UEFA Champions League

1 Regulations of the uefa Champions League 2017/18 Regulations of the uefa Champions League2015-18 Cycle2017/18 SeasonContentsPreamble _____8I - General Provisions _____9 Article 1 Scope of application 9 Article 2 Definitions 9 Article 3 Entries for the competition 10 Article 4 Admission criteria and procedure 13 Article 5 Integrity of the competition 15 Article 6 Duties of the clubs 16 Article 7 Responsibilities of the associations and clubs 18 Article 8 Anti-doping 19 Article 9 Fair play 19 Article 10 Insurance 19 Article 11 Trophy and medals 20 Article 12 Intellectual property rights 20II - Competition System _____22 Article 13 Competition stages and seeding 22 Article 14 Match system qualifying phase 23 Article 15 Match system play-offs 23 Article 16 Match system group stage 23 Article 17 Equality of points group stage 24 Article 18 Match system round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals 25 Article 19 Match system final 25 Article 20 Away goals rule.

2 Extra time and kicks from the penalty mark 25 III - Match Scheduling _____27 Article 21 Match dates and fixtures 27 Article 22 Confirmation of fixtures and automatic reversals 27 Article 23 Venues and kick-off times 28 Article 24 Team arrivals 28 Article 25 Match abandoned 28 Article 26 Match cancelled 29 Article 27 Refusal to play and similar cases 30IV - Stadium Infrastructure _____32 Article 28 Stadiums 32 Article 29 Pitches 32 Article 30 Artificial turf 33 Article 31 Retractable stadium roofs 34 Article 32 Floodlights 343 Article 33 Clocks 34 Article 34 Screens 34V - Match Organisation _____36 Article 35 Match equipment 36 Article 36 Training sessions 36 Article 37 Ticketing 37 Article 38 Venue data coordinator and advertising boards operator 37VI - Match Procedures _____38 Article 39 Match sheet 38 Article 40 Match protocol 38 Article 41 Rules governing the technical area 39 VII - Player Registration _____40 Article 42 Player eligibility 40 Article 43 Player lists 40 Article 44 Subsequent registration 42 VIII - Refereeing _____44 Article 45 Referee team and referee

3 Liaison officer 44 Article 46 Appointment and replacement of referees 44 Article 47 Procedure in case of severe injury to players 44IX - Disciplinary Law and Procedures _____46 Article 48 uefa Disciplinary Regulations 46 Article 49 Yellow and red cards 46 Article 50 Protests 46X - Kit _____47 Article 51 Kit approval 47 Article 52 Colours 47 Article 53 Numbers and names 47 Article 54 Shirt sponsor 48 Article 55 Badges 49 Article 56 Other team equipment 49XI - Financial Provisions _____51 Article 57 Financial rules whole competition 51 Article 58 Financial rules qualifying phase 51 Article 59 Financial rules play-offs and uefa Champions Leaguematches 51 Article 60 Financial rules final 524 XII - Exploitation of the Commercial Rights _____53 Article 61 Introduction and objectives 53 Article 62 Commercial rights general 53 Article 63 Commercial rights for the qualifying phase 55 Article 64 Commercial rights for the play-offs and uefa ChampionsLeague 56 Article 65 Exclusive area requirements as of the play-offs 57 Article 66 Other requirements 58 Article 67

4 Licensing and merchandising 61 Article 68 Promotional activities 62 XIII - Media Matters _____63 Article 69 Responsibilities regarding media matters 63 Article 70 Media activities on the day before the match 63 Article 71 Matchday media activities 65 Article 72 Additional media activities 66 Article 73 Provisions specific to the final 66 Article 74 Media access 67 Article 75 Media facilities 67 Article 76 Audiovisual rights-holder facilities 68 Article 77 Photographer facilities 70 Article 78 Audio media 70 Article 79 Principles for all media 71 XIV - Closing Provisions _____72 Article 80 Implementing provisions 72 Article 81 Unforeseen circumstances 72 Article 82 Non-compliance 72 Article 83 Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

5 72 Article 84 Annexes 72 Article 85 Authoritative version 72 Article 86 Adoption and entry into force 73 Annex A - Access List for the 2017/18 uefa Club Competitions _____74 Annex B - uefa Champions League Competition System _____75 Annex C - 2017/18 uefa Match Calendar _____76 Annex D - Coefficient Ranking System overview periods for rankings coefficient calculation coefficient calculation points principles coefficients decisions 79 Annex E - Media and TV Camera Positions of camera positions 80 Annex F - Pitch Organisation _____83 Annex G - Club Media Rights Guidelines conditions applicable to all media rights exploited byclubs of live audiovisual media rights of delayed audiovisual media rights fixed-media exploitation of delayed rights of delayed rights in relation to the uefa EuropeanChampion Clubs Cup, uefa Cup and uefa European CupWinners Cup rights 92 Annex H - Locally Trained Players _____94 Index _____9667 PreambleThe following regulations have been adopted on the basis of Articles 49(2)(b) and50(1)

6 Of the uefa General ProvisionsArticle 1 Scope of present regulations govern the rights, duties and responsibilities of all partiesparticipating and involved in the preparation and organisation of the2017/18 uefa Champions League including its qualifying phase and play-offs(hereinafter the competition).Article 2 the context of these regulations, the following definitions apply:a. commercial rights: any and all commercial rights and opportunities in and inrelation to the competition (including all matches), including media rights,marketing rights and data rights;b.

7 Data rights: the right to compile and exploit statistics and other data inrelation to the competition;c. doping: the occurrence of one or more of the anti-doping rule violations setout in the uefa Anti-Doping Regulations;d. exclusive area: the venue for a uefa Champions League match or a play-offmatch, comprising the stadium itself (including without limitation scoreboards,advertising board system, video boards, giant screens, clocks, dressing rooms,players' tunnel, technical zone and all seating, hospitality and VIP areas), allareas in the vicinity of the stadium owned, controlled, managed or operatedby the club, as well as the area around it, up to and including the fencingsurrounding it or roads which naturally demarcate the area of the stadium, theair space immediately above the stadium (if the LOC holds or controls suchrights or is reasonably able to do so), and the broadcaster, press and mediaareas;e.

8 Local organising committee (LOC): the group of individuals who help organisehome matches at the behest of the club participating in the uefa ChampionsLeague and/or the play-offs (or a member association appointed by uefa ),and in close cooperation with uefa , the minimum composition of whichrequired by uefa embraces representatives of the club s board orrepresentatives of the association, the stadium authorities, the safety/securityservices, and the club press officer;f. marketing rights: the right to advertise, promote, endorse and market thecompetition; to conduct public relations activities in relation to thecompetition; and to exploit all advertising, sponsorship, hospitality, licensing,merchandising, publishing, betting, gaming, retailing, music and franchisingopportunities and all other commercial association rights (including throughticket promotions) in relation to the competition;g.

9 Media rights: the right to create, distribute and transmit on a linear and/or on-demand basis for reception on a live and/or delayed basis anywhere in theworld by any and all means and in any and all media, whether now known orI General Provisions9devised in the future (including all forms of television, radio, mobile, wirelessand internet distribution), digital, audiovisual, visual and/or audio coverage ofthe competition and all associated and/or related rights, including fixedmedia, download and interactive rights;h. non-commercial purposes: activities, without any direct or indirect third partyassociation, necessary for (i) a club to advertise its own matches, (ii) internalarchiving purposes and (iii) internal librar