What are UEFA stadium categories?
Q: What are UEFA stadium categories?
A: UEFA stadium categories are categories for football stadiums laid out in the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations.
Q: How are stadiums rated according to UEFA stadium categories?
A: Stadiums are rated as category one, two, three, or elite (in order going up), according to the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations.
Q: When were the UEFA stadium categories introduced?
A: The UEFA stadium categories replaced the old method of ranking stadiums as four or five star in 2006.
Q: What is the significance of being categorised as elite in UEFA stadium categories?
A: A stadium must be categorised as elite to host the final of the UEFA Champions League or the UEFA Europa League. These are UEFA's two top club competitions.
Q: What is the purpose of the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations?
A: The purpose of the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations is to lay out the standards and criteria for the categorisation of football stadiums.
Q: How many categories are there in UEFA stadium categories?
A: There are four categories in UEFA stadium categories, namely category one, two, three, and elite.
Q: Which competitions are considered as UEFA's two top club competitions?
A: The UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League are considered as UEFA's two top club competitions.