CONTENTS PREAMBLE 1 1 General provisions 1 1 Scope of of application 1 1. Responsibilities 8 8. Assessment procedures 11 11

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2 CONTENTS PREAMBLE Part Part I. I. Article Article Article 3 3 General provisions Scope application Objectives Definition terms terms 3 3 Part Part II. II. UEFA UEFA Club Club Licensing 8 8 Article 4 4 Exceptions policy policy 8 8 Article 5 5 Responsibilities 8 8 Article 6 6 The The licensing administration 8 8 Article 7 7 The The decision-making bodies 9 9 Article 8 8 Catalogue sanctions 0 0 Article 9 9 The The core core process Article 0 0 Assessment procedures Article Equal Equal treatment confidentiality Article Definition licence applicant Article 3 3 General responsibilities licence applicant Article 4 4 Licence Article 5 5 Special permission 3 3 Article 6 6 General 4 4 Article 7 7 Youth Youth development programme 4 4 Article 8 8 Youth Youth teams teams 5 5 Article 9 9 Medical care care players 5 5 Article 0 0 Registration players 5 5 Article Written contract with with pressional players 5 5 Article Refereeing matters Laws Laws Game 5 5 Article 3 3 Racial equality practice 6 6 Article 4 4 Stadium for for UEFA UEFA club club competitions 6 6 Article 5 5 Training facilities Availability 6 6 Article 6 6 Training facilities Minimum infrastructure 6 6 Article 7 7 Club Club secretariat 7 7 Article 8 8 General manager 7 7 Article 9 9 Finance ficer 7 7 Article Media ficer 7 7 Article 3 3 Medical doctor 7 7

3 Article 3 Physiorapist 8 Article 33 Security ficer 8 Article 34 Stewards 8 Article 35 Supporter liaison ficer 8 Article 36 Head coach first squad 8 Article 37 Assistant coach first squad 9 Article 38 Head youth development programme 9 Article 39 Youth coaches 0 Article 40 Common provisions applicable to UEFA coaching qualifications under UEFA Coaching Convention 0 Article 4 Rights duties Article 4 Duty replacement during season Article 43 Declaration in respect participation in UEFA club competitions Article 44 Minimum legal information Article 45 Written contract with a football company 3 Article 46 Legal group structure ultimate controlling party 3 Article 46bis Reporting entity reporting perimeter 4 Article 47 Annual financial statements 5 Article 48 Financial statements for interim period 6 Article 49 No overdue payables towards football clubs 7 Article 50 No overdue payables towards employees social/tax authorities 8 Article 5 Written representations prior to licensing decision 9 Article 5 Future financial information 30 Part III. Article 53 Article 54 Article 55 Article 56 Article 57 Article 58 Article 59 Article 60 Article 6 Article 6 UEFA Club Monitoring 3 Responsibilities UEFA Club Financial Control Body 3 Monitoring process 3 Responsibilities licensor 33 Responsibilities licensee 33 Scope application exemption 33 Notion relevant income expenses 34 Notion monitoring period 35 Notion break-even result 35 Notion acceptable deviation 36 Break-even information 37

4 Article 63 Article 64 Article 65 Article 66 Article 67 Article 68 Fulfilment break-even requirement 38 Future financial information Enhanced 38 No overdue payables towards football clubs Enhanced 39 No overdue payables towards employees /or social/tax authorities Enhanced 40 Duty to report subsequent events 4 Common provision for all monitoring requirements 4 Part IV. Final provisions 4 Article 69 Authoritative text language correspondence 4 Article 70 Annexes 4 Article 7 Compliance audits 4 Article 7 Disciplinary procedures 4 Article 73 Implementing provisions 4 Article 74 Adoption, abrogation entry into force 4 ANNEX I: EXCEPTIONS POLICY 44 B. Principle 44 C. The process 44 ANNEX II: ANNEX III: DELEGATION OF LICENSING AND MONITORING RESPONSIBILITIES TO AN AFFILIATED LEAGUE 46 INTEGRATION OF PART II OF THESE REGULATIONS INTO NATIONAL CLUB LICENSING REGULATIONS 47 A. Principle B. The process ANNEX IV: EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION OF THE CLUB LICENSING SYSTEM 49 ANNEX V: DETERMINATION OF THE AUDITOR AND AUDITOR S ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES 50 A. Principle 50 B. Assessment procedures 50 ANNEX VI: MINIMUM DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS 5 A. Principle 5 B. Balance sheet 5 C. Prit loss 53 D. Cash flow statement 54 E. Notes to financial statements 55 F. Financial review by management 60 ANNEX VII: BASIS FOR THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 6 A. Principle 6 B. Consolidation requirements 6 C. Accounting requirements for player registrations 6 D. Player identification table 63

5 ANNEX VIII: NOTION OF OVERDUE PAYABLES 65 ANNEX IX: LICENSOR S ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES FOR THE FINANCIAL CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS 66 A. Principle 66 B. Assessment auditor s report on annual interim financial statements 66 C. Assessment overdue payables towards or clubs 67 D. Assessment overdue payables towards employees social/tax authorities 68 E. Assessment written representation letter 69 F. Assessment future financial information 70 G. Assessment overdue payables enhanced 7 H. Assessment break-even information 7 ANNEX X: CALCULATION OF THE BREAK-EVEN RESULT 7 A. Summary calculation break-even result 7 B. Relevant income 73 C. Relevant expenses 76 D. Contributions from equity participants /or related party(ies) 8 E. Related party, related party transactions fair value related party transactions 83 ANNEX XI: OTHER FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN RESPECT OF THE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 86

6 Preamble Based on Articles 7bis(4), 50() 50(bis) UEFA Statutes, following regulations have been adopted. Part I. General provisions Article 3 Scope application These regulations apply whenever expressly referred to by specific regulations governing club competitions to be played under auspices UEFA (hereinafter: UEFA club competitions). These regulations govern rights, duties responsibilities all parties involved in UEFA club licensing system (part II) define in particular: a) minimum requirements to be fulfilled by a UEFA member association in order to act as a licensor for its clubs, as well as minimum procedures to be followed by licensor in assessment licensing criteria (chapter ); b) licence applicant licence required to enter UEFA club competitions (chapter ); c) minimum sporting, infrastructure, personnel administrative, legal financial criteria to be fulfilled by a club in order to be granted a licence by a UEFA member association as part admission procedure to enter UEFA club competitions (chapter 3); These regulations furr govern rights, duties responsibilities all parties involved in UEFA club monitoring process (part III) to achieve UEFA s financial fair play objectives, define in particular: a) role tasks UEFA Club Financial Control Body, minimum procedures to be followed by licensors in ir assessments club monitoring requirements, responsibilities licensees during UEFA club competitions (chapter ); b) monitoring requirements to be fulfilled by licensees that qualify for UEFA club competitions (chapter ).

7 Article Objectives These regulations aim: a) to furr promote continuously improve stard all aspects football in Europe to give continued priority to training care young players in every club; b) to ensure that clubs have an adequate level management organisation; c) to adapt clubs sporting infrastructure to provide players, spectators media representatives with suitable, well-equipped safe facilities; d) to protect integrity smooth running UEFA club competitions; e) to allow development benchmarking for clubs in financial, sporting, legal, personnel, administrative infrastructure-related criteria throughout Europe. Furrmore, y aim to achieve financial fair play in UEFA club competitions in particular: a) to improve economic financial capability clubs, increasing ir transparency credibility; b) to place necessary importance on protection creditors to ensure that clubs settle ir liabilities with players, social/tax authorities or clubs punctually; c) to introduce more discipline rationality in club football finances; d) to encourage clubs to operate on basis ir own revenues; e) to encourage responsible spending for long-term benefit football; f) to protect long-term viability sustainability European club football.

8 Article 3 Definition terms Article Definition terms For purpose se regulations, following definitions apply: For purpose se regulations, following definitions apply: Administration procedures Procedures pursuant to laws or regulations Administration procedures Procedures whose objectives pursuant are to to laws rescue or regulations insolvent whose entities objectives allow m are to to rescue carry on insolvent running entities ir business. allow This m process, to carry which on running is an ir alternative business. to This liquidation process, which entity, is an is alternative ten known to as going liquidation into administration. entity, The is ten day-to-day known management as going into administration. activities The an day-to-day entity in administration management may be activities operated an by entity administrator in administration on behalf may be creditors. operated by administrator on behalf creditors. Agent A natural person who, for a fee, introduces Agent players natural to person clubs with who, a view for to fee, negotiating introduces or players renegotiating to clubs an with employment view to negotiating contract or or renegotiating introduces two an clubs employment to one anor contract with or a introduces view to concluding two clubs a transfer to one agreement. anor with view to concluding transfer agreement. Agreed-upon procedures In an engagement to perform agreed-upon Agreed-upon procedures In procedures, an engagement an auditor to is perform engaged agreed-upon to carry out procedures, those procedures an auditor an is audit engaged nature to carry to which out those auditor procedures entity an audit nature any appropriate to which third auditor parties have entity agreed any to appropriate report on third factual parties findings. have The agreed recipients to report report on factual must form findings. ir The own recipients conclusions from report must report form by ir auditor. own The conclusions report is restricted from report to those by parties auditor. that The have report agreed is restricted to to procedures those parties to be that performed have agreed since ors, to procedures unaware to be reasons performed for since procedures, ors, unaware may misinterpret reasons results. for procedures, may misinterpret results. Break-even information Financial statements underlying Break-even information Financial accounting records, statements to be submitted underlying by a club accounting to assess its records, compliance to be with submitted break-even by club to requirement. assess its compliance with break-even requirement. Club licensing criteria Requirements, divided into five categories Club licensing criteria Requirements, (sporting, infrastructure, divided into personnel five categories (sporting, administrative, infrastructure, legal financial), personnel to be administrative, fulfilled by a licence legal applicant financial), for it to to be be fulfilled granted a by licence. licence applicant for it to be granted licence. Club Licensing Quality Document that defines minimum Club Stard Licensing Quality Document requirements that with defines which licensors minimum must Stard requirements comply to operate with which club licensing licensors system. must comply to operate club licensing system. Club monitoring Requirements to be fulfilled by a licensee that Club requirements monitoring Requirements has qualified for to a be UEFA fulfilled club by competition. licensee that requirements has qualified for UEFA club competition. 3

9 4 Costs acquiring a player s registration Deadline for submission application to licensor Event or condition major economic importance Payments to third parties for acquisition a player s registration, excluding any internal development or or costs. They include: transfer fee (including training compensation solidarity contributions) payable for securing player s registration; or direct costs obtaining player s registration (including transfer fee levy fees to agents). The date by which each licensor requires licence applicants to have submitted all relevant information for ir applications for a licence. An event or condition that is considered material to financial statements reporting entity would require a different (adverse) presentation results operations, financial position net assets reporting entity if it occurred during preceding financial reporting period or interim period. Future financial information Information in respect financial performance position club in reporting periods ending in years following commencement UEFA club competitions (reporting periods T+ later). Group A parent all its subsidiaries. A parent is an entity that has one or more subsidiaries. A subsidiary is an entity, including an unincorporated entity such as a partnership, that is controlled by anor entity (known as parent). Interim period A financial reporting period that is shorter than a full financial year. It does not necessarily have to be a six-month period. International Financial Reporting Stards (IFRS) Stards Interpretations adopted by International Accounting Stards Board (IASB). They comprise: International Financial Reporting Stards; International Accounting Stards; Interpretations originated by

10 International Stards on: Auditing (ISA) Review Engagements (ISRE) Related Services (ISRS) International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) or former Sting Interpretations Committee (SIC). The International Auditing Assurance Stards Board (IAASB) issues International Stards on: Auditing (ISA) which are to be applied in audits historical financial information. Review Engagements (ISRE) which are to be applied in reviews historical financial information. Related Services (ISRS) which are to be applied to compilation engagements engagements to apply agreed-upon procedures to information. Additional information about IAASB, ISA, ISRE ISRS is available from Historic financial information Information in respect financial performance position club in reporting periods ending in years prior to commencement UEFA club competitions (reporting periods T- earlier). Licence Certificate granted by licensor confirming fulfilment all minimum criteria by licence applicant as part admission procedure for entering UEFA club competitions. Licence applicant Legal entity fully solely responsible for football team participating in national international club competitions which applies for a licence. Licensee Licence applicant that has been granted a licence by its licensor. Licence season UEFA season for which a licence applicant has applied for/been granted a licence. It starts day following deadline for submission list licensing decisions by licensor to UEFA lasts until same deadline following year. 5

11 Licensor List licensing decisions Materiality Minimum criteria National accounting practice Net debt Parties involved Body that operates club licensing system, grants licences undertakes certain tasks in respect club monitoring process. List submitted by licensor to UEFA containing, among or things, information about licence applicants that have undergone licensing process been granted or refused a licence by national decision-making bodies in format established communicated by UEFA. Omissions or misstatements items or information are material if y could individually or collectively influence decisions users taken on basis information submitted by club. Materiality depends on size nature omission or misstatement judged in surrounding circumstances or context. The size or nature item or information, or a combination both, could be determining factor. Criteria to be fulfilled by a licence applicant in order to be granted a licence. The accounting reporting practices disclosures required entities in a particular country. A club s net player transfers balance (i.e. net accounts receivable from players transfers accounts payable from players transfers) net borrowings (i.e. bank overdrafts loans, owner /or related party loans finance leases less cash cash equivalents). Net debt does not include trade or or payables. Anyone involved in UEFA club licensing system or monitoring process, including UEFA, licensor, licence applicant/licensee any individual involved on ir behalf. 6

12 Reporting entity/entities Reporting period Significant change Stadium Statutory closing date A registered member /or football company or group entities or some or combination entities which must provide licensor with information for both club licensing club monitoring purposes. A financial reporting period ending on a statutory closing date, wher this is a year or not. An event that is considered material to documentation previously submitted to licensor that would require a different presentation if it occurred prior to submission documentation. The venue for a competition match including, but not limited to, all surrounding properties facilities (for example fices, hospitality areas, press centre accreditation centre). The annual accounting reference date a reporting entity. Supplementary information Training facilities Financial information to be submitted to licensor in addition to financial statements if minimum requirements for disclosure accounting are not met. The supplementary information must be prepared on a basis accounting, accounting policies, consistent with financial statements. Financial information must be extracted from sources consistent with those used for preparation annual financial statements. Where appropriate, disclosures in supplementary information must agree with, or be reconciled to, relevant disclosures in financial statements. The venue(s) at which a club s registered players undertake football training /or youth development activities on a regular basis. In se regulations, use masculine form refers equally to feminine. 7

13 Part II. UEFA Club Licensing Article Article 4 Exceptions Exceptions policy policy The The UEFA UEFA administration administration may may grant grant an an exception exception to to provisions provisions set set out out in in part part II II within within limits limits set set out out in in Annex Annex I. I. Chapter : Licensor Article Article 5 Responsibilities Responsibilities The The licensor licensor is is a UEFA UEFA member member association association governs governs club club licensing licensing system. system. Under Under certain certain conditions conditions as as set set out out in in Annex Annex II, II, a UEFA UEFA member member association association may may delegate delegate club club licensing licensing system system to to its its affiliated affiliated league. league. Vis-à-vis Vis-à-vis UEFA, UEFA, UEFA UEFA member member association association remains remains liable liable responsible responsible for for proper proper implementation implementation club club licensing licensing system, system, regardless regardless wher wher re re is is delegation delegation or or not. not. 3 The The licensor licensor must must ensure ensure that that all all applicable applicable provisions provisions defined defined in in part part II II se se regulations regulations are are integrated integrated into into national national club club licensing licensing regulations, regulations, which which must must be be submitted submitted in in one one UEFA UEFA ficial ficial languages languages to to UEFA UEFA administration administration for for review review according according to to procedure procedure defined defined in in Annex Annex III. III. 4 In In particular particular licensor licensor must: must: a) a) establish establish an an appropriate appropriate licensing licensing administration administration as as defined defined in in Article Article 6; 6; b) b) establish establish at at least least two two decision-making decision-making bodies bodies as as defined defined in in Article Article 7; 7; c) c) set set up up a catalogue catalogue sanctions sanctions as as defined defined in in Article Article 8; 8; d) d) define define core core process process as as defined defined in in Article Article 9; 9; e) e) assess assess documentation documentation submitted submitted by by clubs, clubs, consider consider wher wher this this is is appropriate appropriate determine determine wher wher each each criterion criterion has has been been met met what what furr furr information, information, if if any, any, is is needed needed in in accordance accordance with with Article Article 0; 0; f) f) ensure ensure equal equal treatment treatment all all clubs clubs applying applying for for a licence licence guarantee guarantee clubs clubs full full confidentiality confidentiality with with regard regard to to all all information information provided provided during during licensing licensing process process as as defined defined in in Article Article ; ; g) g) determine determine wher wher a licence licence can can be be granted. granted. Article Article 6 The The licensing licensing administration administration The The tasks tasks licensing licensing administration administration include: include: a) a) preparing, preparing, implementing implementing furr furr developing developing club club licensing licensing system; system; b) b) providing providing administrative administrative support support to to decision-making decision-making bodies; bodies; 8

14 c) assisting, advising monitoring licensees during season; d) informing UEFA any event occurring after licensing decision that constitutes a significant change to information previously submitted to licensor; e) serving as contact point for sharing expertise with licensing departments or UEFA member associations with UEFA itself. At least one staff member or an external financial adviser must have a financial background a diploma in accountancy/auditing recognised by appropriate national body (e.g. national trade association), or must have several years experience in above matters (a recognition competence ). Article 7 The decision-making bodies The decision-making bodies are First Instance Body Appeals Body must be independent each or. The First Instance Body decides on wher a licence should be granted to an applicant on basis documents provided by submission deadline set by licensor on wher a licence should be withdrawn. The Appeals Body decides on appeals submitted in writing makes a final decision on wher a licence should be granted or withdrawn. Appeals may only be lodged by: a) a licence applicant who received a refusal from First Instance Body; b) a licensee whose licence has been withdrawn by First Instance Body; or c) licensor, competent body which must be defined (e.g. Licensing Manager). The Appeals Body makes its decision based on decision First Instance Body all evidence provided by licence applicant or licensor with its written request for appeal by set deadline. If a UEFA member association has an arbitration tribunal specified in its statutes, this court decides wher club licensing system comes under its authority. In this respect, particular attention must be paid to relevant deadlines for entering UEFA club competitions. Members decision-making bodies are elected or appointed in accordance with UEFA member association statutes must: a) act impartially in discharge ir duties; b) abstain if re is any doubt as to ir independence from licence applicant or if re is a conflict interest. In this connection, independence a member may not be guaranteed if he/she or any member 9

15 his/her family (spouse, child, parent or sibling) is a member, shareholder, business partner, sponsor or consultant licence applicant; c) not act simultaneously as licensing manager; d) not belong simultaneously to a judicial statutory body licensor; e) include at least one qualified lawyer an auditor holding a qualification recognised by appropriate national pressional body. 8 Members Appeals Body must not belong simultaneously eir to administrative staff or to any statutory decision-making body or committee UEFA member association or its affiliated league. 9 The quorum decision-making bodies must be at least three members. In case a tie, chairman has casting vote. 0 The decision-making bodies must operate according to procedural rules to be defined by licensor that, as a minimum, must regulate following stards: a) Deadlines (e.g. submission deadline, etc.) b) Safeguards principle equal treatment c) Representation (e.g. legal representation, etc.) d) The right to be heard (e.g. convocation, hearing) e) Official language (if applicable) f) Time limit for requests (e.g. calculation, compliance, interruption, extension) g) Time limit for appeal h) Effects appeal (e.g. no delaying effect) i) Type evidence requested j) Burden pro (e.g. licence applicant has burden pro) k) Decision (e.g. in writing with reasoning, etc.) l) Grounds for complaints m) Content form pleading n) Deliberation/hearings o) Cost procedure/administrative fee/deposit Article 8 Catalogue sanctions To guarantee an appropriate assessment process, UEFA member association must: a) set up a catalogue sanctions for club licensing system for nonrespect criteria referred to in Article 6() which may include a caution, a fine, obligation to submit evidence or fulfil certain conditions by a certain deadline, etc. It falls to competent national bodies to fix se sanctions against licence applicants/licensees; 0

16 b) refer to national disciplinary regulations in respect violations licensing regulations (e.g. submission falsified documents, non-respect deadlines, sanctions against individuals, etc.). Article 9 The core process 3 4 The licensor must define core process for verification criteria thus control issuing licences. The core process must be certified against Club Licensing Quality Stard on an annual basis by an independent certification body. The core process starts at a time defined by licensor ends on submission list licensing decisions to UEFA administration by deadline communicated by latter. The core process consists following minimum key steps: a) Submission licensing documentation to licence applicants; b) Return licensing documentation to licensor; c) Assessment documentation by licensing administration; d) Submission written representation letter to licensor; e) Assessment decision by decision-making bodies; f) Submission list licensing decisions to UEFA administration. The deadlines for above key process steps must be clearly defined communicated to clubs concerned in a timely manner by licensor. Article 0 Assessment procedures The licensor defines assessment methods, except those used to verify compliance with financial criteria for which specific assessment processes must be followed as set out in Annex IX. Article Equal treatment confidentiality The licensor ensures equal treatment all licence applicants during core process. The licensor guarantees licence applicants full confidentiality with regard to all information submitted during licensing process. Anyone involved in licensing process or appointed by licensor must sign a confidentiality agreement before assuming ir tasks.

17 Chapter : Licence Applicant Licence Chapter : Licence Applicant Licence Article Definition licence applicant Article Definition licence applicant A licence applicant may only be a football club, i.e. a legal entity fully responsible for A licence a football applicant team may participating only be a in football national club, i.e. international a legal entity competitions fully responsible which for eir: a football team participating in national international competitions which eir: a) is a registered member a UEFA member association /or its affiliated a) is league a registered (hereinafter: member registered a UEFA member); member or association /or its affiliated b) has league a contractual (hereinafter: relationship registered with member); a registered or member (hereinafter: football b) has company). a contractual relationship with a registered member (hereinafter: football company). The membership contractual relationship (if any) must have lasted at The start membership licence season contractual for relationship least three (if any) consecutive must have years. lasted Any at alteration start to club s licence legal season form or for company at least structure three consecutive (including, for years. example, Any alteration changing its to headquarters, club s legal name form or company club colours, structure or transferring (including, stakeholdings for example, changing between different its headquarters, clubs) during name this or period club colours, in order to or facilitate transferring its qualification stakeholdings on between sporting merit different /or clubs) its during receipt this a period licence in to order to detriment facilitate its qualification integrity on a competition sporting merit is /or deemed its receipt as an a interruption licence to detriment membership or integrity contractual a competition relationship (if is any) deemed within as meaning interruption this provision. membership or contractual relationship (if any) within meaning this provision. Article 3 General responsibilities licence applicant Article 3 General responsibilities licence applicant The licence applicant must provide licensor with: a) The all licence necessary applicant information must provide /or relevant licensor documents with: to fully demonstrate that a) all necessary licensing obligations information are /or fulfilled; relevant documents to fully demonstrate that b) any licensing or document obligations relevant are fulfilled; for decision-making by licensor. b) any or document relevant for decision-making by licensor. This includes information on reporting entity/entities in respect which This sporting, includes infrastructure, information personnel reporting administrative, entity/entities legal in respect financial which sporting, information infrastructure, is required to be personnel provided. administrative, legal financial 3 information is required to be provided. Any event occurring after submission licensing documentation to 3 Any licensor event representing occurring after a significant submission change to licensing information documentation previously to submitted licensor representing must be promptly a significant notified to change licensor. to information previously submitted must be promptly notified to licensor. Article 4 Licence Article 4 Licence Clubs which qualify for UEFA club competitions on sporting merit or through Clubs UEFA which fair qualify play for rankings UEFA must club obtain competitions a licence on sporting issued by merit ir or licensor through according UEFA to fair play national rankings licensing must regulations, obtain a except licence where issued Article by ir 5 applies. licensor according to national licensing regulations, except where Article 5 applies. A licence expires without prior notice at end season for which it was issued. A licence expires without prior notice at end season for which it was issued.

18 3 4 5 A licence cannot be transferred. A licence may be withdrawn by licensor s decision-making bodies if: a) any conditions for issuing a licence are no longer satisfied; or b) licensee violates any its obligations under national club licensing regulations. As soon as a licence withdrawal is envisaged, UEFA member association must inform UEFA administration accordingly. Article 5 Special permission If a club qualifies for a UEFA club competition on sporting merit but has not undergone any licensing process at all or has undergone a licensing process which is lesser/not equivalent to one applicable for top division clubs, because it belongs to a division or than top division, UEFA member association club concerned may on behalf such a club request an extraordinary application club licensing system in accordance with Annex IV. Based on such an extraordinary application, UEFA may grant special permission to club to enter corresponding UEFA club competition subject to relevant UEFA club competition regulations. Such an extraordinary application applies only to specific club for season in question. 3

19 Chapter 3: Licensing Criteria Chapter 3: Licensing Criteria Article 6 General Article 6 General With exception those defined in paragraph below, criteria defined in With this chapter exception must be fulfilled those defined by clubs in in paragraph order for m below, to be granted criteria a defined licence to in enter this chapter UEFA must club be competitions. fulfilled by clubs in order for m to be granted a licence to enter UEFA club competitions. Non-fulfilment criteria defined in Articles, 3, 6, 35, 39, 4 4 Non-fulfilment does not lead to refusal criteria a defined licence in but Articles to a sanction, 3, defined 6, 35, by 39, 4 licensor 4 does according not lead to its to catalogue refusal a sanctions licence but (see to Article a sanction 8). defined by licensor according to its catalogue sanctions (see Article 8). SPORTING CRITERIA SPORTING CRITERIA Article 7 Youth development programme Article 7 Youth development programme The licence applicant must have a written youth development programme The approved licence by applicant licensor. must have The a licensor written must youth verify development evaluate programme approved implementation by licensor. approved The youth licensor development must programme. verify evaluate implementation approved youth development programme. The programme must cover at least following areas: The a) Objectives programme must youth cover development at least philosophy; following areas: a) b) Objectives Organisation youth youth development sector (organisational philosophy; chart, bodies involved, relation b) Organisation to licence applicant, youth youth sector teams (organisational etc.); chart, bodies involved, relation c) Personnel to licence applicant, (technical, youth medical, teams etc.); administrative etc.) minimum c) Personnel qualifications (technical, required; medical, administrative etc.) minimum d) Infrastructure qualifications required; available for youth sector (training match facilities, or); d) e) Infrastructure Financial resources available (available for youth sector budget, (training contribution match by licence facilities, applicant, or); e) Financial players or resources local community (available etc.); budget, contribution by licence applicant, f) Football players or education local community programme etc.); for different age groups (playing skills, f) Football technical, education tactical programme physical); for different age groups (playing skills, g) Education technical, tactical programme physical); on Laws Game; h) g) Education programme on anti-doping; Laws Game; h) i) Education Medical support programme for youth on anti-doping; players (including medical checks); i) j) Medical Review support feedback for youth process players to (including evaluate medical results checks); achievements j) Review set objectives; feedback process to evaluate results achievements k) Validity set objectives; programme (at least three years but maximum seven). k) Validity programme (at least three years but maximum seven). 4 4

20 3 The licence applicant must furr ensure that: a) every youth player involved in its youth development programme has possibility to follow matory school education in accordance with national law; b) no youth player involved in its youth development programme is prevented from continuing ir non-football education. Article 8 Youth teams The licence applicant must at least have following youth teams within its legal entity, anor legal entity included in reporting perimeter or a club affiliated to its legal entity: a) At least two youth teams within age range 5 to ; b) At least one youth team within age range 0 to 4; c) At least one under-0 team. Each youth team, except under-0s, must take part in ficial competitions or programmes played at national, regional or local level recognised by UEFA member association. Article 9 Medical care players The licence applicant must establish apply a policy to ensure that all players eligible to play for its first squad undergo a yearly medical examination in accordance with relevant provisions UEFA club competition regulations. Article 0 Registration players All licence applicant s players, including youth players above age 0, must be registered with UEFA member association /or its affiliated league in accordance with relevant provisions FIFA Regulations on Status Transfer Players. Article Written contract with pressional players All licence applicants pressional players must have a written contract with licence applicant in accordance with relevant provisions FIFA Regulations on Status Transfer Players. Article Refereeing matters Laws Game The licence applicant must attend a session or an event on refereeing matters provided by UEFA member association or with its collaboration during year prior to licence season. 5

21 As a minimum, first squad captain or his replacement first squad head coach or assistant head coach must attend this session or event. Article 3 Racial equality practice The licence applicant must establish apply a policy to tackle racism discrimination in football in line with UEFA s 0-point plan on racism as defined in UEFA Safety Security Regulations. INFRASTRUCTURE CRITERIA Article Stadium for UEFA club competitions The licence applicant must have a stadium available for UEFA club competitions which must be within territory UEFA member association approved by UEFA member association. If licence applicant is not owner a stadium, it must provide a written contract with owner(s) stadium(s) it will use. It must be guaranteed that stadium(s) can be used for licence applicant s UEFA home matches during licence season. The stadium(s) must fulfil minimum requirements defined in UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations be classified at least as a UEFA category stadium. Article 5 3 Training facilities Availability The licence applicant must have training facilities available throughout year. If licence applicant is not owner training facilities, it must provide a written contract with owner(s) training facilities. It must be guaranteed that training facilities can be used by all teams licence applicant during licence season, taking into account its youth development programme. Article 6 Training facilities Minimum infrastructure As a minimum, infrastructure training facilities must include outdoor indoor facilities, dressing rooms a medical room. 6

22 PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CRITERIA Article 7 Club secretariat The licence applicant must have appointed an adequate number skilled secretarial staff according to its needs to run its daily business. It must have an fice space in which to run its administration. It must ensure that its fice is open to communicate with licensor public that it is equipped, as a minimum, with phone, fax facilities. Article 8 General manager The licence applicant must have appointed a general manager who is responsible for running its operative matters. Article 9 Finance ficer The licence applicant must have appointed a qualified finance ficer who is responsible for its financial matters. The finance ficer must hold as a minimum one following qualifications: a) Diploma certified public accountant; b) Diploma qualified auditor; c) Recognition competence issued by licensor based on practical experience at least three years in financial matters. Article 30 Media ficer The licence applicant must have appointed a qualified media ficer who is responsible for media matters. The media ficer must hold as a minimum one following qualifications: a) Diploma in journalism; b) Media ficer diploma provided by licensor or an organisation recognised by licensor; c) Recognition competence issued by licensor, based on practical experience at least one year in such matters. Article 3 Medical doctor The licence applicant must have appointed at least one doctor who is responsible for medical support during matches training as well as for doping prevention. The qualification medical doctor must be recognised by appropriate national health authorities. 7

23 3 He must be duly registered with UEFA member association /or affiliated league. Article 3 Physiorapist 3 The licence applicant must have appointed at least one physiorapist who is responsible for medical treatment massages for first squad during training matches. The qualification physiorapist must be recognised by appropriate national health authorities. He must be duly registered with UEFA member association /or affiliated league. Article 33 Security ficer The licence applicant must have appointed a qualified security ficer who is responsible for safety security matters. The security ficer must hold as a minimum one following qualifications: a) Certificate as policeman or security person in accordance with national law; b) Safety security diploma from a specific course run by licensor or by a state-recognised organisation; c) Recognition competence issued by licensor based on practical experience at least one year in stadium security matters. Article 34 Stewards The licence applicant must have engaged qualified stewards to ensure safety security at home matches. Article 35 Supporter liaison ficer The licence applicant must have appointed a liaison ficer to act as key contact point for supporters. The supporter liaison ficer must regularly attend meetings with club s management must collaborate with security ficer on safety security-related matters. Article 36 Head coach first squad The licence applicant must have appointed a qualified head coach who is responsible for football matters first squad. 8

24 The head coach must hold one following minimum coaching qualifications: a) Highest available UEFA coaching diploma UEFA member association territory on which licence applicant is situated according to association s membership status under UEFA Coaching Convention. b) Valid non-uefa coaching diploma which is equivalent to one required under a) above recognised by UEFA as such; c) Recognition competence issued before 009/0 season by UEFA member association based on relevant practical experience at least five years as head coach. Article 37 Assistant coach first squad The licence applicant must have appointed a qualified coach who assists head coach in all football matters first squad. The assistant coach first squad must hold one following minimum coaching qualifications: a) Second-highest available UEFA coaching diploma UEFA member association territory on which licence applicant is situated according to association s membership status under UEFA Coaching Convention; b) Valid non-uefa coaching diploma which is equivalent to one required under a) above recognised by UEFA as such; c) Recognition competence issued before 009/0 season by UEFA member association based on relevant practical experience at least five years as head or assistant coach. Article 38 Head youth development programme The licence applicant must have appointed a qualified head youth development programme who is responsible for running daily business technical aspects youth sector. The head youth development programme must hold one following minimum coaching qualifications: a) Second-highest available UEFA coaching diploma UEFA member association territory on which licence applicant is situated according to association s membership status under UEFA Coaching Convention; b) Valid non-uefa coaching diploma which is equivalent to one required under a) above recognised by UEFA as such; c) UEFA Elite Youth A-Diploma as issued by UEFA member association recognised by UEFA; 9

25 0 d) Recognition competence issued before 009/0 season by UEFA member association based on relevant practical experience at least two years as head a youth development programme. Article 39 3 Youth coaches For each matory youth team, licence applicant must have appointed at least one qualified coach who is responsible for all football matters related to this team. At least one youth team coach must hold one following minimum coaching qualifications: a) Second-highest available UEFA coaching diploma UEFA member association territory on which licence applicant is situated according to association s membership status under UEFA Coaching Convention; b) Valid non-uefa coaching diploma which is equivalent to one required under a) above recognised by UEFA as such; c) UEFA Elite Youth A-Diploma as issued by UEFA member association recognised by UEFA; d) Recognition competence issued before 009/0 season by UEFA member association based on a minimum five years relevant practical experience. The or youth coaches must hold minimum qualification as defined by UEFA member association. Article 40 Common provisions applicable to UEFA coaching qualifications under UEFA Coaching Convention A holder required UEFA coaching diploma within meaning Articles 36 to 39 is considered a coach who, in accordance with UEFA implementation provisions UEFA Coaching Convention, has: a) been issued a UEFA coaching diploma by a UEFA member association; or b) at least started required UEFA coaching diploma course. Simple registration for required diploma course is not sufficient to meet this criterion. If UEFA Coaching Convention membership status a UEFA member association is upgraded (e.g. from A-level to Pro-level), following apply: a) with regard to provision under paragraph a) above new highest or second-highest available UEFA coaching diploma (as applicable) will become matory for licence applicant as from third licence season after approval association s new membership status by competent

26 3 4 5 UEFA body. After this transitional period, only a holder newly required UEFA coaching diploma will be deemed in compliance with criterion; b) with regard to provision under paragraph b) above, only participation in an education course for newly available highest or second-highest UEFA coaching diploma (as applicable) will be deemed in compliance with criterion. In case a partnership agreement under UEFA Coaching Convention, UEFA coaching qualifications fered by UEFA member association with limited UEFA Coaching Convention membership status apply. UEFA reserves right to review consequences any downgrade in UEFA Coaching Convention membership status (e.g. from Pro-level to A-level) as well as those partnership agreements with UEFA member associations in question, to take decisions on a case-by-case basis in this respect. All qualified coaches must be duly registered with ir UEFA member association /or its affiliated league. Article 4 Rights duties The rights duties personnel defined in Articles 8 to 39 above must be defined in writing. Article 4 3 Duty replacement during season If a function defined in Articles 8 to 39 becomes vacant during licence season, licensee must ensure that, within a period a maximum 60 days, function is taken over by someone who holds required qualification. In event that a function becomes vacant due to illness or accident, licensor may grant an extension to 60-day period only if reasonably satisfied that person concerned is still medically unfit to resume his duties. The licensee must promptly notify UEFA member association any such replacement.

27 LEGAL CRITERIA LEGAL CRITERIA Article 43 Declaration in respect participation in UEFA club competitions Article 43 Declaration in respect participation in UEFA club competitions The licence applicant must submit a legally valid declaration confirming The following: licence applicant must submit legally valid declaration confirming following: a) It recognises as legally binding statutes, regulations, directives a) It decisions recognises FIFA, as legally UEFA, binding UEFA member statutes, association regulations,, directives if any, decisions national league FIFA, as well UEFA, as jurisdiction UEFA member association Court Arbitration, if for any, Sport national (CAS) in league Lausanne as well as provided as jurisdiction in relevant articles Court Arbitration UEFA Statutes; for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne as provided in relevant articles UEFA Statutes; b) At national level it will play in competitions recognised endorsed by b) UEFA At national member level association it will play (e.g. in competitions national championship, recognised national endorsed cup); by UEFA member association (e.g. national championship, national cup); c) At international level it will participate in competitions recognised by UEFA or c) At FIFA international (to avoid any level doubt, it will this participate provision in does competitions not relate recognised to friendly by matches); UEFA or FIFA (to avoid any doubt, this provision does not relate to friendly matches); d) It will promptly inform licensor about any significant change, event or d) It condition will promptly major inform economic licensor importance; about any significant change, event or condition major economic importance; e) It will abide by observe club licensing regulations UEFA e) It member will abide association; by observe club licensing regulations UEFA member association; f) It will abide by observe UEFA Club Licensing Financial Fair Play f) It Regulations; will abide by observe UEFA Club Licensing Financial Fair Play Regulations; g) All submitted documents are complete correct; g) All submitted documents are complete correct; h) It authorises competent national club licensing administration h) It national authorises club licensing competent bodies, national UEFA club administration licensing administration UEFA national Organs for club licensing Administration bodies, Justice UEFA to examine administration any relevant document UEFA Organs seek for information Administration from any relevant Justice to public examine authority any relevant or private document body in accordance seek information with national from law; any relevant public authority or private body in accordance with national law; i) It acknowledges that UEFA reserves right to execute compliance audits i) It at acknowledges national level in that accordance UEFA reserves with Article right 7. to execute compliance audits at national level in accordance with Article 7. The declaration must be executed by an authorised signatory licence applicant The declaration no more must than be three executed months by prior an to authorised deadline signatory for its submission licence to applicant licensor. no more than three months prior to deadline for its submission to licensor. Article 44 Minimum legal information Article 44 Minimum legal information The licence applicant must submit a copy its current, valid statutes (e.g. company The licence act). applicant must submit copy its current, valid statutes (e.g. company act). The licence applicant must furr submit an extract from a public register (e.g. The trade licence register) applicant or an extract must furr from submit UEFA an member extract from association s public register club register (e.g. trade containing register) following or an extract minimum from information: UEFA member association s club register containing following minimum information: a) Name; a) Name; b) Address headquarters; b) Address headquarters;