From the OS.
FC Copenhagen plays their fixtures at the Parken Stadium, which is the Danish National Stadium. Our UEFA Cup fixture will be their first competitive game following their winter break.
The stadium is located in the City of Copenhagen and is a twenty five minute drive from the airport. Trains run every 20 minutes from Copenhagen’s central station to Osterport station close to the stadium. It is an approximate 30 minutes walk from the City centre.
One end of the stadium is undergoing extensive alteration and as a result the stand behind one of the goals will not be in use. As a consequence the capacity of the stadium has been reduced to 33,700. Our allocation is 1,900. Kick off will be at 8.05pm local time (7.05pm GMT)
Further details of the stadium can be obtained on the FC Copenhagen web site <a class="postlink" href="http://www.fck.dk/english/news" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.fck.dk/english/news</a>.
The site also has a map of the stadium together with a link to the Parken web site.
City fans will be located in A Stand (Tribune Ovre A on ticket) on the Upper tier and will enter through entrance A11 (Sektion A11 Udehold on ticket). Please note that this entrance has only two turnstiles. Supporters will enter a sterile area before the turnstiles where they can expect to be subject of searches and ticket checks. They will then be allowed to the turnstiles. Manchester City stewards will be at the turnstiles to assist our fans. The turnstiles will open at 6.30pm.
Once through the turnstiles there are approximately five flights of stairs to climb (Ed.: not quite as bad as at Newcastle, but you get the picture!). Access is gained to the seating area at the top of the stairs. All seating is unreserved. The area reserved for City fans is quite steep and it is recommended that supporters arrive in plenty of time.
The refreshment area is small, and male and female toilets are contained near this area. There is an additional male toilet which can be accessed directly from the stairs and is signed ‘Kun Pissoir’ and has a picture of a male. (MCFC.co.uk did not write this!!!)
It is forbidden to sell alcohol at UEFA games, so soft drinks and non alcoholic beer will be available in the refreshment area. The only currency accepted will be Danish Kroner.
The police have intimated that City supporters will be asked to stay behind after the game for a short period
FC Copenhagen has a Club shop at the corner of the Fona stand and the stand under construction; replica shirts and scarves are very expensive.
There will be no programmes on sale for this game.
There are numerous pubs and eating places in Copenhagen. Please visit <a class="postlink" href="http://www.copenhagen.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.copenhagen.com</a> for further details.
You should ensure that you have warm clothing as it is very cold in Copenhagen at this time of year.