019

Background: In Switzerland, the SFL still has some pressure from the authorities regarding security in football stadiums and some cantons/cities intend to oblige clubs to have a personalized ticketing. I therefore have the following question to the leagues: Questions: 1. …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Games played behind closed doors

Documents 04/07/2019

Possibility of National Association or League (i.e. a private entity) to foresee sanctions of this type or of „a public administration body“ a public administration body to issue an order to play behind closed doors

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / VAR

Documents 04/07/2019

Questions: 1. How many individuals conform the total of the VARs team? 2. What are the requirements/criteria to be fulfilled for the position? 3. How long are the mandate for this position? 4. How many VARs are in place for …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Injury Data Management

Documents 15/02/2019

Background The Danish League is currently looking into a collective solution to register injuries in the 1st and 2nd tier clubs. As injuries is a heavy burden both financially and sports performance wise, this is a key performance index to …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Safe Standing

Documents 15/02/2019

Background The Czech League Football Association has agreed on the safety standings rule which comes into force from the next season 2019/2020. In connection with that the league is currently preparing some manuals with technical and logistic details for the …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Business Matters / Gambling Regulations

Documents 06/12/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Business Matters Focus Topic: Gambling Regulations Background Recently the government in Spain has been looking into the idea of regulating or banning advertisements from the betting houses. We know this is a reality in …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Quality requirements for pitch performance for natural turf

Documents 19/11/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Stadia Focus Topic: Quality requirements for pitch performance for natural turf Background The Danish League consider introducing minimum quality requirements for pitch performance for natural turf. The league consider the suggested …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Business Matters / Alcohol consumption in stadiums

Documents 08/11/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Business Matters Key Area: Stadia Focus Topic: Alcohol consumption in stadiums Questions: Are the fans permitted to consume alcoholic beverages at the stadiums? Since when? Can you send us a copy of the regulation …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Winner of the league in case of equality

Documents 01/06/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: Winner of the league in case of equality Questions: In case two teams top the league table with equal number of points, what is the procedure to …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Release of National Team Player

Documents 24/05/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / TPO

Documents 25/04/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: TPO Questions: The art. 18-ter of the FIFA regulations stipulates that a “third party” cannot be entitled to participate in compensation relating to the transfer of a …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / U-18 Player Contracts

Documents 17/04/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Legal Matters Key Area: Regulations Focus Topic: U-18 Player Contracts Questions: Do you have any specific league regulations regarding contracts with U-18 Players (minors) in your league? 2.a. What are main differences …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Players Registration

Documents 26/03/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: Players Registration Questions: 1. Who is responsible for the registration of football players? (i. e. League or Federation/Association) 1.2. In case of the League’s responsibility to register …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Match Director

Documents 25/02/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: Match Director Questions: Is there a representative of your league in each match at an operational level? How is this person/position called? How many members are …

European Leagues Benchmarking / Football Matters / Fixtures

Documents 22/02/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: Fixtures Questions: 1) Is the process of Fixtures scheduling automatic (via any kind of software) or manual? 2) a) If the process is automatic, what software used …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Super Cup

Documents 31/01/2018

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Competition (Non-EU Player Regulations)

Documents 21/03/2017

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Player Regulations Focus Topic: Non-EU Players Questions: Is the use of Non-EU Players regulated in your competition? Through which type of legislation? (League regulations, FA regulations, National law?) Please provide the exact wording of …

EPFL Benchmarking / Governance Matters / HR Management (Club’s Named Officers/Directors)

Documents 20/03/2017

Macro Area: Governance Matters Key Area: Human Resources Management Topic: Club’s Named Officers/Directors Questions: 1) Are there any specific requirements (namely academic background, experience etc…) for a Club’s: – Security Officer – Venue Director – Media Officer 2) Should your regulations …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Competition Management (Digitisation)

Documents 20/03/2017

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition/Match Management Focus Topic: Digitisation/Dematerialisation Question: To what extent are reports/documets related to competition/match managemet (such as signatures, team kits, tactical line-up, refereee incidents etc…) being managed manually/with physical paper reports versus digitally by …

EPFL Benchmarking / Business Matters / Agencies (Marketing Rights)

Documents 20/03/2017

Macro Area: Business Matters Key Area: Agencies/Consultants Topic: Marketing Rights Questions: 1) How many agencies does the League work with to exploit your marketing rights? 2) How many people do you have in your marketing department and how do you manage …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Calendar (Fixture Publication Timing)

Documents 20/03/2017

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Management Focus Topic: Calendar – Detailed Fixture Publication Timing Question: 1) What is the timing (during the season) of when the details of upcoming official fixtures are made public and how many rounds …

EPFL Benchmarking / Business-Matters / Media Rights (Public Viewing)

Documents 20/03/2017

Macro Area: Business Matters Key Area: Media Rights Focus Topic: Public Viewing Questions: 1) Is the sale of media rights for public viewing managed separately during the media rights tender process for your league? 2) What additional rights fees are …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / FA Cup (Overview)

Documents 23/01/2017

EPFL Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: FA Cup Questions/Topics: Number of participants in the FA Cup and number of rounds? In what rounds do the top tier-clubs join the competition and is there any …

EPFL Benchmarking / Business Matters / Financial (UEFA Solidarity to Leagues)

Documents 12/01/2017

Macro Area: Business Matters Key Area: Financial Topic: UEFA Solidarity to Leagues Summary: In principle the ‘Standard Model’ is for the money to be shared equally between all top division clubs not involved in the UCL or UEL group matches for club youth development …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Refereeing (Intercom Systems)

Documents 09/12/2016

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Topic: Refereeing: Intercom/Audio Communication System Summary: Out of the top 5 leagues, 4 leagues use the ‘Vokkero’ system while the EPL uses a system from ‘Crescent Comms’. Please see file for further details.

EPFL Benchmarking / Governance Matters / Womens Football (League Responsibilities)

Documents 10/11/2016

Macro Area: Governance Matters Key Area: Womens Football Focus Topic: League Responsibilities Summary: Based on the replies received, leagues have indicated that women’s football is not integrated into the League’s organisation and only the Spanish League currently financially supports women’s football …

2015 UEFA Club Licensing Benchmarking Report

Documents 25/10/2016

EPFL Benchmarking / Governance Matters / Club Licensing (Stadia)

Documents 12/10/2016

Macro Area: Governance Key Area: Club Licensing Topic: Stadia Summary: The summary document provides information and links to stadia related licensing rules and regulations.

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Stadia (Policing Services Costs and Other Measures)

Documents 12/10/2016

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Stadia Topic: Matchday Safety and Security – Policing Services/Costs and Other Measures Summary: Given the level of detail and variety in each Leagues’ answers, drawing conclusions is not straightforward. However, looking at which countries pay/contribute to policing costs, …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Competition (Format – Additional Club Integration)

Documents 10/10/2016

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Topic: Format – Additional Club Integration Summary: Based on the replies received, there are no specific rules should it be deemed necessary to integrate an additional club into the competition, whether this be the result of a …

EPFL Benchmarking / Business Matters / Stadium Attendance (Strategies)

Documents 10/10/2016

Macro Area: Business Matters Key Area: Stadia Topic: Stadium Attendance Strategies Summary: The summary document provides some examples of leagues’ strategies to increase stadium attendance.

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Refereeing (Yellow Cards Reserve Games)

Documents 26/09/2016

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: Refereeing – Yellow Cards in Official Reserve/B-Team Games Summary: Based on the replies received, in principal only the Swiss Football League counts yellow cards from official Reserve/B-team league matches towards yellow cards …

EPFL Benchmarking / Governance Matters / Club Management (Code of Conduct)

Documents 16/09/2016

Macro Area: Governance Matters Key Area: Club Management Topic: Code of Conduct Summary: In general, the Leagues manage the ‘club-to-club relationship’ through their overall regulations and statutes, including where appropriate through club licensing regulations. Based on the replies received, the only two leagues who have …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Refereeing (Post Match Sanctions/Decisions)

Documents 09/06/2016

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: Refereeing – Post-Match Sanctions/Decisions Summary: Based on the replies received, in general refereeing decisions can be changed post-match in certain situations, for example if the referee missed an important/serious event in the game. …

2014 UEFA Club Licensing Benchmarking Report

Documents 25/10/2015

EPFL Benchmarking / Governance Matters / Financial (Licensing, Cost-Control and related Sanctions Systems)

Documents 07/10/2014

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