Professional Documents
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Liverpool 2019
Liverpool 2019
2019/20
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Supporter Charter 2019/20
Safeguarding
Association
P5. Ticketing information
P21. Official Supporters Clubs
P6. Official Sanctions Process
P22. Complaints
P15.. Safeguarding
Football
P7. Melwood Training Ground
Social
P8. Liverpool FC Academy Responsibilities
P9. Liverpool FC Women
P17. Club
P18. Red Neighbours
P19. Liverpool FC Foundation
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Supporter Charter 2019/20
Liverpool
Football Club
Information
Charter 2019/20
Liverpool Football Club always has - and
continues to - enjoy a unique relationship with its
loyal and dedicated supporters. It recognises and
respects the invaluable contribution made by each
and every one of them to the ongoing success and
longevity of this historic Club. We’re proud of our
relationship with our fans, we always endeavour to
be open and accessible, and we constantly strive
to improve supporters’ matchday experience.
This charter provides information about the Club’s
services, values and approach to supporter
engagement and communication.
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The Club’s current capacity is 54,074, although on Click here for information regarding the
occasions be reduced with certain seats becoming Ticket Exchange Scheme.
unavailable for public sale due to a number of reasons.
For the majority of games at Anfield, demand for Click here for information regarding for the
tickets significantly exceeds supply, with almost every Auto Cup Scheme.
fixture selling out well in advance of the actual day of
the game. Click here for match ticket prices for season
2019/20.
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Official Sanctions
Process
Ground Regulations and Terms &
Conditions
Anfield is famous not just for its passionate atmosphere but also for
its warmth and culture of welcoming people from all backgrounds.
Liverpool FC strives to maintain Anfield’s safe and welcoming
atmosphere.
Fan Sanctions
LFC will strongly enforce the Conditions, but will consider each case
on its own merits and appreciates that no two cases are the same.
We have a dedicated panel which will review the facts of each case
and decide on any appropriate punishment taking into account all
circumstances that surround the case.
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Melwood
Training Ground
Melwood is the training ground of Liverpool FC, located
in the West Derby area of Liverpool, it has been the Reds
training ground since the late 1950s. Legendary manager
Bill Shankly helped to transform the training ground in to
a top class training facility, players would change at Anfield
before getting the bus to train at Melwood.
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Liverpool FC
Academy
Liverpool FC Academy is committed to nurturing and
developing young football talent with the aim of shaping
its players to become elite players.
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Liverpool FC Women secured a unique position in the women’s The FA Girls Centre of Excellence is
game in 2013 as the first fully professional female football embedded into the female player pathway
team in the UK. with talent identification days throughout
the National Fixture Programme which
The team is managed by Vicky Jepson who took on the role in enables England Scouts to watch the best
October 2018 and her squad includes captain Sophie Bradley- girls from all over the county. The centre
Auckland, striker Courtney Sweetman-Kirk and winger Niamh currently has teams within the Under 9,
Charles, who came through the club’s Centre of Excellence. Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under
First team matches are played at Prenton Park and the team 17 age categories. The main emphasis is
train at Solar Campus in Wallasey. Standard Chartered signed on player development in the hope that
a new deal to be front of shirt sponsor in July 2019 while Joie many of our girls will continue to make
are the official family partner of Liverpool FC Women and have great strides towards the elite women’s
their name on the tail of the shirt. game with our Development Squad and
First team and also gain international
The club’s Academy team won the inaugural WSL Academy recognition.
league in 2019 and went on to make it a double by winning
the FAWSL Plate final.
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Red Together
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Red Together is Liverpool FC’s approach your text with ‘LFC’. Or you can
to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. We are raise your concerns with a steward.
the world’s greatest club supported by the Either option may allow us to take
world’s greatest fans. We are aiming to be immediate action at the time or you
the most inclusive football club - providing may report your concerns at a more
fair opportunities to as many different people convenient time to Liverpool FC
as possible, being welcoming and meeting direct by email;
their needs as best we can in. • Providing facilities and services
which meet your requirements as
• Employment much as possible. Our facilities and
• Watching the game services include a faith room, halal
• Playing the game and kosher catering and a variety of
• Supporting the team accessible facilities;
• Training staff to offer the services
We expect supporters to be committed to you require;
this too and to follow the Club’s rules where • Listening to you to improve what we
applicable. Wherever possible, the Club will do and working closely with Liverpool
take steps to ensure the environment is free FC Disabled Supporters Association,
from abusive or discriminatory behaviour. Supporters Committee and the Fan
It’s about behaving in the right way towards Forums;
fellow fans, colleagues, players and even • Raising awareness through our
our opponents- no matter who they are. Our club channels using Red Together
game and our club are for everyone. messaging and working with partner
organisations.
We will continue to develop what we do so
that as many people as possible can access We hope that you will embrace these
the Club and its services in whatever way measures and help us to make Liverpool
they want. Liverpool FC will do this by: Football Club the welcoming environment we
want it to be. We would love to hear from you
• Ensuring any discrimination or about your experiences and if you have any
breaches of the Club’s rules are dealt feedback to help us to improve our services.
with in line with Club policy and If you have any Equality and Diversity queries
passed to law enforcement agencies please contact
and partners, where necessary; Equalityanddiversity@liverpoolfc.com.
• Providing facilities to report
inappropriate or discriminatory You are part of this. We are all part of this
behaviour. You can report any such and we will lead the way for others to follow.
behaviour via text on 64446. Start
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Safeguarding
Safeguarding is putting the safety and wellbeing of anyone under the age of 18, or who is a
vulnerable adult, are at the centre of what we do. We aim to create an environment where
children or vulnerable adult feel encouraged; listened to; feel able to reach their potential, and to
make a positive contribution to society.
You have the right to be safe wherever you are; at home, with friends, at school, out and about or
at football.
b. Safety at Matches
We want your experience of watching Liverpool FC play football to be first class. To do
this we ensure everyone follows safety procedures; All staff are trained; We employ
Safeguarding Stewards who are specialists, they have purple armbands that say
‘safeguarding steward’; Anyone under 16 years old must be accompanied to matches
by a responsible adult.
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Social
Responsibilities
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Club
Liverpool Football Club is dedicated to
being a good neighbour. Whether that
is engaging people in Liverpool FC’s
local or global communities, we are
committed to supporting fans, schools,
community organisations and grassroots
football to inspire positive and lasting
change in people’s lives. We believe
in bringing communities together and
raising aspirations because the LFC family
deserves the best opportunities in life.
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Red
Neighbours
Red Neighbours is a Club owned community programme that
works to improve the lives of our nearest neighbours in the
immediate communities surrounding Anfield – L4, 5 and 6.
Red
Neighbours
Our four areas of focus
Memorable
Food Poverty Elderly Physically Active
& Education Community Experiences for
Community
Young People
How do we do this
For more information about the work the Red Neighbours carry out in the Anfield community please contact us on: www.liverpoolfc.com/contactus or follow us on Twitter: @Red_Neighbours
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Fan
Engagement
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Supporter Liaison There will also be an annual Fan Summit Liverpool Disabled
hosted by LFC’s Chief Executive Peter
Moore. Club directors, senior officials and Supporters Association
In keeping with the Club’s ongoing
commitment to provide fans with the best supporters who are members of the fan
forums will be invited to attend the annual The Liverpool Disabled Supporters
possible engagement process they have Association (LDSA) is run by disabled
appointed a Head of Club and Supporter summit to be held at Anfield, either in
person or via video call facilities. supporters for disabled supporters.
Liaison. The role, gives supporters a range The LDSA are an elected committee
of opportunities to engage with the Club, (independent of the Club) who work in
both formally and informally, with the aim
of improving communication between all
Supporter Liaison Officer association with LFC to help improve the
overall experience at Anfield for disabled
parties. supporters.
Liverpool Football Club has enhanced its
supporter liaison operations to provide Reds
The Head of Club and Supporter Liaison For more information on the LDSA,
fans more support, particularly around away
will chair, co-ordinate and manage five fan click here.
games. To help improve communications
forums while informally establishing an
between supporters and football clubs, UEFA
ongoing dialogue with fans and supporter
groups through social media.
introduced a licensing requirement in the Official Supporters Clubs
2012/13 season for all clubs across Europe
to appoint a Supporter Liaison Officer (SLO) Liverpool FC fans are famous the world over.
Fan forums:
to ensure proper and constructive discourse They set us apart from every other football
Five fan forums have been created to
between them and their fans. The Premier club in the world with their loyalty, passion
focus on issues highlighted by fans during
League also introduced a requirement in and knowledge. Liverpool Football club
extensive research carried out by Populus
the 2012/13 season for every Club to carry has just over 280 Official Supporters Club
last autumn. These forums will centre on
out ‘supporter liaison’ via, for example, (OLSC) branches in over 90 countries across
ticket availability, ticket prices, the stadium,
a dedicated Supporter Liaison Officer. the world. Our official groups provide hubs
local supporter engagement and equality
The supporter liaison role is effectively to allow supporters to come together and
and diversity. Each of the fan forums will be
covered by a number of people within the celebrate the club they love. Local OLSC’s
made up of between 8-12 supporters with
Club covering the key areas of ticketing, provide a valuable service to Liverpool FC
one seat being reserved for the Liverpool
operations, matchday experience and supporters living in the area they operate.
Supporters Trust (the Spirit Of Shankly),
communications. One person is nominated They also provide an excellent way of
and one seat for a member of the previous
as Supporter Liaison Co-ordinator, who meeting fellow supporters and like-minded
Supporters’ Committee.
is responsible for ensuring that all SLO people all of whom are devoted to following
communications and feedback are dealt Liverpool FC, wherever they live in the world.
with by the correct department and that the
necessary actions are delivered. To contact OLSC Branches are closely affiliated to
the Supporter Liaison Officer, click here Liverpool FC and enjoy many benefits in
return for their close allegiance. If you would
like to know more or to contact your local
supporters Club please contact us
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Complaints
How to make a complaint How long will it take to resolve my External Bodies The Independent Football
complaint? Ombudsman
If you are visiting Anfield we find that most If your complaint refers to a particular
complaints can be resolved at the time of All telephony complaints will be resolved competition then you can raise this with the
the initial problem. Please make a steward appropriate governing body (the FA, Football The Independent Football Ombudsman
according to the issues raised, but it may take a Liverpool Football Club are committed to taking
or uniformed member of staff aware if you few days to investigate depending on the nature League, Premier League or UEFA).
encounter a problem and they will do their best advice and feedback from the Independent
of them. All written complaints will receive an Football Club. We hope you won’t need to but if
to resolve it immediately. initial response within 10 days, which we hope Complaints about Equality, Diversity & you are unhappy with the way we have handled
will be the point at which most complaints are Inclusion your complaint or our response, or are unhappy
If your complaint cannot be resolved on the day, resolved. In all cases you will be notified of the
or is not about a match or event day issue, please about a Sanction applied to you, then you can
name of the person managing your complaint All complaints about equality, diversity and ask the Independent Football Ombudsman
contact our Fan Services team by; and how to contact them; we will also advise inclusion should be raised in the same way as (www.theifo.co.uk) to review the matter.
• emailing us using the Contact Us page. you of the steps we will take and timescales we other complaints and will be handled by someone
You should receive an acknowledgement expect to resolve your complaint in. who is appropriately trained to manage more
that your complaint has been submitted sensitive matters. The Diversity and Inclusion
to your email address within 2 hours - if What if I am not happy with the way Manager will be consulted as needed.
you don’t find this in your email box please
check your ‘spam’ folder.
my complaint has been handled or
• calling us on +44 (0)151 264 2500 resolved? Complaints about Sanctions applied
• in writing to Liverpool Football Club, Anfield to individuals by the Club
Road, Liverpool, L4 0TH. If you are dissatisfied with the response we
provide or feel your complaint has not been All Sanctions will only be applied following
If you are travelling at an Away match please resolved to your satisfaction you can then investigation and review by the Club. The
make a Liverpool Football Club steward or escalate your complaint. If you wish to do this individuals involved will always be offered the
uniformed member of staff aware if you please notify the person managing the complaint right to appeal against a sanction. Appeals need
encounter a problem and they will do their best and they will escalate to an appropriate manager. to be directed to ‘Sanctions Appeals, Liverpool
to resolve it immediately. You can also contact Football Club, 20 Chapel Street, Liverpool L3
the Supporter Liaison Officer to make them The final point of escalation for all complaints 9AG’ within the timescales outlined in the
aware of more serious issues when travelling to is the Head of Fan Experience, who will review sanction letter we send. Sanctions are not
away matches, contact methods can be found complaints only when they have been managed subject to the same complaints process and will
here. through the process above and have been given not be reviewed by the Head of Fan Experience
an opportunity to be resolved by the appropriate as an escalation point. For further information in
If you have bought a Seasonal Hospitality team members. relation to the sanctions process please see the
package or have arranged an event at Anfield Welcome to Anfield section of the Club Charter.
please contact your account manager or event
manager as soon as possible about any problems
you’d like them to resolve for you.
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