PRESS PROCEDURES

Media contacting any member of the Club, including the sports segment (coaches, players, etc.)

Any media inquiry or request directed towards any employee of FC Osijek, including the sports segment, must be sent in WRITTEN FORM on our email: press@nk-osijek.hr according to the procedures below, whereas all employees of FC Osijek, including coaches and players, must get a Clubs permission to contact the media and making statements.

Pre-game press conference

According to the current recommendations of the Croatian Football Association and the Croatian Institute of Public Health, press conferences will not be held until further notice.
When and if the recommendations change, media representatives will be invited to a press conference.
Additional requests, for example, questions for the coach to which you want to know the answers, can be sent to press@nk-osijek.hr.

Interviewing the coaches, players or any other member of the club

If you want to interview any of our coaches, players or any other FC Osijek member, you will have to send an e-mail to press@nk-osijek.hr at least 3 days in advance with the correct and exact suggestion including the name of the editorial staff, the form of the interview and the subject of the interview. You will receive the response on your e-mail or our Marketing and PR team will contact you instead.

Short statements of our coaches, players or any other member of the club 

If you only want a shorter form of interview in which you only want a quick statement from our coach, player or any member of the club, you will have to send an e-mail to press@nk-osijek.hr at least 24 hours in advance with the correct and exact suggestion.

NOTE: During a pandemic and/or epidemic, statements will be recorded only by the media team of NK Osijek, and videos are shared with other television and newspaper companies.

Photo and Video content from practice

If you want to record video or take photos during the practice of our teams, you will have to send an e-mail to press@nk-osijek.hr at least 3 days in advance with the correct and exact suggestion including the name of the editorial staff and all additional information on the recording. You will receive the response on your e-mail or our Marketing and PR team will contact you instead.

NOTE: When recording photo and video content from the training, it is necessary to adhere to all measures of the Civil Protection Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia that are in force at the time of recording.

Access to Photo and Video content

If you want to use photo and video content intended for media, you will have to send us the request with the correct name of the editorial staff, the web page of the editorial staff, First and Last Name, exact e-mail address and contact (telephone number) to press@nk-osijek.hr.

ACCREDITATIONS FOR HOME MATCHES OF FC OSIJEK

Requests for Annual Press Accreditation

Media representatives seeking accreditation should follow the following procedure:

Send an e-mail with a request for accreditation from the official e-mail to the e-mail address press@nk-osijek.hr

The application must contain the following information:

• Editorial staff
• Name and surname
• Type of accreditation (photo or press)
• E - mail address, mobile phone

• After receiving an e-mail confirmation that the accreditation has been approved, it can be picked up two hours before the home game at the G9 entrance at the stadiumm Gradski vrt.
• Requests sent on the match day will NOT be taken into consideration

Requests for One-time Press Accreditation

• Requests for matches are received up to two working days before the match to the e-mail address press@nk-osijek.hr
• The application must contain the following information:
  • Editorial staff
  • Name and surname
  • Type of accreditation (photo or press)
  • E - mail address, mobile phone

• After receiving the e-mail confirming that the accreditation has been approved, you it can be picked up on the day of the match from the moment of opening the Press entrance (G9).
• Requests sent on the match day will NOT be taken into consideration

NOTE: In case you want to park your vehicle under the west stand of the stadium you need to mention it in your e-mail with the request for accreditation alongside with your license plate number.

During the duration of special measures of the Civil Protection Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia, the request must state the following:

• Name, surname and date of birth
• Phone number
• Register
• License plate number

CONTACT: e-mail: press@nk-osijek.hr

RULES OF BEHAVIOUR FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AT NK OSIJEK AND NK OSIJEK II MATCHES

We ask all media representatives with press and photo accreditation who follow the match from the press box to behave in accordance with these rules:

• During the match, it is mandatory to stay in the press box and press center without going to other stands.
• During the match, it is forbidden to stand in the aisle between the press and the VIP box.
• It is allowed to record from the press box up to 1 minute before the start of the match and between two halfs up to 1 minute before the start of the second half.
• Be sure to leave all photo and video equipment in the hallway behind the press box or in the press center.
• All journalists enter the Press (G9) entrance where they will receive temporary accreditation if they have sent a request and if it has been approved.
• All photo reporters enter entrance G11 where they will receive temporary accreditation if they have sent a request and if it has been granted.
• All photo reporters enter the G11 entrance where they will receive a marker and sign that they have taken it.
• The marker must be returned to the press center at the end of the match.
• During the match, photo reporters are not allowed to move on the athletic track along the east and west stands, than only behind the goal. Behind the goals is a zone for photoreporters, and a change of sides is allowed at half-time of the match.
• Smoking and food consumation are prohibited in the press box.

 NOTES:

• All accredited journalists enter the VIP (G10) entrance to the matches of NK Osijek II, where they will receive the corresponding "bracelet".
• All accredited photo reporters also enter the VIP entrance to the matches of NK Osijek II, where they will receive a marker with a "bracelet", and sign that they have taken it over.
• Statements at the end of the Osijek II match are recorded at the designated place, in front of the sponsor's banner on the athletic track next to the field (in front of the delegate's cabin).
• The procedure for requesting journalistic accreditation applies to all journalists and photo reporters who are not accredited.

DRESS CODE

A business dress code is required in the Press Salon and Press Lodge.

PROPERLY: Suit, shirt, polo shirt, long pants, shoes.

INAPPROPRIATE: Sleeveless shirt, ripped jeans, shorts, jackets and sandals.

By dressing appropriately, you show respect to the other guests and the occasion itself.

Thank you for your understanding!