Security Policy in the Central Level Football Stadiums in Poland Cover Image

Polityka bezpieczeństwa na stadionach piłkarskich szczebla centralnego w Polsce
Security Policy in the Central Level Football Stadiums in Poland

Author(s): Marcin Sabat, Szczepan Stempiński
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Civil Society, Governance, Security and defense
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: safety; football match; results of research; organizers

Summary/Abstract: In the article the authors analyse the results of research conducted among the participants of the fifteenth edition of the conference ‘Safe Stadium’ that was held in Kielce on October 25th, 2015. Based on selected respondents’ opinions, they have analysed the policy of event organisers and other parties involved in the organisation of football matches in terms of security managed by the Polish Football Association and Ekstraklasa SA. On the basis of the selected examples they show the possible directions of impact on the organisers, the application of existing solutions or possible changes in the law and education of a wide range of participants of football matches. All of the analysed elements refer to the organisational aspects of activities. The test results are part of a kind of feedback between actors involved in the security of football matches. The authors think that it is the role of the Polish Football Association to work on improving organisational solutions of football matches. They also stress the importance of regular training and cooperation of all parties, as the important factors that can unify and raise the level of the organisation of football matches.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 35
  • Page Range: 35-47
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish