Just over 2,000 tickets will be available to Irish supporters travelling for the Republic of Ireland's European qualifier against the Czech Republic in September.

The September 12th game will be played at the Toyota Arena in Prague, a venue with only a 20,565 capacity.

Under Uefa regulations, the away association's ticket allocation is equal to 10 per cent of the total capacity.

An FAI spokesman said tickets for the Group D Euro 2008 qualifier would not go on public sale.

"Because of the small allocation we can only take orders from account holders and, regretfully, on this occasion we will not be able to accept ticket applications from members of the public," he said.

The Toyota Arena was formerly known as the Letná Stadium and is the current home of club side Sparta Prague.

While the Czechs have played at different home venues this campaign, the Toyota Arena did stage their high-profile tussle with Germany in March.

Thousands of Irish supporters are expected to travel regardless as the fixture, which comes at a crucial stage of the qualification race, is the second game of an attractive away double-header.

The Republic of Ireland play Slovakia in Bratislava four days prior to the Czech game.

The Slovakian Federation has yet to confirm the match venue and therefore the FAI's ticket allocation is unknown.

However, Slovakia's three home games to date against Cyprus, Czech Republic and Germany have all been played at the Tehelne Pole, a stadium with a 30,000 capacity.

The FAI, therefore, should receive some 3,000 tickets for travelling fans.