Arsenal Supporters' Trust Arsenal Supporters' Trust The Arsenal Supporters' Trust is the official supporters' trust of Arsenal Football Club, as recognised by Supporters Direct. The group, like other supporters' trusts, seeks to strengthen the influence of supporters over the destiny of their clubs through democratic supporter ownership. The group was founded in 2003 as The Arsenal Supporters' Trust and is registered as an Industrial and Provident Society, which means the Trust is owned equally by all of its members. Each member has one vote in the Trust's elections. Though it is recognised by Supporters Direct as the official Supporters Trust for Arsenal FC,
Supporters of S.L. Benfica those cases was in the early days of the construction of the original Estádio da Luz when club president, Joaquim Ferreira Bogalho, asked them for free concrete to build the stadium. They responded by offering 900,000 tons. During the Estado Novo, the Censorship Services, prohibited the fans from referring to the football team as "Vermelhos" (Reds) so it was not confused with communism, instead being referred as "Encarnados" (Flesh-coloured), which is still used, even after the transition to democracy. There are three different types of supporters: one is the "sócio" or club member, who is eligible to vote in the