Club Statement, attributed to Nick Becker, Auckland FC CEO.
Auckland FC is extremely disappointed to hear of one or two isolated incidents of anti-social behaviour at Saturday’s match involving the club and travelling fans from Western Sydney Wanderers.
Auckland FC has worked extremely hard to cultivate a positive and inclusive family atmosphere for the 200,000+ football fans who have enjoyed an incredible season at Go Media Stadium. This includes our most passionate football fans, thousands of families and first-timers from Auckland, Wellington and beyond.
This is the first time we have had any incidents involving fan anti-social behaviour and it’s something that we take very seriously. It does not represent our values or who we are as a club.
We are working closely with the police and the team at Go Media Stadium to see if any lessons can be learned, particularly in regard to how we manage travelling fans, as well as looking to identify and ban anyone who is found to be responsible.
Auckland FC cannot condone any form of anti-social behaviour. It runs counter to who we are as a club and our founding aim to be a club for all of Auckland.
Auckland FC and Go Media Stadium would also like to remind fans that should they need help or assistance at any point, to text the word “ASSIST” along with your seat number or location to 260, and the security team will be dispatched to you.
