TICKETS HIKE
COST OF A DAY OUT AT THE KING POWER STADIUM HAS INCREASED BY 57% IN NINE SEASONS SINCE PREMIER LEAGUE RETURN
AN INCREASE in Leicester City’s matchday ticket prices means a day out at the King Power Stadium costs 57 per cent more than it did when the club returned to the Premier League, writes Jordan Blackwell.
City have released their matchday ticket fees for the upcoming season, with prices rising an average of 10 per cent across the board, as first announced by the club last month.
The cheapest matchday ticket for a Category B game is now £30, up from £27 last season.
But when City were first back in the Premier League in 2014-15, supporters could buy a ticket for just £19.
In all, that’s an increase of 57 per cent across a nine-season period.
For a Category A game, like those against Premier League heavyweights Liverpool and Manchester United, the cheapest matchday ticket is now £35.
The most expensive non-hospitality ticket is up to £58.
The rise in matchday prices has received a mixed reaction from City supporters.
There was outcry among some fans, particularly for raising prices during a cost of living crisis, but some felt the increases were reasonable when compared with the rest of the league.
This summer also saw City raise season ticket prices following seven years of freezes, with renewals up an average of five per cent.
The cheapest season ticket is now £385, up from £365.
While City were one of 10 Premier League clubs to increase the price of a season ticket for the new season, they remain one of the least expensive in the Premier
League.
Ranked by each club’s cheapest season ticket, City were jointthird, level with Nottingham Forest, and only more expensive than Manchester City and West Ham.
Explaining the ticket price rise last month, City chief executive Susan Whelan said: “The decision to implement an increase now has not been taken lightly.
“However, in order to continue to meet rising costs and to regularly compete with our Premier League rivals, it’s important we seek to optimise revenues – both for the responsible running of the club and to ensure ongoing compliance with the game’s evolving financial regulations.”