UEFA: No change to club licensing

No change to club licensing
Monday, 16 February 2004

UEFA has confirmed that its ambitious club licensing system, which will come into force at the start of the 2004/05 season, will be implemented as planned with five key criteria.

More than 100 clubs
Confirmation was given by European football's governing body on the first day of a meeting of the European Club Forum at the Palacio de Congresos in Barcelona. The meeting is being attended by more than 100 clubs, in the latest stage of the reinforced consultation process between UEFA and Europe's major clubs.

Club admission
In order for a club to be admitted to any of the UEFA club competitions, minimum standards in areas including sporting matters, infrastructure, personnel and administration, legal matters and financial matters must be fulfilled.

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