EPFL General Assembly

On 30 March in Manchester the EPFL General Assembly was held within the international football forum Soccerex.

Betting regulation and the International Match Calendar were under focus. 

At the Assembly the EPFL initiatives were presented through three documents on betting: The EPFL Football Betting Manifesto, The EPFL Code of Conduct on Sports Betting Integrity and The EPFL Betting Operators Standards. 

The EPFL Football Betting Manifesto indicates the strategic positioning and direction the EPFL and its Member Leagues are taking with regard to a rolling programme of integrity protection developments and the parallel creation of mechanisms that allow a fair financial return to football.

Leagues were proposed the adoption of a Code of Conduct aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the Leagues' competitions and providing guidance on the fight against unlawful betting and match-fixing. 

The EFPL also presented the EPFL Betting Operators Standards, to be complied with by betting operators and to assist the Leagues to prevent and fight against offences committed by fraudsters and/or participants.

International Match Calendar was the second major issue to discuss at the EPFL General Assembly. The Association gathered important inputs from its member Leagues on a number of possible solutions to rationalise and optimise the International Match Calendar. The EPFL called for proper engagement of all stakeholders in FIFA’s decision-making process.