Personalised soccer tickets: an overview of the risks

There are plenty of dangers when buying event tickets and football match tickets are no exception. Particularly when purchasing tickets online, you are faced with a number of important questions regarding the reliability of the providers and it is important to check these carefully before you decide to transfer money. Are you unfamiliar with personalised tickets and wondering what the advantages and disadvantages of this type of ticket are? We would like to provide you with a good overview, but in this guide we will mainly focus on the dangers of a personalised ticket for a football match in Germany.

What you can expect in the article

What are the biggest dangers of personalised tickets for a football match?
Your advantages with personalised football tickets
Tips: You should pay attention to these things when buying personalised football tickets
Are Bundesliga tickets on the secondary market personalised?
Tickets without personalisation cause you the least trouble

What are the biggest dangers of personalised tickets for a football match?

The biggest danger with a football ticket with your personalisation is basically that you cannot use it to watch the desired football match live in the stadium due to various aspects. The ticket can only be used by you and even your family members have no way of travelling to the stadium as your substitute. So if you have other appointments or are ill, your ticket will usually simply expire. However, there are 3 other disadvantages and even dangers that can arise from an individualised ticket for a football match:

Ticket personalisation can incur additional costs
Identification via identity card or driving licence may be required for admission (no admission without identification)
Are you planning to resell the ticket? No way!

Higher costs and quite inconvenient handling if you are ultimately unable to attend the football match for various reasons are two notable reasons against personalising a football ticket. If you forget your ID at home and cannot prove that you are the person registered on the ticket, the stewards may not let you into the stadium. Then not only will your journey have been in vain, but your day as a football fan will have been ruined. In addition to the dangers and disadvantages, there are also plus points that you should be aware of with a personalised ticket for Bundesliga matches and the like.

Your advantages with personalised football tickets

In the event of theft, you can have the ticket cancelled
If the ticket is lost, the finder can send it to you more easily
Effective prevention of the black market
The clear identification option increases security in football stadiums

Tips: You should pay attention to these things when buying personalised football tickets

We want to make one thing clear at this point: A personalised ticket for a football match is of course not a bad thing, as the advantages are obvious. Nevertheless, this type of ticket is very unpopular with many football fans and if there is an opportunity to do without personalisation, fans usually prefer this option. If you buy an official Bundesliga ticket on which your name will appear, pay attention to 2 basic factors:

Your name should be spelt completely correctly to avoid misunderstandings
Sometimes middle names must also be entered

Even after a brief internet search, you will notice that personalised football tickets can be purchased directly from the clubs. Not every Bundesliga club offers this type of ticket, which is why you will search in vain in the ticket shops of some Bundesliga clubs. If you mainly buy your tickets via the secondary market, you should exercise caution here, because sometimes personalised tickets are also offered there and this can be a disadvantage for you.

Is the sale of private soccer tickets permitted?

Have a look at our guide to reselling tickets.

Are Bundesliga tickets on the secondary market personalised?

Would you like to attend a Bundesliga match soon and are planning to go to Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park or Munich’s Allianz Arena? Then you should use our portal to find out about the corresponding ticket selection and, of course, you should also check whether the tickets of your choice are personalised. Although this is not standard for clubs in the German Bundesliga, some tickets are indeed personalised.

Football tickets from the secondary market are rarely printed with a name, as they cannot or can hardly be resold, but you should still pay attention to this in the sales description and, in the case of ticket personalisation, keep your hands off the deal. You will find other suitable offers for your favourite match on the Bundesliga Ticket Secondary Market.

Tickets without personalisation cause you the least trouble

When buying a football ticket without personalisation, you face the fewest hurdles when it comes to using the ticket for the football stadium or reselling it if necessary. As soon as your name is on the ticket, you must have a means of identification and it is virtually impossible to sell the ticket if your plans change at short notice. On the other hand, we have also been able to show you the advantages of these individualised tickets, so you need to weigh up which benefits are greater for you and which option you see fewer risks for your use.

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