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/ FMF ground grading and stadium usage guide
Background
All matches played under the auspices of the FMF and its four regional confederations, the AEFA, the CTFA, the EMUFA and the WMFA, must be held at approved stadiums that meet the FMF's standards for hosting international games. Whilst the FMF's stadium standards are not necessary for domestic games or for friendly matches (although some nations may wish to implement them for domestic use), and all matches held under the FMF's control (or the control of one of its regional confederations) must be held at an approved venue. The reasoning for this is that any stadium used should prove itself to be safe, meet requirements for facilities and media and provide adequate provisions for all spectators attending the match.
Grounds shall be graded to meet a certain standard.
Grading
Football stadiums that meet the FMF's requirements will be awarded a grade based on their facilities of either Gold, Silver or Bronze. The grade given affects what a stadium may be used for.
| Grade | Capacity
(minimum) |
Required for |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 40,000 | FMF World Cup final
Confederational championships final Champions League final |
| Silver | 20,000 | FMF World CupConfederational championships |
| Bronze | 5,000(exceptions
may be granted) |
FMF qualificationChampions League tournaments |
Bronze grade status may be awarded to a ground with a capacity of less than 5,000 only on the condition that it meets all of the other requirements to be awarded a bronze grade status, has a capacity of at least 2,000, and there are no other stadiums over 5,000 in capacity in that member association. In the scenario that a member association is in possession of no stadiums that meet at least a bronze grade status, that nation should find an agreement to hold home games in a nearby country of the same regional confederation, with any such agreement to be approved by the FMF. An example of this situation is the Franklin Islands playing home fixtures in Tellia due to the lack of appropriate facilities in their home nation.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | minimum 40,000 | minimum 20,000 | minimum 5,000 |
| TV studios | minimum of 4 | minimum of 1 | No requirement |
| TV cameras | minimum of 6 permanent positions
Space and logisitical opportunity for cabled cameras to broadcast from touchline. |
minimum of 3 permanents positions. | minimum of 1 permanent position, located by the halfway line. |
| Premium
seating |
Seats available for club/association officials.
Minimum of 200. |
Seats available for club/association officials.
Minimum of 100. |
Seats available for club/association officials.
Don't have to be physiciallly seperated from other areas. |
| Scoreboard | Every se | ||
Premium seating
All stadiums wishing to achieve a Gold or Silver grade status must have some level
Security
All FMF and confederation matches must have an adequate and appropriate security presence. The FMF requires all stadiums to have
Restrictions on items that can be taken into stadiums
All nations have different laws on what can and cannot be taken into stadiums. The FMF will not impose any rule requiring nations to allow certain things into stadiums. However, the FMF does ask home clubs and associations to recognise the differing supporter cultures across Micras and to work with the away association to provide a safe and inclusive atmosphere at matches.
The FMF prohibits fans from taking the following items to its matches;
- Weapons of any kind
- Explosives and detonators
- Work tools of any kind
- Toxic, radioactive or corrosive materials
- Drugs
- Any materials of a discriminatory manner
- Any promotional or commercial material
Provisions for away supporters
Every ground meeting must provide provisions for away supporters
Ticketing for away supporters
All stadiums must provide an area of the stadium that is for the exclusive use of away supporters. This area must be physically separated, through either the use of permanent or temporary divisions from home fans. Tickets within this area shall be sold exclusively by the away team (in club fixtures) or by the away association (for national team fixtures). The area in question may not be less than 500 spectators (for stadiums with a capacity of less than 10,000), or 5% of the total stadium capacity (for stadiums with a capacity of greater than 10,000). There is no official upper limit to the away allocation, and all teams are permitted to offer any allocation for away supporters, so long as it meets or exceeds the minimum requirement.
Whilst multiple blocks may be allocated to away supporters, all blocks housing away supporters must be adjacent to each other.
The FMF understands the financial consequence of following a team away from home and as such restricts the sale of tickets in away areas to a maximum of Cr50 for international qualification and Champions' League fixtures. Teams are welcome to charge below this cap if they so wish.
The away club/association is allowed to distribute the tickets to their fanbase in whichever way they deem fit, without the influence of the home club/association.
The away section must not be accessible to home supporters and must be fitted with an appropriate amount of entrances/exits for the amount of supporters housed in that area.
Fixtures with no away supporters
In exceptional circumstances, the FMF, one of the regional confederations, member associations, clubs or local police and security forces may request that a fixture be held without away supporters. The FMF shall only agree to this if one of the following criteria is met
- The visiting team has been sanctioned with a ban on away fans by the FMF.
- The visiting team comes from a nation from whom national are usually prohibited entry to the territory of the host team.
- An exceptional risk of violence is posed.
In the case of the second and third criterion, the FMF mandates that both home and away fixtures will be played without away fans.
Fixtures played without spectators
In some exceptional circumstances, the FMF may mandate that a fixture is played without spectators (also known as behind closed doors). This is a sanction that may be passed by the FMF in response to an incident at a previous home match, in situations such as (but not limited to) racist chanting, violence and
