BALTIC LEAGUE 2007PRESENTATIONBy the Baltic League Committee

ESTONIA LATVIALITHUANIA

Baltic League Committee

Marketing GroupReferees CommitteeAppeal CommitteeDisciplinary CommitteeMatch Delegates Committee

*Rules and regulations of the Baltic League are based on UEFA Champions League and UEFA general rules

FORMAT

Group AA1 – Lithuanian clubA2 – Estonian clubA3 – Latvian club

Group BB1 – Lithuanian clubB2 – Estonian clubB3 – Latvian club

Group CC1 – Lithuanian clubC2 – Estonian clubC3 – Latvian club

Group DD1 – Lithuanian clubD2 – Estonian clubD3 – Latvian club

CALENDARGroup, Matchday 1 - Wednesday, March 7thGroup, Matchday 2 - Wednesday, March 14thGroup, Matchday 3 - Saturday, March 17th¤ in first three matchdays the artificial pitches can be used in needing for playing the

games. Group, Matchday 4 - Saturday, March 31stGroup, Matchday 5 - Wednesday, April 11thGroup, Matchday 6 - Wednesday, May 23rd

¼-Finals, Match 1 - Wednesday, June 13th¼-Finals, Match 2 - Wednesday, July 4th

½-Finals, Match 1 - Wednesday, August 29th (reserve date Wednesday, September the 19th)

½-Finals, Match 2 - Wednesday, September 26th

Final, Match 1 - Saturday, October 20thFinal, Match 2 - Saturday, November 3rd

MARKETING

Centralised marketingLive TV coverage:

- 13 games live on TV

- Highlights of every roundName of the Baltic Football League will not

be marketed or sold

EXPENSES 2007-2008Planned total:

Min: 1 800 000,- EURMax: 3 600 000,- EUR

Costs of Football Federations: 25% Bonuses of the participating Clubs: 57,22% Reserve funds : 10% Solidarity payments: 7,78%

Costs of Football Federations: 25%

this means that each of our federations will get 8,33% from the total budget and will pay the costs under the following system (this will help also the federations to optimize the costs of everyday work and get extra coverage for it):

production expenses administration costs producing of advertising materialsTV-broadcastingCreation of Baltic League’s documentary base Refereeing

Bonuses of the participating Clubs: 57,22%

Compensations for the clubs Bonuses for the clubs:

• a) starting bonus 2,972% from the budget per team which is altogether 35,666% from the budget (107.000 euros per club and 1.284.000 altogether);

• b) group point bonus maximum 10% from the bugdet (which is 360.000 euros maximum and 5.000 euros per point), NB! In case of draws the amount will be smaller;

• c) team bonus for the qualification to the 1/4-finals 6,666% from the budget (240.000 euros altogether, 30.000 euros per qualified club);

• d) team bonus for the qualification to 1/2-finals 3,333% from the budget (120.000 euros altogether, which is 30.000 euros per qualified club);

• d) team bonus for team losing the final 0,555% from the budget (20.000 euros per club and altogether);

• e) tournament winning bonus 1% from the budget (36.000 euros per club and altogether).

Reserve funds : 10%

Solidarity payments: 7,78%

a) the task of this part of the budget is to support the top division clubs of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania who are not participating in the Baltic Football League;

b) we have 16 such clubs (4 in Latvia, 6 in Estonia and 6 in Lithuania);

c) every club will receive 0,48625 % from the total budget (which is 17.505 euros per club).

Good luck!

See you at the first Baltic League group stage draw!