SUPPORTERS travelling to Lisbon for Thursday's UEFA Europa League match against Benfica should be aware of the following information.
Supporter Information
SL Benfica vs Rangers
20:00 Kick-Off (Local Time)
Thursday 7th March 2024
Ticketing
E-Tickets have been distributed in advance of the fixture to all supporters. Tickets can be downloaded and printed, or the barcode contained within the ticket can be scanned electronically at the turnstile.
Stadium
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Address: Av. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, 1500-313 Lisboa
Capacity: 64,642
Away section:
Turnstiles will open at 18:00 local time.
Due to the large number of travelling fans, we strongly encourage everybody to arrive as early as possible to aid entry to the stadium.
Supporters will be pulsed into the stadium, through the areas shown on the above graphic. We anticipate there will be pressure on the turnstiles, with slow entry expected due to enhanced searches and we would kindly ask supporters to remain patient when entering the stadium.
Rangers have been in dialogue with UEFA and Football Supporters Europe (FSE), regarding ingress to the stadium, and we would encourage any supporters who experience issues to report these immediately to either a Rangers staff member or a Rangers travelling steward.
If you have concerns regarding access to the stadium, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.
Fans should expect a hold back of around 30 minutes at the end of the match.
Permitted Items:
Small Bags:
Bags should not exceed 25cm x 25cm x 25cm; backpacks should be left in the cloakroom.
Battery Packs and Charging Cables
Flags and Banners:
These should not exceed 2m x 1m and will be checked by security for inflammatory language.
Coins
Essential Medicines:
Including inhalers.
Walking Sticks
Prohibited Items:
Video cameras
Toiletries: Including perfume bottles.
Please see appendix for the full list of prohibited items provided by Benfica.
How to get to the stadium:
Following Police advice, all supporters should be at Terreiro Do Paco Metro Station at 17:00 in order to take the metro (blue line) to Colegio Militar Station.
The Metro will also be in operation after the match.
Tickets are priced at 1,80€ per journey, and supporters are urged to purchase these in advance via the following link: Lisbon Metro Tickets.
Recommended Supporter Area:
Rangers supporters are encouraged to congregate at Praça do Comercio, a large plaza facing the River Tagus. The plaza has a dedicated Metro station.
Parking
Supporters arriving by private coach should contact [email protected] detailing approximate time of arrival, as well as providing any information regarding drop-off and pick-up.
Weather Forecast
Useful Information
British Embassy Lisbon
Rua de São Bernardo 33 1249-082 Lisbon Portugal
Telephone: +351 21 392 40 00 / +44 20 7008 5000
Passport advice line: +44 300 222 0000
Emergency services in Portugal
Telephone: 112 (ambulance, fire, police)
Useful Links:
Portugal travel advice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
EVERYONE ANYONE
Supporters are strongly reminded the use of pyrotechnics within sports stadia is illegal. Not only could this lead to your arrest, but the club may also be sanctioned by governing bodies.
Rangers is rightly proud of our multicultural men’s first-team squad and diverse support. Our Everyone Anyone campaign sends a clear message of inclusion and togetherness and a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of discrimination on and off the pitch.
Rangers are a modern football club, with support recognised across Europe for the positive way in which they back their team. Songs and chants of a discriminatory nature have absolutely no place in 2024.
As the men’s first-team continues their season both domestically and in Europe, supporters are reminded the SPFL, and particularly UEFA, have many sanctions within their power to punish discriminatory chanting which would be extremely harmful to the club on and off the pitch.
The manager and his team have expressed just how big an impact your fantastic support can have on performances – let’s ensure this is in the correct manner.
Appendix
Unless otherwise authorized in writing, Stadium Visitors and Accredited Persons are not permitted to use, possess, hold, or bring into the Stadium the following Prohibited Items:
a) weapons of any kind.
b) anything that could be used as a weapon or to cut, thrust or stab, or as a projectile, in particular long umbrellas and other unwieldy implements.
c) bottles, cups, jugs or cans of any kind as well as other objects made from glass or any other fragile, non-shatterproof or especially tough material or Tetrapak packaging, hard cooler boxes.
d) fireworks, flares, smoke powder, smoke canisters, smoke bombs or other pyrotechnics.
e) alcoholic beverages of any kind, narcotics, or stimulants.
f) racist, xenophobic cause, charity, or ideological concern related materials, including but not limited to banners, signs, symbols and leaflets, objects, or clothing, which could impair the enjoyment of the Event by other spectators,
or detract from the sporting focus of the Event.
g) flagpoles or banner poles of any kind. Only flexible plastic poles and so-called double-poles that do not exceed 1 meter in length and 1 cm in diameter and which are not made of inflammable material are permitted.
h) banners or flags larger than 2m x 1m50. Smaller flags and banners are permitted if they are made from material which is deemed “of low flammability” and complies with national regulations and standards.
i) any sort of animals.
j) any promotional or commercial, materials, including but not limited to banners, signs, symbols and leaflets, or any kind of promotional or commercial objects, material, and clothing.
k) gas spray cans, corrosive, flammable substances, dyes, or receptacles containing substances which are harmful to health or are highly flammable:
l) unwieldy objects such as ladders, stools, (folding) chairs, boxes, paperboard containers, large bags, rucksacks, suitcases, and sports bags. “Unwieldy” is given to mean all objects which are larger than 25cmx25cmx25cm and which cannot be stowed under the seat in the Stadium.
m) large quantities of paper and/or rolls of paper.
n) mechanically operated instruments which produce an excessive volume of noise such as megaphones, hooters, or gas-powered horns. Drums will not be permitted.
o) laser pointers.
p) cameras (except for private use and then only with one set of replacement or rechargeable batteries), video cameras or other sound or video recording equipment.
q) computers or other devices used for the purposes of transmitting or disseminating sound, pictures, descriptions, or results of the events via the internet or other forms of media.