The UEFA Stadia List is a ranking of football stadia compiled by UEFA's Stadia and Security Committee. It ranks stadia according to their ability to accommodate large events. Each stadium is given a star rating. The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ...

5 Star rating

A 5-star rating enables a stadium to host the finals of the UEFA European Football Championship and UEFA Champions League. They can also host finals of the UEFA Cup. All have seated capacities in excess of 50,000 spectators (with the exception of Ernst Happel Stadium, which is being expanded to 50,000-plus capacity for Euro 2008) and meet a number of additional quality criteria. 4-star rated stadia (capacity over 30,000 spectators) may hold the finals of the UEFA Cup. The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football... The UEFA Champions League (which used to be named and is often called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... The Ernst Happel Stadium (Ernst-Happel-stadion) in Vienna is the largest football stadium in Austria. ... The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

Criteria for UEFA 5 Star rating

• Minimum capacity of 50,000 (5-star venues) / 30,000 (4-star venues) – individual seats with backrests. (Venues that still have individual seats without proper backrests will still continue to be accepted. In future, however, closer attention will be paid to this aspect, and which will influence the committee’s decision regarding the addition of venues to these list categories.)
• Pitch dimensions of 105 x 68 m. The field of play must be in pristine condition and be prepared accordingly for a final (quality of grass, irrigation, smooth surface, etc.).
• Protective fences around the field of play are not acceptable. Venues which have such installations will not be included on the list.
• Sufficient room around the field of play for advertising boards and at least 18 TV cameras. In addition, there must be enough room between the goals and the first row of spectator seats behind both goals for a maximum of 150 photographers.
• First-rate dressing-rooms for both teams and the referees (equal size and furnishings for both teams, spacious, bright and clean).
• Suitable and appropriately equipped drug-testing room.
• Floodlighting of a minimum intensity of 1,400 lux (eV) in the direction of the main camera, and of 1,000 Lux (eV) towards the other areas of the stadium, plus an efficient emergency power supply able to provide, without interruption, the same luminous light intensity as the main lighting.
• Modern security installations (access monitoring system, adequate PA system, etc.).
• A permanent TV surveillance system in colour that is able to monitor the movement of spectators, as well as their behaviour inside and outside the stadium. This installation must also be able to produce still shots of any troublemakers, which can then be distributed immediately to the security officers / stewards in the stadium.
• Clear signage that everyone can understand inside and outside the stadium, as well as in its immediate vicinity.
• Suitable covered seats for disabled spectators and their accompanying persons (minimum of two sectors with at least 50 places each). The areas for disabled spectators must be adequately equipped with toilet facilities and a refreshment bar.
• Acceptable sanitary facilities for spectators (both sexes) in terms of numbers, cleanliness and standards. Toilets without seats will no longer be accepted for spectators of either sex.
• Provision of first-rate media facilities in terms of camera positions, working places, TV studios, etc., in accordance with the “UEFA Guidelines for Media Facilities”.
• Adequate first-class facilities must be provided for VIPs, including a minimum of 150 places in the Honorary Tribune VIP box.
• International airport(s) able to cope with the huge extra demands of a UEFA final (capacity for up to 60 charter flights per day in addition to the normal, scheduled flights)
• Adequate hotel accommodation. For UEFA and its partners, at least 1,000 five-star hotel rooms (UEFA Champions League) / 500 rooms (UEFA Cup) are needed. In addition, enough other hotel accommodation in all types of category must be available.

Emirates Stadium Stadia

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Austria Ernst Happel Stadion England Old Trafford Wembley Stadium France Stade de France Germany AOL Arena Olympiastadion, Berlin Olympiastadion, München Signal Iduna Park Veltins-Arena Greece Olympic Stadium, Athens Italy Delle Alpi San Siro Stadio Olimpico Netherlands Amsterdam ArenA Feijenoord Stadion Portugal Estádio da Luz Estádio do Dragão Estádio José Alvalade Russia Luzhniki Stadium Scotland Hampden Park Ibrox Stadium Spain Camp Nou Estadi Montjuïc Estadio La Cartuja Estadio Vicente Calderón Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Turkey Atatürk Olympic Stadium Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Wales Millennium Stadium
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Denmark Parken Stadium England Anfield City of Manchester Stadium St Mary's Stadium Stadium of Light Villa Park France Parc des Princes Stade Gerland Greece Karaiskákis Stadium Netherlands Philips Stadion Gelredome Sweden Råsunda Stadium Ullevi Stadium Switzerland St. Jakob Park

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See also

• Category:UEFA 4 star stadiums
• Category:UEFA 5 star stadiums

References

• fussballtempel.net