Manchester City launch £10 ballot tickets for local residents at every home game

Manchester City will make between 100 and 500 tickets available for £10 per adult at every home game this season, reserved for residents in five east Manchester neighbourhoods surrounding the Etihad Stadium. The initiative begins with the Premier League opener against Bournemouth next month and covers all fixtures, including the highest-profile clashes against Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.

Tickets will be allocated by ballot and are open to anyone with an address in Ancoats & Beswick, Clayton & Openshaw, Gorton & Abbey Hey, Ardwick, and Miles Platting & Newton Heath — areas defined by the council as the stadium’s immediate surroundings. Concession tickets are priced at £7.50 and Under-5s at £5. Supporters can apply as a group to sit together, and seats will be spread across the stadium rather than confined to a single block.

The scheme was developed in partnership with City Matters, the club’s fan advisory board. Its chair, Lee Broadstock, said: “We’re really pleased to see the club take proactive steps to help local people watch Manchester City, with thousands of Premier League tickets available for just £10. By making matches more accessible, it will help more people from east Manchester attend regularly, get behind the team and contribute to the atmosphere that makes the Etihad such a special place on matchdays.”

The move is part of a broader effort by City to maintain ties with their local matchgoing base. Season tickets have been frozen for a third consecutive season following fan protests in 2025, and matchday prices were also reduced that year.

The timing coincides with the opening of the expanded North Stand, part of a £300m redevelopment intended to transform the Etihad into a year-round entertainment destination. Club managing director of operations Danny Wilson acknowledged the increased footprint that comes with that growth. “Manchester City has always been rooted in its community and as we grow we want to ensure people who live closest to the Etihad Campus remain part of everything that happens here,” he said. “We know matchdays bring significant social and economic opportunities to the area, but with more matches, more activities and more visitors than ever before, it’s important that those who live nearest benefit too.”

The discounted-ticket model mirrors a similar community scheme run by nearby concert venue Co-op Live, in which City Football Group holds a major shareholding.