NEWS

23.12.2024

CLUB NEWS

Club Announcement

Following the meeting held on 17 December 2024 with the participation of our Deputy Chairmen Onur Göçmez and Mete Vardar, UEFA, FC Twente and Enschede Municipality officials, the Mayor of Enschede, Mr Roelof Bleker, who decided not to allow our supporters to the UEFA Europa League match between FC Twente and Beşiktaş at FC Twente Stadion on 30 January 30 2025, stated that he did not change his decision in an official letter sent to us on 20 December 2024.  As a reason for his decision, he pointed out to the behavior of our supporters in Beşiktaş’ past European tournament matches.

Despite the fact that our Deputy Chairmen Göçmez and Vardar pledged to take all kinds of security and additional measures demanded by the local authorities and fully implement the requested ticketing procedures at the meeting held on 17 December 2024, we consider Mr. Bleker’s arbitrary insistence on his decision as an act of  discrimination against us.

Therefore, we do not want to play our UEFA Europa League match against FC Twente in the city of Enschede, where its mayor Roelof Bleker himself has stated that security cannot be ensured.

As Beşiktaş, we have applied to UEFA for the FC Twente-Beşiktaş UEFA Europa League match to be played in another country or Dutch city  where the supporters of the two clubs can take part in the stands in a friendly and safe manner.

 

Regards,

Beşiktaş JK