Como Champions League debut 2026 will be one of the biggest nights in the club’s history, but some of the most important people inside the sold-out stadium will not be club executives or VIPs.
President Mirwan Suwarso and several Como directors have given up their own seats for the Como RB Leipzig Champions League match, asking that the tickets go to supporters born in 1950 or earlier. The club wants fans who have followed Como through its lower divisions and difficult years to experience its biggest night.
Como Chooses Its Longest-Serving Fans
The Como gives tickets to oldest fans gesture comes as the club prepares for its first Champions League home match against RB Leipzig.
Suwarso explained that the stadium is sold out and its European capacity is reduced, meaning many supporters cannot get tickets. Rather than keeping their own seats, the president and directors decided to give them to fans who have waited the longest for a night like this.
Supporters born in 1950 or earlier have been invited to nominate lifelong Como fans through the club’s community email. The idea is simple: reward the people who supported the club before its recent rise brought international attention.
A Different Side of Como’s Rapid Rise
The decision also says something about Como’s transformation. The club has moved from the lower divisions to Serie A and now the Champions League, attracting growing attention under its Indonesian ownership. With Cesc Fàbregas involved in the team’s rise, Como has quickly become one of the more interesting stories in European football.
That growth could easily create a distance between the club’s new international profile and its traditional supporters. Giving tickets to its oldest fans is a way of keeping those two sides connected. The message from the club is that its success belongs to those who stayed when there was little glamour to enjoy.
Sinigaglia’s Historic Night
It is also linked to the unusual circumstances surrounding the stadium. Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia underwent renovation work during the summer to meet UEFA requirements, including improvements to the pitch, lighting, media areas and services. European matches will have a capacity of around 11,000, lower than its league capacity. That limited capacity has made tickets even more valuable.
For the fans who receive the directors’ seats, Thursday’s game will therefore mean more than watching Como play RB Leipzig. It will be a chance to see how far their club has travelled after years of following it through divisions where a Champions League night once seemed impossible. And for Como, that may be the perfect way to begin its European adventure.
