Hosts lay plans to attract fans
Thursday, March 2, 2006
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship hosts Portugal have unveiled their strategy to attract as many people into the six finals venues as possible.
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With this summer's UEFA European Under-21 Championship drawing ever closer, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has unveiled its strategy to attract as many people into the six venues as possible.
Madaíl promise
Tickets for games such as the hosts versus highly regarded France on the opening day of the finals - 23 May - will cost as little as €3, with prices rising in increments as the tournament progresses. Tickets for the final at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI on 4 June will go on sale at between €5 and €15 as FPF president Gilberto Madaíl stands by his promise to bring in the fans.
Prices
Group match:€8 (Cat 1), €5 (Cat 2), €3 (Cat3)
Semi-final:€10 (C1), €8 (C2), €5 (C3)
Final:€8 (C1), €5 (C2), €3 (C3)
Of the six venues, only Agueda does not have covered seating.
Incremental sale
Ticket sales will occur in three stages, starting on 4 March at the six championship venues – Agueda, Aveiro Barcelos, Braga, Guimaraes, Porto – to the local football family. Eleven days later they will be available to buy at CTT post offices througout Portugal, before going on general sale on the internet on 30 March, via www.uefa.com, www.fpf.pt and www.ctt.pt, with a four-ticket limit for each buyer.
Hospitality programme
Meanwhile, and following the example of UEFA EURO 2004™, the finals will offer a hospitality package for companies in five of the venues. This programme, labelled 'Conquista' (Conquest), will be available from 15 March, with interested parties invited to email hospitality.u21@fpf.pt for further information.
Host association
Any information requests regarding ticket sales should be addressed to the host association:
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Rua Alexandre Herculano
Nº58, 1250-012 Lisboa
Portugal
http: www.fpf.pt
