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FOOTBALL STADIUMS GUIDELINES 2022 A GLOBAL BENCHMARK FOR FOOTBALL STADIUMS Any football stadium development, anywrere in the world andat any level, can use this document to find best-practice auidance CONTENTS INTRODUCTION W. M v M uM rornworb RAC KENO UND PURFOSE raMnWon APPUC ATOM OF THESE GUIDELINES {WHO SHOULD READ THES E-GUIDE INES? WORKING GIO UPAND CO MIRIBUTORS GENERAL PROCESS GUIDELINES. 1. INITIATION AND FEA SIBILITY 1.1 THES Ann VES 1.2 cunare cme 43 sIestuction 14 MASTERPLAN, 1.8 RONICT PLAN, 1.6 FRONTS FEASIELIY V7 nari 1.8 RONICT TAM 2. DESIGN 207 USING TICHING LOS 10 DRIVE THE DESIGN PROCESS: 2.2 ORENWANON 23 Stamm pow 2 TURE AMEHPTE HT DESIG 2.5 poor 26 weave 2.7 SUSTAINABILITY 28 ACCESSIBILITY 2.9 FUTURE-FROOTINS 3. CONSTRUCTION 3.1 CONTRACTORAPTOINIMENT 3.2 CORSIRUETION PROCESS 4. OPERATIONS 4.1 opens mane, 4.2 FACILI MANAGE MEE 4.3 OPERATING STRUCTURE 4.4 POLIS AND PROCEDURES, 4.5 TESTING AND INSPECTIONS 4.6 OPENING AND COMMBSIANING AF SAN IY aan Stuy Ort RAMONES 48 opeRasrins sis TANI 16 2 26 40 43 49 ST 6? 78 a0 aa 103 107 1m 1B 127 140 yaa 1a 196 168 165 1087 108 1 136 TECHNICAL GUIDELINES ¥ STADIUM GUIDELINES FRECINC AND PERIMETER 5.2 SEATING AND STANDING ARRAS. ICH DIMERBIONES AMD) SURROUNDING AREA SAFETY AND SECURITY SIGNAGE TC HMI SYSTFRS ANNE IloRMAToN TECHND LOG = MAIM USER GROUPS 6.1 FAVLES AND OTE WS: 6.2 BRAKE: AST AND MEDI 6.3 Wesmrauny 6.4 GENERAL SPEC LTO 6.5 OFNCES ANERAC OF HOUSE 7. STADIUM CATEGORIES 71 CATIGORE Marre ANNEXE REFERENCE DOCUMENTS van 18 192 200 208 ma 2 nt 2aF 255 262 266 278 2a "ONLY WHEN WE BRING OUR GAME, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR PLANET INTO HARMONY WILL WE I. FOREWORD FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear football friends, The football stadium is the magical place where players and fans come together to celebrate our beloved sxort, and where legends, memories and iconic moments are created, It is, in essence, where football lives. In these peculiar times marked by the global pandemic, the word has realised jist how vital the inter action bebereen players ane! fans isto the Fabric of ur came, in fact, and despite the emeracnce of new technoloaies, the desire of people to came together andwatch their bebved teams and sporti events though ashated experience is stronger than ever Insome parts of theworl, there is astiongeuiturenl co mstaueting ard renpyating creat pultpose- built foot ball stadiums, Under FA's wisior of makina fontball truly global, homewer wew ant to ensure that the best practices antl infrastructure are: not confined to and concentrated ina few counties, This publication has been produced for this weny eason, and the series cof guidelines an be applied at any evel and in anyé region, rather th an focusing narrowly on Lage stadiums for big events, Wee have mad our abligation to prowdle practic a and fxibke ache to faciiate the devel pment of football infrastructure, with the stadium at its heart, aro und themes The guidelines also take account of theworH beyond football ardour ‘wider responsibilty to boca cammunities and to theemvironment, Stadium developments shoul be in tunewith Ibe al we alities, andl FIFA has taken n qneater dat ailth an ever bofove, the range of sustain ab Foctorsthat need to be taken into account, as.these should be a und amental consider ation in any project. Inout efloits to make football trulyabsbal. thes: FIFA, stadium Guidelines are a comnersione to we alse our vision, Yours in football Gianni Infantino I BACKGROUND Making Football Truly Global. The Vision 2020-2023 ‘was launched by HFA. in 2020. set out 11 a as to be delivered, including masinising FAS impact on global football develaprent, thin that goal, FIFA recognises the import ance of deve ping football infrastiuctuse and particularly the tok of the a adium at the heart of the football community. Our task is to ensure that at feast one. stadium im the territories ofeach of our 211 member assoc ations is deveb ped im acoord ance with FEA standards, But what are these FIFA standards? FIFA is known for o1anisingy a wicker ance of tournaments from the av andest arel most conic on the planet through te competitions shew asing the Lalents of the younger ageqaroups. Each tournament has ils own detailed infe ast iuctu ie requirements, ith the stadium akivays the contiepixce, Wisten years since FIFA last produced some generic stadium guid ancein the form af the 5" edition of Football stadiums: Techical Recommend ations and Requiitements, Whilst this has ben woll wed throughout the inclusty it face sec on beg stardiuans and the requirements of a HF Work Cup'™ fin al tournament Anew ramenotk of stanel als is nox req ited! tat can be applied to different sites of stasiurns and cam support the ondoing core needs of football communities, i PURPOSE Cru) OO CGO eee Pee CMe Eee et inthe Oat CTU CO UMA OU Rune Coca} RE LCU Sc Cac Rance) ca er arene) CEC Cc nn ened Manyof these quidelineswall apply to all foot ball stadiums, however, in oder to recog ise the different See MC ners SES ee i SO ae ee Tae dO oT Cs eee cn ae budgets, We are particularly keen to guard against the over frovision and overspecifie ation of feotb all 7 eee Oe UE Cee ca] Fe ee se Cea De Ree eT) ce ny Ae en eet ety Ree ee gee at Ree ee ne) Cee ec UE tn any circumstances, a st adlum needs to be used in other SE ey act} Deg en Cie nts) BCE cc} Dee Tee CT regular staging of footbal matches rather than just the Gee enc tos lon Sen ce tet iT ue neces Gets eeee ee ra DR CL permanent st adium infrastructure, others are eR ee De ego) oC et aC pd overlay f.xilties We h ne therefore deliber ately Cee Mu ued ud eT UP TEL uc) Ce cee) cover sthe concept of overlay and the roleit plays OTe tt Vv. FRAMEWORK There are two key parts to these guidelines, Together they clarify, standardise and pramate 1 set of global stadium standards that will be accessible to and practical for all Part 1: General Process Guidelines This part is made up of the first four chapters, which focusom the proceses of d adium devehpment, Lom ceatly initiation ave fe asitilty conskerations (Ch apter J) through design (Ch apse 2} and constr ection ed (Chapter 3), and fin allyto the operation al aspects of stadiums from their opening to regular mainten ance programmes¢Chapierd), These e aye haplers can be viewed as Mew to... quidelines, Part 2; Technical Guidelines This part can bereqarded as the What? guidelines. comprises the main, Larger aspects of stadium requirements (Chapter 5), before moving on to the spacesomned by watous main users ard groups (Chapter 6), Finally, Chapter ? provides guidance on the application of these guidelines teifferent sizes fore ategiories of stadiums, Vi WHO SHOULD READ THESE GUIDELINES? These guidelinas are intended foruse by the whole foatball community: * Confederations and FIFA member asnciations shoul! use them for guiding and assessing any staliui infrastructure projects and when setting standards for competitions and of hee activtieswithin their juriatction + individual club organisations particu aby at profession aor elite dewelopment kewl should use therm to inform their omm startiam recjulements. + Any key stakeholders in new st acum projects, including municipal authexitien, stadium owners, architects and other key members af the st asiuin project tear shoukl tse them sa that they ate:f ariiar with the lames latest stanclards ard best practices: andl an inea por ate ther inte thelr exw props ‘Oumers, opetitors and usersof existine: football stadiums shoukd use them to benchm atk current focilies and operations and te inforn any future development projets ‘Authorities imohed in the licensing certification and monitoring of football stadiums should refer te them, Key suppliers ard contr acters te fort ball stacium development projects ane ongoing stadium operations should alsa refer to ther, Member asocl ations and other a akehoklers imohed in bidding for Fif\touin amentsean also 1198 these guidelines as a reference print for assessing the suitability of stadiums in the earl stagesof their process. it isimport ant to note that the stadiums inelucled in any bid will aby aps be assessed against the specific tournament req ments outlined in that belding process, Vil WORKING GROUP AND CONTRIBUTORS Guidelines of this scope cannot be HIPSsirou Hd HKe tovextend ts gratitude to the produced without the involvement of follwing poopie and ory anisatinns who conte ibutedd a strong interdisciplinary team and to these guidelines: contributors with a range of expertise, FIFA WORKING GROUP Colin Smith PHOTO CREDITS Haima Schingi Christian Stiegler Gascoigne Kaj Hevea! Getty Images Guy Smith Guy Smith Kate Filochav ski Hatten + Crow Alan Ferguson James Ewing level Playing Field coNTRIBUTORS ARUP Milton Keynes Gal Fa ata Morley von Stern be i Popular Murray Frede ticks ‘The Stadium Consultancy pops ter el Patrik Meyer Po plows Singapore Sports Habs GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PRODUC Tlow Jaf Desian GENERAL PROCESS GUIDELINES 4, INITIATION AND FEASIBILITY 2, DESIGN 3, CONSTRUCTION 4, OPERATIONS Col PAN = IEON NPN SETI Chapter 1 INITIATION AND FEASIBILITY The initiation and feasibility stages of a stadium development project relate te the initial phases of work. Belore embarking on the details! design of the stadium, amumber of key decisions need to be mack, Fitsthy a au vision needs to be developed, This shawl! sot out the aims and ambitinns for the praject and shou Hl continue to infotnn the decision making at key stagesol the project jaurney. Nest, a potential ite needs to be selected, which shoul consi sew al Factors including avalabllity and owmership, sccessibilty: and baaistics, be a impact are the surtourcding ave, aswell as secu iste, Climate ch ange is the bisoest sinole isaie Lacing aur society, anel FIEA Would liketo see ary future stadium project evaluate its potential impact in this promote the warisns available means of transport to plan for a more eat ainabke future (lor ex amp by fenco ut aging the use of public tr anger, Site accossiility 1H of te stake pla ming Kovthe ve qpai Shadi in prs the even of ha esi “TRANSPORT NETWORKS OFTEN.NEED TOBE, UPGRADED " For stadium develypment projects in amyaiven region, there are likely fo be gawemniment policies that promote a certain balance betwen public and individual transport — refered to as the “rmadal split” No matterwhere the: staciuim fs proposer, a transport asiessment will be requited to establish bows the emasaged mad al gplit may influence the cho iceot site loc ation anc wehether the exit inc transport netnotk requires any upgiraes or not. Ary ach transport assessinent shoul! dealwith the impact of increases traffic, in whatever form, on the evaluated cation and its egular traffic Helly, the masteuplan for the site may facilitate the shared! use of publi: {ran sport ar cat par jes witty ot hor Functions This helps to promote multifunctional use. irrespective ol vehether a matchday takes place or not ina The masterplan for the starlum site: shoul inclurde the wehicul ar routosinto and within the venus to ensure itselfective operations: (s5e Section 14) Coretuction acess delist ete to acces Lnsail Sida a aiolivcton vung FIFA CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ‘The construction of a stadium requies the delivery of Lge parts of the building, usually brouaht to the sit: using Lars wchickes, and often erectes! using heyy plant exjuipment Whilst high-rise urban developments prove that iis possible to erect large buiklinasywith a sunprisingly small footprint, this is a costhy ercize that choukl dally be avoided posite ‘The transport assessment should therefore abo establish the constiuction waks, thedeliwery routes the arpraim te sire aconstruction ‘eompound (in particular for redleveo pment sof ‘evisting stadiums), and, for excam pl, whet hor restrictions ate lkely to be imposechon working hours or delivery times, 1.3.5 SUSTAINABILITY ‘The selectional the site is critical ir delivering a sust ainabl stadium solution, “The loc ation of a staciuan should consior fevdsting ceseb pment and how a connecter! masterplan can ke put in place: tt shoul! abo bok at existing infrastauctue, rater and waste eonnectinns, are! the avcilability of pooer ancl data ‘The: most sustain able outcome will bo achieved if es starium can tap into. an esd in tran sent, urban evelopment and infrastruct are network, -Agood ex ample of this is building a nese stadiuimon the site of amo ane, such as the reseselbpment of the: IM aracama Stadium i Bip ide Janeiro, Bail Haaser developing a stadium assay om existing networks, for ex ample in a nes urban sea, may provide aw anstain able solution if the stadium forms patt of awwider newrdlevelopment madeiplan, Ane this has neleol whe been achieved is the london Stadium, which ‘was developed in a relatively derelict pat of ast London as partof awider regeneration masterplan. ‘where the stadium will be situated within the selected sites also critic al in delivering a able deselopmont (al refer to Section 22, CARBON The single Largest comtriturtor to ast adiutrrs embodied c arban isthe materials it isbuilt from. When choosing a site for a sustainable stadium solution, the cheval pet should assess which nearby sources of building material can be used within this contest, the sekacted site may cont gn existing structures that need to be demolished, ane the developer shoukl consider reusing any such materials in the construction of the new! stadium Thexound conditions c peur fof catbon in the stadiuen foundations, Sites ining sil &abilisation a will: higher embodied carbon assoc lated wth th qroundavotks, However, sourcinay uuredevaroure materials th atc the consteuction of the a adi 1 be used in Designing bawscarbon stadiums isis otal in Sub-Soction 2.7.1 ENERGY Nese stadiums should aim to generate as much onsite renewable energy as.po ithe. To achiewe this, thecho sen sitewall ibe ally h ne Uninterrupted solar expo sure and the: ability to make ux of qeothermal eneray, Some sites might beneli fromenergy tener aed byrwraler or vite, Genorat ing renewable enorcyy and dorincy iin batteries for matchday usewil helpsto cut the st adium’s peak event b axl which, in turn, ‘wall reduce the infrastructure requirements of the selected site ‘The availabilty of other ne arty renewrabke energy-qeneration sites shuld also be considered whem it comes te-cre ating a sustain able stadium solution, Thiswillinclucks imestiating the aus abiityeaf an enenay supple that cou provide the: ste with a renewrableenergy supp. Localenewnyciener ation schemes such as combined cooling, heating and power plants are able to supply bac arbon ener, Stadiun ‘developments might incorporate these {ailities i they are available or making provisions to dv 90 if there are future plans te install them in the area Designing Jon-ensiay stadiums is discussed in mp recotail in Sub Sestion 2.2.4 WATER A chortage of pot abkewester is aglbbal problem that the UN preckctsvwillalfect five illo peopl bye 2050, stadiums ecuire Larae: amounts of potable weater for sanitary Locilities,buielingy ond lands apes nell assesament ol watet mace is required before buiHling ast apiurn in- alec ation wherewaler shortages are ale achy an iste: jen ance, are fitch irvigation Therelore, ‘Watercourse pollution must be noideed during theconstiuction,mainten ance and usoof a stariom. tf the soketed site features watercourse, the riskof pollution must be evaluated when siting the stadium. AF the site features an alreaty polutedtwvateteoure, the stadium chweloper shoul! soek to remediate the: pollution as part of the stadium development Remediatina contaminated sites for stadium level pent is a positieeenvio niment a decision, but care rust ke taken ot to pollute ‘watercourses durina the remediating process, Desiamine stadiums to minimise w aercourse: pollution ancl wedce their pot able water consumption is also discussed in more detail in Sub Section 2.7.1 ECOLOGY The combate al value of land measures how much odiversity is able to span rt Biede sity refers to the a id varetyot FA jount Land animal leon the site Stadium like all typesof construet on dewelbpments, should it be built on sitesof high ecokagical value, This ineluces wwoeling building st alums on gieenfield sites. Sites that have presiously been dewelyped are ideal for stadium denebprents = these ate kronwan ax trowel sites. City> contre sites are ako good Ibeatinns for staium, devebpment bec ause they ae wrelleonmec ted to existing transpnd infrastructure Nonetheless it shoul be remembered that in choosing to buikon a city-centre ste, caret ul consideration must be given to the impact an the bbc al area by athering cums and the possible peed for additional tran spot ation Connections, Stadium developments cree environment al impacts that shoukd be mitigated as much as posalie by designers, Those envionment a impacts affect people, eokagyy and biodiversity CASE STUDY HMAD BIN Turning oe inte the FIFA World Cup Qa econ: 1. The pr as carefully dismanth, its materials wee 1, and nesie useswone elentiliod for i constituent parts, Whike some materials were sent fer recycling, upste 90% was reused in the ction the newest acum and prexinct and they shoukl be: assed when selectina the stadium site, The envionment al impact of a stadium devebpment abo epresents a focal planning concern andweil need to be discussed iy consultation with the relevant local authenities (refer to Sub-Section 4.3 7) Fisting flora andl Faun aon the cho en site show be su vee by amecolexist before: anyclecisions are mate: about the suitabilityof the site and the adium design, W the welectes site, reqarckess of itstype, has areasof high eeokayic al value, the design team shoukl Lake steps to presenvet her Feobgy and biodiversity in stadium design are discussed in mae detail in Sub-Section 27.4 WASTE Sail exc avated from the ckwelopment site should be ured, where possible, in building upor fille other areas th atonty mater a thatcanno be reused is eemoved fromthe site allogesher Thiswsll reduce the volume of wade generated by the devebpment and, in tum, reduce thee atbon footprint, it pothition ond heangy goods vehicle (HEV) movement assne tect with theedenelopinent Taking achvantageaf site opportunities can help to recuse: the amount of wade created wild the stadium is bein buik, This top and how waste an be teduced in the operation and maintenance: of the stadium are discusaed in more dtail in Sub» Soctiom 4.2.6 ea Com phanentary fax iit Manchester ity Wea al tay a he cl Stadium gen he bsetgwaunl) ste te ta Ceci Gene lee ai 1.3.6 USERS AND COMPETITION ‘The clubs supporters, due to their sheer number, ate usu ally the main Users of a stadium ane they may influence the selection of the stadium site, USER REQUIREMENTS Football supporters, much like thewider public, are keh tore ant tor coos other facilities, such as westaurants and shops, and not simply the stadium ise ‘Therefore, be atiner a storia in an areavwhere such facilites aleaey fexistor ate planned lo open ray prove al ractive to wsilors, A. balance may need to be struck botwocm tho areas, perhaps in city conte heaton that are established and already alle active but difficult to acces in Laraer numbers, and those areas th at are much easier to access but in elatiely undeveloped areas. site within a city but nat in accents al beatin, may prove to be the optimal be ation to strike this balance, ‘when a stadium is piopased as the homeo! a particularcib, the needs fof the clubs supporters are a high patrity tis ut ally Tar prefer che, in the case of an established club, for the naw stadium to be loc ited bro adlywithin the same area a5 the existing ground, not on the same site, This is often because of the emotional connection with an rear ather th an merely practical conskferations, such #5 the dist wee that aupporter sill need to thane to their club's nen stadia kis als important to recognise thatthe traditional territory of rival clubs may make some brcatinns unsuitable. AL a more detailed] keel the suitability of a site might be influenced bythe need fo seqieg ale home andlsting supporters, both in tre immerliate onea outside the station and, in some ases, on the appro aches to the: st dium fiom transport interchanges, ‘nil aby the scopee the site to include parking ane appro aches for disabled spectators needs to be assessed to enaie thal the: stadiuriclesebopment istully inclusive ‘Whore a stadium is Planned to become a mui-use venue, consideration should sho beaiven to the requirements of other spots events andl users (refer ali to Section 4.7 COMPLEMENTARY FACILITIES Most clubewll require sever alcomplornent any faciltios in acklition to the stadium, such as ackninint alive offices, (raining fries: and player accommodation. Furthermore, the inclusion of potential retail spares, media, hospitality, and Feisute facilities shoukl be assessed. ‘when selcting a site, it shoukl be dockdexd whether these Laciltiesneed to be lee ated on the same site as the statin orwhether thee could be al located elsxhere: COMPETITION FROM OTHER VENUES Other important con siderations when assessing the suitable a site for asta development are any potential campetitinn from but als smemieswit other yomuas and Facilities wich as hotels and restaurants. These Factors import, either necgatiely or positively the business plan for the enue l A study may also need to be carted out to highlight the proximity of other stadiums and similar venues, The study should ident iiywrhich events these wenues curently host of plan to hos am atwhich times of the year these ewonts take plane. ‘This should helps te ascertain if there ate any conilicting demands for football and ather sports ard events, Furthoumors, such a stud helps the stadium to avoid anny scheduling conflicts th a

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