Arsenal have announced a five per cent increase in season ticket prices for next season.
The club is also reducing the number of games included in a season ticket from 26 to 22.
For the 2023-24 season, a season ticket at Emirates Stadium will include all 19 Premier League and three European group-stage matches. Previously, the 26-match season ticket covered all home Premier League matches, five European games and two home FA Cup fixtures.
Prices in the lower tier will go up by six per cent and four per cent in the upper tier, while Club Level prices will also be going up by an average of five per cent.
In a statement, Arsenal said: “The move follows ongoing feedback from season ticket holders who want more flexibility around attending matches and to support our desire to make more tickets available to our growing membership base.
“Removing the four cup credits from the season ticket will also make up to 150,000 additional match tickets available for members to purchase next season.
“If we were to qualify for the Champions League, that would equate to an average reduction in the cost for full-price adult general admission season ticket holders of £113 a season, compared to the equivalent price had we been in the Champions League this season.
“If we qualify for the Europa League next season, it will leave full-price adult season ticket holders paying on average £76 less than they are currently paying this season.”
In a bid to allow younger supporters to attend matches, Arsenal are extending a 25 per cent discount on season tickets and matchday tickets from the age of 21 up to 24.
Arsenal also say they are “ramping up ongoing work and investment to clamp down on ticket touting”.
The club said: “We recognise the demand for tickets is at unprecedented levels and we have been working to combat the activities by bots and touts. This has resulted in 100,000 suspected bots being blocked from the ticketing site in recent weeks. A significant number of season ticket and membership accounts have also been banned for suspicious touting activity.”
In response to the price increase, the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust (AST) said: “Arsenal’s processes for reviewing ticket pricing and related ticketing issues has been much more consultative this year and we welcome that.
“The AST has been involved in meetings with the club to discuss their plans and provide input.
“Of course no one welcomes a price increase but we do feel that in holding increases to well below the rate of inflation, at 4 per cent to 6 per cent, and committing to invest extra funds to initiatives that benefit supporters that a proportionate approach has been secured.
“Among the benefits being introduced that we specifically called for are: Increased resources to tackle ticket touting, reducing the number of games mandatorily included on the season ticket (this will help with both affordability and making more tickets available for general sale), further support for young people with a further increase in their concessionary benefits.”
