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FCBARCELONA SECURITY MATTERS Facilities inside visiting supporter sector Access procedure for visiting team supporters Instructions for visiting team supporters No Smoking rule Stadium Regulations 50 FCB & UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 12-13 FCBARCELONA.CAT 51 FACILITIES INSIDE VISITING SUPPORTER SECTOR SECURITY MATTERS Exit ramp for visiting team supporters after match. First Aid facility ( Medical Room #11) ex- View from the visiting supporters sector clusively for supporters in visitor sector Food & beverage stands. Directional Signage- Clear Pictogrammes. 52 FCB & UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 12-13 FCBARCELONA.CAT 53 ACCESS PROCEDURE FOR VISITING TEAM SUPPORTERS BUS PARKING F0R VISITING TEAM SUPPORTERS PARKING In case of large numbers of visiting team supporters travelling to Camp Nou Visiting Supporters travelling in groups on charter buses from city centre for a UEFA Champions League match, the Catalan Police and Club Security should be dropped off in front of Access 21 on Carrer de la Maternitat. Department may decide to open Access 21 as an exclusive entrance for Vis- iting team supporters from 18:00 to 19:00 in order to speed up the ingress These Buses will then be directed by the police to park in the visiting team procedure. This will be discussed during the preparation phase. supporter bus parking area located at the crossing of Carrer Marti i Fran- SECURITY MATTERS qués and Carrer Menèndez Pelayo. Accès 21 Accès 19 EXCLUSIVE ACCESS for ViSITING FANS 1800-1900 BUS PARKING Gates 52-51-50 & 46 (300 m) 1) Supporters accompanied to gates (46, 50, 51 and 52) 2) Body search at gates 46, 50, 51 and 52 with second ticket check with barcode at turnstile to enter into the Stadium 54 FCB & UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 12-13 FCBARCELONA.CAT 55 BUS PARKING F0R VISITING TEAM SUPPORTERS IMPORTANT NOTE: • After the game, Visiting Supporters will be directed to their BUSES or to the METRO stations on Avinguda Diagonal. • The Bus parking is located at the crossing of Carrer Marti i Franqués and FCB FIRST TEAM Carrer Menèndez Pelayo. SECURITY MATTERS . FCB: SECURITY MATTERS • Exit after the match from the Access 2 (or 21 depending on Police instruc- tions). VISTING SUPPORTERS BUS P PARKING ACCESS 2 ACCESS 2 or 21 One or the other EXIT gate will be used for Visiting team supporters leaving the Stadium after the game depending on police decision 56 FCB & UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 12-13 FCBARCELONA.CAT 57 CLOSEST METRO STATIONS NO SMOKING RULE Palau Reial! Avinguda Diagonal! Maria Cristina! As of January 2012, FC Barcelona has introduced a No smoking Policy in- Bus side the stadium. Parking It is strictly forbidden to smoke inside the stadium including the stands, the Les Corts! SECURITY MATTERS vomitories and the inside concourse areas. (outside the stadium turnstiles smoking is allowed however re-entry to the stadium is not possible in visit- Corts! ing sector. Once you leave the Stadium, exit from the turnstiles is consid- Travessera de les ered final!) FC Barcelona reserves itself the right to expel from the stadium premises anyone refusing the comply with the Club’s No Smoking Policy. AREA NOT RECOMMENDED FOR VISITING TEAM SUPPORTERS! (GATHERING POINT FOR FCB CORE SUPPORTERS) METRO CONNECTIONS TO CAMP NOU METRO GREEN LINE (L3) DIRECT FROM CITY CENTRE METRO STATIONS (PLAÇA CATALUNYA, LICEU & DRASSANES)TO STADIUM! TOURIST AREAS IN STADIUM! CITY CENTRE! PLAÇA CATALUNYA RAMBLES SANTS TRAIN PLAÇA REIAL STATION: 30’ FROM AIRPORT! MAREMAGNUM 58 FCB & UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 12-13 FCBARCELONA.CAT 59 INSTRUCTIONS FOR VISITING TEAM SUPPORTERS Any recipient a spectator may wish to bring into the stadium must fulfil the following condi- tions of rigidity, volume and weight. (Recipients/bottles without cap can be no more than FC Barcelona would like to extend its warmest welcome to all Visiting team 500 ml and should be made of soft plastic also objects heavier than 500 grams or consid- supporters. We hope your visit to Camp Nou will be a memorable experience ered dangerous if thrown will not be permitted inside the stadium.) and take this opportunity to inform you of a few guidelines to ensure your safety and security in the Stadium. Bringing torches, fireworks or any pyrotechnic artefacts into the stadium is strictly forbid- den. Anyone trying to enter such items will have their ticket confiscated and will be refused entry to the ground. We remind all spectators that it is against the law to bring such items SECURITY MATTERS We ask you for your cooperation in helping us provide the best possible ser- into a sporting arena and infringers will be severely punished. Anyone who makes use of vice and a safe environment to all supporters coming to Camp Nou to enjoy pyrotechnic artefacts inside the stadium compound risks a heavy fine and a jail sentence. the match between FC Barcelona and your team. If a firework, Bengal light or torch is lit inside the stadium compound, Police will intervene and arrest any person linked to such an infringement. Please read these Security Instructions carefully! (you will find com- It is also forbidden to bring into the stadium any object that could be considered a fire haz- plete details in the FC Barcelona Stadium Regulations. ard (rolls of toilet paper, large paper posters/banners etc...) or that is too large to ensure the security of the spectators in the stadium. All supporters will undergo an extensive body search prior to entering the stadium. Your cooperation with the stadium security personnel is highly appreciated. In addition to the above guidelines supporters must respect the following: It is forbidden to introduce or exhibit banners, posters, flags or any other form of visual It is not allowed to throw any type of object between the various sectors of the stadium nor support which uses symbols or emblems that may be an incitation to violence or xenopho- between spectators. bia in the stadium. (The club’s stewards will be obliged to remove these at once.) All Visiting team supporters should follow instructions from the police and the club’s stew- It is forbidden to introduce any kind of weapon or object that can be thrown and that could ards and collaborate while getting to their seating area all together in the stands. potentially be used as a weapon. Any person who tries to introduce such objects (includ- ing drums, trumpets, megaphones, or any other large object) will be refused entry into Visiting Team supporters should aim to be at Access Gate 21 by 18:00. Supporters will be the stadium. Small foldable umbrellas will normally be authorised unless the police decide allowed to enter the stadium to get to their seats well on time before the start of the game. otherwise for security reasons, however conventional umbrellas with pointed tip or golf Please note that this access closes at 19:00 to be used exclusively as an access to the car umbrellas will not be allowed. parking for FC Barcelona Members with a valid parking pass. It is forbidden to enter any flag or banner that comes on a large pole. The entry of such Any Visiting Team supporter who did not make it on time to enter through Access 21 will be banners/flags will only be authorised if the pole is taken out and left behind. Small flags able to enter through any access gate to the stadium perimeter along with the rest of the with flexible hollow plastic sticks (maximum 70 cm) may be authorised should the police FC Barcelona supporters as of 19:15 when the stadium gates open to general public. deem it safe. We recommend however that the supporters who arrive after 19:00 make their way direct- There are no official deposits or similar arrangements available for leaving any object in ly to Access 19 which is the closest to the gates 46, 50, 51 and 52 which are the entrance the stadium therefore supporters are informed not to bring any objects with them that turnstiles reserved for the visiting team supporters to access to their seating area. could risk being refused entry into the stadium. If any forbidden object is brought on the trip, supporters are advised to leave these at their hotel or on the bus to not risk having to Our experience shows that visiting supporters who arrive after 19:30 will have to queue dispose of them upon entry. longer to get into the stadium as the FC Barcelona supporters are also entering the stadium at that time. Body search is compulsory and will take as long as required to make sure that Introduction or sale of alcoholic beverages in the stadium is forbidden. all visiting team supporters are searched thoroughly prior to entering the stadium. 60 FCB & UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 12-13 FCBARCELONA.CAT 61 (3) Authorisation to enter the stadium is guaranteed to those who have obtained their ticket through their club for the visitors’ sector. Supporters who decide to turn up later than the recommended timings take the risk of missing Kick-off. Experience from past UEFA Champions League games, shows that (4) Spectators must occupy the seat assigned to them as indicated on their ticket. The va- spectators arriving last minute have not been able to enter their seating area until 15- lidity of the ticket expires once the holder has left the stadium – this applies equally to both 30 minutes after kick-off. season ticket holders and single match tickets. All Visiting Team supporters will be searched at their entrance to the ground as a measure (5) The first tier of the Gol Norte and Gol Sur are assigned to local fans and visiting team of security for themselves and others in the stadium.