Article by Remus Dinu – Published on Thursday, 29 January 2026, 03:32 / Updated on Thursday, 29 January 2026 04:02
Attention, the Turks are coming! More than 3,000 fans from Fenerbahce's gallery are expected in Bucharest today, for the occasion the duel between the Turkish colossus and FCSB, from the last stage of the Europa League main draw. The authorities in the Capital are also on the alert, with the still fresh memory of the tumultuous visit of Feyenoord's ultrasfrom mid-December.
The “barrage” Romania – Turkey starts two months earlier and is prefaced by the FCSB – Fenerbahce dispute, counting for the last stage of the XXL group in the Europa League.
Domenico Tedesco's boys are not coming to the Capital alone. The vice-champion of Turkey will be accompanied to the National Arena by approximately 3,000 supporters, a detail also announced by FCSB representatives.
It is well known that Fener's ultras are among the most passionate in Turkey, even if it sometimes happens that they go beyond the limits, especially when the historical prides with rivals Galata and Beşiktaş are in the middle.
Fenerbahce fans turn any match into a celebration / PHOTO: Guliver/Getty Images
3,000 Turks in Bucharest, the police are on alert again
As a result, the authorities are keeping a watchful eye and are mobilizing a generous contingent of law enforcement to monitor the thousands of Turks who are coming to Bucharest today, especially since Fenerbahce's tough core has its own controversial history.
Radical Fener fans did it just last summer, when three supporters were charged with attempted murder after throwing a concrete bar at a Dutch Feyenoord fan. The episode happened during the “double” that the two played in the UCL preliminaries.
Also last year, in February, there was a full-blown altercation at the Turks' match in Brussels against Anderlecht, when the two camps settled scores right in the stadium, in full view.
The Old Center also opens its doors to Istanbul fanatics
It will also most likely prove a great recipe for bar owners in Old Town, which takes advantage of FCSB-hosted European matches and related marketing for the last time this season.
And exactly one year since the supporters of Manchester United set up their headquarters here, today there is another commotion on the terraces on Lipscani!
Only in the last half year, the historic center of the Capital was stormed, one by one, by the supporters of Aberdeen, Young Boys and Feyenoord, the same “recipe” being expected in the case of the FCSB – Fenerbahce match, accessible tourism opportunity for Turks, one hour by plane from Istanbul.
Tonight, at the stadium, approximately 20,000 fans will take part in the game, according to the latest estimates.
