UEFA to announce successful ticket applicants

UEFA will from today begin contacting all Irish applicants that applied for tickets to UEFA Euro 2012 matches, featuring the Republic of Ireland, as to the status of their application. 

This first contact will be based only on the original 6,000 seats allocated for Irish fans in each Group C match. Successful applicants will be advised by UEFA of dates for payment while unsuccessful applicants will be put on a waiting list and will be considered for a ticket allocation when the release of the additional 2,300 tickets gained for Irish supporters commences in the coming weeks.

The initial ticket allocation of 6,000 tickets per match was almost twice oversubscribed by Irish supporters eligible to apply to UEFA. Supporters who were eligible to apply are those who travel to away matches, regular ticket purchasers and clubs and leagues and anyone from this group who is unsuccessful in the initial allocation, starting today, will be considered for the remaining additional tickets still to be allocated in the coming weeks.

Welcoming the news, John Delaney, Chief Executive of the Football Association of Ireland said;

“I am happy that we have been able to secure 2,300 additional tickets so far for Irish supporters and thank UEFA for assisting us. We will continue to work closely with UEFA to secure any additional tickets that become available, we are also awaiting final confirmation of substantial extra tickets for the Italy game as they have not taken up their full allocation. UEFA EURO 2012 is generating real excitement throughout the country and while it will not be possible for every fan to attend, we will continue to work hard to secure the maximum number of tickets possible.”

Although the Republic of Ireland sales portal on UEFA is now closed, all supporters can still apply for tickets through the UEFA European Re-sale portal which redistributes tickets based on availability of returns.