The UEFA administration or the CFCB acts as the decision-making body on exception requests. UEFA decides on all exceptions related to Annex A.1.1(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f), and the CFCB decides on exception requests related to Annex A.1.1(d).
An exception request must be in writing, clear and well founded.
Exception requests related to Annex A.1.1(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) must be submitted by the licensor by the deadline and in the form communicated by UEFA.
Exception requests related to Annex A.1.1(d) must be submitted by the licensor on behalf of the licence applicant by the deadline and in the form communicated by UEFA. It is the responsibility of the licence applicant/licensee to ensure that the request is complete and accurate.
The UEFA administration and the CFCB use the necessary discretion to grant exceptions within the limits of these regulations.
The status and situation of football and of the licence applicant within the territory of the UEFA member association will be taken into account when considering an exception. This encompasses, for example:
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size of the territory, population, geography, economic background;
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size of the UEFA member association (number of clubs, number of registered players and teams, size and quality of the administration of the association, etc.);
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level of football (professional, semi-professional or amateur clubs);
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status of football as a sport within the territory and its market potential (average attendance, TV market, sponsorship, revenue potential, etc.);
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UEFA coefficient (association and its clubs) and FIFA ranking;
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stadium ownership situation (club, city/community, etc.) within the association;
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support (financial and other) from the national, regional and local authorities, including the national sports ministry;
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protection of creditors;
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club’s legal group structure and reporting perimeter;
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club’s identity.
A decision related to Annex A.1.1(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) will be communicated to the licensor in writing, stating the reasoning. The licensor must then communicate it to all licence applicants concerned.
A decision related to Annex A.1.1(d) will be communicated to the licensor and the requesting club in writing, stating the reasoning.
Appeals can be lodged against final decisions made by the UEFA administration or the CFCB in writing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in accordance with the relevant provisions laid down in the UEFA Statutes.