UEFA Stadium Lighting Guide 2023 - Stadiums and Arenas

Content Type: UEFA Guidelines
Category: Other documents > Stadiums and Arenas
Language: English
Edition: 2023
Enforcement Date

Introduction
Design guide
Main points
UEFA illuminance levels
New stadiums
Existing stadiums
Illuminance levels
Overview of illuminance levels for UEFA competitions
UEFA illuminance requirements
Elite level A floodlight illuminance
Level A floodlight illuminance
Level B floodlight illuminance
Level C floodlight illuminance
Level D floodlight illuminance
Illuminance design guidelines
Players and officials
Spectators
Broadcasters and media
Pitch illuminance system design
Pitch illuminance system design guide diagrams
Diagrams of design guidelines
Corners – column/tower floodlight array
Linear — roof rim lighting
Player face modelling
Column positions
Corners – linear floodlight array
Pitch perimeter – lateral distance to luminaire position
Pitch perimeter – luminaire mounting zone
Pitch perimeter – second linear row
Luminaires focus point angle
Pitch sides – luminaire mounting position
Behind penalty area – luminaire mounting zone
Behind goal line – luminaire mounting zone
Behind goal line – second linear row
UEFA pitch dimensions
Uniformity
Glare
Definition
Discomfort glare
Evaluating glare
Pitch illuminance switch mode (PISM)
Full match mode
Match continuity mode
Training mode
Maintenance mode
Flicker factor (FF)
Flicker factor guidance
Flicker factor reference table
Flicker factor on spectator seating
Flicker factor with three-phase power supply
Flicker factor testing
12-point flicker factor test
Flicker factor test reference points – 12-point high-frequency test
Minimum adjacent uniformity ratio (MAUR)
MAUR on the horizontal plane
MAUR on the vertical plane
Colour temperature
Colour temperature guide
Colour rendering
Player shadows
Maintenance factor
Power supply
Floodlight power supply level table
Floodlight power supply level A for HID
Floodlight power supply level A for LED
Floodlight power supply level B for HID
Floodlight power supply level B for LED
Floodlight power supply level C
Lighting control systems
Lighting control management
Entertainment lighting
Entertainment lighting–Health and safety requirements
LED pitch perimeter display systems
TV camera plan
Key to camera plan
Environmental guidance
Environmental impact of illuminance
Environmental impact of glare
Illuminance test report
UEFA pitch illuminance test report
UEFA Illuminance test report template
Horizontal illuminance grid plan
Vertical illuminance grid plan
Illuminance test – pitch orientation plan
Summary of report data
Measuring illuminance
Horizontal illuminance test
Vertical illuminance test
Pitch illuminance power supply form
Glossary
Amendments to UEFA lighting levels

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