About Matchday Etiquette for the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27 Season

The J.League’s standard spectator guidelines will also be applied to the 2026/27 AFC Champions League Elite, and match operations will be conducted accordingly.

To everyone who watches the J.League

Thank you, as always, for supporting and attending J.League matches.

To respond to everyone’s cheers, the players want to show even better play. Their feelings are always the same: higher skill, stronger power, and more refined teamwork—above all, fair play.

We also ask fans to support the team fairly in a way that enhances the match atmosphere.

To that end, the J.League has established rules and etiquette common to all clubs for every match.

So that every fan visiting the stadium can spend a pleasant and enjoyable time, we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Let’s create wonderful matches together, where the players’ performance and everyone’s passionate support become one.

・The J.League and J.Clubs conduct match safety management and security based on stadium management regulations in order to provide safe and comfortable spectating. Please comply with the management regulations when attending matches. Note that management regulations for hosted matches may differ by club.  

・If prohibited acts defined in the management regulations, or acts that pose security concerns, are committed, you may be required to follow penalties such as ejection from the stadium or a ban on entry. In addition, you may be banned from entering matches at stadiums other than the one where the violation occurred. Please understand this in advance.  

・We ask for everyone’s cooperation to ensure safety.

Stairway 1 Entrance	Sanga Premium Seat   Exciting Seat   Sanga Seat   Main S Reserved Seats (North side / South side)   Balcony Reserved Seats 1, 2, 3, 4
Stairway 2 Entrance	Back Exciting Seat   Back S Reserved Seats   Back A Reserved Seats (North side / South side)   Back Upper Front Seats   Back Upper S Reserved Seats   Back Upper A Reserved Seats (North side)   Balcony Upper Reserved Seats   Home Reserved Seats (Standing permitted)   Home Upper Reserved Seats
Stairway 5 Entrance	Visitor Reserved Seats

※Stairway 2 Entrance cannot be used from around the 35th minute of the first half until after halftime ends because a smoking area will be set up. Please enter via Stairway 1 Entrance.  

※Stairs3, Stairs4 are not available.

※Operations may change depending on the situation on the day. Please enter in accordance with staff instructions.

General Entry

2 hours before kick-off

※For the MD2 Match against Ratchaburi only, the General Entry will be 2 hours and 30 minutes before the kick-off.

※There is no early entry.

1.For baggage inspection, please open your own bags and present them to staff. 

2.Bottles and cans are not permitted inside the stadium. Please transfer contents to paper cups.  

3.Strollers are not permitted inside the stadium. A “Stroller Check” is available in front of the Related Parties Reception; please leave your stroller there.  

4.Those who are heavily intoxicated will be refused entry. 

5.Uniform restrictions apply. Please see details below.

Re-entry gates	Stairway 1 Entrance/ Visitor Gate

※Please receive a “Re-entry Ticket” from staff at the re-entry gate. 

※When re-entering, please bring your ticket. Please be careful not to lose it; if lost, you may not be able to enter the stadium.

※Stairs3, Stairs4 are not available.

Areas Where Visitor Team Goods Are Not Allowed / Cheering Not Allowed	Sanga Premium Seat   Exciting Seat  Sanga Seat  Main S Reserved Seats (North side)   Back Exciting Seat   Back S Reserved Seats   Back A Reserved Seats (North side)   Back Upper Front Seats   Back Upper S Reserved Seats   Back Upper A Reserved Seats (North side)   Balcony Reserved Seats 1, 4   Balcony Upper Reserved Seats  Home Reserved Seats (Standing permitted)   Home Upper Reserved Seats
Areas Where Home Team Goods Are Not Allowed / Cheering Not Allowed	Visitor Reserved Seats

In uniform/cheering restricted areas, you may not enter by turning the opponent’s uniform inside out, nor by hiding the emblem. Please understand in advance.

From JR Kyoto Station to JR Kameoka Station:  

Rapid: approx. 20 minutes  

Local: approx. 30 minutes  

After getting off, it is a 3-minute walk.

Keihan Kyoto Kotsu bus: From Hankyu Katsura Station East Exit to JR Kameoka Station: 40 minutes.  

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※There is no general parking. Please use public transportation.  

※Do not park on streets or in nearby commercial facilities; it inconveniences local residents.  

※Some pedestrians cross roads near the stadium and Kameoka Station without using crosswalks. Please use crosswalks.

There is no sidewalk on the road south of the stadium and it is dangerous; please refrain from walking along that route.

For those travelling with young children

・Strollers are not permitted inside the stadium. A “Stroller Check” is available in front of the Related Parties Reception; please leave your stroller there.  

・If entering from Stairway 5 Entrance (Visitor Reserved Seats), please speak to staff at Stairway 5 Entrance.  

・There are 4 baby rooms and 4 first-aid rooms in the stadium. If you need to use them, please speak to nearby staff.  

Eligibility	Persons using a wheelchair, and/or persons holding a Parking Prohibition Exemption Permit (designated sign)
Application Period	Season Pass Early Registration for Desired Games — Until the Day After General Sales Begin *Please note that the registration periods for the MD2 match against Ratchaburi FC and the MD3 match against Newcastle Jets differ from the usual schedule. Please check the application form below.
Parking Capacity	P2 Parking: 6 vehicles (on stadium premises)   P6 Parking: 6 vehicles (off stadium premises)

①  During the application period, apply via the matchday etiquette application form and fill in the required information.  

*Please note that the registration periods for the MD2 match against Ratchaburi FC and the MD3 match against Newcastle Jets    differ from the usual schedule. Please check the application form below.

*Please be aware that registrations cannot be accepted outside of the designated registration periods.

② By the 5th day after general ticket sales begin for the desired match, we will send an information email to your registered email address with details for the day.  

③ On matchday, at the parking lot entrance, please tell the security guard your name.

※We will confirm wheelchair ownership/use.  

※If you are using the parking lot as a holder of the Parking Prohibition Exemption Permit (designated sign), please show the sign to the attendant.  

※If we cannot confirm the above, we may refuse parking.  

※Notifications will also be sent to those not selected in the lottery; please check.  

※Please set your email to receive messages from un-ei@kyotosanga.jp.  

※Please also check your spam/junk folder just in case.  

※Applications by phone or fax are not accepted.

① Near the south side of Stairway 5 Entrance Re-entry required  

② Near Stairway 2 Entrance (halftime only) No re-entry required

※Conventional cigarettes are not permitted anywhere on stadium premises. For conventional cigarettes, please use the smoking area at JR Kameoka Station North Exit.  

※Do not smoke outside designated areas and do not litter cigarette butts.

Items are kept at the Kyoto Sanga F.C. Information (inside the 1F General Information).  

Items are kept at the stadium; please contact the following.

※Kyoto Sanga F.C. is unable to handle this. Thank you for understanding.

≪Contact≫  

Viva & Sanga  

TEL: 0771-25-3331

After 3 months, items will be disposed of.

・We do not set a specific time limit for how long you may wait in line; however, from the perspective of health and safety, we ask that you refrain from lining up from the day before the match.  

・5 hours before kick-off, staff will mark places in order from the front of the waiting line, with attendees present, using protective tape (low-adhesive tape).  

Please prepare the protective tape (low-adhesive tape) and a permanent marker yourself.  

After your place is confirmed, you may leave the area in order.  

・Reserving places with protective tape or baggage before 5 hours prior is prohibited. Any tape, etc. placed before 5 hours prior will be removed by staff when found and will be invalidated.  

・One place reservation can secure up to 5 people, and each person is limited to one place reservation.

・The head of the waiting line at Stairway 2 Entrance is as shown in the photo in the original document.  

・For Stairway 1 Entrance and Stairway 5 Entrance, the head of the line is the head position at each entrance.  

Please be sure to return to the line 2 hours and 30 minutes before kick-off .  

If you are in a group, please have everyone return together.  

If only tape remains, it will be removed and the reservation will be invalidated.

※For the MD2 against Ratchaburi only, please be sure to return to the line 3 hours before kickoff.

Please remove the tape and proceed in order.  

Depending on crowd conditions, the opening time may be moved earlier. Please understand.

Home	Home Reserved Seats, Blocks N6 to N8
Visitor	Visitor Reserved Seats

※Maximum of 8 noisemakers for both home and visitor sides (including cymbals, etc.).  

※Drums may be used only for the purpose of leading/initiating clapping support.  

※Wind instruments such as trumpets are prohibited because they may cause inconvenience to nearby residents.  

※Striking stadium facilities (seats, etc.) or causing nuisance to nearby spectators is prohibited.

Home	Home Reserved Seats, Blocks N3 to N11 only
Visitor	Visitor Reserved Seats

※This does not force you to watch standing up; however, flags and gate flags may obstruct your view.  

※Standing spectating is prohibited outside the areas listed above.  

※Standing on seats, or placing feet on seat backs while watching/cheering, is prohibited.

For flags 50 cm × 50 cm or larger, home supporters must apply in advance according to club regulations.  

For official merchandise flags, no application is required.

Home	Home Reserved Seats 2F (standing permitted) only
Visitor	Visitor Reserved Seats only

※L-flag size: H 1,015 mm × W 1,575 mm

Home	Home Reserved Seats 2F (standing permitted) only
Visitor	Visitor Reserved Seats only

※Flags of L-flag size (H 1,015 mm × W 1,575 mm) or larger are treated as “large flags.”

Home	Home Reserved Seats, Blocks N6 to N11, front row only
Visitor	Visitor Reserved Seats, Blocks S3 to S7, front row only

※When using large flags, please take sufficient care not to obstruct other spectators.  

※Placing flag poles on LED boards or covering advertisements is prohibited.  

※Use is prohibited outside designated areas to ensure everyone’s safety. Even within designated areas, use may be prohibited due to operational reasons.  

※Gate flags cannot be constantly displayed/raised, and displaying them by placing them on seats is prohibited.  

※Flags of L-flag size (H 1,015 mm × W 1,575 mm) or larger are treated as “large flags.”

※According to club regulations, home supporters must apply in advance to display banners.

※Please note that only materials for visiting supporters that have been submitted in advance through the Visitor club and approved may be displayed.

※Please do not use packing tape when hanging banners. Please use masking tape instead.

※Depending on the placement of advertising signs, display locations may be changed in certain areas.

※Please maintain a distance of at least 1 meter from advertising signs.

※Banners may not be displayed in the Main Stand.

※Banners may be displayed from the handrails at the top of the front row.

※Displaying towel scarves, uniforms, or similar items in areas where banners are not permitted—such as the Main Stand—is prohibited.

※Banners behind the goal may only be displayed diagonally from the railing toward the field; laying them flat on the field is prohibited.

※During watering, banners may get wet depending on wind direction.

※Failure to comply with these rules may result in removal from the venue.

※Please follow the instructions of staff on the day of the event for further details.

・Banner display for visitor reserved seats starts after gate opening.  

・3 hours and 30 minutes before kick-off, we will provide prior explanation and carry-in for banner display. Please come to Stairway 5 Entrance (Visitor Entrance).

※For the MD2 match against Ratchaburi only, the event will begin 4 hours before kickoff.

《Time》Conducted for 20 minutes starting 3 hours 10 minutes before kick-off  

《Meeting Place》Stairway 2 Entrance (Please arrive by 5 minutes before carry-in starts)

※For the MD2 against Ratchaburi only, the event will begin 3 hours and 40 minutes before kickoff.

All or part (including still images) of videos filmed inside the stadium premises (including concourses and areas outside the venue) for the purpose of match broadcasting, etc. (including individual spectators’ likenesses and items such as banners, flags, chants, and other created materials) may be used for the following purposes other than match broadcasts. Please understand in advance.

・Use on the stadium’s large video screen and various monitors installed in the venue 

・Use by the AFC and official club media

・Use in news programs, related media, etc.

・Use in audiovisual works and other productions, as well as various merchandise, produced by the AFC, parties designated by the AFC (including partner companies), or the club

Please cooperate with baggage inspections at the entrance gates.

・Fireworks, firecrackers, smoke flares, and other dangerous items  

・Bottles and cans (Please transfer contents to paper cups at the entrance.)  

・Watching the match with pets (excluding guide dogs and hearing dogs)  

・Confetti and paper streamers  

・Horns of any kind (cheer horns, gas horns, vuvuzelas, etc.), wind instruments (trumpets, etc.), whistles, laser pointers (including similar items)  

・Sound equipment such as handheld microphones, speakers, and amplifiers  

・Any other items that security staff deem to obstruct match operation/progress, or to cause nuisance or danger to others (including referees, participating teams, supporters, etc.), or that may pose such a risk

※If a prohibited item is found during a carry-on bag inspection, our club staff will take it into custody at the entrance.

・Use of megaphones for purposes other than leading cheering (e.g., slander/abuse toward referees, players, spectators, or related parties; siren sounds, etc.). Also, using them directed toward the pitch.  

・Obstruction of operations (e.g., remaining behind / sitting-in type group protests, stopping the team bus, etc.).  

・Distribution or posting of unapproved posters/leaflets, and conducting fundraising, signature collection, or survey activities without approval.  

・Displaying banners outside designated locations.  

・Use of drums/noisemakers outside designated locations.  

・Creating or displaying materials that fall under the following prohibited categories:

※Political, ideological, or religious principles/claims/ideas, or anything that suggests them  

※Discriminatory, insulting, or violent content/expressions  

※Content not recognized as intended to support or encourage players/teams  

※Advertisements for specific companies/products/businesses other than those approved by the organizer  

※Anything that may hinder tournament operations  

・Displaying banners that the club deems “inappropriate for a soccer stadium.”  

Example: Slander/abuse toward referees, players, team-related persons, fans/supporters, or content against public order and morals.  

・Displaying banners by occupying seats/aisles, and constantly raising large flags or gate flags.  

・Smoking outside designated areas.  

・Throwing objects onto the field.  

・Entering the field.  

・Running inside the stadium.  

・Taking videos/photos using tripods or stepladders; or fixing cameras to railings, etc.  

・Changing seats (including during events or player post-match lap, etc.).  

・Excessive seat saving (e.g., surrounding seats using tape/ropes, etc.).  

※If such behavior is observed, staff may remove the items.  

・Standing to watch in concourses or aisles.  

・Blocking aisles with baggage, etc.  

・Cheering/spectating with umbrellas open.  

・Leaning over fences/railings while spectating/cheering; sitting on or straddling them.  

・Fan services by players around the stadium (signatures, photos, etc.) will not be conducted. Please understand in advance.

・Engaging in conduct that the organizer or security staff deem to obstruct match operation/progress, or to cause nuisance or danger to others, or that may pose such a risk.  

・Entering and spectating in a state where face identification is difficult due to masks, disguises, headwear, etc.  

※Excluding wearing common masks for health management, cold-weather measures, etc., within a range that allows identity confirmation.  

・Cheer practice and rally gatherings in the inner concourse are prohibited.  

(If conducting cheer practice/rally gatherings elsewhere on stadium premises such as the outer concourse, advance application through the supporting club is required.)  

・Unauthorized use of parking lots of surrounding public institutions (emergency medical facilities, commercial facilities, etc.).  

※Please use public transportation to come to the stadium.