EHF Champions League Men 2021/22 Regulations
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REGULATIONS EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN SEASON 2021/22 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Table of contents 1 II. Introduction 8 1 General information 8 2 Fair play 9 3 Awards 10 4 General timetable 10 III. Competition 11 5 Entry conditions 11 5.1 Eligibility to enter the competition 11 5.2 Participation requirements 12 5.3 Integrity of the competition 13 5.4 Registration system 13 5.5 Upgrade to the EHF Champions League Men 14 6 Scheduling topics 15 6.1 Frequency 15 6.2 Playing days and throw-offs 15 7 EHF Events 16 7.1 Draw events 16 7.2 Club workshop 16 7.3 Availability of delegation members 16 7.4 Dates and venues 16 8 Drawing and Seeding 16 9 Playing system 16 9.1 Group phase 16 9.2 Play-off matches 17 9.3 Quarter-finals 17 9.4 EHF Champions League FINAL4 17 10 Scoring of the matches and ranking 18 10.1 General 18 10.2 Group phase 18 10.3 Play-off and quarter-final matches 18 11 Covid-19 related regulations 19 11.1 Extra ordinary testing regime 19 11.2 Postponement of matches 19 11.3 Change of the venue due to quarantine 20 11.4 Loss of the home right 20 11.5 Reserve dates 20 11.6 Assessment of matches 20 12 Delegation lists and player/club information 20 12.1 Transmission of the delegation list 20 12.2 Eligibility of players 21 1 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS 12.3 Late entries of players and officials 22 13 EHF coaches licensing 23 13.1 Registration 23 13.2 Late registration 24 13.3 Non-registration 24 14 Players’ and officials’ participation in the match 24 15 Players’ clothing 24 15.1 General information 24 15.2 Colour of dresses for each match 25 IV. The venue 26 16 General information 26 17 Arena and city names 26 18 Venue availability 26 18.1 Availability for training of the guest club 26 18.2 Availability for preparations 27 19 Basic requirements 27 19.1 Venue outdoor surroundings 27 19.2 Venue 27 20 Venue inspections and auditing 29 21 The EHF Champions League floor 29 21.1 General information 29 21.2 Floor purchase 29 21.3 Production and transport 29 21.4 Floor installation 29 21.5 Floor maintenance 30 21.6 Storage 30 22 Electronic Advertising Board System 30 23 Security 31 V. EHF Officials 32 24 General information 32 24.1 Nomination 32 24.2 Non-appearance 32 25 EHF Delegate 32 26 EHF Marketing Supervisor 33 26.1 Nomination 33 26.2 Responsibilities 33 27 EHF Media Supervisor 34 27.1 Nomination 34 27.2 Responsibilities 35 VI. Organisational staff 36 28 General information 36 29 Key contact EHF/M 37 2 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS 30 Person responsible for venue/floor management 37 31 Person responsible for the guest club 38 32 Person responsible for EHF Officials 38 33 Person responsible for tickets/accreditations 39 34 Person responsible for media/TV/statistics 39 35 Person responsible for marketing 41 36 Person responsible for security 41 37 Announcer 42 38 Timekeeper and scorekeeper 43 39 Person responsible for travelling fans 43 VII. Attendees management 44 40 Tickets and accreditations 44 40.1 General information 44 40.2 Guest club tickets 44 40.3 EHF/M guest tickets 44 40.4 Accreditations for EHF Officials and EHF/M staff 45 40.5 Accreditations for media representatives 45 40.6 Accreditations for scouts of the official EHF/M match data partner 46 40.7 Tickets for participating clubs of the EHF Champions League FINAL4 47 41 Transport 47 41.1 Duties of the guest club 47 41.2 Duties of the home club (visa, welcome and local transport) 48 41.3 EHF Officials 48 41.4 EHF/M media representatives 48 41.5 EHF/M sponsors, partners and suppliers resp. EHF/M guests 48 42 Board and lodging 49 42.1 Guest club 49 42.2 EHF Officials (except EHF Representatives) 49 42.3 EHF Representatives 49 42.4 EHF/M media representatives 49 42.5 EHF/M sponsors, partners and suppliers resp. EHF/M guests 50 43 VIP facilities on-site 50 43.1 VIP tribune 50 43.2 VIP room 50 43.3 VIP catering 50 44 VIP side activities 51 44.1 Special events 51 44.2 Special VIP invitations 51 VIII. Media management 52 45 General information 52 46 On-site media management 52 46.1 Media bibs 52 46.2 Media room 52 3 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS 46.3 Media seats on the tribune 53 46.4 Mixed zone 54 46.5 Flash zone 54 46.6 Press conference 54 47 Digital media management 56 47.1 EHF Champions League Men on official club website 56 47.2 EHF Champions League Men on official club’s social media channel(s) 56 47.3 Digital campaigns and/or activations 57 47.4 Quotes and additional information for the official EHF channels 57 48 Photographers 57 48.1 Basic guidelines 57 48.2 Official EHF photographer 58 48.3 Online publishing guidelines 58 48.4 Photographs for on- and offline publications 58 49 Media events 59 49.1 Team trainings 59 IX. Procedures and protocol 60 50 Final inspection of the venue 60 51 Technical Meeting 60 52 Administrative match preparation and post-match procedure 61 53 Playing eligibility 61 54 Match day schedule 61 55 Official ceremonies and activities 61 55.1 General information 61 55.2 Entry ceremony 61 55.3 Post-match ceremony 64 55.4 Post-match activities 64 X. Technical services 65 56 Scouting for statistics / live match ticker 65 57 Goal line technology 65 58 Goal light technology 65 59 Instant replay technology 66 60 Digital match report 66 61 Players and ball tracking 66 62 Electronic Team Time-Out 66 62.1 Rules for the use of the Electronic Team Time-Out: 66 XI. Finances 68 63 Entry fees 68 64 EHF Officials 68 65 Income of Audio-visual and Marketing Rights 68 65.1 Allocation 68 65.2 Taxes 68 4 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS 65.3 Disbursements 69 65.4 Dates of payment 69 65.5 Additional advertising arrangements 70 66 Emergency pot 70 XII. Anti-doping 71 67 General information 71 68 Anti-doping infrastructure 71 XIII. Legal matters 73 69 General 73 70 Withdrawal (forfeit) and failure to play a match 73 71 Use of suspended players not eligible to participate in a specific match 73 72 Unauthorized activities 73 72.1 Unauthorized match data collection 73 72.2 Unauthorized live streaming 74 73 Protests and disciplinary procedures 74 73.1 Definition 74 73.2 Exclusion of protests 74 73.3 Protests 74 73.4 Appeals 75 73.5 Eligibility to play 75 74 Administrative restrictions 75 75 EHF Court of Arbitration (ECA) 75 76 Arising costs 75 77 Insurance 76 77.1 Accident and health insurance 76 77.2 Organiser’s insurance 76 78 Exclusion of liability and indemnification 76 XIV. Audio-visual Rights 77 79 General information 77 80 TV and radio rights 77 80.1 TV production 77 80.2 Usage of match footage 77 80.3 Video recordings for teaching and coaching purposes 78 80.4 Technical requirements 78 80.5 Multilateral feed production requirements 79 81 Footage rights 80 82 TV meeting 80 83 Team Time-Out production 81 84 Non-match content production 81 85 Additional media coverage 81 86 EHF Champions League FINAL4 81 5 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS XV. Marketing Rights 82 87 General information 82 88 Sponsors, partners and suppliers 82 88.1 Title sponsor of the EHF Champions League Men 82 88.2 EHF/M sponsors, partners and suppliers 82 88.3 Club sponsors 82 89 Branch Exclusivity 83 89.1 Deadlines 83 90 Group phase to quarter-finals 83 90.1 On-court advertising positions 83 90.2 Rights distribution 84 90.3 Securing of the Advertising Rights 84 91 EHF Champions League FINAL4 85 92 Official match ball 85 93 Other advertising forms 85 93.1 Referees’/officials’ advertising 86 93.2 Advertising on players’ kits 86 93.3 Event staff clothing 86 93.4 Fan-activation tools 86 93.5 Sponsors’ promotion activities 86 93.6 Promotion clips 86 XVI. Branding 87 94 General information 87 95 Branding areas and materials 87 95.1 Sign posting system 87 95.2 Venue 87 95.3 Mixed zone 88 95.4 Flash zone 88 95.5 Press conference room 88 95.6 VIP room 89 95.7 Accreditations 89 95.8 Officials‘ tags 89 95.9 Tickets 89 95.10 Media information/official information sheets 90 95.11 Official match programme 90 95.12 Official sleeve badge on players’ shirts 90 95.13 Event staff clothing 91 95.14 Promotional material and activities 91 95.15 Official cars 91 96 Production and logistics 92 96.1 Production 92 96.2 Shipment of advertising and branding material 92 96.3 Fixing of floor stickers 93 96.4 Removal 93 96.5 Storage 93 6 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS 96.6 Return of advertising and branding material 93 97 Official EHF Champions League Sound 93 97.1 EHF Champions League Anthem 93 97.2 EHF Champions League Song 93 97.3 EHF Champions League Sound Library 94 XVII. Appendix 95 98 Checklist – organisation/production and cost obligations 95 99 Check list – security briefing 98 100 Check list – venue set-up 99 101 Check list – Technical Meeting 100 102 Check list – TV Meeting 100 7 II.