BVB ultras to boycott Champions League match in Copenhagen | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund will have to do without its ultras in the Champions League. The BVB fan groups are boycotting the game in Copenhagen.

The Dortmund ultra groups The Unity and Desperados Dortmund will boycott Borussia Dortmund's Champions League game at FC Copenhagen on October 21, 2025. According to a report by Ruhr Nachrichten, the groups announced this in a joint statement.

“Similar to the last encounter in November 2022, unfortunately, this match is also subject to conditions that include the personalization of tickets and a deviation from the club's own ticket allocation for international away games. Against this background, we have decided not to attend the game on October 21, 2025,” the ultras' statement reads.

The decision is primarily due to the security requirements for the game. The Danish authorities and UEFA have classified the duel at Parken Stadium as a high-risk match. Strict conditions were already in place during the last meeting in Copenhagen in 2022, including personalized tickets issued exclusively to club members. At that time, the active fan scene had already refrained from traveling to the Danish capital.

BVB fans skip Copenhagen: Old rivalry and new conditions

Additionally, there is the tense fan situation. There has been a close fan friendship between Borussia Dortmund and the Danish club Bröndby IF for years. However, Bröndby is the biggest rival of FC Copenhagen. In previous meetings between the clubs, there have been incidents, including pyrotechnics and police operations in downtown Dortmund.

Officially, the ultras do not cite the fan friendship with Bröndby as the reason for their absence. The decisive factor is rather that the personalization and ticket restrictions make independent allocation within the fan scene impossible.

As a result, Borussia Dortmund will have to manage without the support of its loud away fans in Copenhagen. For former BVB striker Youssoufa Moukoko, who now plays in Copenhagen, this means that a reunion with the BVB ultras will not happen.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.