FAF accuses FFA of attempted speculation on tickets, promises  consequences 

ArmInfo.The First Armenian Front (FAF) football fan movement has issued a statement accusing the  Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) of trying to speculate on tickets for the Armenia-Georgia match.

"The Football Federation of Armenia is going down a dirty path and on  a serious provocation, trying to turn the issue of providing tickets  intended for fans of our national team for the upcoming fundamental  match into a bargaining chip," the movement said in a statement on  their Facebook page.

FAF notes that the stadium box office has told them that they cannot  yet provide information on the fate of tickets for fans of football  movements. The movement also found out that about 900 seats in the  guest section of the stand, as well as an additional 1,500 seats next  to it, have been allocated for Georgian football fans.

"In general, the demand for tickets for the match in Yerevan from  Georgian fans reaches several thousand.  This creates a risk that a  significant number of Georgian fans with tickets purchased on the  black market will end up in the stands. As a result, a record  presence of fans of the opposing team is expected at the stadium.  This will lead to the fact that during the game the voices of  predominantly Georgian fans will be heard, and the Armenian national  team football players will not feel like the home team," the First  Armenian Front is sure.

"It is hard to imagine a more sad and unworthy picture. By not  providing tickets for fan movements, the FFA will cross all possible  red lines, sacrificing the team for the sake of another attempt to  "stay in their seat." This style of work reflects their attitude to  the national team and the results of our choice. If the FFA decides  to partially or completely withdraw tickets for the fan movement  sections of the Armenian team for free sale, all responsibility for  the consequences of the game against Georgia will fall on the  shoulders of the FFA leadership," the FAF statement concluded.

After the national team's defeat to the team of North Macedonia in  October 2024, the team's head coach Aleksandar Petrakov was  dismissed. However, fans began to demand the resignation of the FFA  president, expressing dissatisfaction not only with the insufficient  results of football teams of different age groups, but also with the  activities of the federation as a whole. Despite this, the leadership  of the Football Federation of Armenia responded to the demands by  refusing to resign. In February of this year, protests by fan  movements resumed, demanding the resignation of the head of the FFA.  Thus, on March 1, nine FAF members were detained for three days for  an action committed during the Pyunik-Ararat football match.  They  were charged with hooliganism.