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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 / Football Matters / Match Scheduling

Documents 08/11/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Competition Focus Topic: Match Scheduling Questions: 1. Before the beginning of the season, your league does a championship draw? 2. Who has intervention in match scheduling? (TV, clubs, league, federation, …

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 / Provision for Youth Players

Documents 01/05/2018

European Leagues Benchmarking Macro Area: Legal Matters Key Area: Regulations Focus Topic: Provision for Youth Players Questions: Is there in your league or in any FA competitions a provision that a player under certain age (for example U21) must …

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

2017.11.09. EPFL Strategic Committee on Football Matters – Nyon

Documents 26/10/2017

Agenda Record of Decisions

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / League Awards / Top Goal Scorer

Documents 09/06/2017

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: League Awards Topic: Top Goal Scorer Question: –Can you please confirm if you have any regulations regarding how to decide which player is the league’s top goal scorer if there is more than …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Calendar / Rest Period Between Matches

Documents 15/05/2017

EPFL Benchmarking Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Calendar Focus Topic: Rest Period Between Matches Question: Can you please confirm your regulations related to the minimum number of hours (including from when this is counted) for players to rest between …

EPFL Survey / Football Matters / Calendar 2017-18 (FIFA WC – Rest Period)

Documents 09/05/2017

In relation to the FIFA Circular Letter 1578 related to the rest period (see key dates below) before the World Cup in Russia, the EPFL conducted a survey to confirm how EPFL Member Leagues plan to manage their calendars in 2018 …

EPFL Benchmarking / Football Matters / Competition (Local Player Regulations)

Documents 27/04/2017

Macro Area: Football Matters Key Area: Player Regulations Topic: Local Player Rules Questions: 1. Have you implemented at a national level the UEFA Rule on locally trained players (Home-Grown Players Rule)? 2. How many locally trained players may be included …

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 / 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 / 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 …

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