English Premier League club Manchester City has frozen its season ticket prices for the 2025-26 campaign following talks with its fan advisory board.
The decision follows the club’s consultation with its elected fan engagement programme, City Matters.
Manchester City had previously raised prices by 5% for the current campaign, and in February an open letter was sent to chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak by fan groups warning against further ticket price increases.
A meeting was held with City Matters after several representatives had gone on strike for several weeks because the club did not initially engage in discussions arounds season ticket prices.
“The club would like to thank City Matters representatives for the feedback they provide on a range of topics relating to ticketing, and for sharing a broad range of perspectives from the fans they represent,” said Manchester City in a statement.
“The club and City Matters will continue their ongoing discussions and consultations throughout the coming months around the evolution of the fan experience on matchday in the redeveloped and expanded Etihad Stadium.”
Fans have also protested against City’s recently announced partnership with ticket resale platform Viagogo. The agreement will see hospitality tickets from the club’s existing allocation for men’s and women’s home matches made available directly on Viagogo’s platform.
Last week, supporters remained on the concourses of Etihad Stadium for the first nine minutes of the game against Leicester City, leaving many seats empty for the opening goal of the 2-0 win. City fan group 1894 said that it was “to demonstrate that football without fans is nothing”.
The deal with Viagogo marks City’s ninth partnership around ticket resale.