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Refereeing at the World Cup EURO 2004 Kick-Off Monaco Events Youth

Refereeing at the World Cup EURO 2004 Kick-Off Monaco Events Youth

no 05 – august 2002 8.02 YouthSpain foraward eventsMonaco kick-offEURO2004 Cup World the Refereeingat 06 03 14 10 COVER IN THIS ISSUE UEFA Super Cup in 10 remain a force to be The World Cup through the eyes UEFA Champions League kick-off 11 reckoned with in the European of the referees 03 youth sector, as they have just New Chairman for the Appeals Body 13 Fixture list for the EURO 2004 proved by winning the European Spain champions of the Under-19s 14 Under-19 Championship in . qualifying competition 06 PHOTO: SCANPIX EURO 2004 qualifiers get under way 08 News from member associations 18

taking editorialthe right decision

Since its launch, in 1998, the annual gathering in Monaco in August has become an increasingly important event. As the new UEFA club competition season gets under way, it offers the UEFA Super Cup match, a gala evening, draws and numerous working meetings. It is also an opportunity for discussions and exchange of views in a more relaxed and informal atmosphere than the normal pressure of compe- tition allows. This year, the Monaco programme includes an additional event, the first plenary meeting of the European Club Forum which has just been set up by UEFA to forge more fruitful relations with the clubs taking part in our competitions. This meeting will be taking place six weeks after the UEFA Execu- tive Committee decided to change the UEFA Champions League format from 2003/04 by abolishing the second group stage and replacing it with direct knock-out rounds. Some may protest that UEFA should have waited until the European Club Forum met in Monaco before taking a decision regarding its most prestigious club competition. However, the television market and the sales process means that negotiations needed to be started if the new contracts are to be signed in time. Besides, UEFA has been widely consulting all the parties concerned, including the clubs, for some time and we recognised that there was a variety of views. We therefore knew that our decision would not meet with unani- mous approval, but we were sure of the wisdom of it. Unquestionable from a sporting point of view, it is also the right one on the economic front, at a time when markets are under pressure and there is a need to think about the long-term well-being of the competition. The European Club Forum is a clear illustration of UEFA’s readiness to listen to the clubs. But it is also important to provide leadership when

The road to action is needed. As guardian of the overall interests of European football, the final will be UEFA hopes that the clubs will understand that the general interests and longer shorter for Ryan Giggs term strategy have to come before short-term concerns when important (Manchester United FC) and decisions are being made. other players taking part in the UEFA Gerhard Aigner Champions League. Chief Executive

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The World Cup referees and their assistants in Seoul. AFP

A TOTAL OF 36 REFEREES AND 36 ASSISTANT REFEREES WERE CALLED UPON TO 31 May saw the opening match OFFICIATE FOR THE 64 MATCHES OF THE 2002 WORLD CUP IN KOREA AND . between and Senegal in Seoul, finishing on a sensational score of 0-1. On 23 May 2002, the active As I said, two countries, Ali Bujsaim of the United Arab Emirates, referees and members of the FIFA two locations. Eighteen referees and officiating in his third World Cup and Referees' Commission gathered at as many assistant referees remained one of the most experienced referees, the Grand Hilton Hotel in Seoul. in Seoul, and the did an excellent job. Korea and Japan: two countries, and rest, including me, The journalists could actually, two World Cups. Because of travelled to Tokyo find no fault with these parameters, several former on 27 May. him, so they left him international referees were also on We journeyed on out of their reports. hand to coach and advise. The inten- to Kisarazu, 60 km away, where we We are used to this type of reporting. sive preparatory course held in mid- settled in to the referees' hotel. No matter. In the Japan group, the first March meant that we could now This was the point of departure, match was held in Niigata on 1 June, concentrate on the most important always one day before a given between Ireland and Cameroon (1-1). topics, such as Law 12 - “Fouls and match, for all of our trips by plane, No complaints here either. One thing Misconduct”, co-operation among train or car, as well as our point of is clear: everywhere, we had wonderful referees, assistant referees and return, the same day or one day stadiums and enthusiastic spectators. fourth officials, as well as personality. later. I have to say that this is another Fortunately the mood was entirely And as usual, Law 11 - “Offside”. example of a job well done by FIFA: peaceful, with not a single trace of a With all the necessary preparations an excellent hotel with all the train- disruption or a fight. made, video clips were discussed. ing facilities you could wish for, Then came the first “incident”, We were all motivated to give officiat- including daily video analyses that is, the first reports involving ing our all. The rest lay in the stars. (the videos were transmitted all night referees or their assistants. Negative, One thing is for sure: the training from Seoul via the Internet) and the of course. In the match between programme led by Dr Werner Helsen practical training facilities. I cannot and (2-1), a penalty kick was of Belgium showed that the physical imagine any better preparation for awarded against Turkey, although it is demands had been met. Everyone the matches and recuperation apparent from the television images was physically fit. afterwards. that the foul occurred outside the A gesture The assistant repeated referee’s 272 times. concentration must not falter. EMPICS EMPICS

penalty area. An error, certainly. It is coaches have no time to sit back and not clear why the better-positioned think about foul play and protests. assistant failed to help the referee. Just as referee consideration “Scandal!” cried the papers. Because of focused on “tackles from behind” the red card, people cursed both the at the 1998 World Cup in 1998 in penalty kick and the player who com- France, “simulating action” moved mitted the foul. Even if the penalty was into centre stage at the 2002 World not justified, the situation was in fact a Cup in Korea/Japan, though the clear goal-scoring opportunity, and other main points were not forgot- thus the decision to show a red card ten. One reason for this is that the

EMPICS was, in fact, in accordance with the conduct in question constituted real regulations. No matter at all. The main attempts to betray football, with the thing is for there to be a “scandal”. potential to cause severe damage I would mention in passing that out of to the reputation of the sport. Never- about 3,200 decisions taken by the theless, we came to the conclusion referees and some 2,600 by the assis- that in some cases, referees did tant referees, only ten were seriously misjudge simulation. In spite of the wrong. Admittedly, there were inexpli- video examples we provided, several Aerial duels result in contact cable errors of perception. Overall, were not able to grasp that there are which is not necessarily however, the FIFA Referees’ Committee three different types, namely a foul, a foul. was satisfied with the an attempt to deceive, or something officials’ perform- that is neither of the two. Football is ance (just take a a competitive sport, and physical look at the last four contact among players is a normal matches). The fact that lessons and permissible aspect. Thus, if a from this – and previous – World player falls (perhaps also in a spec- Cups must and will be learned for tacular manner) during a physical the 2006 World Cup in is action, but no foul is committed, then an entirely separate issue. the referee usually allows play to According to FIFA statistics, continue. In terms of Decision 5 on the 64 matches in Korea/Japan Rule 12 as taken by the International saw a total of 272 yellow cards FA Board, simulation is considered and 17 red cards, or an average to have taken place only when the of 4.25 and 0.27 per match, player’s intention was to carry out a respectively. At the 1994 deceptive manoeuvre, rather than World Cup in the United a physical move. States, the averages were 4.52 Unfortunately, it was not and 0.34, and in 1998 in France, possible to entirely eliminate all 4.03 and 0.34 cards per instances of “holding and pulling”, match. I would also say that because the rules were not always on the whole, the matches applied strictly enough. In several were not unfair. One of the matches, the defenders almost reasons is that for a undressed the forwards in the refreshing change, attack- penalty area. Of course, obvious of- ing football was played. fences were punished by penalty Some of the athletic prowess kick, much to the regret of one displayed was absolutely coach, who spoke of “normal one-on-

RICHIARDI fantastic. And as we one competition conduct.” Some all know, when real people do have some wild ideas, but football is played, overall, coach conduct was regarded players and as positive.

04 uefadirect 8.02 The referee In this type , also watches out of situation who refereed the for the welfare it is difficult final. of the players. to see everything… FLASH PRESS BONGARTS

In my remarks on the 2002 be eliminated? It is very easy for certain of the spectators, should best not World Cup, I shall not neglect to com- “armchair officials” to criticise the refer- arise), and to avoid being too ment on the use of “elbows”, espe- ees once they have watched the instant extreme in their interpretations of cially since for quite some time now we replay for the fifth time (the image on passive offside positioning. have been noting this phenomenon television is, of course, the only source 11:35 on 28 June, return with increasing frequency in European of their wisdom). We need to have greater flight from Tokyo to Frankfurt. competitions. Of course, we cannot tolerance. It should also be pointed out Arrival at 4:05 pm on the same day, simply assume that a player in any that today’s television technology makes 30 minutes ahead of schedule. given case intends to injure the oppo- use of up to 23 cameras, (which is The seven hours lost in travelling out nent. Rather, it has to be clearly visible unprecedented, at either a European there have been regained. And what that the player has used his elbow to Championship or a World Cup), remains? Very positive impressions strike another; we see this from time mercilessly unveiling even the slightest of the countries and people, the sta- to time during running duels. In the error. Is such scrutiny even of any use diums, the spectators, and the organ- course of jumping towards the ball, to anyone? These types of images, isation. The matches, too, and the the player raises both arms in order combined with corresponding commen- referees and assistants. As I said, to gain momentum. This often leads to tary, lead very quickly to a negative as usual, there were a few inexpli- contact between players (usually with perception of performance, especially cable decisions. All in all, however, the elbow). Normally, if a player has not when people also observe that several performances ranging from good to yet reached the highest point in his of the “erring” assistants come from excellent were clearly in the majority. jump, such conduct has to be regarded countries where professional football Of course there will be some basic as unintentional. Separate from this does not exist. At the same time, in order issues to discuss. But errors, particu- should be the question of whether to to minimise errors, assistants should larly errors in perception, will always impose a direct free kick for negligence continue to remind themselves to refrain exist. Kam-sa-ham-ni-da, domo ari- during the physical move. In contrast, from taking decisions too quickly, to gato Korea and Japan. See you in if a player makes use of an elbow while maintain their concentration, to always Germany in 2006. descending from the highest point of stay level with the second-to-last defen- sive player, to decide in favour of the his jump, the referee has to consider Volker Roth whether to award a personal penalty attacking players in case of doubt Chairman of the UEFA Referees’ Committee in addition to the match penalty, since (which, in their case, in contrast to that and member of the FIFA Referees’ Committee one can assume that the physical move was disproportionate or even reckless. One topic of much discussion was the performance of the assistant referees. Granted, there were ques- tionable decisions. We should be able to expect at a World Cup match that the assistants can see when a ball clearly has not crossed the goal line (not even in the air). Or when a forward

heads the ball back to his team-mate, Shirt-pulling is a who is, of course, not offside. Or that bad reflex that must absolutely a striker who blocks the goalkeeper’s be banished. view of the ball's trajectory cannot be “passively” offside. True, we should not present things in a rosier light than they actually are. But a “scandal”?

After all, were there not also cases FLASH PRESS where certain "stars", presented with the opportunity for a free kick directly in front of the goal, were not able to produce? And caused their countries to AVEIRO BRAGA Population: Population: 69,260 153,700 Estádio Estádio Municipal Municipal de Aveiro de Braga (new) (new) Capacity: Capacity: 30,000 30,000

BRAGA EUROten 2004 venues GUIMARÃES for the final round

SINCE THE DRAW FOR THE EURO 2004 QUALIFYING COMPETITION

OPORTO WAS MADE IN OPORTO IN JANUARY, PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN

MOVING ALONG AHEAD OF THE FIRST QUALIFYING MATCHES,

WHICH KICK OFF ON 7 SEPTEMBER. AVEIRO A number of important events of the country such as Oporto and have already taken place, Braga. It could be the first time that including the unveiling a final tournament has been COIMBRA of the official EURO played at more than eight 2004 logo on 13 May different venues. Four existing and, on the commercial stadiums are currently being front, the signing of renovated for the final round, LEIRIA contracts with the first three and six new venues are under sponsors, Carlsberg, construction. It is expected McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. that all will be inaugurated by The European Championship in September 2003. A UEFA delegation Portugal will bring match action will be making further inspection to the whole length of the visits in August and October, after country. Portugal are offering ten which a full situation report will be stadiums stretching from Faro/Loulé presented to the Executive in the south to towns in the north Committee. the road to Portugal GROUP 1 GROUP 2 France, , Israel, , , Norway, Cyprus, Malta Bosnia & Herzegovina, Luxembourg 07.09.02 Slovenia – Malta 07.09.02 Norway – Denmark 07.09.02 Cyprus – France 07.09.02 Bosnia & Herzegovina – Romania 12.10.02 France – Slovenia 12.10.02 Denmark – Luxembourg 12.10.02 Malta – Israel 12.10.02 Romania – Norway 16.10.02 Israel – Cyprus 16.10.02 Norway – Bosnia & Herzegovina 16.10.02 Malta – France 16.10.02 Luxembourg – Romania 20.11.02 Cyprus – Malta 29.03.03 Bosnia & Herzegovina – Luxembourg 29.03.03 Cyprus – Israel 29.03.03 Romania – Denmark FARO/LOULÉ 29.03.03 France – Malta 02.04.03 Luxembourg – Norway 02.04.03 Slovenia – Cyprus 02.04.03 Denmark – Bosnia & Herzegovina 02.04.03 Israel – France 07.06.03 Denmark – Norway 30.04.03 Malta – Slovenia 07.06.03 Romania – Bosnia & Herzegovina 07.06.03 Israel – Slovenia 11.06.03 Luxembourg – Denmark 07.06.03 Malta – Cyprus 11.06.03 Norway – Romania 06.09.03 France – Cyprus 06.09.03 Bosnia & Herzegovina – Norway 06.09.03 Slovenia – Israel 06.09.03 Romania – Luxembourg 10.09.03 Israel – Malta 10.09.03 Luxembourg – Bosnia & Herzegovina 10.09.03 Slovenia – France 10.09.03 Denmark – Romania 11.10.03 Cyprus – Slovenia 11.10.03 Norway – Luxembourg 11.10.03 France – Israel 11.10.03 Bosnia & Herzegovina – Denmark

06 uefadirect 8.02 COIMBRA FARO/LOULÉ Population: Population: 137,410 51,790 Estádio Estádio Municipal Intermunicipal de Coimbra Faro/Loulé (renovated) (renovated) Capacity: Capacity: 30,000 30,000

GROUP 3 06.09.03 Iceland – Germany 02.04.03 – Andorra , Netherlands, 10.09.03 Germany – Scotland 30.04.03 Andorra – Estonia , Belarus, 10.09.03 Faroe Islands – Lithuania 07.06.03 Bulgaria – Belgium 07.09.02 Austria – Moldova 11.10.03 Scotland – Lithuania 07.06.03 Estonia – Andorra 07.09.02 Netherlands – Belarus 11.10.03 Germany – Iceland 11.06.03 Estonia – Croatia 12.10.02 Moldova – Czech Republic 11.06.03 Belgium – Andorra 12.10.02 Belarus – Austria 06.09.03 Bulgaria – Estonia 16.10.02 Czech Republic – Belarus GROUP 6 06.09.03 Andorra – Croatia 16.10.02 Austria – Netherlands Spain, Ukraine, Greece, 10.09.03 Belgium – Croatia 29.03.03 Belarus – Moldova Northern Ireland, Armenia 10.09.03 Andorra – Bulgaria 29.03.03 Netherlands – Czech Republic 07.09.02 Greece – Spain 11.10.03 Croatia – Bulgaria 02.04.03 Czech Republic – Austria 07.09.02 Armenia – Ukraine 11.10.03 Belgium – Estonia 02.04.03 Moldova – Netherlands 12.10.02 Spain – Northern Ireland 07.06.03 Moldova – Austria 12.10.02 Ukraine – Greece 07.06.03 Belarus – Netherlands 16.10.02 Greece – Armenia GROUP 9 11.06.03 Czech Republic – Moldova 16.10.02 Northern Ireland – Ukraine Italy, Yugoslavia, , 11.06.03 Austria – Belarus 29.03.03 Armenia – Northern Ireland Wales, Azerbaijan 06.09.03 Netherlands – Austria 29.03.03 Ukraine – Spain 07.09.02 Azerbaijan – Italy 06.09.03 Belarus – Czech Republic 02.04.03 Northern Ireland – Greece 07.09.02 Finland – Wales 10.09.03 Czech Republic – Netherlands 02.04.03 Spain – Armenia 12.10.02 Italy – Yugoslavia 10.09.03 Moldova – Belarus 07.06.03 Spain – Greece 12.10.02 Finland – Azerbaijan 11.10.03 Austria – Czech Republic 07.06.03 Ukraine – Armenia 16.10.02 Wales – Italy 11.10.03 Netherlands – Moldova 11.06.03 Northern Ireland – Spain 16.10.02 Yugoslavia – Finland 11.06.03 Greece – Ukraine 20.11.02 Azerbaijan – Wales 06.09.03 Armenia – Greece 12.02.03 Yugoslavia – Azerbaijan GROUP 4 06.09.03 Ukraine – Northern Ireland 29.03.03 Italy – Finland , Poland, , 10.09.03 Northern Ireland – Armenia 29.03.03 Wales – Azerbaijan Latvia, San Marino 10.09.03 Spain – Ukraine 02.04.03 Yugoslavia – Wales 07.09.02 Latvia – Sweden 11.10.03 Greece – Northern Ireland 07.06.03 Finland – Yugoslavia 07.09.02 San Marino – Poland 11.10.03 Armenia – Spain 11.06.03 Finland – Italy 12.10.02 Sweden – Hungary 11.06.03 Azerbaijan – Yugoslavia 12.10.02 Poland – Latvia 06.09.03 Italy – Wales 16.10.02 Hungary – San Marino GROUP 7 06.09.03 Azerbaijan – Finland 20.11.02 San Marino – Latvia Turkey, England, , 10.09.03 Wales – Finland 29.03.03 Poland – Hungary FYR Macedonia, Liechtenstein 10.09.03 Yugoslavia – Italy 02.04.03 Poland – San Marino 07.09.02 Turkey – Slovakia 11.10.03 Italy – Azerbaijan 02.04.03 Hungary – Sweden 07.09.02 Liechtenstein – FYR Macedonia 11.10.03 Wales – Yugoslavia 30.04.03 Latvia – San Marino 12.10.02 Slovakia – England 07.06.03 Hungary – Latvia 12.10.02 FYR Macedonia – Turkey 07.06.03 San Marino – Sweden 16.10.02 Turkey – Liechtenstein GROUP 10 11.06.03 Sweden – Poland 16.10.02 England – FYR Macedonia Republic of Ireland, , 11.06.03 San Marino – Hungary 29.03.03 Liechtenstein – England , Georgia, Albania 06.09.03 Latvia – Poland 29.03.03 FYR Macedonia – Slovakia 07.09.02 Russia – Republic of Ireland 06.09.03 Sweden – San Marino 02.04.03 England – Turkey 07.09.02 Switzerland – Georgia 10.09.03 Poland – Sweden 02.04.03 Slovakia – Liechtenstein 12.10.02 Albania – Switzerland 10.09.03 Latvia – Hungary 07.06.03 Slovakia – Turkey 12.10.02 Georgia – Russia 11.10.03 Sweden – Latvia 07.06.03 FYR Macedonia – Liechtenstein 16.10.02 Republic of Ireland – Switzerland 11.10.03 Hungary – Poland 11.06.03 England – Slovakia 16.10.02 Russia – Albania 11.06.03 Turkey – FYR Macedonia 29.03.03 Georgia – Republic of Ireland 06.09.03 Liechtenstein – Turkey 29.03.03 Albania – Russia GROUP 5 06.09.03 FYR Macedonia – England 02.04.03 Albania – Republic of Ireland Germany, Scotland, Iceland, 10.09.03 England – Liechtenstein 02.04.03 Georgia – Switzerland Lithuania, Faroe Islands 10.09.03 Slovakia – FYR Macedonia 07.06.03 Switzerland – Russia 07.09.02 Lithuania – Germany 11.10.03 Turkey – England 07.06.03 Republic of Ireland – Albania 07.09.02 Faroe Islands – Scotland 11.10.03 Liechtenstein – Slovakia 11.06.03 Republic of Ireland – Georgia 12.10.02 Lithuania – Faroe Islands 11.06.03 Switzerland – Albania 12.10.02 Iceland – Scotland 06.09.03 Republic of Ireland – Russia 16.10.02 Germany – Faroe Islands GROUP 8 06.09.03 Georgia – Albania 16.10.02 Iceland – Lithuania Belgium, Croatia, Bulgaria, 10.09.03 Russia – Switzerland 29.03.03 Germany – Lithuania Estonia, Andorra 10.09.03 Albania – Georgia 29.03.03 Scotland – Iceland 07.09.02 Croatia – Estonia 11.10.03 Russia – Georgia 02.04.03 Lithuania – Scotland 07.09.02 Belgium – Bulgaria 11.10.03 Switzerland – Republic of Ireland 07.06.03 Scotland – Germany 12.10.02 Andorra – Belgium 07.06.03 Iceland – Faroe Islands 12.10.02 Bulgaria – Croatia 11.06.03 Faroe Islands – Germany 16.10.02 Estonia – Belgium 15-16.11.03 Play-offs 11.06.03 Lithuania – Iceland 16.10.02 Bulgaria – Andorra (first leg) 20.08.03 Faroe Islands – Iceland 29.03.02 Croatia – Belgium 18-19.11.03 Play-offs 06.09.03 Scotland – Faroe Islands 02.04.03 Estonia – Bulgaria (second leg) GUIMARÃES LEIRIA Population: Population: 151,212 108,320 Estádio Estádio Munici- D. Afonso pal de Leiria – Henriques Dr. Magalhães (renovated) Pessoa Capacity: (renovated) 30,000 Capacity: 30,000 EURO 2004 forget the qualifiersWorld Cup...

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GERMANY, TURKEY AND A HANDFUL OF OTHERS, THE

WORLD CUP THAT JUST ENDED LEFT A BITTER TASTE FOR A FAIR NUMBER OF

EUROPEAN SQUADS... ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEVER EVEN MADE IT TO ASIA!

HAPPILY, ON 7 SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE THE QUALIFYING COMPETITION FOR EURO

2004 TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

It is time to make a rapid survey disastrous qualifying campaign for of the recent changes and the Korea/Japan. It is also worth teams to watch in the ten noting that, after the long qualifiying groups... “reign” of Paul Phillipp, , former coach of Group 1: France the Faroe Islands and winner The reigning European of the Golden Ball in 1977, champions botched their will be making his official World Cup. Coach Roger competition debut on the Lemerre has been replaced by Jacques Luxembourg bench. Santini, coach of reigning domestic champions Lyon. France, with a rejuve- Group 3: the wallflowers’ ball nated side, are the great favourites in The Czech Republic, the this group. Slovenia – after the qualifiers Netherlands and Austria sat out the for EURO 2000 and the 2002 World Cup World Cup. As a result, all three – are looking a bit long in the tooth. Will countries have appointed new Bojan Prasnikar, who has taken over coaches: to replace from Srecko Katanec, be able to find in Holland, Karel new talents among this little country’s Bruckner in place of Josef Chovanec 80,000 or so registered players? Watch for Czech captain Pavel Nedved and out for Israel (who will be playing their his team-mates, and, in Austria, matches on neutral ground until further as successor to Otto notice), as they are serious contenders Baric. We can expect to see a tough for the runners-up spot...

Group 2: Nordic duel? Georghe Hagi did not manage more than a few months on the Roman- Didier Deschamps, ian bench. Sacked after his squad’s captain of the defeat against Slovenia in the play-offs last team to win the of the World Cup qualifying round, European Championship. he was replaced by Angel Iordanescu, who will have to look out for the Nordic contingent. In Asia, Denmark showed solid teamwork and Norway will be at

FLASH PRESS pains to blot out the memory of their A chance for the Czech Republic to take their revenge on the Netherlands, who beat them in EURO 2000. 08 uefadirect 8.02 LISBON OPORTO Population: 535,740 Population: 263,940 Estádio José de Alvalade Estádio Das Antas (new) (new) Capacity: 52,000 Capacity: 52,000 Estádio da Luz Estádio do Bessa (new) (new) Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 30,000

fight, with a slight edge for the Dutch Cup) from taking the top spot. Groupe 10: the new Russians side, who beat the Czechs in the final And watch out for Greece, as we can The clash between the Irish phase of EURO 2000. expect to see the progress achieved fighters and the Russian artists at club level reflected in the national looks set to be a thrilling struggle. Group 4: a major test for Boniek side. After a poor showing in the World Poland were one of the first Cup, was replaced European sides to secure their berth for Group 7: duel at the top by Valery Gassaev. Some of the the World Cup. It was also one of the For England, fighting their Russian stars – Onopko, Karpin and first to leave the party... Jerzy Engel has way out of tough qualifying groups is Mostovoi – are no longer in the first been replaced by , nothing new: in the 2002 World Cup, flush of youth. But the new wave, a great player who has yet to make his they ousted Germany, in EURO 2000 for example Sychev and Ismaïlov is reputation as a coach (two relegations they fought it out with Sweden and full of promise. Switzerland, whose in Italy). The Swedes are therefore Poland, and in the 1998 World Cup, side includes a number of interna- tipped for the top spot, while Hungary they came out ahead of Italy. This tional-calibre players such as are still struggling to catch up with time, Eriksson’s men will have to beat Henchoz, Vogel and Müller, are a their glorious past. the formidable Turkish squad that dangerous outsider. made it through to the World Cup Group 5: Germany as top tip semi-finals. No other team looks likely Emanuele Saraceno Germany, runners-up in the to interfere with this “duel at the top”. recent World Cup, should not have any major problems. If Iceland continue Groupe 8: ...old acquaintances to show the improved form we have Croatia came out ahead of seen in recent years, the squad from Belgium in group 6 of the qualifiers. Reykjavik could contend for the runners- However, in Korea/Japan, Belgium’s up spot on equal terms with a Scottish “Red Devils” gave Brazil a hard time in side that is running out of steam. the round of last 16, whereas the men in the chequered shirts did not make Group 6: the post-Lobanovsky era it through the first round. Both teams The history of football in have changed coaches. Now that Ukraine (and in the former USSR) was Robert Waseige has gone to Standard indelibly marked by Valery Lobanovsky. de Liège, Aimé Anthuenis (twice After the “Colonel’s” death, his succes- domestic champion with Anderlecht in sor, Leonid Burjak, even with excellent 2000 and 2001) has taken the Belgian players like Schevchenko or Rebrov, side in hand. Otto Baric, an experi- will have his work cut out to stop the enced former Austrian national coach, Spanish squad with their new coach will be in charge of the Croatian squad. José Ignacio Saez (successor to Antonio Bulgaria also have the means to put Camacho, who resigned after the World their spoke in the favourites’ wheels.

Groupe 9: new blood for Yugoslavia? Despite ’s resig- nation from the national side, Italy are the favourites. Yugoslavia, who did not manage to secure a berth in the World Cup play-offs, seem to be at the end of a cycle. Coach Dejan Savicevic will have to find successors for Mihajlovic, Mijatovic, Djukic and others. Finland, with Hyypia, Kolkka, Forssell and FLASH PRESS Jacques Santini has the task of breathing new life

FLASH PRESS Litmanen, could well take advantage... into the French national team. Real Madrid Another are hoping to opportunity for add another ’s trophy to their supporters to collection. show their fervour. FLASH PRESS NEWS PHOTO

The origins at the UEFA Super Cup newUEFA opportunity Super for Real Cup Madrid It all started when Rangers FC were planning their THE 27TH EDITION OF THE UEFA SUPER CUP WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE LOUIS II STADIUM IN centenary celebrations for 1973. What better way to commemo- MONACO ON 30 AUGUST. THIS ONE-OFF MATCH FEATURES THE CURRENT TITLE-HOLDERS rate the event, suggested the Scottish club’s assistant man- OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, REAL MADRID CF, AND THEIR UEFA CUP COUNTER- ager, , than to play PARTS, FEYENOORD. a match against Ajax, regarded as the best club side at that time? The Dutch club responded Real Madrid CF will be appear- UEFA Super Cups, winning against positively to the invitation, ing in their third UEFA Super Cup. Milan AC in 1973 (the first official UEFA but before and his team- mates travelled to The nine-times winners of UEFA’s flag- Super Cup (see box), losing against , the Amsterdam-based ship club competition will be looking FC Porto in 1987 and beating Real newspaper De Telegraaf came forward to lifting the only Zaragoza in 1995. PSV Eindhoven up with another idea. Given that European trophy they have not took part in 1989, when they Ajax had won the Champion yet won. The Spaniards lost to lost to KV Mechelen. On all Clubs’ Cup in 1972, and Rangers the Cup Winners’ Cup, the paper Chelsea FC in 1998 (1-0) and these previous occasions, the suggested a new competition, were also beaten by format of the competition was the Super Cup, opposing, over Galatasaray FC in 2000 (2-1). slightly different than today, as home and away legs, the winners It will be Feyenoord’s the cup was played for on a of these two UEFA competitions. first appearance in the UEFA Super home-and-away basis. And that is how the Super Cup came about. The following year Cup. They are not, however, the first Only since 1998 has the UEFA it was recognised by UEFA as an Dutch team to take part in the competi- Super Cup officially been played as a official competition. tion. AFC Ajax have contested three single match, although there were three occasions under the old format when, for various reasons, the winners were determined in just one tie: in 1984, when Liverpool FC could only find one date to meet Juventus FC in Turin; in 1986, when Steaua Bucuresti and Dynamo Kiev met in the Louis II stadium for the first UEFA Super Cup to be played at a neutral venue; and in 1991, when the political situation obliged Manchester United and FK Crvena Zvezda (Red ) to meet once at Old Trafford. The 2002 UEFA Super Cup will be the third such tie to involve the win- ners of the UEFA Cup. S.S. Lazio, win- ners in 1999, were the last representa- tives of the European Cup Winners’ Cup to play in a UEFA Super Cup final. Liverpool FC won last year’s Last year’s UEFA Super Cup UEFA Super Cup. saw Liverpool FC beat FC Bayern

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10 uefadirect 8.02 Club Brugge The Monaco event is also (in blue/black) an opportunity to recognise eliminated the stars of the previous Dynamo season. Last year, Prince Albert Bucharest in presented Stefan Effenberg the second (Bayern ) with the qualifying Most Valuable Player award. round. PHOTO NEWS PHOTO european first clubgeneral forum assembly

THE UEFA SUPER CUP MAY BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE GATHERING IN MONACO, BUT IT IS UEFA/KJAERBYE CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY EVENT ON THE PROGRAMME, WHICH ALSO INVOLVES TWO

DRAWS AND A NUMBER OF MEETINGS, INCLUDING THE FIRST MEETING OF THE tion to be represented in the forum. EUROPEAN CLUB FORUM. However this season, on account of its special situation, Azerbaijan, Since April, when the Execu- ranked fourth to sixth each have four whose domestic championship was tive Committee gave the go-ahead for club representatives (12), those in posi- not completed and which will not be this body to be created at its meeting tions 7 to 15 are each entitled to ap- taking part in the UEFA club competi- in , an important step has point three clubs (27), while those in tions this season, is not represented already been taken, with the appoint- positions 16 to 26 can each nominate in the forum for the time being. Italy, ment of an 11-man board, which, in two clubs clubs (22), leaving the rest – in contrast, has a sixth representa- early July, elected a chairman (Karl- those ranked from 27 to 52 – with one tive, Milan AC, who owe their place to Heinz Rummenigge, FC Bayern representative each (26). The system their sporting results (five wins in the Munich), a first vice-chairman (Peter therefore allows every national associa- champion clubs’ competition). Kenyon, Manchester United FC) and two other vice-chairmen (Damir Vrbanovic, NK Dinamo and Marino Faccioli, Olympique Lyonnais), all four of whom will sit on the Club draws on the Competitions Committee. The chair- man and first vice-chairman will also be members of the bureau of the agendaUEFA Champions in Monaco League committee. In Monaco, the 102 clubs that make up the European Club Forum kick-off will hold their inaugural meeting on 30 August. In principle, it is the duty THE DRAW FOR THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIRST GROUP STAGE of this assembly to elect the members WILL BE MADE IN MONACO ON 29 AUGUST. of the board, but the sequence of events had to be reorganised in this Thirty-two teams will participate Valencia CF, RC Deportivo La Coruña, founding year, precisely so that the in this draw and will be split into eight Juventus FC, AS Roma, Arsenal FC, plenary assembly could meet this groups of four. Teams from the same Liverpool FC, BV , month. national association will not be , The 102 clubs involved have been chosen on the basis of their drawn into the same group. Olympique Lyonnais, RC Lens, UEFA coefficients, calculated according The winners and runners-up in AFC Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, to results in the UEFA club competi- each group will qualify for the Galatasaray SK, Olympiakos tions. The first three associations in second group stage of the Piraeus FC and FC Spartak the ranking are each entitled to five competition, while the eight . club representatives in the forum, third-placed teams will conti- They will be joined by accounting for 15 of the member nue their European campaign in the the 16 teams which have made it clubs. Those representatives also have third round of the UEFA Cup. through the qualifying rounds. to be appointed on the basis of their Sixteen clubs qualify directly for The group matches will be UEFA coefficient. The associations the first group stage: Real Madrid CF, played on 17/18.09.2002 – 12 a aio0000000.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.165 0.832 0.000 1.000 1.165 0.333 0.666 0.000 0.500 0.166 1.165 0.333 0.000 0.000 1.332 0.500 0.666 0.500 0.166 0.166 0.000 1.665 0.000 0.000 1.331 0.333 0.000 1.832 0.000 0.333 2.498 0.000 0.500 0.666 0.000 0.333 0.166 1.000 0.000 Marino 1.166 San 0.000 0.666 0.333 0.000 0.333 0.333 0.166 Andorra 0.333 Luxembourg 0.000 0.000 0.166 0.166 0.500 3.831 2.997 Liechtenstein 4.083 0.666 3.331 0.333 0.333 0.333 Azerbaijan 4.832 0.166 0.333 0.666 0.750 FaroeIslands 0.000 0.166 0.666 0.166 5.165 0.833 0.000 Albania 0.833 0.666 6.999 1.000 7.165 0.333 1.666 Ireland Northern 1.166 0.833 1.333 0.666 1.333 Armenia 0.000 8.041 0.666 0.333 1.166 1.000 Herzegovina & Bosnia 9.332 0.666 0.333 0.500 0.500 1.375 0.833 Estonia 0.500 2.000 0.666 1.333 11.832 0.666 Wales 0.666 1.500 1.833 1.500 2.500 13.749 0.166 1.500 Malta 0.500 1.500 1.000 1.000 13.916 1.000 Macedonia FYR 1.500 1.500 1.833 15.165 0.333 2.166 Ireland of Rep. 2.625 2.666 3.000 1.666 15.665 2.666 Lithuania 4.833 3.000 2.500 0.833 Belarus 3.500 1.166 3.125 17.241 16.331 3.000 2.333 Iceland 2.333 4.833 3.666 3.166 3.833 Moldova 17.375 2.333 17.500 3.833 3.166 Georgia 2.500 2.500 21.041 4.500 4.125 4.800 4.500 4.125 21.332 2.833 Latvia 3.125 4.375 3.333 Finland 3.750 8.333 3.166 4.333 3.625 21.475 0.666 Cyprus 4.375 2.666 1.750 1.833 4.166 2.375 3.250 3.250 Slovenia 23.250 Hungary 2.250 22.625 4.125 3.000 1.900 1.333 4.625 4.000 3.375 25.525 Romania 6.125 4.875 25.958 3.250 Bulgaria 5.000 5.875 5.200 2.500 7.750 4.375 3.625 26.125Slovakia 5.166 3.166 7.000 3.800 3.875 Yugoslavia 27.291 6.625 4.125 4.000 Sweden 3.250 4.600 2.333 4.375 5.625 28.249 Denmark 5.750 5.375 26.625 28.725 5.500 Poland 3.833 9.375 3.875 5.125 5.500 5.625 7.333 2.250 Croatia 3.900 6.125 36.116 4.250 Israel 5.625 7.750 6.000 5.625 34.165 42.352 11.250 Norway 7.000 5.833 3.125 10.166 7.125 7.750 8.000 Switzerland 6.750 Austria 9.875 3.500 6.083 2.250 3.200 9.500 5.416 52.990 Belgium 55.459 58.668 3.416 6.250 Ukraine 13.500 4.875 11.571 4.400 10.285 12.571 6.200 68.467 Scotland 11.062 4.833 14.166 8.642 9.812 14.857 Republic Czech 6.500 11.071 14.500 16.611 6.833 Russia 6.800 12.000 6.357 7.437 Portugal 18.571 12.000 Turkey 11.000 10.000 7.785 12.285 Netherlands 8.428 Greece France Total Germany England 2001-02 2000-01 Italy 1999-00 1998-99 Spain 1997-98 Associations uefadirect 8.02 uefadirect

FLASH PRESS .0 .0 .3 1.333 0.333 0.500 0.500 qualifying competition. qualifying League UEFAChampions 2003/04 the in place more one to it entitles which place, third to fifth from movedup has England Munich), Bayernencounterswith many their of one in UnitedManchester (here, clubs achievedits by results good the to Thanks 11 October. round willtake placeinNyon on 19 September and3 October. The matchesdrawnwillbe played on nated inthethird qualifying round. Champions Leagueandwere elimi- the firstgroup stageoftheUEFA and the16 teams whofailed to reach winners oftheUEFA Intertoto Cup 96 clubsinvolved, includingthethree made inMonacoon30August, with of the2002UEFA Cupwillalsobe season rankings are validfor the ing theprevious five seasons.These points total obtainedby theclubdur- year coefficientisaddedto the cients: halfoftheassociation’sfive- of thecalculationfor theclubcoeffi- 2003/04 season pions LeagueandUEFA Cupfor the number ofclubsintheUEFA Cham- duced thetableonleft. the endof2001/02 seasonpro- titions. Therankingsestablishedat used to allocate placesinthecompe- to produce thefive-year rankings those for theprevious four seasons This coefficientisthenaddedto divided by thenumberofclubs. ciation, thetotal numberofpointsis of qualifying matches.For eachasso- point. Points are halved inthecase worth two pointsandadrawone pions LeagueandUEFA Cup:awinis associationintheUEFAevery Cham- results obtainedby alltheclubsof compiled by UEFA onthebasisof depends ontheirfive-year rankings they startoutinthecompetitions association andthepointatwhich Geneva on15 November. group stagewilltake placeonin 12/13.11.2002. 22/23.10.2002 –29/30.10.2002 and 24/25.09.2002 –01/02.10.2002 – . The drawfor thesecond This tabledetermines the The numberofclubsper The drawfor thesecond The drawfor thefirstround . Italsoforms part

BONGARTS 2002/03 League football. League UEFAtoChampions strangers no are Madrid) Realagainst here pictured green, Panathinaikos(in sixth. to place ninth from up movingtoo, well done has Greece also served asChairmanofthe Discipli- Last butnotleast,MichelWuilleret has attention to theyouth football sector. He hasalsodevoted muchtimeand Vice-President and,in2000,President. starting outasregistrar, thenbecoming Football Association’sSportsTribunal: reach thehighestofficesinSwiss latter, hehasrisenthrough theranksto gard, andformer president ofthe player withFCVillarsandBeaure- football inparticular. Aformer youth an active partinsportgeneraland activities, MichelWuilleret hasplayed Federal Supreme Court. is alsoapart-timejudgeattheSwiss the Canton ofFribourg. MichelWuilleret a judgeattheAdministrative Courtof bourg in1987. Since1992, hehasbeen pointed examining magistrate inFri- Public HealthDepartment,hewasap- ing beenheadofsectionwithinthe Geneva, hequalified asalawyer. Hav- graduating inlawfrom theUniversity of as well asEnglishandGerman.After he speaksFrench andFinnish fluently, nationality. Marriedwiththree children, Switzerland. HeholdsSwissandFinnish the ageofseven, whenhemoved to in Finland in1952. Helived there until Swiss father, MichelWuilleret wasborn COMPATRIOT14OFFICE. AFTER IN RETIRING YEARS STRAESSLE, LÉON HIS REPLACE WILL WHO SWITZERLAND, BODY,OF WUILLERET MICHEL APPOINTED IT APPEALS THE OF FOUR-YEARCHAIRMAN A DISCIPLINARYAS FOR THE TERM. BODIES OF JULY,IN ATMEMBERS MEETING THE ITS ELECTED UEFACOMMITTEE THE EXECUTIVE In additionto hisprofessional Son ofaFinnish motheranda

UEFA to 2002. to 1988from Body Appeals the chaired Straessle Léon Appeals Body Appeals a new chairman new a lence andsimulation. Inhisview, be themostpressing are doping, vio- man oftheAppealsBodyconsiders to collegiality. would dosoinaspiritofopennessand unless they prove and really necessary intend to make procedural changes of startingarevolution. Hedoesnot He alsoaffirmsthathehasnointention in theway judgmentsare drafted. changes where appropriate, particularly examination ofthesubjectandto make tion to embarkonawide-ranging Wuilleret makes nosecret ofhisinten- he hasnotyet taken up,Michel ture to address thedetailsofanoffice different legal practices. different ways ofthinkingbutalsowith him to cometo gripsnotonlywith international contactsthatwillenable to theprospectlooking forward of complexity”, ashehimselfputit.Heis “cases ofextremely interesting juridical allow himto familiarise himselfwith accepted thisnew challenge,whichwill his homecountry, hasenthusiastically jurist are unanimouslyrecognised in Appeals Board, whosequalities asa League (LSHG). Committee oftheSwissIceHockeynary The problems thenew Chair- Though itisdoubtlessprema- The new Chairmanofthe UEFA

UEFA-AWMC Wuilleret. Michel “the more effective thanfinancialsanctions. issue, hetakes theview thatbansare to simulationand deception.Onthis intends to beintransigentwhenitcomes ple oftheplayers. For thatreason, he respect, hehasgreat faith intheexam- goad into theworst excesses.In this ideologies andasectarianspiritcan among spectators whomnationalistic concerned abouttherenewed upsurge much better enforced today, butheis Wuilleret observes thattherulesare letes’ lives. Asfor violence,Michel only cheatingbutalsoendangersath- scourge withfirmness,asdopingisnot He naturallyintends to fightthis national footballers have to digest”. the numberofmatchesthatinter- on new dimensionsinfootball, given doping phenomenoncouldsoontake André Winckler

UEFA-AWMC The Ullevaal SOME FIGURES ABOUT THE NORWAY CUP: stadium. 25,000 players 1,350 teams 58 football pitches 36 nations 3,200 matches 260 referees 560 national and international media representatives 1,500 volunteers EMPICS

Norway25,000 Cup children 2002 in northern Europe

ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTS FOR CHILDREN

Spain has AND YOUNG PLAYERS, THE NORWAY CUP, KICKED OFF ON THE FINAL DAY OF every reason to be satisfied with its achieve- THE 2002 EUROPEAN UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIP. ments in the youth sector. Among the 16,400 specta- This summer, as the event tors attending the Under-19 final marked its 30th anniversary, more between Spain and Germany, which than 25,000 youngsters, split into no was closely connected to the open- fewer than 1,350 teams from several ing ceremony of the 30th edition countries, gathered for one week on of the Norway Cup, were a lot of the green fields around Oslo's Ekeberg

DIGITALSPORT children from the five different district, a wide plateau high above the continents cheering and supporting Oslo Fjord. their elders. But the Norway Cup is not just The Maurice The Norway Cup, which was about football. It is also about creating Burlaz Trophy founded in 1972 by Bækkelagets new friendships. For seven days, the Sportsklub and the newspaper children had the chance to socialise for Spain Dagbladet, is open to all clubs affili- and discover a variety of nationalities For 2001/02, the Maurice Burlaz ated via their national associations and cultural backgrounds. Trophy, which is awarded to the to FIFA. The tournament is organised One of the highlights of the national association that achieved the best results in UEFA men’s youth in such a way that all participating tournament was the annual festival competitions over two seasons, was youngsters are sure of playing a at Ullevaal, where the Norwegian team won by Spain, past winners in 1994, minimum of five games. Boys and usually plays against a well-known 1996 and 1998. girls aged between 10 and 19 are European side. This year, Manchester 1. Spain 27 points split into various categories, which United staged an exhibition match 2. England16.5 comprise 11 as well as 7-a-side against the local club Vaalerenga. 3. France 14 teams. Young referees are also invited Manchester United’s star Ole Gunnar 4. Germany 13 to take part as experienced referee Solskjaer, who originates from Norway, 5. Czech Rep. 13 6. Poland12.5 observers guide and evaluate them. was among the leading attractions. 7. Switzerland10 8. Slovakia 9.5 9. Belgium 9 10. Yugoslavia 8 11. Netherlands 7 12. Croatia 6 Denmark 6 Rep. of Ireland6

The winners of the European Last year’s Norway Cup. Under-16/17 and Under-18/19 Championship were rewarded with eight points, the runners-up received 7, the third-placed team 6, the fourth-placed 5, and so on. NFF

14 uefadirect 8.02 Despite a draw and two defeats, the Belgian youngsters showed an exemplary attitude on and off the pitch during the tournament and can be proud of having won the Fair Play ranking. 1. Belgium 8.583 5. Germany 7.928 2. England8.416 6. Slovakia 7.776 3. Rep. of Ireland 8.250 7. Spain 7.500 4. Norway 8.083 8. Czech Rep. 6.857 DIGITALSPORT

Third place went to Slovakia, Under 19 who beat the Irish side 2-1 in the third place play-off match, also held in Ullevaal a few hours before the European final. In the final between Germany and Spain, it was Fernando Torres, top scorer of the tournament with ChampionshipSpain overcome four goals, who scored the only goal of the match ten minutes after Germany in the final the break. At the end of the match, Spanish coach Saez was very FORTY-NINE GOALS SCORED IN 14 MATCHES TO DETERMINE THE EUROPEAN pleased with the performance of his UNDER-19 CHAMPIONS FROM THE EIGHT BEST CONTINENTAL TEAMS THAT GATHERED players and could not hide his satis- faction. “My team played very, very IN NORWAY FROM 21 TO 28 JULY. well today. Honestly they have The two groups in the final Peter Polak could not prevent Spain done everything I asked them to stage of the European Under-19 Cham- from winning 3-1, and had to content do at this tournament.” pionship in Norway were well balanced themselves with a third place play-off and offered some thrilling fixtures, match and a qualification for the 2003 as the two finalists were only World Championships. On the decided on the last day of the same evening, the third team group phase. Each match in Group A to qualify for the reflected a high importance World Championships was the for the participants, as the Czech Republic, who beat the three best-placed teams in Norwegians 1-0. both groups earned a spot in In the opening game next year’s FIFA World Youth Champi- of Group B, Germany made an aston- onship in the United Arab Emirates. ishing comeback against England, In Group A, the honour of host- scoring in the 90th minute and in ing the opening games of the last UEFA injury time to draw 3-3 and rescue a tournament of the summer was shared very precious point. Against Belgium, between Kongsvinger, where hosts on the following match day, England Norway took a sever defeat against once again could not keep the lead Slovakia (5-1), and Moss, as Spain and and conceded a 1-1 draw, thus reduc- the Czech Republic drew 1-1. After a ing their chance of qualifying for the slow start, Spain needed to win its final tie. However, on the last match second game, which they did 3-0 day, three teams could theoretically against Norway, to still have chance of still have qualified for the final: going through to the final. The pressure Germany, on 4 points, the Republic of on the Spanish players was even bigger Ireland, on 3 points and England, on the last day of the group phase, on 2 points. It was the Germans who when they took on the Slovakians, secured the second finalist spot with DIGITALSPORT who could afford a draw to qualify for a win against Belgium, whereas a the final. But, despite a very attacking thrilling Anglo-Saxon derby saw the side (ten goals scored in the first two Irish winning 3-2 to qualify for the Captain Ander Murillo raises the trophy in front of Executive Committee members games), the players of Slovakian coach third place play-off match. Henri Roemer and Per Ravn Omdal. The draw for the last The Progress IV two rounds of the UEFA course in Intertoto Cup was made Volgograd. in Nyon. Yvonne Schnyder, General Secretary of the European Football Pool, and Jean Fournet-Fayard led the operation. UEFA

UEFAdraws activities and meetings

The eight groups New start in Futsal of the 2nd UEFA Women’s Cup

UEFA-AMIGUET The draw for the Group 1 Umeå IK (SWE) second UEFA Futsal Cup AC Sparta Praha (CZE) was made on 15 July in KÍ Klaksvík (FAR) Nyon. TKSK Visa Tallinn (EST) nd The draw was conducted 2 UEFA Group 2 Toulouse FC (FRA) by the Chairman of the Women’s Cup Lazio Calcio Femminile (ITA) UEFA Futsal Committee, The draw for the 2nd UEFA 1. FC Femina (HUN) Petr Fousek, Women’s Cup was held in Nyon on Maccabi Haifa (ISR) and involved 15 July 2002. Thirty-five Group 3 30 clubs. Eight clubs were involved in this 1. FFC Frankfurt (GER) ZFK Masinac-Classic Nis (YUG) groups of three draw, which was carried ZNK (CRO) or four teams out by Karen Espelund, Shamrock Rovers LFC (IRL) were drawn in the Chairwoman of the UEFA Group 4 first qualifying Women’s Football HJK (FIN) round. Committee. FC Sursee (SUI) The group stage KS AZS Wroclaw (POL) The first qualifying round will be will take the form of eight mini-tournaments Bangor City GFC (WAL) played between 4 and 10 October between 25 and 29 September. The eight Group 5 2002. The eight group-winners will Trondheims-Ørn SK (NOR) qualify for the second group stage of group-winners will qualify directly for the Saestum (HOL) quarter-finals which, along with the semi- FC PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) two groups of four teams. The two finals and final, will be played over two legs, FC Regal (ROM) group-winners from this second home and away. As there were more than Group 6 qualifying round will then play a 32 entrants, Lefkothea from Cyprus, Lisburn Fortuna Hjørring (DEN) two-legged final, home and away, Distillery Predators WFC of Northern Ireland, FC Bobruichanka (BLS) the first leg to be played between Slovenia’s ZNK Skale Mila and Gomrukc,u FC Codru Chisinau (MOL) Breidablik (ISL) 14 and 20 April 2003 and the second Baku from Azerbaijan must first participate between 28 April and 4 May. in a qualifying round for a place in a mini- Group 7 Arsenal LFC (ENG) Playas de Castellón were the tournament to be hosted by Arsenal. Levante UD (ESP) winners of the first UEFA Futsal 1. FFC Frankfurt were the winners KSC Eendracht Aalst (BEL) of the first UEFA Women’s Cup, beating Winners of pre-qualifying group Cup. The Spanish side won Swedish team Umeå IK in this year’s final. Group 8 the inaugural five-a-side The German side went on to add the CSK VVS Samara (RUS) tournament in March this title and the domestic cup to FCL Kilmarnock (SCO) year, beating Action 21 SU 1. Dezembro (POR) their European crown, to secure an unp- IAC-FC Tiroler Loden (AUT) Charleroi 5-1 in the final recedented treble last season. in Lisbon.

There are calls for the meeting of stadium managers to be repeated.

16 uefadirect 8.02 The draws for the UEFA Futsal Cup (left) and UEFA Women's Cup. UEFA-AMIGUET UEFA-AMIGUET

Progress IV Course Cycle The eight groups The Progress courses are a firm feature of the support of the 2nd UEFA Futsal Cup provided to EEAB member associations every year. Group 1 Action 21 Charleroi (BEL) Each country has the opportunity Another specialised course FK Inkaras (LIT) SK Program Dubnica to organise a course on each of the follow- took place in Bosnia at the end of nad Váhom (SVK) ing four themes: refereeing, coaching, July. A few weeks ago, the Football KS Flamurtari (ALB) administration and medicine. That means Association of Republika Srpska was Group 2 a theoretical total of 64 courses. admitted to FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) During the first seven months, of . In order FT Kemi Tornio (FIN) a total of 28 courses took place. The ins- to help the representatives of this AGBU Ararat (CYP) tructors came from 15 different countries. new unit to catch up quickly, a Zarea Balti (MOL) The resulting multicultural exchanges of coaches’ course for grassroots foot- Group 3 different points of view ensure that every ball was set up. The remaining AR Freixieiro (POR) participant returns to work after the courses of the association of Bosnia Norilski Nickel (RUS) course with a store of fresh ideas. and Herzegovina, in which represen- FC Iberia 2000 (GEO) PFK Olimp (LAT) The feedback after the various courses tatives of Republika Srpska will now from both instructors and participants be able to take part, are scheduled Group 4 was very positive. for the autumn. Prato C/5 (ITA) Svea Lesna Litija (SLO) Out of the 28 courses, a goal- An exceptional course is MFC Hayk Yerevan (ARM) keeper coaching course held in Riga at the scheduled to take place in Russia in KMF Skopje (MKD) end of May deserves a special mention. early October. One of the six coaches’ Group 5 On the initiative of the Latvian association courses is to be organised in Vladi- Antena 3 Boomerang (ESP) and with the aid of the UEFA Football vostok, nine hours by air and seven Clearex Chorzów (POL) Development Division, it was possible to time zones away from Moscow, Zrinjski Karaka (BHZ) find a specialist in the person of Hans a striking illustration of the vastness Alibi (KZK) Leitert of the Austrian football association. of UEFA’s sphere of influence! Group 6 Playas de Castellón (ESP) CSÖ Montage Budapest FC (HUN) Dorozhnik Minsk (BLS) Joint UEFA-ESMA Seminar FC Santa Coloma (AND) The first-ever joint seminar between UEFA and the European Stadium Group 7 Management Association (ESMA) took place on 18 and 19 July in Nyon. MNK Split (CRO) FCK De Hommel (HOL) In his introductory speech UEFA expectations from stadium management. CC Jistebnik (CZE) CEO Gerhard Aigner called for those There was also time for a presentation Group 8 directly involved in day-to-day stadium on the UEFA manual for artificial turf and MFC Turan Air (AZE) management to remember the average a visit to the exhibition samples at the KMF Nis (YUG) football fan as our “number one customer”, Colovray stadium in Nyon. Athina ‘90 SFA (GRE) as well as the various sponsors and other Throughout the two days, partners involved in today’s modern various workshops were arranged in sporting stadiums. between the presentations, to further The teams in bold type will host their Ernie Walker, Chairman of the discuss the different experiences and rivals in the first phase Stadium and Security Committee, then case histories, thereby generating real of this year's competition. gave a fascinating and incisive presenta- and active feedback on the various tion entitled “Security at the Stadium” talking points. where key issues discussed included the One of the key conclusions to setting of recommendations for a stan- emanate from the seminar included the dard level of stewarding across Europe, possibility of creating a sort of “Stadium discussion on the possibility of UEFA Managers Expert Panel” that would create endorsing a stewards training policy, a much stronger relationship between the importance of a good relationship those who set the rules and those who with local authorities and the move have to implement them. towards further fan integration, during Another suggestion was that matches as well as beforehand. it might also be possible to use stadium Other presentations included the managers, who are members of ESMA, difficulties involved in “Renovating a as key “on-the-ground” specialists to aid stadium”, delivered by Pierre-Octave with the implementation of the infra- Arrighi, Deputy CO of Parc des Princes, structure section of UEFA’s new club “Stress and the Decision Making Process” licensing manual. by François Clavadetscher, as well as A total of 41 participants attended discussions on media facilities required the seminar, including representatives

UEFA-AMIGUET at modern stadiums and the commercial from many of Europe’s top club sides. GERMANY: BOSNIA & A satisfying HERZEGOVINA second place NK Zagreb won for Germany the tournament and their coach organised in Rudi Völler. memory of Jasmin Hajduk. RICHIARDI KRVAVAC FUAD

Zenica. These teams, who once played in one league now play in the leagues of three from member associations differerent countries: Bosnia & news Herzegovina, Croatia and Yugoslavia. The organisation of the tournament was excellent, and the coaches of the guest teams, Ivan Katalic (NK Zagreb), Tomislav AUSTRIA youth born in and after 1995. Friedrich Manojlovic (FK Radnicki) and Slobodan Since 7 April, Friedrich Stickler stated, “Hans Krankl is a keen Karalic (FK Borac), joined Dino Durbuzovic Stickler has been in office supporter of the ‘young Austrian way’. (NK Celik) in emphasising their satisfaction as President of the Austrian Football We have to provide him with the necessary and pleasure at taking part in this event. Federation (ÖFB). His highest priority is to framework to carry out his work.” The players of all four teams increase support for youth training. Wolfgang Eichler showed attractive football and the spectators A project entitled “Challenge 2008” has rewarded them well. The winners of the been launched with a view to the joint bid BOSNIA & tournament were the champions of Croatia, of the Austrian and Swiss associations to HERZEGOVINA NK Zagreb, who beat hosts NK Celik by 2-1. host the European Championship in 2008. For the start of the Bosnia & In the match for third place, FK Radnicki Potential internationals (born in or since Herzegovina , beat FK Borac 1-0. 1980) receive training, in co-operation with in which clubs from all parts Jusuf Pusina, president of NS BiH, home clubs and talent development centres, of country will finally participate, training was present at the tournament. He said to become elite players. The training draws sessions were conducted during the sum- that it was an association of old friends. on sports science, sports medicine, psy- mer break. As part of the preparations He added that football is uniting the people chology and the optimisation of the overall many tournaments were organised, the of Bosnia & Herzegovina and making new training environment. Vice Chancellor most important being the first international friendships between adjacent countries. Dr Susanne Riess-Passer, ÖFB president memorial tournament, held in memory of This is also a contribution to the joint bid Stickler and national football league presi- the late Jasmin Hajduk, player and coach by two associations, the two countries of dent Frank Stronach have taken on patron- of NK Celik from Zenica. Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia, to host age of the project. The campaign is set to For the first time since the end EURO 2008. begin in the autumn. Among the ÖFB inter- of the war in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Fuad Krvavac nationals currently training under head Croatia, teams which used to play in the coach Hans Krankl who have been integrat- First division of the former Yugoslavia took CROATIA ed into the project are Roman Wallner (SK part in this tournament: NK Zagreb (current The contract of the head Rapid), (Bayer 04 Lever- champions of Croatia), FK Radnicki from coach of the first Croatian kusen), Roland and Paul Scharner Nis (now back in the yougoslav first divi- national team, Mirko Jozic, (both from FK Austria Memphis) and Martin sion) and FK Borac from Banjaluka (new expired on 31 July. As a Stranzl (TSV 1860 München). Another project member of Premier league of Bosnia & result, the Croatian Football is also in the planning stages for talented Herzegovina) and host team NK Celik from Federation (CFF) had to find a new head coach before the next qualifying phase (for EURO 2004). The Expert Committee of the CFF interviewed several candidates (Otto Baric, Ivan Katalinic, Zlatko Kranjcar and Marijan Vlak). It proposed two candi- dates to the CFF Executive Committee, Otto Baric and Ivan Katalinic. The members of the Executive Committee voted for Otto Baric by four votes to two. The senior Croatian national team is now in hands of one of the best and most successful Croatian coaches. “I know I am faced with a big job, but I am prepared, and I am convinced that Croatia will get through to the EURO 2004 final round in Portugal”, Otto Baric stated. Croatia will compete with Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia and Andorra in Group 8 in the EURO 2004 qualifying competition. This outstanding coach was born on 19 June 1933. He played for three Croatian clubs: Dinamo (Zagreb), Metalac and Lokomotiva, then embarked on his coaching career in 1964, first with Lokomotiva (juniors and youth) and sub- sequently with Rüsselsheim (in the German second division), Wiesbaden, AUSTRIA Roman Wallner Wacker (Innsbruck), LASK, NK Zagreb, (No. 7) is helping NK Dinamo (Vinkovci), Sturm (), develop young ÖFB Rapid (), VfB Stuttgart, SV Casino talents.

18 uefadirect 8.02 CROATIA HUNGARY Otto Baric The grandstand is the of the Puskas Ferenc new coach stadium. of the national team. BONGARTS MLSZ

Salzburg, NK Dinamo (Zagreb) and GERMANY When MLSZ president Imre Fenerbahce. He was assistant to Miroslav At the beginning of August, Bozóky signed an agreement concerning Blazevic, head coach of the Croatian the expanded talent the stadium reconstruction programme national team for EURO 96 in England, programme of the German FA two years ago with the Prime Minister and for two years (1999-2001) he was (DFB) kicked off. In the coming of Hungary and the president of the head coach of the first Austrian national weeks, activities will get under way at professional league, the condition of the team. 390 bases distributed throughout the stadiums was critical. Work got under In his career to date, he has won country. Some 22,000 girls and boys aged way last year, and the Újpest and Hévíz 12 different championships, finishing in between 11 and 17 will benefit from this stadiums have already been completed, the runners-up spot 12 times, won six project every year, with the 11 and as has the new press and VIP area of the cups, and coached teams in 84 European 12-year-olds making up about half of the Puskás Ferenc stadium (former competition matches (UEFA Champions talents. The talent programme also envis- Népstadion). League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' ages that, in addition to club training, the All the stadium construction Cup). He was in the final of the UEFA gifted youngsters will be invited once a work is being organised by a national Cup Winners' Cup with Rapid and of the week for football practice at the bases. company, the Stadium Investment UEFA Cup with . Some 1,200 coaches have been recruited Corporation. At present, 14 stadiums are Otto Baric completed his as scouts and coaches. Every year, the DFB under reconstruction. One is the stadium advanced coach education in Cologne in invests about EUR 10 million in the talent of Hungarian champion club 1970 and in Zagreb in 1975. He qualified programme. DFB president Gerhard Mayer- Zalaegerszeg. Thanks to the govern- for an A licence with the Austrian FA in Vorfelder has described the implementa- ment’s acceptance of the MLSZ’s request, 1972 and holds a European licence. tion of this youth training concept as the stadium is benefiting from over two Mr Baric is fluent in German and speaks “a management priority”. “By means of this million euros to build a new closed arena good English and Italian. project, we want to ensure that every with a capacity of 15,000 by the end of Ado Kozul talent all over Germany has the same this summer. This means that opportunity to be scouted and developed”, Zalaegerszeg could host their UEFA ENGLAND he said. Germany’s second place in the Champions League qualifying matches in In October this year, The recent World Cup in Japan and Korea is an a stadium that complies with UEFA stan- Football Association will intro- incentive to “build on that success and dards. duce an International Football carry it into the future”. Work is also in progress at Administration Workshop for Niels Barnhofer Székesfehérvár (Videoton stadium) and the first time, focusing on a Györ (ETO stadium), which are part of wide range of elements which contribute HUNGARY the UEFA EURO 2008 project. In these to the successful management of a Last year, the Hungarian arenas, only partial reconstruction work national football association and the Football Federation (MLSZ) is taking place. Should Hungary actually strategic development of the game. moved into the second cen- host the European Championships in Taking place at Burleigh Court, tury of its existence and 2008, new stadiums will be constructed Loughborough, England, 21-25 October, started making serious efforts to make this to meet the needs of the supporters and the course is open to anyone involved period worthy of Hungarian football tradi- players. in football administration overseas with tions. For this reason, MLSZ – with the The Stadium Investment responsibility for football administration support of the government – has launched Corporation is ready to construct the and planning. Delegates should have development programmes to make profes- eight stadiums needed for the European a good command of the English language sional football more attractive and also to Championships. These arenas will as the course will be conducted in guarantee the future. UEFA-approved coach comply absolutely with UEFA’s require- English only. education has been introduced and wide- ments, but before UEFA takes its deci- The programme will cover the ranging reforms made to youth education. sion regarding the hosting of EURO most important functions and activities in As a result, children’s sports grounds and 2008 in December, 17 stadiums of first football administration including: playing fields are being modernised, and and second division clubs will have been Strategic Planning, Human Resources, the stadiums used by the professionals finished. Finance, Information Technology, Referee rebuilt as well. Márton Dinnyés, György Szöllösi Matters, Development: Facilities & Football programmes, Marketing & HUNGARY Sponsorship, Communications & Public The Ujpest stadium. Relations, Discipline & Fair Play, Competitions & Sanctions. The five-day programme will also include: – a visit to a county (regional) football association; – a visit to a football club academy; – attendance of a league football match. The deadline for registrations is 13 September 2002. For further informa- tion and a registration form, please con- tact Morag Taylor, tel: +44 20 7745 4700, fax: +44 20 7745 5700, e-mail: [email protected] Jane Bateman MLSZ MALTA MFA president Josepf Mifsud rewards Maltese Player of the Year Adrian Mifsud. DOMENIC AQUILINA

ICELAND Although Iceland has played its On 15 August, both teams played first- There is a good feeling neighbours the Faroe Islands 18 times leg matches at home against Crvena among Icelandic football (nine times in each country), they have Zvezda (Yugoslavia) and Matador fans in connection with the never met at Laugardalsvöllur in (Slovakia). FC played their last upcoming EURO 2004 Reykjavík, so the EURO 2004 qualifier on Super League home match at the qualifying campaign, and results in the 7 June 2003 will be the first match Burevestnik stadium, as Munaishy is last few years have provided grounds for between the two teams to take place at under reconstruction. The Kairat FC optimism. Iceland’s group, which Iceland's national stadium. supporters are awaiting the arrival of includes Germany, Scotland, Lithuania Ómar Smárason Crvena Zvezda FC with great excite- and the Faroe Islands, looks very inter- ment. Zlatko Krmpotich, Kairat FC’s esting, and is certain to produce some ITALY current coach, played for Crvena exciting matches. Iceland will start with Cristina Cini is the most promi- Zvezda some time ago. two matches at home in October, nent addition to the upcoming The month of July marked the against Scotland and Lithuania. There is Italian football championship. teams’ European competition big demand for tickets for the Scotland She is 33 years old, married, debut. On 7 July, the Kazakhstan national match, both from Icelandic fans and and hails originally from the city team drew its first UEFA match against members of the Scottish Tartan Army, of Florence. Her hobby is painting. Estonia 1-1. That was the second-leg but unfortunately supply will most likely But her main claim to fame is that she match between the Kazakhstan and not be equal to demand on this occa- will be the first female assistant referee Estonian teams. The first one (0-0) was sion as the Laugardalsvöllur stadium in the highest Italian division. She is the played in Tallinn on 14 November 2001. has a seating capacity of only 7,000. very first of 1,221 women referees to The first goal-scorer was Igor Litvinenko have successfully made the leap to Serie who had previously scored the A and B. Italy has four women interna- Kazakhstan team’s last goal within tional referees and four women interna- the AFC in a match against Iraq on tional assistant referees, but until now, 25 April 2001. they officiated exclusively for women’s On 18 July, Zhenis (Astana) competitions. made its debut in the UEFA Champions Cristina Cini’s sporting roots are League against Moldovan club Sheriff as a sprinter in track and field. Before in Tiraspol. Yevgeny Lovchev, settling down to focus on her role as the Zhenis FC captain, scored the first assistant referee, she officiated in matches goal in the eighth minute, thus open- in the 2nd division and below. In the ing the score for Kazakhstan football coming season, she should be able to in the European club competitions. make her debut in a match. However, the Kazakhstan team did not Four referees have been pro- manage to hang on to victory, missing moted from Serie C to and B: two goals in the second half (2-1). Mauro Bergonzi of Genoa, Christian The second-leg match was played in Brighi of Cesena, Andrea De Marco of Astana, Kazakhstan. The stadium was ITALY Chiavari and Oscar Girardi of Basle. packed with 13,000 supporters. For an Cristina Cini. At the same time, Borriello, Braschi and hour, Zhenis stayed ahead 3-0 and all Cesari are leaving the highest national the supporters were anticipating a division for reasons of age, and Pierpaolo great victory but, within one minute, Rossi di Ciampino is retiring early. the Sheriff strikers scored two goals. The four newcomers will replace The result was 3-2 to Zhenis, but, the four retiring referees, and therefore unfortunately, the club did not qualify the total number of Serie A and B for the next round. referees will remain at 35. In Serie C On 18 July, the Football Union (head referee Maurizio Mattei), 21 referees of Kazakhstan’s Competitions have been added from the lower divisions, Department held the draw for the and so the number of available referees semi-finals. As from now stands at 86. 2001, the FUK Competitions Department As of 30 June 2002, the holds a draw for each play-off phase. Association of Italian Referees (AIA) Super and First League clubs participate counted 31,885 members among its in the Kazakhstan Cup. For each stage ranks. This group comprises 24,241 except the final, the teams play home referees (1,221 of whom are women), and away matches. The finals will be 740 assistant referees, 5,126 non-active played in Astana or in the Almaty stadi- officials and 1,778 honorary members. um on 17 November 2002. FIGC Press Office FUK is targeting participation by the national team in the 2006 KAZAKHSTAN World Cup finals in Germany. The most significant event To achieve this aim, the association is for Kazakhstan football in seeking the aid of foreign specialists. August is the participation In particular, the association has

A. SABATIINI of Kairat FC, the invited Carlos Bilardo of to Kazakhstan Cup-winners, and Atyrau FC, train its national team. vice-champions, in the UEFA Cup. Aleksander Keplin

20 uefadirect 8.02 MOLDOVA FC Sheriff Tiraspol have facilities to match their ambitions.

The match between Sheriff and Zhenis. FMF FMF

LIECHTENSTEIN Sliema Wanderers lifted the first be able to accommodate foreign teams, The Liechtenstein Football official honour of the new season when tourists and football fans. It will also Association (LFV) and its seven they beat B’Kara 2-0 in the tournament’s include a residential complex for FC member clubs are moving full final match played at the Hibernians’ Sheriff players, coaches and the football speed ahead with their pro- ground to win the Löwenbrau Cup club staff, including a rehabilitation centre gramme of “football pre-training”. (8/10/12 July) for the third time in the equipped with modern medical devices, The term signifies the early identi- club's chequered history. fitness facilities, warm-up halls and a fication of young football talents Hibernians made history when sauna. A 50-metre swimming pool will in order to support and promote them. they eliminated Irish champions also be ready soon. For the 2002/03 season, a third top foot- Shelbourne FC thanks to an injury-time But the main feature is that this ball team in the Under-15 age group has goal by Nigerian striker Ndubisi complex will be accessible to young talents been added to the existing Under-18 and Chukunyere in the return leg played at who will live and train here in a specialised Under-16 top teams. This was made possi- Tolka Park. Hibs could only draw 2-2 boarding school. ble by the excellent preparatory work of at the Ta’ Qali national stadium but The opening of the central arena the LFV Youth Division, headed by Board qualified on a 3-2 aggregate to meet the was timed to coincide with Sheriff’s match member Manfred Beck. Also essential was crack Portuguese side FC Boavista in in the first qualifying round of of the UEFA the approval of the LFV member clubs, the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The fans who packed who agreed to the plan at an Extraordinary Champions League. the stands enjoyed the game and the play Assembly, supporting a move in this direc- Joseph Mifsud, in his tenth of both teams, especially because their tion. Top football aims to provide targeted year as president of the Malta FA, favourite team was victorious. and continuing development and support chaired the Annual General Meeting of That same evening, another within the association for the clubs’ most the association held at the Centenary Hall debut took place, one that will go down talented youth. The goal is to extend to (27 July). He urged the clubs to adhere in the history of UEFA. Recently them the option of professional football, to the association's guidelines on players’ Kazakhstan became the 52nd member of thereby strengthening the LFV national transfers and wages so as to keep their the European football family, and its team and the active club teams. finances in order in view of UEFA’s champion club Zhenis FC made its debut The Under-15 top youth football licensing system that is coming into in the match in Tiraspol in the new Sheriff team is coached by full-time LFV youth effect in 2004. The Annual General stadium. coach Roland Näf of Switzerland, and his Meeting elected 11 ordinary members to All football fans here in Moldova assistant coach, Markus Gassner of the association’s Executive Committee are dreaming of seeing the Moldovan club Liechtenstein. for the 2002/03 season. in the group phase of the UEFA Approximately 60 talented youth Louis Micallef Champions League, and we hope that it football players are being trained in the will not be too long before the serious three top youth football teams by full-time MOLDOVA efforts for the development of football LFV youth coaches, who are assisted by a 17 June 2002 will go down in the region made by FC Sheriff Tiraspol team of specialists, including physiothera- in the history of Moldovan in recent years truly pay off. pists and medical staff. The teams will take football forever. On that day, Serghei Donets part in the Swiss Football Association’s top for the first time, a new, youth football championships. modern, purely football SWITZERLAND Markus Schaper stadium was opened in Moldova, the In the run-up to the Swiss Central Sports Arena Sheriff. It took less national exhibition, the Swiss MALTA than two years to build this miracle in football association (SFV) During a well patronised the suburbs of Tiraspol. This is the first toured the country, setting honours ceremony (5 July), stadium in Moldova with a heated pitch up its exhibition in Tenero, the Malta FA president and an automatic irrigation system. , Lausanne and Greifensee. A goal- Joseph Mifsud presented the The stands of the stadium have a capac- shooting contest, with some 400 partici- awards for the 2001/02 ity of 14,000, with comfortable individ- pants per weekend, proved no less popu- season and again paid tribute to outgoing ual seats, and the spectators can be lar than the Swiss Soccer Road Show, sponsors Rothmans for their generous completely sheltered from bad weather support to the local game of football over by means of the light roof. The stadium the past 17 years. is also equipped with the most modern Hibernians players and officials facilities for press and broadcasters. figured prominently, with five winning nom- But it is unique first of all inations in the newly launched Westin Malta because it is the heart of a whole sports Football Awards 2001/02 at a ceremony complex which occupies an area of broadcast 'live' by a local TV station. Hibs’s more than 40 hectares. The small arena top striker Adrian Mifsud won the Best is already completed and has a capacity Striker and the Best Maltese Player awards. of 7,000 seats. It includes athletics MALTA The Vice-Chairman of the UEFA tracks and a full-size third- generation The determina-

Referees Committee, Mr Ken Ridden, ably artificial pitch. In addition, a training DOMENIC AQUILINA tion of Ndubisi Chukunyere conducted the annual pre-season three-day camp with three natural and two artificial (in black) paid seminar (11/14 July) for the association’s pitches is under construction together off and top match referees and assistant referees. with a covered complex with 3,500 seats ensured Mr Ridden had already visited Malta on and an artificial pitch. Hibernians of previous occasions to discuss the Laws of The complex will also include a a historic the Game and strengthen their interpretation hotel, which will be one of the most achievement. among local match officials. comfortable in Moldova. The hotel will LIECHTENSTEIN YOUGOSLAVIA Roland Näf, Dejan Savicevic, one of the three from the World full-time youth Cup against coaches Maradona to the employed by EURO qualifiers. the LFV. FSJ LFV BONGARTS

which also offered football fans a chance importance for a crowd thrilled by the senior UEFA referee instructor Ken Ridden to test their skills in a competition situa- technical wizzardry of the likes of making two presentations during the day. tion. Georghe Hagi, Lothar Matthäus, John Deakin From 11 to 14 July, the SFV was , Hansi Müller and present in Yverdon in the context of Jean-Pierre Papin on the one side and YUGOSLAVIA Expo 02. With the goal-shooting finals, , Stéphane Chapuisat and At its meeting in Belgrade on the autograph sessions with Ciriaco Kubilay Türkyilmaz on the other. 12 July 2002, the Executive Sforza, Köbi Kuhn and Kubilay Pierre Benoit Committee of the Yugoslav Türkyilmaz, and the chance to be photo- Football Association discussed graphed with the as attractions, WALES various documents of signifi- the SFV drew the most visitors of all the The various Wales national cance for the further development of foot- sports associations present in Yverdon. squads will be preparing for ball in Yugoslavia. Six new “system” regula- Not infrequently, visitors had to queue to the forthcoming season tions were adopted which will make domes- experience a moment of triumph as cup during the month of tic rules more up to date and also ensure winners or receive a card signed by Ciriaco August. The A Team are compliance with the relevant FIFA and UEFA Sforza. due to play away in Croatia on 21 August, rules. The following regulations were On the sports front, the Yverdon prior to starting their EURO 2004 adopted: Regulations Governing Football municipal stadium was the scene of plen- campaign in Finland in September. Competitions, Regulations Governing Clubs ty of action for three consecutive days. Training camps will be held for the and Player Registrations, Regulations The tournament with the senior Under-17, Under-19, Under-21 and Governing Player Status, Disciplinary women’s national team and the two B women’s squads at venues in various Regulations, Regulations Governing teams Yverdon and Vétroz provided not parts of Wales, to hopefully launch them International Relations and Fair Play only excellent games but also and above towards greater success in the coming Regulations. The Fair Play Regulations were all the chance to chat informally, without months. adopted at Yugoslav level, with precisely any great pressure to perform, to make On the domestic front, the per- stated criteria and an obligation that a fair new friends and to exchange experiences. formance of Barry Town in the first play ranking be established after each The same applied the next day for the qualifying phase of the UEFA Champions round of the national first division. tournament in which 13 regional associa- League was a major disappointment and This ranking will be presented to the public. tion teams and one Swiss team played has certainly livened the debate regard- A great name in Yugoslav foot- with mixed sides. In fair competition, ing the prospect of introducing summer ball, Dejan Savicevic, former player with FK veterans, regular players, youth players, football into the national championship. Buducnost, FK Crvena zvezda, Milan AC women and girls contended for victory. The fact that Barry Town’s opponents and SK Rapid Wien, was unanimously elect- Courtesy visits by players with many inter- from Latvia, Skonto Riga, had played ed head coach of the Yugoslav senior national caps to their names, such as 16 matches in their championship prior national team for a period of two years. , Marc Hottiger, Adrian to the European tie certainly gave them This election came after his six-month Kunz, Thomas Wyss and Pascal Thüler, a competitive edge. The national league engagement on the national team head lent the occasion some extra glamour. will certainly be keeping a close eye on Coaches’ Committee during the 2002 FIFA The real high spot was the match the national , who are World Cup qualifications and his non- on the Sunday between the Swiss Stars due to change their playing season in contractual engagement for the first six and an international All-Star team, played the near future. months of this year. With this decision, before 4,000 spectators. The All-Star On the refereeing front, there the YFA Executive Committee also officially team’s 5-2 victory in the presence of FIFA was a pre-season seminar on 4 August for realised the wish of most of the football president Joseph S. Blatter, SFV president top level referees and assistant referees, experts and the public, who would like to Ralph Zloczower and SFV honorary presi- which was conducted by National see the famous “Dejo” lead the best possi- dent Marcel Mathier was of secondary Referees Officer Rodger Gifford, with ble Yugoslav squad in the 2004 European Championship qualifications. The Executive Committee also appointed five head coach- es who will lead the youth categories, as well as head coaches for the women's and Futsal national teams. The Executive Committee appointed head coaches for the U-21 and U-19 teams at an earlier meeting. Provisions concerning the estab- lishment of the YFA School for Football Coaches in accordance with the UEFA regu- lations were also adopted. The school opened on 2 August 2002. Decisions were also taken to change the competition system, so that the four groups of the sec- ond division will consist of 12 clubs, while the first division in the upcoming 2003/04 season will consist of 16 instead of 18 clubs. Organisation of the YFA summer football SWITZERLAND Winter, Boban school for youth players was also dis- and Calderon cussed, as were the reports on the most (in white, left to recent competition season. right) challenge Nebojsa Ivkovic Switzerland’s Chapuisat

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New publication communicationsbirthdays – calendar Handbook – Season 2002-2003 “The Football League”, Birthdays which encompasses all English professional UEFA’s First Vice-President, Senes Erzik Eugen Strigel (Germany, 24.9) clubs except for those (Turkey) celebrates his sixtieth birthday on Hans Reitinger (Austria, 25.9) in the Premier League, 18 September. Before that, on 4 September, Mogens Kreutzfeldt (Denmark, 25.9) has just published its Rudolf (Czech Republic), a member of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany, 25.9) handbook for the Security Officers Panel, will be 75. Ion Craciunescu (Romania, 27.9) Meanwhile, on the first day of the month, Adrian Porumboiu (Romania, 27.9) 2002/03. It includes a José Guilherme Aguiar (Portugal), a mem- Mariano Delogu (Italy, 28.9) review of the 2001/02 ber of the External Legal Experts Panel, Prof. W. Stewart Hillis (Scotland, 28.9) season and gives the addresses of all first, reaches the half-century mark. UEFA also Michael van Praag (Netherlands, 28.9) second and third division clubs, as well as wishes many happy returns of the day to: Karel Bohunek (Czech Republic, 28.9) the fixture list for the new season. Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain, 1.9) Vassilios Nikakis (Greece, 28.9) It also contains the regulations Vassilios Gagatsis (Greece, 1.9) and a series of statistics. Desmond W. Shanklin (Wales, 2.9) Lucien Schmidlin (Switzerland, 3.9) Football League Headquarters – Gérard Houllier (France, 3.9) Forthcoming events 11 Connaught Place – London W2 2ET – Wilfried Kindermann (Germany, 4.9) MEETINGS Tel. +44-870 442 0 1888. Victor Mintoff (Malta, 4.9) Werner Janich (Czech Republic, 5.9) 2-3.9.2002, Nyon Seminar for assistant referees Nikol Misic (Yougoslavia, 5.9) Announcements 4.9.2002, Nyon György Mezey (Hungary, 7.9) 4th Elite Coaches Forum The FA of Andorra has moved to: Avda Werner Helsen (Belgium, 7.9) 11.9.2002, Nyon Carlemany, 67 3e pis – Escaldes – Adrian Titcombe (England, 8.9) Assistance Programmes Committee Engordany – B.P 65 – Principality of Reidar P. Bjørnestad (Norway, 9.9) 18-19.9.2002, Istanbul Andorra. Tel.: +376-805 830 / Geir Thorsteinsson (Iceland, 9.9) Executive Committee fax: +376-862 006 / Karoly Palotai (Hungary, 11.9) 23.9.2002, Warsaw e-mail: [email protected] / John Farrugia (Malta, 11.9) Technical Development Committee website: www.fedandfut.com Stanislav Speczik (Poland, 13.9) 23-25.9.2002, Warsaw Brendan Menton (Rep. of Ireland, 13.9) 5th National Coaches Conference The FA of Romania also has a new Adriano da Silva Pinto (Portugal, 15.9) 25.9.2002, Warsaw address: Casa Fotbalului – Str.Serg. Karl-Heinz Tritschler (Germany, 16.9) Jira Project Panel Serbanica Vasile 12 – RO-73412 – Kelly Simmons (England, 16.9) Bucuresti – Sector 2, Of.postal 49. Antero Silva Resende (Portugal, 18.9) COMPETITIONS Tel.:+40-21-325 06 78 / Wolfgang Gramann (Austria, 19.9) fax: +40-21-325 06 79. 17-18.9.2002 Wolfgang Möbius (Germany, 20.9) st UEFA Champions League: 1 group stage The FA of Lithuania has a new telephone Bent Nielsen (Denmark, 21.9) (day 1) number: +370 5 263 87 41. Cornelis de Bruin (Netherlands, 22.9) 19.9.2002 Its fax number is +370 5 263 87 40. Jack Baumann (Switzerland, 22.9) UEFA Cup: 1st round (first legs) Goetz Eilers (Germany, 23.9) 24-25.9.2002 In France, the National Football League Giangiorgio Spiess (Switzerland, 24.9) UEFA Champions League: 1st group stage has become the Professional Football Ionel Piscanu (Romania, 24.9) (day 2) League. Its chairman is Frédéric Thiriez.

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