Article 49 Training sessions - Champions League

Regulations of the UEFA Champions League

Content Type
Competition Regulations
Category
Clubs
Subject
UCL
Edition
2024/25
Language
English
Enforcement Date
2 September 2024
49.01

The day before the match, pitch conditions permitting, the visiting team is allowed to train for a duration of one hour at the match stadium unless agreed otherwise with UEFA and the home team. If the home team is also holding a training session in the stadium and both teams wish to train at the same time, priority is given to the visiting team. The visiting team may not hold any other training sessions at the match stadium. If holding training sessions could render the pitch unfit for play the next day, an alternative training ground approved ad hoc by UEFA must be made available. UEFA may decide, for the purposes of protecting the pitch for the match, that one or both training sessions must be relocated to the alternative training ground. Any requests to relocate any training sessions to the alternative training ground must be approved by UEFA. In all cases, priority is given to the visiting team, so the first training session to be moved is that of the home team. Both teams may be allowed to train at the match stadium at the same time with each limited to certain areas of the pitch, provided that these space restrictions are notified in writing to each team.

49.02

In principle, the stadium’s retractable roof should be in the same position as anticipated for the match, subject to prevailing weather conditions.

49.03

Pitch watering ahead of a visiting team’s official training session at the stadium must be agreed between the two teams.

49.04

The day before the match, pitch conditions permitting, the referee team may train on the pitch on which the match will be played. If such a training session is not possible as a result of pitch conditions or travel times, an alternative facility should be made available.

49.05

If the visiting team and/or referees do not train at the stadium the day before the match for whatever reason (e.g. pitch conditions), they must be permitted to visit the stadium the day before the match.

49.06

If the visiting team requests a cool down after the match, it must be communicated at the matchday organisational meeting and should include all relevant information (e.g. duration, number of players, type of exercises). Such requests are subject to the approval of the home club, and, in some cases, the local authorities.