BREAKING NEWS " Away ticket prices to be capped "

Official Premier League statement

Wednesday 9th March 2016

Premier League Clubs have unanimously agreed that for the next three seasons away fans will be able to attend Premier League matches and pay no more than £30 for each of their tickets.

Clubs know that away fans have a unique status. They are essential for match atmosphere and stimulate the response from home fans that distinguishes Barclays Premier League matches from those of other leagues.

This unique status has long been understood by Clubs, who currently provide away fans with a range of measures designed to assist them, including the Away Supporters’ Initiative (ASI), introduced in 2013.

Away fans have additional travel costs and pay individual match prices, as season ticket and other discounts are not available to them and the responsibility for them is shared between Clubs and therefore it is right that there is a collective initiative to help them.

At their last meeting on 4 February, 2016, the Clubs unanimously agreed that more should be done to help away fans and, after consideration of a range of options, have now decided to introduce the new £30 maximum price for away tickets.

The £30 away ticket cap will replace the ASI as a single, League-wide recognition of the importance of away fans for the three seasons 2016/17 to 2018/19.

Premier League Clubs are each responsible for their own ticket prices and offer a range of deals which make attending top flight football an option for millions of fans.

Premier League stadiums have been at least 90% full for each of the last 19 seasons. In 2014/15 and 2013/14 Premier League stadiums were 95.9% full.

From 2013/14, Clubs each invested £200,000 per season in ASI projects to incentivise away attendance.

Such work included free coach travel (Stoke City), reciprocal pricing (Newcastle United, Everton, Southampton, Stoke City), special trains for away fixtures (Chelsea) and ticket price reductions (Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool). A full list of what each Club deliver is here.

In March 2015 Premier League Clubs committed to investing in and supporting five key areas in the three seasons from 2016/17.

The five key areas are:

- match-attending fans
- facilities
- participation
- supporting disadvantaged groups
- solidarity

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As well they should be

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Fantastic news and a victory for both fan power and common sense!

Its a victory for the supporters movement, although we have campaigned for years at the FSF for "twentys plenty" this has to be a step in the right direction...on the back of this I don't see how championship clubs like Leeds, Ipswich etc can justify tickets over £30 for away fans and we are hopeful that a cap can be put on Football league tickets for away fans as well Maybe £25 or £20 in the Championship and £20 or £15 in the next two leagues?

So when is this going to happen in the Championship ? Because many games are more than thirty quid. It's a disgrace

So when is this going to happen in the Championship ? Because many games are more than thirty quid. It's a disgrace

Nukes, I think The Championship clubs will have to follow. Remember many Championship clubs are within earshot of Premier League clubs, e.g. London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, etc.

wonder how much for kids, 16-21, seniors,disabled...hopefully sensible as well......

Solidarity!!! Great news guys.

So when is this going to happen in the Championship ? Because many games are more than thirty quid. It's a disgrace

Hopefully soon. Bristol, Leeds, Boro etc shocking prices

Still firmly believe twenty is plenty. An away trip costs a small fortune and that is just for one not considering families. Many mock away fans and how many they take away but most that mock don't go themselves.

Still firmly believe twenty is plenty. An away trip costs a small fortune and that is just for one not considering families. Many mock away fans and how many they take away but most that mock don't go themselves.

£50 For me and my lad to Bristol compared to £30 for Reading doesn't make sense