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LaLiga Mandates 'Violet Points' and Victim Rooms in Stadiums Next Season

Spain also plans broader legal tools to extend enforcement beyond stadiums against ultras.

Overview

  • LaLiga and the Spanish government unveiled the measures at a national stadium-safety congress held at Atlético Madrid’s Metropolitano, with Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska and LaLiga president Javier Tebas presenting the plan.
  • The new protocol requires at least one staffed 'punto violeta' in every stand to offer on-the-spot help to people facing discrimination, sexual or gender-based violence, or harassment.
  • Clubs must also create dedicated 'salas violetas' where potential victims can receive private support and appoint protection delegates responsible for prevention and response inside the venue.
  • Spain’s National Police, through its Family and Women Unit, helped draft the protocol to tighten coordination between clubs, stewards, and law enforcement during incidents.
  • Separately, the Comisión Antiviolencia, which brings together the government, the Prosecutor’s Office, the RFEF, and LaLiga, is working on reforms to the 2007 anti-violence law to strengthen action against organized ultras and incidents that occur outside stadiums.