Canada Supporters' Groups

[crazypete13]

After reading many posts on the subject of Canada fans on these boards and after witnessing firsthand the support that other nations give their teams at the U-20 WC I'm looking for a supporters group to provide the type of intimidating atmosphere at the NSS that TFC supporters give when the stadium has another name. I know that a supporters section full of only Canada fans would go a long way to helping to give the home side a lift.

Any info is appreciated.

[Blizzard]

After reading many posts on the subject of Canada fans on these boards and after witnessing firsthand the support that other nations give their teams at the U-20 WC I'm looking for a supporters group to provide the type of intimidating atmosphere at the NSS that TFC supporters give when the stadium has another name. I know that a supporters section full of only Canada fans would go a long way to helping to give the home side a lift.

Any info is appreciated.

http://www.canadian-soccer.com/en/index.asp

Keep in mind that not even the TFC supporters were able to do much for Canada at BMO during the U-20.

It's a difficult task and the Voyageurs have been doing a pretty good job considering that they are spread out across the country.

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[crazypete13]

It's a difficult task and the Voyageurs have been doing a pretty good job considering that they are spread out across the country.


Thanks Blizzard - just wondering off the top if there is a way that a section or two could be reserved for only Canada supporters can sit that way we could magnify the impact of the chants etc? Not sure if a relationship with the CSA - or whover controls ticketing - could maximize the effort.

[Grizzly]

Thanks Blizzard - just wondering off the top if there is a way that a section or two could be reserved for only Canada supporters can sit that way we could magnify the impact of the chants etc? Not sure if a relationship with the CSA - or whover controls ticketing - could maximize the effort.

The Voyageurs will indeed be trying to do this for the next game. The ticketing rules for this game made it very difficult but since the Chileans managed to sit in groups their must be a way to do it. There were a large number of Voyageurs, U-scetor and Red Patch Boys at the game but we were all separated so it was hard to get chants going. Hopefully the CSA wil cooperate with us in getting a section next time but if they don't we will have to find another strategy.

[Blizzard]

Thanks Blizzard - just wondering off the top if there is a way that a section or two could be reserved for only Canada supporters can sit that way we could magnify the impact of the chants etc? Not sure if a relationship with the CSA - or whover controls ticketing - could maximize the effort.

That is what our frustration was a the Chile match, that we couldn't sit together. Ya, sure, we could have block booked in the same section when the tickets were made available but one would have thought a home supporters section or two could have been made available.

For the Argentina v Canada U20 friendly, it was TFC seating and it was great!

Different circumstances though.

Many of us have been asking why it couldn't have happened for the Chile match.

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[Daniel from Montréal]

FIFA tournaments have separate seating from clubs (ie Hertha Berlin supporters didn't get priority for WC games).

Most Chileans snapped up their tickets either in a rush (once it was announced Chile was playing the opener) or in large community groups, which would mean that they would be seated together. Canada fans each bought tournament passes all over the stadium (randomized sale, which was a problem - we could choose our section to a certain extent in MTL), which meant there wasn't many blocks of Canada supporters.

Most home countries actually have people FROM the country cheering it on, which creates a natural home crowd. Not the case here, as many Chileans at the game were Canadian and got tickets through the same means as other Canadians, and probably quicker.