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How many people are allowed in the stadiums?
Two thirds of the seats can be occupied. The standing and guest sectors are temporarily canceled. Basel can admit 17,057 spectators, the Young Boys 20,000. In St. Gallen, the canton initially approved the home game against Servette for 10,000 spectators. In Lucerne 7,300 people are allowed, in EV Zug there are 3,800. ZSC Lions can play in front of 7662 spectators, SC Bern in front of 6750. In all stadiums there is a strict mask requirement, tickets are personalized to guarantee follow-up the contacts. Identification cards must be carried. The clubs delete the data after two weeks.
The obligation to wear a mask in stadiums is still in force, but more than 1,000 spectators can play football or ice hockey.
© Freshfocus / Daniela Frutiger
What regional differences can there be?
If the number of cases increases, a canton can revoke a license for the lot. Or toughen up certain requirements. Cantons have the option of reducing the number of viewers originally admitted. If contact tracing cannot be guaranteed due to insufficient authority capacity, the number of visitors can be reduced.
And in other countries?
In the German Bundesliga, a maximum of 20 percent of the stadium capacity can be used, if there are a high number of infections in a region, like last night at the Munich Super Cup, no one is allowed to enter. In Spain: without spectators. In England: no spectators. In Italy: 1000 spectators. In France: 5,000 spectators were allowed, the increasing number of cases now has consequences: Lyon against Marseille, for example, can only be seen by 1,000 spectators on Sunday. In the Netherlands, fans will no longer be able to enter the stadium from now until October 20. In Austrian football, admission was initially granted to 10,000 spectators. Due to the increase in infections, there was a rapid reduction to 3,000. Recently Altach in the Vorarlberg risk area was only allowed to let 500 fans in. In ice hockey, a total of 4,200 fans watched the four first round matches of the Ice Hockey League (Austria, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary). Many enter the Dornbirn Hall alone. In Finland, stadiums can be used between 40 and 60 percent. In Sweden, on the other hand, only 150 spectators are allowed in both football and ice hockey. For virologists, however, it is clear: everything that happens outside has, in principle, a lower risk, since the virus can also be transmitted through aerosols.
In the Bundesliga, as here in Dortmund, the number of spectators allowed in stadiums varies by federal state.
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What is the financial impact of the rules on clubs?
The crown crisis is not only affecting the smallest clubs in structurally weak regions, the two current champion clubs in the federal capital are also losing millions in revenue. For YB’s home game against Vaduz on Sunday, only 16,500 season tickets will be admitted to Wankdorf. Yesterday, Wednesday, the Bernese received approval “that from October we will be able to occupy 20,300 seats,” announced YB media director Albert Staudenmann. Compared to the time before Corona, this will still mean an average of 6,000 fewer visitors for the next 16 home games of the current season, or around four million francs in revenue. As is well known, SC Bern, the last ice hockey champion to date in 2019, lives off its restaurants and the many standing venues. For this reason it is practically punished on several occasions, the SCB has to count on a deficit of up to five million francs due to the loss of income.
What do the clubs think about the relaxation of the public ban?
The tension between those responsible is palpable. Philipp Studhalter, president of FC Luzern, has decided to allow only season ticket holders to enter the stadium instead of the 7,300 approved visitors. That is less than 5000 people. In a second step, if all goes well, the FCL would also sell tickets online. “We take it one step at a time, we want to avoid having to drop to 1,000 viewers again in the fall or winter,” explains Studhalter. It’s about to be played at FC Basel, says Deputy Security Chief René Bonk: “Our annual ticket holders have a good 17,000 seats. This is a step in the right direction, we want our fans to feel safe in the stadium and have a great match experience. “
How does it work before the game, during halftime and after the game? What should I keep in mind when visiting the bathroom and catering?
The SFL guidelines for stadium protection concepts state that entry and exit should be arranged in such a way that waiting times are as short as possible and crowds of people and opposing flows of visitors are avoided. It is recommended to open all available food stalls to minimize the mix of spectators. In addition, the commitment of the “street vendors” must be checked. Activities on the stadium forecourt such as the fan shop, gastronomy and marketing should be kept to a minimum. Toilets, surfaces, and door handles are cleaned regularly. Disinfectants are available to viewers.
In St. Gallen’s Kybun Park, the standing living room has been replaced by seating.
© Benjamin Manser
What else do clubs do as part of their protection concepts?
Clubs require registration through an app or online. The generated QR code must be presented with the ticket and identification when entering the stadium. If a fan who tested positive for Corona arrives at the stadium, he will be expelled from the stadium for three years.
What else do clubs do as part of their protection concepts?
Clubs require registration through an app or online. The generated QR code must be presented with the ticket and identification when entering the stadium. If a fan who tested positive for Corona enters the stadium, they will be kicked out of the stadium for three years. Some clubs use non-contact devices to measure fever among match goers. Others do this with thermal imaging cameras. However, many clubs do not have a fever because fever can be reduced with medication. So it is not a safe method.
What about positive corona tests on teams?
In ice hockey, a game can be postponed if a team can no longer provide twelve players and a goalkeeper from the first team due to crown cases. The game plan was deliberately designed so that new dates are possible. After the Spengler Cup is canceled, you can also play between Christmas and New Years. In soccer, matches can also be postponed if multiple players on a team need to be quarantined due to positive corona tests.
In the stadium, here in the test match between EHC Olten and Ambri-Piotta, you must wear a mask.
© Marc Schumacher / Freshfocus (September 22, 2020
Who has to quarantine everything if a spectator tests positive for the corona virus after visiting the match?
If it turns out that a visitor to the party has been infected with Covid-19, all people sitting two meters from him will be reported to the canton’s medical service and quarantined. This would likely have a greater impact on SC Bern, whose 84-page protection concept shows that this could affect up to 32 people. Of course, all clubs want to avoid such a massive quarantine as much as possible. As an example, the quote from the president of FCL Studhalter: “The focus of our efforts is that no one has to be quarantined. Our viewers have space, they can feel safe. “
What happens if viewers don’t meet the mask requirement?
The security measures of the clubs stipulate that anyone who refuses to wear a mask or who does not use it correctly will be summoned by security personnel. If this request is not fulfilled, this person will be expelled from the stadium. If this happens again in another match, the guilty fan can be expelled from the stadium for up to three years. Donating a mask does not grant entry to the game. In St. Gallen, for example, spectators with donations of masks cannot enter the stadium. Removing the mask to cheer on the team is also prohibited, as is eating out of your own seat. “The decision of the quarantine rests with the doctor of the respective canton,” responds the Swiss Football League.
