Royal Antwerp Football Club
Case C-680/21
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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
15/03/2024 Royal Antwerp Football Club
Freedom of movement for persons
- Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Competition
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2023:1010		 21/12/2023 Royal Antwerp Football Club
Freedom of movement for persons
- Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Competition
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Abstract
ECLI:EU:C:2023:1010		 21/12/2023 Royal Antwerp Football Club
Freedom of movement for persons
- Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Competition
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Application (OJ)
28/01/2022 Royal Antwerp Football Club
Freedom of movement for persons
- Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Competition
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Request for a preliminary ruling - Addendum
13/12/2021 Royal Antwerp Football Club
Freedom of movement for persons
- Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Competition
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Request for a preliminary ruling
11/11/2021 Royal Antwerp Football Club
Freedom of movement for persons
- Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Competition
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2023:188		 09/03/2023 Royal Antwerp Football Club
Freedom of movement for persons
- Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Competition
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
    3.04.01 Reference to the Court of Justice
      3.04.01.03 Exclusive nature of the role of the national court in making the reference
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
    3.04.02 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.05 Effect on trade between Member States
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.00 EU competition rules
      4.08.00.03 Matters covered
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.00 EU competition rules
      4.08.00.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.02 Agreements between undertakings, concerted practices and decisions by associations of undertakings
        4.08.01.02.03 Decisions by associations of undertakings
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 Adverse effect on competition
        4.08.01.04.02 Restrictions by object or by effect
          4.08.01.04.02.01 Restrictions by object
            4.08.01.04.02.01.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 Adverse effect on competition
        4.08.01.04.02 Restrictions by object or by effect
          4.08.01.04.02.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 Adverse effect on competition
        4.08.01.04.02 Restrictions by object or by effect
          4.08.01.04.02.01 Restrictions by object
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.02 Agreements between undertakings, concerted practices and decisions by associations of undertakings
        4.08.01.02.03 Decisions by associations of undertakings
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 Adverse effect on competition
        4.08.01.04.02 Restrictions by object or by effect
          4.08.01.04.02.01 Restrictions by object
            4.08.01.04.02.01.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.02 Agreements between undertakings, concerted practices and decisions by associations of undertakings
        4.08.01.02.03 Decisions by associations of undertakings
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 Adverse effect on competition
        4.08.01.04.02 Restrictions by object or by effect
          4.08.01.04.02.01 Restrictions by object
            4.08.01.04.02.01.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.03 Single and continuous infringements
        4.08.01.03.01 Single and continuous infringements: constituent elements and imputation
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.01 Workers
      4.04.01.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 11/11/2021

Date of the Opinion

  • 09/03/2023

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

21/12/2023


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Information not available

Name of the parties

Royal Antwerp Football Club

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Bastianon, Stefano: Una lettura "europea" delle sentenze Superlega, Isu e Sa Royal Antwerp Fc, Il diritto dell'Unione Europea 2023, n° 3-4, p. 375-412 (IT)
  2. Idot, Laurence: Circulation des travailleurs - Règles des fédérations sportives et entrave, Europe 2024, nº 2 Février, Comm. 56 (FR)
  3. Idot, Laurence: Concurrence - Règles édictées par les fédérations sportives, Europe 2024, nº 2 Février, Comm. 66 (FR)
  4. Idot, Laurence: Remise en cause ou contribution à l'édification d'un nouveau « modèle sportif européen » ? - À propos des arrêts de la Cour du 21 décembre 2023, Europe 2024, nº 3 Mars, Étude (FR)
  5. Monti, Giorgio: EU competition law after the Grand Chamber's december 2023 sports trilogy: European Super League, International Skating Union and Royal Antwerp FC - Derecho de la competencia de la UE tras la trilogía deportiva de la Gran Sala de diciembre de 2023: Superliga Europea, Unión Internacional de Patinaje y Royal Antwerp FC, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2024, nº 77, p. 11-43 (EN)
  6. Carlier, Jean-Yves ; Frasca, Eleonora: Libre circulation des personnes dans l'Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2024, nº 4, p. 180-199 (FR)
  7. Choné-Grimaldi, Anne-Sophie: Association d’entreprises : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne rend trois arrêts historiques qui apportent de nombreuses précisions sur la qualification et les possibilités d’exemption d’une entente jugeant de l’applicabilité des règles de concurrence à l’activité sportive (ISU ; ESLC ; Royal Antwerp), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2024, nº 2, p. 70-73 (FR)
  8. Choné-Grimaldi, Anne-Sophie: Association d’entreprises : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne rend trois arrêts historiques qui apportent de nombreuses précisions sur la qualification et les possibilités d’exemption d’une entente jugeant de l’applicabilité des règles de concurrence à l’activité sportive (ISU ; ESLC ; Royal Antwerp), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2024, nº 2, p. 70-73 (FR)
  9. Ritz, Christian ; Schreitter, Florian von: Wie Netzer und Delling – Das Verhältnis von Kartellrecht und Sport, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb 2024, n° 2, p. 89-90 (DE)
  10. Pauer, Nada Ina: Die EuGH-Trilogie der Sporturteile – Unverhoffte Reformanstöße und versäumte Chancen, Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht 2024, n° 4, p. 177-182 (DE)
  11. Bungenberg, Marc: Mehr als nur ein Warnschuss für die Sportverbände – Das Super League-Urteil des EuGH zum Sportkartellrecht, Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht 2024, n° 5, p. 249-255 (DE)
  12. Heermann, Peter W.: Der Wouters/Meca-Medina-Test für wettbewerbsbeschränkende Verbandsstatuten, Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht 2024, n° 6, p. 289-296 (DE)
  13. Pauer, Nada Ina ; Blaschczok, Johannes Melchior: Das Konzept der Fairness im Rahmen von Art. 101 AEUV – zu den dogmatischen Neuerungen der EuGH-Sporttrilogie, Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht 2024, n° 6, p. 296-302 (DE)
  14. Leclerc, Stéphane ; Dumarçay, Marie: Lorsque la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne s'érige en man in black de l'organisation des compétitions sportives en Europe, Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2024, nº 3, p.165-178 (FR)
  15. Peeperkorn, Luc ; Wijckmans, Frank: "By object" or not "by object": issues resolved?, European Competition Law Review 2025, Volume 46, Issue 4, p. 132-149 (EN)
  16. Van den Bogaert, Stefaan ; Van Rompuy, Ben: The New Testament for sports and EU competition law in European Super League, ISU, and Royal Antwerp, Common Market Law Review 2025, Volume 62, Issue 2, p. 577-622 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles - Belgium

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Competition

Provisions of national law referred to

Code judiciaire

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Passer

Advocate General

Szpunar

Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English