Manchester City have frozen season tickets for a second consecutive season as they gear up to unveil a 7,000 expansion at the Etihad Stadium.
The Premier League leaders have again kept general admission prices at the same levels ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.
More than 100 fan groups from across the division published an open letter in November urging clubs against further increases to home fixtures amid a cost of living crisis.
The likes of Manchester United, Leeds United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Brighton and Sunderland have announced increases, with City joining Tottenham and Nottingham Forest in retaining their existing pricing strategy.
‘Hats off for my chairman and CEO,’ said manager Pep Guardiola. ‘This business does not work without the fans. It’ll be like how it was in Covid time.
‘The club has respources to buy the best players possible but when the club thinks they cant find it another way, it means a lot. It shows how special this club is.’
City have held lengthy discussions with their fan representative board, City Matters, over recent months – with a ticketing exchange system at the centre of talks.
More than 100 fan groups from across the Premier League urged their clubs not to raise prices – and Manchester City have heeded that call
Supporters have endured problems with the current policy that allows season ticket holders to allocate three friends and family they can pass a match ticket on to.
That was argued to be too narrow and is claimed to have contributed to empty seats and away fans being able to gain access to home ends once tickets are re-sold on third-party sites.
In a bid to alleviate issues, City are moving to simplify the exchange – granting fans 18 different recipients of a ticket. None of the 18, who can be added throughout a season, are required to have a membership.
Membership fees are going up by £3, with juniors still capped at £20, while there is a new midweek league ticket category, with adult prices starting at £25.
The North Stand expansion will take capacity to over 60,000 and includes 4,000 new season tickets, half of those ringfenced for younger supporters.
