AwayDay
A travel companion for football fans going to away European fixtures: stadium transport, local-language phrasebook, pub guides, and a meet-up feed for fellow traveling supporters.
football supporters traveling abroad to follow their team in European competition
- Stadium-to-city-centre transport guide in local language and local apps (Uber/Bolt/local taxi)
- Curated away-fan pub and meeting-point list verified by other traveling supporters
- Phrasebook for matchday essentials (ticket office, police, medical) with audio playback
- Companion-mode that lets your group share live location inside the stadium district
Fenerbahçe vs Górnik Zabrze is the kind of cross-border tie (Turkey/Poland) where traveling fans struggle with language, local transit, and finding fellow supporters; mid-tier European football travel is a large but poorly served niche.
Real but niche: Conference League/Europa travel demand exists (FSA runs an annual European Away Fans Survey, BBC regularly covers English clubs' European travel), but a single tie like Fenerbahçe vs Górnik Zabrze drives only a small burst; users only travel 1-3x per season.European Away Fans Survey 2025-26 - Football Supporters' Association ↗Champions League draw: How safe are fans at Uefa European fixtures ↗
Extremely crowded — at least 8 direct competitors already doing this (AwayPlanner, AwayFanTravel, FootyTraveler, AwayPlanr, AwayDays.co, AwayDayTrips, EuropeanFootballTravel, AwayGames.co.uk); the name 'AwayDays' is even taken.AwayPlanner — Flights & travel for every football away day ↗AwayDays — Pick Your Club, See Every Away Day ↗Away Fan Travel ↗Awayplanr - Football Away Trip Planner ↗Football Traveler ↗Awayday Trips - Football & Sports Fan Travel Planner ↗
No clear paid-pricing evidence; competitors appear to monetize via affiliate (flights/hotels); football travelers are notoriously price-sensitive and accustomed to free fan-forum content — willingness to pay for a meet-up feed + phrasebook is unproven.AwayDays — Pick Your Club, See Every Away Day ↗
European competitions are stable annual fixtures giving recurring demand, but usage is event-driven (a few trips per season) and a club's participation in continental competition is not guaranteed each year.English fans treated like trouble makers on European away days ↗
Technically straightforward — public fixture data, transit/translation APIs, and booking affiliates are off-the-shelf; the bottleneck is per-city content (pub guides, phrasebooks, safe-route curation), which is labor-intensive to maintain at scale.