Manchester City have launched a scheme that will see residents in areas surrounding the Etihad get cheap tickets for home games.
Manchester City are introducing £10 tickets for adults at every home game this season for their most local fans. Starting with the Premier League opener against Bournemouth next month, between 100 and 500 tickets will be available every match for any supporters who live in the areas surrounding the stadium.
The club have worked with fan advisory board City Matters on a new initiative which aims to both protect the local core of City’s support but also open opportunities up to Mancunians who may never have thought they could attend matches despite being on their doorstep. Tickets will be drawn by ballot for every match and will include the biggest fixtures against United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.
As defined by the council, addresses in Ancoats & Beswick, Clayton & Openshaw, Gorton & Abbey Hey, Ardwick, and Miles Platting & Newton Heath will be available for the ringfenced allocation. Tickets cost £10 for adults, £7.50 for concessions and £5 for Under-5s, and it is possible for multiple people to apply together if they wish to sit together; seats will be available across the stadium rather than in one particular block or area.
Lee Broadstock, chair of City Matters, said: “We’re really pleased to see the club take proactive steps to help local people watch Manchester City, with thousands of Premier League tickets available for just £10. By making matches more accessible, it will help more people from east Manchester attend regularly, get behind the team and contribute to the atmosphere that makes the Etihad such a special place on matchdays.”
The move is the latest effort from City to connect with their local community and matchgoing fanbase. Season tickets have been frozen for a third consecutive season after passionate pleas from fans in addition to protests in 2025, and matchday prices were reduced that year.
With the opening of the expanded North Stand part of a £300m redevelopment that aims to turn the Etihad into an entertainment destination for every day of the year, Blues bosses are aware that as they create more of a footprint in east Manchester it will have a bigger impact on those that live nearest to the stadium.
Offering reduced tickets is a way of giving those residents a chance to be part of the action; the nearby concert venue Co-op Live, which has City Football Group as major shareholders, offers a similar scheme.
City’s managing director of operations, Danny Wilson, said: “Manchester City has always been rooted in its community and as we grow we want to ensure people who live closest to the Etihad Campus remain part of everything that happens here.
“We know matchdays bring significant social and economic opportunities to the area, but with more matches, more activities and more visitors than ever before, it’s important that those who live closest to us can continue to enjoy the experience, make lasting memories, and be a part of the journey with us.”
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