Home Match
St Mirren Football Club would like to thank all fans for their support ahead of our UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round tie against either Valur FC or KF Vllaznia.
Saints will host either the Icelandic or Albanian side at The SMiSA Stadium on Thursday 1st August in the second leg of our tie as European football returns to Paisley for the first time in 37 years.
Season ticket holders had until Wednesday 10th July to secure their seat before tickets went on general sale on Thursday 11th July. More than 5000 tickets have been sold with only a limited availability in the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand remaining after the Main and West Stands sold out.
We know how much interest there is in our return to Europe and appreciate many supporters will be looking to attend this match. Given the limited availability of tickets remaining for our home supporters, we are in discussions with both Valur FC and KF Vllaznia regarding their allocations at The SMiSA Stadium.
Working to UEFA regulations, we are obligated to provide opposition clubs with a minimum of 5% of our stadium capacity. However, our hope is that the opposing teams will not be looking to take up their full minimum allocation and we are exploring our options to make more tickets available for home supporters. This presents a challenge on a number of fronts but rest assured the club is doing all it can with the aim of making more home tickets available.
The club thanks supporters for their patience and we hope to be able to update on this matter over the next week.
Ballot | Away Tie
Entry for the ballots for the away tie closed to season ticket holders on Wednesday 10th July. As would be expected, a significant number of season ticket holders entered both ballots.
While the club is still awaiting confirmation from both regarding full allocations for our supporters, we have been given a rough estimate and have worked the ballot based on the numbers we have been given so far.
Currently, we are anticipating receiving around 200 tickets from Valur FC should they qualify for the second round. After initial discussions with KF Vllaznia, we are pleased to say we anticipate that the vast majority, if not all, that entered the ballot for this potential match will be successful.
Ballot process
The club can confirm that the ballot process has been undertaken using an online random generator to draw the names, eliminating any bias. There were three staff members present, including senior management.
Those successful in the ballots will be notified by email no later than 5pm on Monday afternoon (15th July). Please note that due to the vast number of entries for the ballot we will be unable to respond to those that are unsuccessful.
If you are successful in the ballot and identified in your application that you required a carer, applied for an under 12 with your own entry, or as a 12-17 year old season ticket holder where you identified a guardian who also has a season ticket; then you will receive your own ticket plus a ticket for a carer or guardian, or under 12. For those not successful in the ballot, you will automatically be added to the waiting list, should anyone that was drawn indicate that they are unable to attend. In this instance, and if you are successful as a reserve, we will strive to notify you as soon as possible.
