Germans show Premier League 322 people would need to be in stadium in order to stage just ONE match behind closed doors

THE scale of the operation required to play a single Prem match behind closed doors has been revealed by official documents in Germany.

Bundesliga chiefs have now published the 41-page guidelines that MUST be followed if German football is to resume after the coronavirus crisis.

They explain how a minimum of 322 people would be required at a stadium at kick-off time for matches to be allowed to start.

And while some details would be different under health guidelines in the UK, it is likely a similar number – plus some extra media representatives – would be required for the government to give the green light for games to restart.

German authorities have devised a strict timetable for when people would be at the stadium, starting at 8am for the traditional 3.30pm Saturday kick-off.

Bundesliga bosses, who have also written up strict guidelines covering match-day operations for team and stadium staff, and training ground regimes, have split the attendees into three precise groups, with only 100 or so allowed in any of the areas at one time.

“Zone 1” applies to the pitch and its surroundings, including the players’ tunnel, dressing rooms and drug and medical testing rooms.

Then “Zone 2” relates to the rest of the stadium itself, taking in areas for club and league dignitaries. The media and match-day control rooms.

And “Zone 3” covers the TV compound and the immediate area outside the stadium.