14 DATES, ARRIVALS AT THE VENUES AND OFFICIAL TEAM HOTELS

2022 REGULATIONS

ENGLISH

13.2 The venue of the match shall have sufficient high-standard hotels to accommodate the home team, the visiting teams and Concacaf delegation.

13.3 On the day before the first match of The Competition and weather permitting, teams are entitled to have one training session, 60 minutes where the match is due to take place. In the event of severe adverse weather conditions, the Concacaf Venue and Match Coordinator may cancel the training session. In this case, the teams shall be allowed to inspect the pitch wearing training shoes.

13.3.1 Drones may only be used during practice for technical purposes. Concacaf reserves the right to approve or disapprove the use of drones.

13.4 If there is any doubt regarding the condition of the pitch once the visiting association has already left to play the match, the referee shall decide whether the pitch is playable or not. If the referee declares the pitch unplayable, the procedure to be followed is described in section 6 (Laws of the Game).

13.5 The matches may be played in daylight or under floodlight. Matches played at night may be played only at venues where the floodlighting installations meet the minimum lighting requirements laid down by Concacaf Stadium Guidelines, i.e. that the whole pitch shall be evenly lit, with a minimum requirement lighting level of at least 1,000 vertical EV lux . Additionally, the uniformity gradient of light on the field of play should be of 1.4:1. An emergency power generator must also be available which, in the event of a power failure, guarantees at least two-thirds of the aforementioned intensity of light for the whole pitch. Concacaf is entitled to grant exceptions.

13.6 All matches in The Competition must be identified, promoted and advertised matches in accordance with Concacaf’s relevant Commercial, Media and Marketing Regulations and qualifying competition branding guidelines.

13.7 On matchdays, the teams must be entitled to warm-up on the pitch before the match, time, weather, and pitch condition permitting. In principle, such warm-up will be 30 minutes in length. If the pitch is not in good condition or the warm-up would negatively affect the state of the pitch for the match, Concacaf may limit the area on the field of play for the warm-up or shorten or cancel the warm-up session.

14 DATES, ARRIVALS AT THE VENUES AND OFFICIAL TEAM HOTELS