Hércules FC Fans Return to Home Games at Antonio Puchades Stadium
After two seasons with limited ticket opportunities, Hércules fans will have a chance to pack the stands again at Antonio Puchades, the home ground of Valencia CF Sports City in Paterna. Following interruptions caused by the global pandemic, supporters can look forward to a more straightforward ticketing process and the chance to cheer on their team in a familiar setting. The official store adjacent to the Rico Pérez stadium is prepared to handle the turnstile rush for club gear and matchday essentials as excitement builds for a renewed matchday experience.
Blue and Whites supporters will not need to maneuver around bans on visiting rival fans at their home fixtures this time around; the recent measures allow for a simpler purchase flow. This Thursday, tickets will be openly available in Alicante, with a single-price option of ten euros per ticket until stocks run out. The arrangement represents a practical solution to past restrictions and aims to welcome a broad base of supporters to the stadiums involved.
Tickets go on sale Thursday at the club’s official shop at the Rico Pérez stadium for a single price of 10 euros.
Valencia has not publicly commented on every aspect of the sale process, but it is anticipated that box office sales for visiting fans may remain limited. With most capacity reserved for Valencia members, the likelihood of selling seats to outsiders could be constrained, depending on how the day unfolds. This setup echoes prior arrangements when crowd access was tightly regulated during periods of heightened safety concerns. The outcome has at times led to tension and questions about accessibility for Alicante residents when their home city is under consideration as a residence for ticket allocations.
The measure recalls a controversial moment from 2018, when Hércules filed a formal complaint with the Spanish Football Federation over seat distribution that favored certain residency rules. The stance was deemed intolerable by some observers and prompted debate about fairness in how tickets are allocated across regions with differing demographics.
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For those unable to travel to Valencia or who prefer to watch Sunday’s meeting live from home, the broadcast will be available on the regional channel, providing free access to the main match. A Punt confirmed through its manager that this coverage will extend to the Valencia region. A separate match, Alcoyano-Catellón, is scheduled for Saturday at 19:00 in El Collao. It marks a potential milestone for public broadcasting of football matches from the First and Second RFEF in this campaign. Whether this approach will be repeated in future rounds remains to be seen, depending on scheduling and regional guidelines.