VTB United League Regulations for Season 2020/21
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REGULATIONS OF VTB UNITED LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 2020-2021 APPROVED By the Board of the League on July 14, 2020 with changes, approved by Board of the League on September 22, 2020 1 CONTENTS TERMS AND DEFINITIONS......................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS ....................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 2 CLUB LICENSING AND ITS PROCEDURE .................................................................... 20 CHAPTER 3 SPORTS FACILITIES. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURT AND TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 24 CHAPTER 4 PLAYERS UNIFORM .......................................................................................................... 36 CHAPTER 5 CHAMPIONSHIP SYSTEM, TIME AND VENUE, AWARD CEREMONIES .............. 42 CHAPTER 6 CLUBS’ OBLIGATIONS .................................................................................................... 49 CHAPTER 7 CHAMPIONSHIP REFEREEING ....................................................................................... 71 CHAPTER 8 INFORMATION AND STATISTICAL SUPPORT OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP .......... 81 CHAPTER 9 CLUB PRESS SERVICE. ...................................................................................................... 84 MASS MEDIA (MEDIA)............................................................................................................................... 84 CHAPTER 10 TV SHOOTING OF CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AND PRODUCTION OF TV SIGNAL........................................................................................................................................................... 93 CHAPTER 11 SANCTIONS, PROTESTS AND DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS .................................. 97 CHAPTER 12 MARKETING REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP. OTHER ACTIVITIES. 108 ANNEX ........................................................................................................................................... 121 2 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Terms and definitions used in these Regulations shall have the following meanings: • Aggressive Behavior – different actions of a person or a group of persons intended to inflict moral or other harm (except for physical harm) to another person without direct physical impact as well as infliction of damage to property of legal entities or individuals including physical impact. • Act of Violence – physical impact of one person onto another expressed in the direct impact on another person’s body: pushing, blows, beating, and various types of bodily injuries. • Fan – a spectator who expressly demonstrates his/her favor to a certain team, whose behavior at the tribunes of sport facility is characterized by an active support of a certain team using club memorabilia before, during and after the game. • Entrance ticket, ticket, season ticket, invitation or documents replacing them – a document of the form established by the Host Club, confirming the person's right to attend the Championship Games. • Directorate of VTB United League Championship or Directorate – a working body established by General Director of the League that organizes, prepares, and hosts VTB United League Championship and controls fulfillment of the provisions of these Regulations, including sanctions and disciplinary measures against participants of VTB United League Championship. • Home game – an official scheduled game of VTB United League Championship organized by a Host Club in a city and sports facility announced by this Club, excluding those provided for in these Regulations. • VTB United League or the League – Autonomous Non-Profit Organization United Basketball League, a legal entity founded and acting under laws of the Russian Federation, an international basketball league officially recognized by FIBA, and a professional sports league pursuant to Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 329-FZ dated December 4, 2007 “On Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation”, the main goal of which is to organize and host a professional sport competition with the participation of professional basketball clubs of the Russian Federation and foreign states – VTB United League Championship. • Spectator – an individual who is present at the venue of the Championship Game – a sports facility, with an admission ticket or a document replacing it, who is not a participant in the Game, is not associated with the organization of the Game and is not otherwise involved in the conduct of such a Game, including in providing public order and public safety during such a Game. For the purposes of these Regulations, the term “spectator” includes the term “fan”. • Player – an athlete possessing required skills for playing basketball and participating in VTB United League Championship. • Foreign Club – a professional basketball club participating in VTB United League Championship and located outside the Russian Federation. For the purpose of these Regulations, location is a place where a Foreign Club carries out its daily activities, in particular, but without limitation, a place where a Foreign Club hosts its Home Matches. • Schedule plan – possible dates for the Championship, determined by the League on the basis of the schedule of sports events of the sports national basketball teams of the Russian Federation and other European basketball competitions. The schedule is approved by the League Council. • Games schedule – dates and locations of Championship matches for each Club. The games schedule is prepared by the League together with the Clubs within the framework of the Calendar plan approved by the Council of the League and approved by the Directorate. 3 • Club or Professional sport basketball club – a legal entity established and acting under the laws of the country of its registration, conducting educational, training, competitive, fitness and instructional activities and having a basketball team participating in VTB United League Championship and having contractual relations with the League. • Guest Club – a club participating in a Game on Host Club’s court. • Host Club – a club participating in a Game on its own court and responsible for its organization and hosting. • Team – a group of Players, Coaches, and Team Followers participating in the VTB United League Championship included in the Team Passport. • CYBL Team – a basketball team formed within a Russian Club and participating in the CYBL Competition organized by the Russian Basketball Federation in accordance with its Regulations. • Licensing – a procedure of admission to participate in the Championship, mandatory for all clubs, carried out by the League before the start of the Championship within the timeframes determined by the League. • License of Team Follower – a document issued by the League, certifying affiliation of the team followers with the team. “TF” is the only category of a team follower license. Each license has a unique number that includes its category. • License of an Official – a document issued by the League, certifying the affiliation of an Official with the team. “O” is the only category of an Official’s license. Each license has a unique number that includes its category. • Coach License – a document issued by the League as a result of Licensing and enabling to fulfill duties of a Coach at the games of the VTB United League Championship. “C” is the only category of a Coach license. Each license has a unique number that includes its category. • Coach Assistant License – a document issued by the League as a result of Licensing, giving the right to fulfill duties of a Coach Assistant at the games of VTB United League Championship. “C” is the only category of a Coach Assistant license. Each license has a unique number that includes its category. • Player License – a document issued by the League as a result of Licensing, confirming a Player’s affiliation with a Team, and giving him or her the right to play for such Team in the VTB United League Championship. Player Licenses come in five categories: N, Nn, F, U, and F/E. Each license has a unique number that includes its category. • N Category License entitles a Player to participate in VTB United League Championship and is issued to a Player who has the citizenship of the country for which he is playing, and who has the right to play for the national team of such a country in accordance with the provisions of FIBA Internal Regulations. Each license has a unique number that includes its category. • Nn Category License entitles a Naturalized Player who had (has) citizenship of another state and after receiving citizenship of the Russian Federation is allowed to play for the national team of the Russian Federation in accordance with the provisions of FIBA Internal Regulations, to participate in the VTB United League Championships. Each license has a unique number including its category. • F Category License entitles a Player to participate in VTB United League Championship and is issued to a Player (except for the Players of Russian Clubs who have citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, who have the right to play for the sports teams of the Eurasian Economic Union), who has any citizenship and in accordance with the FIBA Internal Regulations is not entitled