If, at any time during the season, the UEFA administration deems that a venue or hall may not be fit for staging matches of the competition for whatever reason (including but not limited to pitch, facility and infrastructure, safety and security, operational and/or organisational problems), it may consult the host association and ask it to propose an alternative venue or hall, compliant with UEFA's requirements. Should an association not be able to propose an acceptable alternative venue or hall by the deadline set by the UEFA administration, UEFA may select an alternative, neutral hall and make all the necessary arrangements for the staging of the match with the relevant association and the relevant competent authorities. In both cases, the costs of staging the match must be borne by the association originally appointed as host. The UEFA administration’s decisions on alternative venues/halls are final.
If any party to a match has any reason to doubt whether that particular match can take place as scheduled (including but not limited to pitch, facility and infrastructure, safety and security, operational and/or organisational issues), they must notify the UEFA administration immediately. If the UEFA administration receives any such notification, or has any reason itself to believe that a match may not be able to be played as scheduled, it decides if any change will be made to the venue, hall, date and/or kick-off time. Such a decision by the UEFA administration is final. If the venue or the hall is changed, the costs of staging the match(es) concerned are borne by the host association.
The referee decides if a match which has started must be suspended. This decision is made after consultation with the UEFA match delegate and, when possible, the UEFA administration.
In all cases, decisions taken on the basis of this article are without prejudice to any possible disciplinary measures.