Fortuna Dusseldorf will offer fans free tickets to some of their home matches next season as part of plans to help the city and its supporters grow closer together.
The club, who are fighting for promotion from the German second tier, have said free tickets will be offered to at least three league home games for all supporters who register to be part of the ticket draw, with the costs being covered by sponsors. This will be part of a pilot scheme, with Fortuna saying they have an eventual “goal of allowing free entry to all league home games”.
Fortuna CEO, Alexander Jobst, said on Wednesday: “We open up football for all. We will have free entry for league games in this stadium.
“We call it ‘Fortuna for all’ which can and will lead us to a successful future.
“Fortuna remains a club and this club belongs to friends and members. We have the responsibility to set the foundations for a successful future. That was our compass.”
The 2. Bundesliga side have signed a sponsorship deal with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Provincial, TARGOBANK and Common Goal to allow the scheme to happen. They also confirmed that 20 per cent of the revenues created will go to youth and women’s football, while another 20 per cent will go to digital infrastructure and the stadium.
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