Article 46 Tickets with hospitality service - Champions League

46.01

The official UEFA representatives and at least 20 representatives of the visiting club and its association must be provided with complimentary top-category seats and associated hospitality in the VIP area (for example, the area usually used by the home club's president or chief executive officer).

46.02

The clubs may produce posters, tickets and other official printed matter in connection with the UEFA Champions League and the play-offs in a manner approved by UEFA and in accordance with UEFA’s ticketing policy. When posters, tickets and official printed matter connected with UEFA Champions League and/or play-off matches are being designed, due attention must be paid to ensuring that any advertising overprint is solely that of the partners. All printed matter must be produced in accordance with the guidelines laid down by UEFA.

46.03

For matches of the play-offs, the league phase and the knockout phase, the clubs undertake to provide UEFA with the following numbers of complimentary tickets for the VIP area, including hospitality at no additional charge, for use by UEFA and its partners:

1. Play-off matches: 10

2. League phase matches: 50

3. Knockout phase play-off matches: 50

4. Round of 16 matches: 50

5. Quarter-finals: 50

6. Semi-finals: 50

46.04

The number of tickets and hospitality passes mentioned in Paragraph 46.03 must not exceed 10% of the seating capacity of the VIP area. If it does, the club should provide UEFA with tickets equating to 10% of the VIP area and should make up the remaining number in accordance with Paragraph 46.03 by providing complimentary tickets, including hospitality at no additional charge, in the next highest category. All such tickets must be in one block, in a section located between the two 16m lines. However, upon UEFA's request, clubs must seat up to five of UEFA’s VIP ticket holders in the best possible seats next to the UEFA match delegate and/or the club’s highest level executives.

46.05

Likewise, UEFA must be provided with complimentary tickets of the next highest category after those providing access to the home club’s VIP area for use by UEFA and its partners. These tickets must be located in a single block, in a section located between the two 16m lines and within the same tier level of the stadium, for use by UEFA and its partners. The following numbers of tickets must be provided:

1. Play-off matches: 50

2. League phase matches: 330, plus up to 42 that UEFA may purchase at retail price

3. Knockout phase play-off matches: 380, plus up to 45 that UEFA may purchase at retail price

4. Round of 16 matches: 380, plus up to 45 that UEFA may purchase at retail price

5. Quarter-finals: 425, plus up to 52 that UEFA may purchase at retail price

6. Semi-finals: 475, plus up to 51 that UEFA may purchase at retail price

46.06

In addition, UEFA and its partners must be given the opportunity to acquire, at face value, the following numbers of retail tickets, whereby tickets in the next highest category must also be situated in one block and in a central section (i.e. not behind the goal):

1. Play-off matches: minimum of 350 top-category retail tickets, 370 retail tickets in the next highest category and 220 retail tickets in the third highest category

2. League phase matches: minimum of 308 top-category retail tickets, 370 retail tickets in the next highest category and 230 retail tickets in the third highest category

3. Knockout phase play-off matches: minimum of 365 top-category retail tickets, 460 retail tickets in the next highest category and 360 retail tickets in the third highest category

4. Round of 16 matches: minimum of 365 top-category retail tickets, 460 retail tickets in the next highest category and 360 retail tickets in the third highest category

5. Quarter-finals: minimum of 608 top-category retail tickets, 710 retail tickets in the next highest category and 640 retail tickets in the third highest category

6. Semi-finals: minimum of 829 top-category retail tickets, 920 retail tickets in the next highest category and 730 retail tickets in the third highest category

46.07

The clubs are responsible for dispatching tickets and hospitality and parking passes to UEFA and/or the partners in accordance with UEFA's instructions.

46.08

All tickets must be official UEFA Champions League or play-off tickets approved by UEFA prior to production.

46.09

The clubs shall ensure that their ticketing and media accreditation terms and conditions for the matches stipulate as a minimum that:

1. no person may conduct any promotional or commercial activity at the match stadium without the prior written approval of UEFA;

2. tickets must not be used for any commercial purposes such as for promotion, advertising, use as a prize in a competition/sweepstake, or as part of a hospitality or travel package without the prior written approval of UEFA;

3. all people attending the match acknowledge that use may be made (free of charge) of their voice, image and/or likeness in still images and audio/visual transmissions relating to the match;

4. no person attending the match may, without UEFA’s prior written approval, collect, record, transmit and/or exploit any sound, image, data, statistics and/or description of the match for any purpose other than for private use. Upon request by UEFA, the club must make every effort to provide the necessary support to enforce the aforementioned provision.