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The English Football League (EFL) is facing calls from Championship supporters’ groups to implement a league-wide cap on away ticket prices.
Supporter groups at both Leeds United and Huddersfield Town are making the call after the two clubs reached a £20 (€23/$24) reciprocal price arrangement for away fans attending the West Yorkshire derbies at Leeds’ Elland Road and Huddersfield’s John Smith’s Stadium.
According to the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA), Huddersfield fans will avoid a potential £47 away price tag at Elland Road, while Leeds fans will be protected from a £25 price tag for the return fixture in March.
A number of clubs across the Championship have a deal like this already in place, but Leeds United Supporters’ Trust (LUST) and Huddersfield Town Supporters Association (HTSA) are calling for a league-wide rule.
A league-wide away cap already exists in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
The £30 limit was extended last year, with a review to take place in 2025.
In a statement, the two supporters’ groups said: “In recent years, the cost of an away ticket in the Championship has continued to rise.
“In some cases travelling fans are being charged up to 60% more than the £30 price cap introduced by the Premier League in 2016. To address this unfair trend we have had positive discussions with our respective clubs with regards to them a) formally backing an away ticket price cap in the Championship and b) lobbying the EFL to implement it.”
Earlier this year, the FSA carried out its National Supporters Survey, with 88.2% of the 10,000 fans surveyed agreeing with the implementation of a league-wide away price cap.
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