UEFA has decided to distribute a total of 30,000 free tickets to fans of the teams that will qualify for the finals of its club competitions this season. “to reward them for the support they have given to European football during the Covid-19 crisis”. “The fans are the lifeblood of football, and we thought it was a good way to recognize the difficulties they have gone through over the past two years, despite which they have continued to support their team with passion, even outside »explained Aleksander Ceferin, the president of the European body.
Price category level freeze
In detail, 10,000 free tickets (5,000 per club) will be given to supporters of Champions League finalists, 8,000 will go to the Europa League, 6,000 to the Conference Europa League and 6,000 to the Women’s Champions League. “Each of the finalist clubs will be able to use these tickets to reward their most loyal supporters (i.e. season ticket holders for the longest time, those who have attended the most away matches, etc.)and therefore these tickets cannot be offered to sponsors, partners or club officials”, warns UEFA. The body also announces its decision to contain the ticket prices for the C1 finals. She goes like this “freeze the level of price categories 4 (70 euros) and 3 (180 euros) for the next three Champions League finals, in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in accordance with the pricing in place since 2020.”
UEFA ensures that it “will assume all costs related to this unique initiative, which will have no impact on the financial distribution to the clubs, which will receive all amounts due”.