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Clubs reaching the finals of UEFA’s competitions this season will have extra tickets allocated.
European football’s governing body confirmed today that 30,000 free tickets for the finals of the Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League and the women’s Champions League would be released.
Of those tickets, 6,000 have been allocated to each of the women’s Champions League final and the Europa Conference final, with 8,000 to the Europa League and 10,000 to the Champions League showpiece.
UEFA have insisted that clubs must allocate these tickets to “their most loyal supporters”, such as season ticket holders, but that they must not be given to officials, sponsors or partners.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said: “Football fans are the lifeblood of the game and we thought it would be a nice way to recognise the difficulties they have experienced over the last two years and how they nevertheless still managed to support their teams and live their passion even when away from the stadiums.
“Fans are playing an integral part in the development of football and we must ensure that loyal travelling supporters can attend historical moments for their cherished teams at affordable prices.”
A UEFA statement detailed that the governing body would cover the costs related to what was described as a “unique one-off initiative”.
This season’s Champions League final will take place in St Petersburg.
The 2023 final will be in Istanbul, which was due to host last season’s showdown between Chelsea and Manchester City, but that match was moved to Porto in order to allow fans to attend the game amid coronavirus travel restrictions.
The 2024 final will be played in London at Wembley.
This year’s Europa League final will take place at Sevilla’s Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, with the Europa Conference League showpiece to be held in Tirana, the capital of Albania.
This campaign’s women’s Champions League final is scheduled for Turin on May 22.
