Sports Facility Lighting Regulations: What You Need to Know with Amaranto Idea

Lighting for sports facilities is a crucial element for ensuring visibility and safety during sporting events. Amaranto Idea, specializing in the installation of tensile structures for sports facilities, is committed to strictly adhering to current regulations.

DIN EN 12193 standard

The DIN EN 12193 standard on sports facility lighting defines the mandatory minimum lighting requirements for each type of sport. This standard specifies lighting for the most popular indoor and outdoor sporting events in Europe.

UNI EN 12193 and UNI EN 12665

The reference standards for lighting sports facilities also include UNI EN 12193 and UNI EN 12665. These regulations define specific standards for emergency lighting and general lighting in sports facilities.

CONI rules

Artificial lighting systems must be designed to avoid glare for athletes and spectators, as established by CONI regulations. From CONI regulations to FIFA and UEFA standards, specific lighting parameters must be met in sports facility designs.

Sports Facilities Regulations

According to the Sports Facilities Regulations, facilities that require artificial lighting for night matches must have a minimum horizontal illuminance of 200 lux.

Safe Power Supply of Electrical Systems

The safety lighting system must ensure an illumination level of no less than 5 lux at a height of one metre from the floor.

Soccer Field Lighting

The regulation also establishes specific guidelines for soccer field lighting. These include details on how to properly illuminate a five-a-side, seven-a-side, or eleven-a-side soccer field.

Amaranto Idea, with its extensive experience in the construction of tensile structures for sports facilities, scrupulously complies with all these regulations. Our goal is to ensure adequate and safe lighting for all types of sporting events.