PREMIER LEAGUE

SECTION K: GROUND CRITERIA
K.16.4. a stewarded working area or wire room of 20 square metres equipped with
8 ISDN lines, 16 power points, a television monitor, shelves to support lap
top computers and refreshment facilities.
K.17. The registered ground of each Club shall be hardwired to the satisfaction of the
Board for the benefit of Broadcasters and the hardwiring shall at all times be
maintained in good working order.
K.18. Any Club which is unable to comply with Rules K.11, K.13, K.14 and K.16 may make
application to the Board to be allowed time to do so and the Board in its absolute
discretion may allow such time for compliance as it thinks fit.
Security Old Rule
K.19. In order to safeguard the Players, directors and Officials of a Visiting Club and
Match Officials upon their arrival at and departure from a League Match, each
Home Club shall procure that:
K.19.1. the Visiting Club’s team coach is able to park adjacent to the Players’ entrance;
K.19.2. barriers are placed so as to prevent members of the public gaining access
to the area between the team coach and the Players’ entrance;
K.19.3. a parking area is provided for directors and Officials of the Visiting Club
and Match Officials close to their respective points of entry to the stadium;
K.19.4. the Players’ entrance as well as the parking area and the points of entry
referred to are adequately policed or stewarded.
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K.20. Each Home Club shall further procure that Players and Match Officials are
provided with a safe and secure means of access to and egress from the pitch prior
to the kick-off of a League Match, at the beginning and end of the half-time
interval and upon the conclusion of the match.
The Pitch Old Rule
K.21. Unless otherwise permitted by the Board, in League Matches the length
of the pitch shall be 105 metres and its breadth 68 metres.
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K.22. The Board shall only give permission to a Club for the dimensions of its pitch to
be other than as set out in Rule K.21 if it is impossible for it to comply with Rule
K.21 due to the nature of the construction of its ground.
K.23. For UEFA Club Competitions the pitch must measure 105 metres in length by
68 metres in breadth exactly. If for technical reasons of a construction related
nature it is impossible to achieve the required dimensions a UEFA Club Licence
may nevertheless be granted provided that the pitch is minimum 100 metres to
maximum 105 metres in length by minimum 64 metres to maximum 68 metres
in breadth.
K.24. A Club shall register the dimensions of its pitch before the commencement of
each Season by giving written notice thereof in Form 8 to the Secretary.
K.25. The Board may at any time require a Club to obtain and submit to the Secretary
a report by an independent expert certifying its pitch dimensions.
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PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION K