UEFA stadium categories are categories for football stadiums laid out in the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations. Using these regulations, stadiums are rated as category one, two, three, or elite (in order going up). These categories replaced the old method of ranking stadiums as four or five star in 2006. A stadium must be categorised as elite to host the final of the UEFA Champions League or the UEFA Europa League. These are UEFA's two top club competitions.
Main differences between categories
| Criteria |
Category 1 |
Category 2 |
Category 3 |
Category 4 |
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| Field of play |
100 to 105 m long, 64 to 68 m wide |
105 m long, 68 m wide |
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| Minimum size of referee's dressing room |
n/a |
20 m2 |
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| Minimum floodlighting |
to suit broadcaster |
800 lux, to fixed cameras |
1400 lux, to fixed cameras |
1400 lux, all directions |
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| VIP parking |
20 |
50 |
100 |
150 |
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| Spectator standing allowed |
yes |
no |
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| Minimum Seated capacity |
200 |
1,500 |
4,500 |
8,000 |
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| Minimum total VIP seats |
50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
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| VIP seats for visiting team |
10 |
20 |
50 |
100 |
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| VIP hospitality area |
n/a |
400 m2 |
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| Minimum media working area |
50 m2 |
100 m2 for 50 people |
200 m2 for 75 people |
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| Minimum number of photographers |
n/a |
15 |
25 |
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| Minimum space for main camera platform |
4 m2 for at least 1 camera |
6 m2 for 2 cameras |
10 m2 for 4 cameras |
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| Minimum number of seats in the press box |
20, 5 with desks |
20, 10 with desks |
50, 25 with desks |
100, 50 with desks |
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| Minimum number of commentary positions |
2 |
3 |
5 |
25 |
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| Minimum number of TV studios |
1 room that can be converted |
1 |
2 |
2, at least 1 with a view of the pitch |
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| Minimum post-match interview positions |
n/a |
4 |
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| Minimum outside broadcast van area |
100 m2 |
200 m2 |
1,000 m2 |
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| Minimum number of seats in press conference room |
at least 1 |
30 |
50 |
75 |
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