Updated at 9.10am

DUNDALK HAVE ISSUED a warning to supporters who may have been sold counterfeit tickets for their upcoming Champions League qualifier.

The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division holders face BATE Borisov in Belarus on 15 July before the return leg at Oriel Park a week later.

And the club has released a statement after a number of fake tickets for the home fixture were offered to fans in recent days.

“Dundalk FC have been informed that tickets for the UEFA Champions League match have been offered in the town over the weekend,” the statement reads.

“These tickets are not genuine and will not gain you admission to the match. Only tickets purchased from Oriel Park are genuine – others are counterfeit will be identified as fake by our scanning systems.”

If you have been sold counterfeit tickets or have any information about them, contact the club via email office@dundalkfc.com.

Originially published at 11pm, 28 July.

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