How Long Is the Man City Season Ticket Waiting List?
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Updated 9 Nov 2026
Manchester City doesn't run a traditional season ticket waiting list, so there's no queue to join and no wait to measure. Season tickets sell out every year and most holders renew. New ones come out in the club's yearly windows: for 2026/27, over 4,000 new Flexi Season Tickets went to fans who had bought tickets for 35 home men's matches over the previous three seasons.
Does Man City have a season ticket waiting list?
No. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United keep a waiting list that you join and slowly move up. Manchester City doesn't. There is no list to sign up for and no position to check.
That doesn't make a season ticket easy to get. City's season tickets sell out every season, around 37,500 to 40,000 fans already hold one, and most of them renew each summer.
How do new fans get a Man City season ticket?
Through the club's yearly sales windows. Existing holders renew first, then new seats go to fans who meet that year's rules.
- Flexi Season Tickets. For 2026/27 City released over 4,000 new Flexi Season Tickets, with half ring-fenced for Junior Members. To qualify, you needed to have bought general admission tickets for 35 individual home men's matches, in any competition, across 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26.
- The expanded North Stand. The redevelopment adds about 7,000 seats and takes the Etihad's capacity past 60,000. Most of its general admission seats are expected to become season tickets.
The club sets the windows and rules each spring, so check its season ticket pages before the next one opens.
How long does it take?
There's no published figure, because there's no list. What counts is your match-going history: the 35-match rule rewards fans who already buy tickets regularly. So the usual route is to become a Matchday Member, buy home tickets whenever you can, and build that history before the next window.
How much is a Man City season ticket for 2026/27?
City froze season ticket prices again for 2026/27, after talks with fan groups. The cheapest adult season ticket is about £425, according to The Ticketing Business, one of the lowest in the Premier League. General admission match prices are unchanged too, and a new cheaper category for some midweek league games starts at £25 for adults.
What does Man City membership cost?
For 2026/27, Matchday Membership is £38 a year (up £3), Premium Membership is £65 and Junior Membership (17 and under) is £20. Members get priority for match tickets, ranked by loyalty points, but membership does not guarantee a ticket.
Other ways to see Man City at the Etihad
- Membership and match tickets. Home tickets go to season ticket holders first, then to members in order of loyalty points, and only then to general sale, if any are left.
- A holder's spare seat. City has made it simpler for season ticket holders to pass their ticket to family and friends when they can't go.
- Resale. For fans without the match history, Love1Ticket lists verified tickets for Manchester City home and away games. See Man City tickets, or check Man City ticket prices by area of the ground.
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Related questions
No. Unlike Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester United, City doesn't run a traditional waiting list. New season tickets are released in the club's yearly windows to fans who meet that year's rules.
Build up a history of buying home match tickets as a member. For 2026/27, new Flexi Season Tickets went to fans who had bought general admission tickets for 35 home men's matches across the three previous seasons.
Prices were frozen for 2026/27. The cheapest adult season ticket is about £425.
Yes. Members can buy match tickets in order of loyalty points, holders can pass spare seats to family and friends, and resale sites such as Love1Ticket list verified tickets.