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In matches during the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the existing J-League common viewing manners & rules, we will proceed with preparations in accordance with the newly established "J-League COVID-19 Response Guidelines" for measures against the novel coronavirus infection.
The situation regarding the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, government announcements, and decisions by local governments may lead to sudden changes in restrictions, transition periods, and operational methods.

This match will also be designated as a "Cheering Support Operation Verification Match," and some seats will be designated as the "Cheering Support Area." It will be held under different viewing rules and guidelines than usual. We ask that customers planning to attend comply with the viewing rules and guidelines.

◇For details on J.League "cheering support", please see here
◇For details on the J.League "cheering support guidelines", please see here
◇For details on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "checklist for event hosting", please refer to the attached file below.

□About the Unified Prohibited Rules of the J.League
To provide a safe and comfortable match viewing experience for stadium visitors, FC Tokyo conducts safety management and security for matches based on management regulations. When attending matches, we ask for your support in accordance with the spirit of fair play, and kindly request that you comply with the prohibited acts within the stadium as well as the J.League Unified Prohibited Rules (J.League Common Spectator Manners & Rules) and the FC Tokyo Match Management Regulations.
Please note that whether such acts violate the match operation management regulations will be ultimately determined by the J.League or each club.
* If prohibited actions defined by the management regulations or actions that pose security issues are carried out, you may be subject to expulsion or a ban on entry.
Furthermore, please be aware that entry may also be prohibited to matches at stadiums other than the one where the violation occurred.

□Regarding Filming and Video Usage Inside the Stadium During Match Broadcasts
Video footage taken inside the stadium (including the concourse) for the purpose of match broadcasts, etc.
(including portraits of individual attendees, banners, flags, chants, and other creations) in whole or in part (including still images) may be used for purposes other than match broadcasts as described below, so please be aware in advance.
(1) Use on large video screens inside the stadium and various monitors installed within the venue
(2) Use by J.League and official club media
(3) Use in news programs and related media
(4) Use in video productions and various merchandise created by J.League or entities designated by J.League (including partner companies)

□Requirements for All Attendees

(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 subject to behavioral restrictions by a medical institution (including cases where you tested positive before the diagnosis).
・If there are suspected infections among family members 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 have received behavioral restrictions from 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 just before the match starts or during halftime, restrooms and concession stands can become crowded, so please try to use them at different times if possible.
(4) Please wear a mask at 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 talk, cheer, or vocalize, please wear a mask beforehand.
③ If you are eating or drinking, you may remove your mask, but 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 mask-wearing 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 are allowed to 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 cannot wear a mask continuously, 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 fingers frequently.
From an infection prevention perspective, please bring your own disinfectant (portable bottles, etc.) as much as 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
Unless deemed necessary by the management and safety officer, please refrain from bringing prohibited items as per the J League's unified prohibitions and the items listed in the following sections 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 to be brought in.
・Items that security personnel recognize as likely to interfere with the operation or progress of other matches, or to cause inconvenience or danger to others.

□About the Entrance Waiting Line
With the establishment of the free seating area, we will organize the entrance waiting lines. Details on the implementation method will be provided as soon as they are decided.

□ Entry and Exit to the Stadium
(1) Priority entry will be granted to SOCIO members and corporate season ticket holders before general gates open.
[SOCIO Gate Opening (including corporate annual ticket purchasers)]
16:45 (scheduled)
【General Admission】
17:00 (Scheduled)

(2) For a certain period after the gates open, the types of seats that can be accessed will be restricted by each gate. If you plan to enter early, please check your seat type and the gate through which you can enter.
[Entry Restrictions]
・Main Gate 3: All Reserved Seats
・Gate 2 North: Home UF Reserved Seats, Home Free Seats
・Back 2 Gate: Back Center UF Reserved Seats, Back Center Reserved Seats, Back UF Reserved Seats, Back Free Seats, South Side Free Seats, Seven-Eleven Seats
・Gate South 1: For those with tickets for the visitor free seating, main SS designated seats on the south side, and main S designated seats on the south side who are supporting the visiting team.

(3) Temperature will be measured at the entrance gate, and entry will not be allowed if it is 37.5°C or higher.
Please note that refunds will not be provided even if admission is refused. Also, when admission is refused, we may ask for your contact information.

(4) Hand sanitizers will be installed on the concourse after entering the gate. Please be sure to sanitize your hands.

(5) Re-entry is allowed.
Re-entry Gates: Main Gate 4, Back Gate 3 (see diagram above)
Re-entry Time: From SOCIO gate opening (scheduled 16:45) until halftime [for temporary exit]
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) We will not implement regulated exits, but we ask for your cooperation in infection prevention measures, such as staggering times.

□Seating for Spectators
(1) The lower tier of the home free seating and the lower tier of the visitor free seating are standing areas where you can stand and cheer.
The standing area does not force spectators to stand. It is an area where people standing will not be asked to "please sit down." Continuous standing while watching in other areas is prohibited.

(2) Watching the game while wearing visitor goods is only allowed in the following areas.
Visitor free seating, Main SS reserved seating south side, Main S reserved seating south side
Note: The main SS designated seats on the south side and the main S designated seats on the south side are mixed areas.

(3) Except for the "Cheering Area with Vocal Support," seats will be arranged closely together.
[Cheering Area (Checkerboard pattern with one seat empty in front, back, left, and right)]

[No cheering area (standard seating)]

Support Style

[Cheering Area with Vocal Support] (Lower tier of Home Free Seating, Lower tier of Visitor Free Seating)
(1) The "Cheering Area with Vocal Support" corresponds to the following seat types.
①"Home General Admission Lower Tier"
②"Visitor General Admission Lower Tier"
* Each upper stand is not a "cheering area for vocal support."
* Ticket checks will be conducted when entering the "Cheering Area," so please present your ticket when entering that area.

(2) Viewing Rules in the "Cheering Area with Vocal Support"
・Wear a non-woven fabric mask
When shouting out, also wear a non-woven fabric mask and maintain physical distance from others
・In principle, face the pitch and shout
However, those who cheer without facing the pitch (assuming the cheerleader's call leader) must maintain a physical distance of 2 meters square.
・The use of megaphones for the purpose of coordinating support is allowed.

(3) The following actions are prohibited.
・Moving seats
Moving forward in the stands to call out to players, approaching others closely without spacing in front, behind, or to the sides, sitting next to someone without spacing, linking arms, etc.
・Food and beverages (however, hydration with soft drinks excluding alcoholic beverages is allowed)
* Please refrain from speaking during hydration breaks, and promptly wear a mask after hydration.
・Bringing in food and alcoholic beverages

(4) Regarding the Use of Noise-Making Instruments
・Available instruments: Drums only (no instruments other than drums can be used)
・Seats where drums can be used: Home free seating lower level and Visitor free seating lower level

(5) Regarding the Use of Large Flags
・Definition of large flag: Flag part (vertical 1m or more × horizontal 1m or more) + pole 1m or more
If the size of the flag part or the pole is 1 meter or more at any one point, it will be considered a large flag.
・Area where large flags can be used: Home free seating lower section and visitor free seating lower section
* Please note that it is prohibited to ensure the safety of all attendees in areas outside the designated area.
* When using large flags, please be careful of the surrounding customers.
The organizer may prohibit the bringing in and use of items that are deemed to be defamatory, slanderous, racist, for advertising purposes, contrary to public order and morals, or otherwise inappropriate for the match venue.

[No Vocal Cheering Area]
(1) The following cheering actions remain prohibited.
・Inciting cheers (excluding leading clapping with drums)
・Cheering with voices such as singing songs, whistling
・Use of megaphones including tramagas
・High-fives, linking arms
・Cheering using big flags
*Clapping and hand clapping are allowed.
*Even outside the stadium, please ensure social distancing and avoid actions that pose infection risks such as loud shouting, singing, cheering, and crowding.

[Viewing and Support Style List]

□ Regarding the Display of Banners (Flags, Horizontal Banners, etc.)
The display locations for banners (flags, banners, etc.) have been determined. Please refrain from displaying them in locations other than the specified ones. Please follow the instructions of the staff when displaying.

[Designated Banner Submission Location]

【Banner Display Time】
・FC Tokyo Banner
Please gather at the "Euro Sports Ajinomoto Stadium Store Triangle Square" inside the stadium grounds 120 minutes before the opening for those preparing banners (flags, banners). Temperature checks will also be conducted for those preparing, and entry will not be permitted if the temperature is 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher, so please be aware in advance. Additionally, displaying banners (flags, banners) after the opening is also possible.

・Visitor team's banner
Will be displayed after the gates open. Early display is not allowed.
* Please confirm with the staff in advance and follow their instructions when posting.
* The use of duct tape when installing banners is prohibited.

□Prohibited Actions
Except when deemed especially necessary by the operations and safety manager, absolutely refrain from any J.League unified prohibited actions and the acts listed in the following items at any facility.
・The display of banners (flags, horizontal banners, etc.) or actions that could be perceived as defamation or discrimination is prohibited. As a matter of common sense in society and as a club, if we determine that something falls under defamation or discrimination, we will remove the displayed items, issue a warning for the actions, and if they do not stop, we will ask them to leave. Additionally, if such prohibited actions occur, there may be a ban on entry for subsequent matches.
・Use of duct tape when installing banners.
・Bringing in and using confetti, paper tape, and balloons.
・Use of laser pointers.
Throwing of all objects including stones, coins, bottles, cans, fireworks, and smoke bombs from the stands.
・Intentional reservation of space (flags, strings, tapes, flagpoles, etc.).
・Bringing in and using drums and large flags outside of the designated area.
・Actions such as "crossing over, sitting, standing up" on the front fence of the stand.
・Stand up from the chair or place your feet on the backrest while watching or cheering.
・Watching and cheering from the front of the upper stands.
・Group cheering activities in the concourse.
Acts recognized by security personnel as likely to disrupt the operation or progress of the match, or to cause inconvenience or danger to others.

□Others
・Please refrain from waiting for players near the player bus area and the staff entrance.
・If you wish to leave your stroller, please inform the staff at the entrance.
・There is no general parking at Ajinomoto Stadium, so please use public transportation.