Article 2 Objectives - Club Licensing

2.01

These regulations aim:

1. to further promote and continuously improve the standard of all aspects of football in Europe and to give continued priority to the training and welfare of young players in every club;

2. to promote participation in football and contribute to the development of women’s football;

3. to ensure that clubs have an adequate level of management and organisation;

4. to adapt clubs’ sporting infrastructure to provide players, spectators and media representatives with suitable, well-equipped and safe facilities;

5. to protect the integrity and smooth running of the UEFA club competitions;

6. to safeguard each club’s identity, history and legacy;

7. to encourage cooperation between licensors and clubs and enable the development of benchmarking for clubs in financial, sporting, legal, football social responsibility, personnel, administrative and infrastructure-related criteria throughout Europe;

8. to embrace social responsibility in football;

9. to promote a healthy relationship between clubs and supporters and increase accessibility in football.

2.02

Furthermore, these regulations aim to promote more discipline and rationality in club football finances and in particular:

1. to improve the economic and financial sustainability of the clubs, increasing their transparency and credibility;

2. to place the necessary importance on the protection of creditors;

3. to promote better cost control;

4. to encourage clubs to operate on the basis of their own revenues;

5. to encourage responsible spending for the long-term benefit of football;

6. to protect the long-term viability and sustainability of European club football.