UEFA stadium categories

Through the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations, the criteria are defined to classify European football stadiums. There are four categories: 1, 2, 3 and 4 Responsible for the classification are the respective national associations. You have stadiums where matches for an international competition to be held to inspect, and based on the criteria for issuing stadium certificates that are to be forwarded to the UEFA administration.

In Germany, the classification is carried out jointly by the DFB and DFL. For this purpose a " Stadium Guide - Requirements for football stadiums in structural, infrastructural, organizational and operational terms " developed, which refers to a large extent on the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations. Before the introduction of the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations in 2006 named the UEFA five-star stadium and four-star stadiums. The award as a five - star stadium was a requirement, so in a stadium a Champions League final to be discharged. To a UEFA Cup final to unsubscribe ( UEFA Europa League today ), had to be at least classified as a four- star stadium a stadium. Despite the importance of the award, there was the part of the UEFA no official list of excellent stadiums.

Criteria

In Stadium Infrastructure Regulations, there are a number of requirements that must be satisfied by stages of all categories. For example, parking must be available for the two team buses. The following are the list of requirements that are different depending on the stadium category:

Competitions

According to the Regulations of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League stages of the first and second qualifying rounds must at least meet the criteria for category 2. In the third qualifying phase, it must be at least category 3, for the play-off play- a stadium Category 3 in the Europa League needed in the Champions League a stadium of category 4 is for the following games up to and including the semi-finals Category 4 is required. The finals have taken place on stages of category 4 with natural grass, it can also further conditions are required. The UEFA Super Cup to be played in a stadium which meets the structural criteria of the category 3. In the U21 European Championship stadiums must meet the requirements of category 2 for the qualifying competition. The final stages of category 3 requires the games of the UEFA Women's Champions League matches from the qualifying round up to and including the semi-finals to be played in a stadium in category 1. The final category requires at least 2 UEFA may in cases of particular hardship and upon reasoned request, authorize exceptions with regard to the required criteria. These exceptions may be approved for either single or multiple games or for the entire duration of the competition.