In games during the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the J.League common spectator manners & rules, we will proceed with preparations in accordance with the J.League COVID-19 Infection Control Guidelines newly established as a measure against the novel coronavirus infection.
There is a possibility that restrictions, transition periods, and operating methods may change suddenly due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, government announcements, and decisions by each local government.
Also, this match will be a "voice support operation verification target match", and some seats will be designated as "voice support area". It will be held under different viewing rules and guidelines from before. We kindly ask our customers who plan to attend to comply with the viewing rules and guidelines.
◇For details regarding the "Checklist for Bent Events" in Tokyo, please refer to the attached file below.
◇Details about J-League "Cheering with Voice" can be found here
◇Details about J-League "Cheering with Voice" guidelines can be found here
About the J.League Unified Prohibition Rules
FC Tokyo conducts safety management and security measures for matches based on its management regulations in order to provide a safe and comfortable match viewing experience for stadium visitors. We kindly ask for your support and cheering in accordance with the spirit of fair play, as well as your compliance with the prohibited items within the stadium and the J.League Unified Prohibited Rules (J.League Common Match Etiquette & Rules) and FC Tokyo Match Management Regulations when attending matches.
Please note that whether or not such actions violate the match operation management regulations will be ultimately determined by the J.League or each club.
※If prohibited acts or acts that pose security problems as stipulated in the management regulations are committed, you may be asked to leave or be banned from entering.
Furthermore, please be aware that you may also be prohibited from entering other matches besides the stadium where the violation occurred.
□Regarding filming and use of footage inside the stadium during game broadcasts, etc.
Video footage taken for the purpose of broadcasting during matches (including the concourse)
(including individual portraits of visitors, banners, flags, chants, etc.) in whole or in part (including still images) may be used for the following purposes other than broadcasting during matches, so please be aware in advance.
(1) Use on large video screens inside the stadium and various monitors installed in the venue
(2) Use in J-League and club official media
(3) Use in news programs, related media, etc.
(4) Use in video works and various sales items produced by J-League or designated individuals (including partner companies)
Things required of all visitors
(1) If you are feeling unwell, please have the courage to refrain from attending.
・If you have symptoms such as a fever of 37.5℃ or higher, cough, sore throat, fatigue, or abnormalities in taste or smell
・If you have received a positive diagnosis and are under behavioral restrictions by a medical institution (even if you tested positive before the diagnosis)
・If there are suspected infections among your cohabiting family or close acquaintances
・If you have traveled to countries or regions that require entry restrictions or observation periods as mandated by the government within the last 14 days, and are under behavioral restrictions by public authorities
(2) Please do not engage in handshakes or hugs.
(3) Please maintain social distance (during entry and exit, in restroom lines, etc.).
※ Especially during the moments just before the match starts or during halftime, restrooms and concession stands may become crowded, so please use them at different times if possible.
(4) Please wear a mask at all times in the stadium.
※ We recommend using non-woven masks with high collection efficiency. However, the following cases allow for attendance without a mask:
① If you have respiratory diseases or allergies that make wearing a mask difficult. However, please take alternative measures such as maintaining distance from other attendees.
② If you remove your mask for heatstroke prevention. Please refrain from talking, cheering, or vocalizing, and be mindful of cough etiquette. If you do engage in conversation, cheering, or vocalizing, please wear a mask beforehand.
③ If you are eating or drinking, you may remove your mask, but please do not talk, cheer, or vocalize while your mask is off.
※ Staff may approach those not wearing a mask for reasons other than the above. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
※ For more details on the mask-wearing policy during J.League attendance, please see here
※ According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, please continue to wear a mask as a preventive measure even after vaccination.
※ Infants under 2 years old may enter and watch without wearing a mask, as stated in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announcement (Question 10 regarding the impact on infants and children). For preschool children aged 2 and older, mask-wearing is not uniformly required. If the child is not feeling well and sustained mask-wearing is difficult, there is no need to force them to wear one. If not wearing a mask, we ask for cooperation in other infection prevention measures such as social distancing with the guardian.
(5) Please cooperate with "cough etiquette" to prevent infection from droplets caused by coughing or sneezing.
(6) Please wash your hands and sanitize your hands frequently.
From an infection prevention perspective, please bring your own disinfectant (portable bottles, etc.) if possible.
(7) Temperature checks are conducted at the entrance gate.
If your temperature is 37.5℃ or higher, you will not be allowed to enter. Thank you for your understanding.
□ Prohibited Items
Except in cases deemed particularly necessary by the operations and safety manager, please refrain from bringing prohibited items as per the J-League's unified prohibited items list and the following items into the facility.
・Bottles and cans
※Please transfer the contents of bottles and cans into paper cups at the entrance gate before entering.
※Plastic bottles are allowed.
・Other items that security personnel deem may disrupt the operation or progress of the match, or pose a nuisance or danger to others.
□ About the Entry Queue
With the establishment of the free seating area, we will implement an organization of the entry queue. Details will be provided as soon as they are determined.
□ Entry and Exit to the Stadium
(1) Prior to general admission, priority entry will be implemented for SOCIO and corporate annual ticket purchasers.
【SOCIO Entry (including corporate annual ticket purchasers)】
15:45 (scheduled)
【General Admission】
16:00 (scheduled)
(2) Seats that can be entered at each gate will be restricted for a certain period of time from the opening of the gate. If you enter early, please check your seat type and the gate you can enter.
【During Entry Restrictions】
・Main 3 Gates: All designated seats
・North Gate: Home UF Designated Seat, Home General Admission Seat
・Back 2 Gate: Back Center UF Designated Seat, Back Center Designated Seat, Back UF Designated Seat, Back General Admission, South Side General Admission, Seven Eleven Seat
・South Gate 1: For those who have tickets for the Visitor General Admission, Main SS Designated Seat South Side, and Main S Designated Seat South Side and will be supporting the visiting team.
(3) Temperature will be measured at the entrance gate, and entry will not be allowed if it is 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher.
No refunds will be given even if entry is refused, so please understand in advance. Also, please note that we may ask for your contact information when refusing entry.
(4) Hand sanitizers will be installed on the concourse after entering the gate. Please be sure to disinfect your hands.
(5) Re-entry is allowed.
Re-entry gates: Main 4 gates, Back 1 gate, Back 3 gates (refer to the diagram above)
Re-entry hours: From SOCIO opening (scheduled at 15:45) until halftime [when temporarily leaving]
Please present your ticket at the gate and receive a re-entry card.
【Re-entry】
Please present your re-entry card at the gate.
(6) No disciplinary action will be taken, but we ask for your cooperation in preventing infection by adjusting the time, etc.
□Seating for spectators
(1) Standing and cheering is allowed in the lower home general admission and visitor general admission areas as standing room only areas.
The standing area does not require standing. It is an area where people are not asked to sit down. Standing and watching in other areas is prohibited.
(2) Spectating while wearing visitor goods is only allowed in the following areas:
Visitor general seating, Main SS designated seating south side, Main S designated seating south side
※Main SS designated seats south side, Main S designated seats south side are mixed areas.
(3) Seats outside the "Vocal Support Area" will be assigned with packed seating.
【Cheering Area (Checkerboard pattern with one seat empty in front, back, left, and right)】
【No voice area (regular seating)】
Support Style
【Cheering Area】(Home Unreserved Seating Lower Level, Visitor Unreserved Seating Lower Level)
(1) "Cheering Area" will be the following seat types.
①"Home General Admission Lower Level"
②"Visitor General Admission Lower Level"
※The upper stands are not "vocal support areas" respectively.
※Please note that we will be conducting ticket checks when entering the "Cheering Area," so please present your ticket when entering the area.
(2) Rules for watching in the "Cheering Area"
・Wear a non-woven mask
When speaking, also wear a non-woven mask and maintain physical distance from others.
・In principle, shout while facing the direction of the pitch.
However, individuals who support without facing the direction of the pitch (assuming the role of a cheerleading squad leader) should maintain a physical distance of 2 meters square.
・The use of Tramega for the purpose of coordinating support is permitted.
(3) The following actions are prohibited.
・Seat relocation during viewing
※Move forward to the front of the stands and cheer for the players, approach others from all sides without leaving a gap, sit next to someone without leaving a gap, shoulder-to-shoulder, etc.
・Before the match, at halftime, and after the match, you are allowed to eat and drink when vocal support is not being conducted (bringing alcoholic beverages is not allowed). Even before the match, at halftime, and after the match, if vocal support is being conducted or during the match, eating and drinking will continue to be prohibited. (However, hydration excluding alcoholic beverages is allowed).
※Please refrain from speaking when replenishing fluids and promptly wear a mask after replenishing.
・Cheering outside the designated cheering seats, concourses, and outside the venue
(4) Regarding the use of musical instruments
・Available instruments: drums only (no other instruments are allowed)
・Available seats for drums: Lower level of home general admission and lower level of visitor general admission
(5) Regarding the use of flags
・Definition of Okihata: Flag part (vertical 1m or more × horizontal 1m or more) + pole 1m or more
※If the size of the flag part and the pole is 1 meter or more in any one place, it will become a large flag.
・Area where flags can be used: Lower level of home general seating and lower level of visitor general seating
※Please note that it is prohibited to enter areas other than the designated area in order to ensure the safety of all visitors.
※Please be sure to pay close attention to the surrounding customers when using the large flag.
The organizer may prohibit the bringing and use of items that are deemed defamatory, abusive, racially discriminatory, for advertising purposes, against public order and morals, or otherwise deemed inappropriate for the game venue.
[No Voice Area]
(1) The following cheering actions are still prohibited.
・Encouraging support activities (excluding leading hand clapping with drums)
・Cheering by singing or making noise, using whistles
・Using megaphones including Tramega
・High fives, linking arms
・Cheering with big flags
※Clapping and hand clapping are allowed.
※Even outside the stadium, please maintain social distance and avoid actions that pose a risk of infection, such as shouting loudly, singing or cheering, and crowding.
【List of Viewing and Supporting Styles】
Regarding the display of banners (flags, banners, etc.)
Banner (flags, banners, etc.) display locations have been determined. Please refrain from displaying them in locations other than the designated ones. Please follow the instructions of the staff when displaying them.
[Banners Submission Designated Location]
【Banner Display Time】
・FC Tokyo's Banners
For those who are preparing banners in advance, please gather at the "Euro Sports Ajinomoto Stadium Store Triangle Plaza" inside the stadium grounds 120 minutes before the opening. Temperature checks will also be conducted for those who are preparing in advance, and please note that you will not be allowed to enter if your temperature is 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher. Additionally, banner display (flags, banners) is also possible after the opening.
・Visitor team's banner
It will be displayed after the gates open. Pre-display is not possible.
※Please confirm with the staff in advance before posting and follow their instructions.
※The use of duct tape when attaching banners is prohibited.
□Prohibited Actions
Unless deemed particularly necessary by the operations and safety personnel, please refrain from any actions that are considered J-League unified prohibited actions and the following actions in any facility.
・Displaying or engaging in banners (flags, banners, etc.) that could be perceived as defamation or discrimination is prohibited. If deemed defamatory or discriminatory by common sense or our club, we will remove the displayed items, issue a warning for the actions, and if they do not stop, you will be asked to leave. Additionally, if such prohibited actions occur, you may be subject to a ban on entry for subsequent matches.
・Using tape to attach banners.
・Bringing in and using confetti, paper tape, and balloons.
・Using laser pointers.
・Throwing any objects from the stands, including stones, coins, bottles, cans, fireworks, and smoke bombs.
・Deliberate reservation of space (flags, strings, tape, flagpoles, etc.).
・Bringing in and using drums and large flags outside of designated areas.
・Actions such as "stepping over, sitting, or standing" on the front fence of the stands.
・Standing on chairs or resting feet on the backrest of chairs while watching or cheering.
・Leaning over from the front of the upper stands while watching or cheering.
・Group cheering activities in the concourse.
・Actions recognized by security personnel as obstructing the operation or progress of the match, causing inconvenience or danger to others.
□Others
・Please refrain from waiting for players near the player bus area and the entrance for officials.
・If you wish to leave a stroller, please inform the staff at the entrance.
・There is no public parking at Ajinomoto Stadium, so please use public transportation.
