UEFA EURO 2020 Tournament Requirements
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UEFA EURO 2020 Tournament Requirements WE CARE ABOUT FOOTBALL UEFA EURO 2020 Tournament Requirements Sector 01 — Introduction and Overview Table of contents 1 – Introduction ______________________________________________ 1 2 – Glossary ________________________________________________ 2 3 – The bid procedure ________________________________________ 4 4 – The bid requirements _____________________________________ 5 The tournament requirements 6 The bid dossier template 6 The bid agreements 7 5 – Support process _________________________________________ 7 General framework 7 Contact 7 Workshops 7 UEFA EURO 2020 Bid Portal 7 Bid requirements modifications 8 6 – Timeline ________________________________________________ 8 7 – References ______________________________________________ 9 List of documents in electronic versions 9 8 – Table of content of all sectors ____________________________ 10 1 – Introduction As the world's third largest sports event, the UEFA European Football Championship has the overwhelming ability to awaken emotions, achieve positive change and unite people all over Europe. Since its first edition in 1960, UEFA’s flagship national team competition has grown enormously in size and reputation. After 2016 the final tournament in 2020 will again be played with 24 teams, but a special shine will be given to this 16th jubilee edition which will be the 60th anniversary of the UEFA European Football Championship. Indeed, as many as 13 different host cities in 13 different host countries will have the unique opportunity of hosting the pinnacle of European national team football. The organisation of such an event is very complex and only possible if all hosts are able to provide the relevant infrastructure (state-of-the-art stadiums, sufficient and appropriate accommodation facilities, efficient public transport system, etc.) and to satisfy the demands of all relevant stakeholders, such as participating teams, supporters, the UEFA family, media, broadcast partners, sponsors, etc. The bid requirements are designed to provide all member associations that wish to bid to host UEFA EURO 2020 matches with the conditions that the host associations must fulfil in order to be eligible to host such matches. In addition, they set out the information and materials that bidders must provide in the bid procedure and guide them in the preparation of their bid dossiers. Sector 01 — Introduction and Overview | Page 1 UEFA EURO 2020 Tournament Requirements 2 – Glossary the individual right to access one or more zones in an official site used for UEFA accreditation EURO 2020 (e.g. stadium, broadcast compound) for a specific period. This right is granted according to the holder's on-site function. the documents provided by UEFA to the bidders as part of the bid requirements, which include the: bid agreements 1. staging agreement; 2. stadium agreement; 3. host city agreement. the documents, following strictly the bid dossier template, completed by the bidders and returned to UEFA as part of the bidding procedure, which include all bid dossier responses to the information requested in the tournament requirements, the guarantees, and the bid agreements, each duly completed and signed. the period commencing with the announcement of the bidders through the bid dossier distribution of bid agreements and ending on the date of submission of the bid development phase dossiers by the bidders to UEFA. the document provided by UEFA to the bidders as part of the bid requirements, which sets out the guidelines on how the bid dossier should be formatted to be bid dossier template accepted. It will state, in particular, how many pages should be provided for each sector and question, what templates should be filled out, the purpose and content of the guarantees, and the agreements which need to be signed. bid reference all reference documents provided by UEFA to the bidders as supplementary documents information. the documents sent by UEFA to the bidders during the bid procedure, which include: bid requirements 1. the tournament requirements; 2. the bid dossier template, with the list of guarantees; and 3. the bid agreements. bidder each member association bidding to host matches of UEFA EURO 2020. the entire procedure conducted by UEFA to appoint the host associations as bidding procedure outlined in these bid regulations. It is divided into an initiating phase, a bid dossier development phase and an evaluation phase. the document provided by UEFA to the bidders, which governs the bidding bid regulations procedure and appointment of the host associations. any official site to be provided for UEFA EURO 2020 free of any contractual obligations throughout the exclusivity period, including, without limitation, obligations arising pursuant to advertising and sponsorship agreements, naming clean site rights agreements, leases, usage agreements, supplier agreement, food, beverage and catering agreements, hospitality agreements and obligations which would limit in any way the ability in exercising rights or performing obligations in connection with UEFA EURO 2020. any entity to which UEFA grants any commercial rights in relation to UEFA EURO 2020 including, without limitation, any and all advertising, promotion, marketing, commercial partners merchandising, licensing, franchising, sponsorship, hospitality, publication, media, television, and current and/or future new media rights. Page 2 | Sector 01 — Introduction and Overview UEFA EURO 2020 Tournament Requirements means any of the following: 1. employees, officials, agents and representatives of UEFA, the local organising structure or any other entity established by UEFA, the host association and/or the government for the purpose of organising UEFA EURO 2020; 2. officials from UEFA's member associations; 3. members of the delegation of each of the national football designated person associations which are participating in UEFA EURO 2020 (including, without limitation, players, coaches, medical doctors and officials); 4. UEFA's commercial partners and their respective employees, officials, agents and representatives; 5. media representatives who are accredited by UEFA in respect of UEFA EURO 2020; and 6. any other person who is accredited by UEFA in respect of UEFA EURO 2020. the period commencing on the date of submission of the bid dossiers by the evaluation phase bidders to UEFA and ending with the appointment of the host associations by UEFA’s Executive Committee. an area accessible to the general public which is set up by the host cities, at which matches of UEFA EURO 2020 may be transmitted on giant screens and the fan zone commercial partners may organise a variety of activities, entertainment and displays related to UEFA EURO 2020 according to UEFA's instructions and guidelines. the draw, provisionally scheduled for December 2019, determining the groups of final draw national football teams participating in UEFA EURO 2020. the highest governmental body in the host country and all other regional, state and/or local governmental bodies in the host country and their relevant government departments and agencies at all levels including, without limitation, any and (where appropriate) all of the airport authorities, police, fire, medical and city authorities required in connection with UEFA EURO 2020. written guarantees required by UEFA from the bidders or third parties in connection guarantees with the tournament requirements which UEFA determines necessary for the successful staging and organisation of UEFA EURO 2020. the member associations appointed by UEFA in accordance with the bid regulations host association to host matches of UEFA EURO 2020. host city a city in the host country which is to host any match of UEFA EURO 2020. separate agreement with the authorities of the city in the form of the standard host host city city agreement provided to the bidders by UEFA. (including airport related agreements provisions) the country of the member association appointed by UEFA as a host association in host country accordance with the bid procedure. ICT information and communication technology. the period commencing with the sending of the official invitation to bid to each Initiating phase member association and ending with the announcement of the bidders by UEFA. local organising any structure (being a legal person or not) empowered by UEFA to organise all or structure(s) part of UEFA EURO 2020 in a host country. Sector 01 — Introduction and Overview | Page 3 UEFA EURO 2020 Tournament Requirements each stadium, training centre, any fan zone and the sites of any UEFA EURO 2020 official site event, together with the immediately surrounding and adjacent areas of such official sites which are under the control or ownership of the site owners. also named the European Qualifiers, the competition taking place between qualifying September 2018 and November 2019, which is designed to determine the 24 teams competition that qualify to participate in UEFA EURO 2020. the draw, provisionally scheduled for January 2018, determining the groups of qualifying draw national football teams participating in the qualifying competition. any stadium at which a UEFA EURO 2020 match will be played, together with all stadium other facilities within the outer security zone or otherwise required to comply with the clean site principle. separate agreement with the owner(s) and/or operator(s) of the stadium in the form stadium agreement of the standard stadium agreement provided to the bidders by UEFA. the agreement between UEFA and