High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Safe standing is a term coined by football (soccer) supporters in the United Kingdom campaigning against the ban on accommodation for standing fans at over 70 football stadia in the UK and for the provision in those stadia of designated standing areas built to modern designs in compliance with all safety laws and guidelines applicable to existing facilities for standing spectators at other football stadia and major sporting venues in the UK, such as rugby football grounds and horse racing courses.