One contestant Champions League season 2012/13 FC Kobenhavn faced strong protests from their fans. Cause, Denmark banned the club from fans who have a foreign name to come to the stadium watching the match group phase.
FC Kobenhavn send an e - mail on Friday ( 30/08/2013 ) to the cancellation announcement contains ticket fans for fans with non - Danish last name. Security became the background of the action.
Nevertheless, through the club secretary Daniel Rommedahl, Kobenhavn denied racist attitudes. By Rommedahl, action is taken in order to avoid problems due to the density of the stadium.
The club did not want the events of 2000 in downtown Copenhagen recur. At that time, the city hosted the UEFA Cup final between Arsenal and Galatasaray. Impact could be chaos because the density of the number of supporters.
" We realize not everyone will agree with our decision, but this is not the best solution and discrimination, " said Rommedahl.
Wave of protests that swept Kobenhavn is heavy. Atila Momeni ( 24 ), resident of Iranian descent who was born and raised in Copenhagen expressed not happy. Because he regularly came into the stadium watching her favorite team play. Moreover Kobenhavn joined in Group B along with the big teams are Real Madrid, Juventus and Galatasaray.
Momeni is just one of the many fans who want to support the club's third serve his club.
" I've already bought tickets for the three group stage matches with my savings. Then now they say my ticket canceled for security reasons. Apparently many are experiencing the same thing, and all not a descendant of the original Danish, " said Momeni.
" I understand they want to do security better, but if only the fans with a foreign name that received the treatment so it is not fair, " he complained.
He also asked UEFA as the owner of the highest supremacy in European football action.
" The club should be able to offer another ticket, but they do not do it. We feel this is very discriminatory. We often experience racial treatment in Denmark, but I did not expect to be treated like watching football affairs. 's Not acceptable and UEFA must act, " he said
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