Manchester City expect to sell out their FA Cup final allocation with only limited tickets remaining with four days left before kick off Crystal Palace sold out their allocation in a matter of days however a small number of tickets remain on sale in the City end at the highest price points On Tuesday City confirmed that the sales criteria has been relaxed so that any season ticket or
matchday member who signed up before the semi-final can now purchase an additional two tickets per member although these are understood to be for the most expensive categories Almost 33000 tickets have been sold in the City end which includes an additional release of tickets from the initial 30000 allocation Those extra tickets are expected to sell out before Saturday’s final There is only thought to be a couple of hundred tickets left at the most expensive price points remaining including Level Two hospitality seating which are priced at between £255-285 While there is confidence the City end will be full the update underlines the financial pressures facing City fans amid regular visits to Wembley Many have told the Manchester Evening News that attending both the semi-final and final was unaffordable even if the relaxed criteria now means more fans who were previously unable to attend could potentially get their hands on a ticket The Blues failed to sell out their semi-final win over Nottingham Forest with some blocks empty in the upper tier due to repeat visits to Wembley and the cost of travelling down to London on top of the regular Premier League season The final will be City’s 31st visit to the new Wembley and prices have shot up from the semi-final as well as compared to last year’s final This is City’s third final in succession facing price rises of around 20 per cent from the last two seasons The 2025 ticket prices of £50 and £175 also represent price rises of 95 per cent in the most extreme cases from last month’s semi-final With the FA delaying the confirmation of the final’s kick-off time until just two weeks before the final prices for transport and accommodation also shot up for travelling City fans The final will kick off at 4.30pm after a reported stand-off between broadcasters
BBC and ITV over a time that wouldn’t clash with the Eurovision Song Contest Pep Guardiola handled the semi-final ticket sales well backing supporters who chose to keep their money in their pockets and vowing to win the Forest game for fans in the stadium and all those back in Manchester too It came amid ongoing protests about ticket prices and policies at City although FA Cup prices at Wembley are set by the FA and separate to City An FA spokesperson previously said on the price rises The Emirates FA Cup is our biggest revenue producer and it allows us to invest more funding into every level of English football We regularly review our ticket prices for Emirates FA Cup matches at Wembley Stadium to ensure they are in line with other major sporting events and we have not increased the prices of tickets for the Final over the last six years despite the rise of inflation during this period This season we have introduced limited price increases for tickets to the final with the majority of these in the higher-priced categories and minimal increases in the lower-priced categories We will be freezing the prices of almost all tickets to the Emirates FA Cup Final for the next three years Manchester City were given an allocation of 33000 tickets for Saturday’s FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley Manchester City expect to sell out their FA Cup final allocation with only limited tickets remaining with four days left before kick off City’s opponents Crystal Palace sold out their allocation in a matter of days
however a small number of tickets remain on sale in the City end at the highest price points On Tuesday City confirmed that the sales criteria has been relaxed so that any season ticket or matchday member who signed up before the semi-final can now purchase an additional two tickets per member although these are understood to be for the most expensive categories Almost 33000 tickets have been sold in the City end which includes an additional release of tickets from the initial 30000 allocation Those extra tickets are expected to sell out before Saturday’s final There is only thought to be a couple of hundred tickets left at the most expensive price points remaining including Level Two hospitality seating which are priced at between £255-285 While there is confidence the City end will be full the update underlines the financial pressures facing City fans amid regular visits to Wembley Many have told the Manchester Evening News that attending both the semi-final and
final was unaffordable even if the relaxed criteria now means more fans who were previously unable to attend could potentially get their hands on a ticket The Blues failed to sell out their semi-final win over Nottingham Forest with some blocks empty in the upper tier due to repeat visits to Wembley and the cost of travelling down to London on top of the regular Premier League season The final will be City’s 31st visit to the new Wembley and prices have shot up from the semi-final as well as compared to last year’s final This is City’s third final in succession facing price rises of around 20 per cent from the last two seasons The 2025 ticket prices of £50 and £175 also represent price rises of 95 per cent in the most extreme cases from last month’s semi-final With the FA delaying the confirmation of the final’s kick-off time until just two weeks before the final prices for transport and accommodation also shot up for travelling City fans The final will kick off at 4.30pm after a reported stand-off between broadcasters BBC and ITV over a time that wouldn’t clash with the Eurovision Song Contest Pep Guardiola handled the semi-final
ticket sales well backing supporters who chose to keep their money in their pockets and vowing to win the Forest game for fans in the stadium and all those back in Manchester too It came amid ongoing protests about ticket prices and policies at City although FA Cup prices at Wembley are set by the FA and separate to City An FA spokesperson previously said on the price rises The Emirates FA Cup is our biggest revenue producer and it allows us to invest more funding into every level of English football We regularly review our ticket prices for Emirates FA Cup matches at Wembley Stadium to ensure they are in line with other major sporting events and we have not increased the prices of tickets for the Final over the last six years despite the rise of inflation during this period This season we have introduced limited price increases for tickets to the final with the majority of these in the higher-priced
categories and minimal increases in the lower-priced categories We will be freezing the prices of almost all tickets to the Emirates FA Cup Final for the next three years Manchester City were given an allocation of 33000 tickets for Saturday’s FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley Manchester City have been given an allocation of 33000 tickets for the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium on Saturday The club expects to sell out their allocation with only limited tickets remaining as of Tuesday May 13 Crystal Palace sold out their allocation quickly within days of tickets becoming available City still has a small number of tickets available but only at the highest price points The sales criteria has been relaxed to allow season ticket holders and matchday members who registered before the semi-final to purchase two
additional tickets per member These remaining tickets are mostly in the expensive categories Almost 33000 tickets have already been sold in the City end which is an increase from the initial 30000 allocation Club officials expect all remaining tickets to sell out before Saturday’s match Only about two hundred tickets remain available these are in the most expensive categories including Level Two hospitality seating priced between £255-285 The ticket situation highlights financial challenges for City
fans who regularly travel to Wembley Many supporters told Manchester Evening News they cannot afford to attend both the semi-final and final matches Even with relaxed purchasing criteria many fans find the costs prohibitive City did not sell out their semi-final against Nottingham Forest with empty blocks in the upper tier This was due to frequent Wembley visits and the additional costs of traveling to London The final will be Manchester City’s 31st appearance at the new Wembley Stadium Ticket prices have increased significantly compared to previous matches This marks City’s third consecutive FA Cup final with prices approximately 20 percent higher than the last two seasons The 2025 ticket prices range from £50 to £175 representing up to 95 percent
increases from last month’s semi-final Adding to fan frustrations the FA only confirmed the final’s kick-off time two weeks before the match This late announcement caused prices for transportation and accommodation to increase substantially The match will begin at 4:30pm following negotiations between BBC and ITV who wanted to avoid conflicts with the Eurovision Song Contest Manager Pep Guardiola supported fans who chose not to purchase tickets for the semi-final He promised to win the Forest match for both attending fans and those watching from Manchester The ticket situation exists amid ongoing protests about ticket
prices at City though FA Cup prices are set by the Football Association not the club An FA spokesperson defended the price increases saying the FA Cup generates significant revenue that supports all levels of English football The FA stated they review ticket prices to ensure alignment with other major sporting events They noted this is the first price increase for Final tickets in six years despite rising inflation The FA claims most increases affect higher-priced tickets with minimal changes to lower-priced categories They announced a price freeze for most FA Cup Final tickets for the next three years
