In this guide
How the bowl is numberedThe seats worth paying forWhere the noise comes fromThe seats to think twice aboutEast or west: sun, dugouts and the extra metresWhere away fans sitFamilies, wheelchair users and the quieter endHospitality: what Neptuno and the agencies actually sellTicket prices by stand and tierWhat changed for 2026/27Buying a seat at the Metropolitano on 1BoxOfficeFAQs About Riyadh Air Metropolitano SeatingSectors 127 to 133 in the lower south end are the loudest seats in the ground. They are also the one part of it where non-members cannot buy single-match tickets: Atlético Madrid sells them only to eligible club members, in the holder's name, with identity checked at the turnstile. That rule shapes every other choice in a 70,813-seat bowl where almost nothing is physically obstructed and where the real differences are height, angle, sun and noise. This guide to the best seats at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano names the blocks fans rate, the ones they regret, where the away fans and the ultras sit and what each part of the ground cost in autumn 2026.
Article Summary: The best standard seats at Atlético Madrid's stadium are the central Grada Alta Nivel 1 blocks (the 300s) on either long side; the best premium seats are the central middle tier (200s), mostly hospitality. For atmosphere, buy Fondo Sur Grada Media or Grada Alta above the singing section. Avoid the front rows behind either goal, the upper north away corners and the top of the west stand's 500s.
- Atlético Madrid's Riyadh Air Metropolitano holds 70,813, a figure the club confirmed in September 2026, with 61,500 season-ticket holders for 2026/27, so general-sale stock is thin for big games such as Barcelona on 8 November, as it was for the September derby.
- The Fondo Sur Grada Baja (sectors 127 to 133) is sold to eligible club members only (Benjamín infant members excluded), nominative, non-transferable and ID-checked; only season tickets there can pass to another member, through the club's approved procedure.
- Away fans sit in the upper tier of the Fondo Norte, in corner sectors that change with the allocation (313 to 319 and 413 to 419 in Inter's 2025 guidance), reached by a separate external stairway.
- The roof covers 96 per cent of seats according to the architects Cruz y Ortiz, and Lateral Este faces low western sun at 16:00 and 18:30 kick-offs in warm months.
- Starting prices for a routine league match (Osasuna, checked 8 September 2026) started at €30 in the Fondo Sur (members only) and €60 on the Lateral Este.
The stadium is the third in this series after the Bernabéu seat guide and the Camp Nou seat guide, and it is the easiest of the three to read once you know how the sector numbers work. Use it alongside the Atlético Madrid tickets and Riyadh Air Metropolitano listings, which show seats by stand and tier and by block where the seller names one. Where a block number is quoted here it comes from the club's sale screens, the Spanish federation's disciplinary record, the club's season-ticket lists or fans who sat there. Check the interactive Metropolitano seating plan before paying, and the club's own sector map for the fixture you are buying.
| Rank | Area and blocks | Category | Why |
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| 1 | Lateral Este or Oeste, Grada Alta Nivel 1, central (303, 304, 308 and 309 west; about 324 to 328 east) | Best view (general sale) | Steep rake, full width of the pitch, both goals in one frame |
| 2 | Lateral Este, Grada Media, central (about 224 to 227) | Premium and hospitality | The ideal height, but most central middle-tier blocks are sold only as hospitality packages |
| 3 | Fondo Sur, Grada Media (229 to 239) | Best atmosphere (general sale) | Directly above the singing section without the members-only rule |
| 4 | Lateral Oeste, Grada Baja, central (around block 104) | Closest to the benches | Block 104 sits behind the dugouts; P1 Travel sells its rows 1 to 5 as a Bench Experience |
| 5 | Fondo Norte, Grada Media (213 to 223) | Best value behind a goal | Same roof, calmer end, priced below the long sides |
| 6 | Lower corners, any stand | Value, close to the pitch | The nearest seats in the ground sit about 5.89 metres from the pitch in a lower corner |
| 7 | Lateral Oeste, Grada Alta Nivel 2 (400s) | Fair, check the row | Clear view but the furthest long-side tier bar one |
| 8 | Front rows of the upper tiers | Minor drawback | A railing sits in the foreground on every upper tier; separately, some end sectors have safety netting, including around the away section |
| 9 | Lateral Este, any tier, afternoon kick-offs August to October and spring | Situational worst | Low sun from the west comes straight across the pitch |
| 10 | Lateral Oeste, Grada Alta Nivel 3 (500s), upper rows | Worst general-sale view | The highest seats in the stadium and the furthest from the far goal |
| 11 | Fondo Norte, Grada Alta corner (around 313 to 319, 413 to 419) | Away section, varies by match | Held for visiting fans when allocated; Madrid fans describe it as a distant corner of the upper tier |
| 12 | Front rows behind either goal (Grada Baja rows 1 to 3) | Worst for the money | Flat angle and the least roof cover |
How the bowl is numbered
The ground has four stands and three rings. Lateral Oeste is the west stand and the main one, with the dugouts, the presidential box, the press and most of the hospitality lounges. Lateral Este faces it across the pitch. Fondo Sur, behind the south goal, holds the Grada de Animación (the singing section, Frente Atlético's home) in its lower tier, and Fondo Norte, behind the north goal, is the family end and the away end. The rings are Grada Baja (lower, 1xx), Grada Media (middle, 2xx) and Grada Alta (upper), and the upper ring splits again into Nivel 1 (3xx), Nivel 2 (4xx) and, on the west stand only, Nivel 3 (5xx, including "B" sub-sectors such as 501B and 510B). The three rings run continuously around the pitch apart from that extra west tier, which is why the 500s only exist on one side.
Sector 100 sits towards the south-west corner and the numbers climb as you move north. The lower-tier 100s run up the Lateral Oeste, across the Fondo Norte, back down the Lateral Este and finish in the Fondo Sur, where 127 to 133 is the singing section and the club's family blocks 117 and 118 sit in the north end. The 200s, 300s and 400s follow the same lap. The tiers contain several rows each. At construction, the contractor FCC Construcción specified a lower tier of 28 rows, a middle tier of 13 rows built for VIP seats and an upper tier of 32 rows; the club's 2026/27 price plan lists lower-tier seats up to row 31. The back rows of the lower tier may be further from the pitch than the front rows of the tier above.
| Stand | Grada Baja (1xx) | Grada Media (2xx) | Grada Alta Nivel 1 (3xx) | Grada Alta Nivel 2 (4xx) | Grada Alta Nivel 3 (5xx) |
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| Lateral Oeste (west, main) | 100 to 110 | 200 to 212, mostly lounges | 300 to 312 | 400 to 412 with B sectors | 500 to 512 with B sectors |
| Fondo Norte (north, family and away) | 111 to 118 | 213 to 223 | 313 to 322 | 413 to 422 | None |
| Lateral Este (east) | 119 to 126 | 224 to 228 | 323 to 329 | 423 to 429 | None |
| Fondo Sur (south, singing section) | 127 to 133, members only | 229 to 239 | 330 to 339 | 430 to 439 | None |
Two things catch first-time buyers. Listings on resale sites often show only a block number, so a "sector 413" ticket looks like any other upper-tier seat until you realise it may sit in the away corner. And the club's own sale screens open on zones by stand and tier before you choose an individual sector, so a price for "Fondo Norte Grada Alta" could cover anything from 313 to 322. Row 1 is nearest the pitch in every tier. For La Liga fixtures the public competes for whatever the 61,500 season-ticket holders (VIP seats included) and the away allocation leave, plus seats members release. Members get a 48-hour priority window when each sale opens and a second 48-hour window once the kick-off time is confirmed.
The seats worth paying for
Our pick for the cleanest view of the whole pitch is the central blocks of Grada Alta Nivel 1 on either long side, sectors 303, 304, 308 and 309 on the west, which the club's price list names individually, and roughly 324 to 328 on the east; check availability for your fixture. The upper ring is steep enough that the people in front sit well below your eyeline, and from the 300s you can see a pressing trap close across the full width, which is the point of watching Atlético live. The club prices them near the top of its general-sale range, although some lower-tier west blocks, such as 104 to 106, cost more.
In our view Grada Media is the ideal height, and little of it reaches general sale. The middle tier was designed around VIP seats, and the central blocks of the west side (about 207 to 212) and east side (about 224 to 228) are lounge products sold by the club's Neptuno hospitality arm. Where ordinary middle-tier seats do appear, usually towards the corners or on the Fondo Norte, we would pay the premium over the tier above, because you are closer without losing the angle.
If you want to be close, our pick is the Lateral Oeste Grada Baja. Block 104 sits directly behind the dugouts and the first five rows are sold by the agency P1 Travel as a "Bench Experience", at €199 to €269 for ordinary league matches and €899 for the Barcelona game (P1 Travel prices reported by Cholismo Lab, checked 25 October 2026). The trade-off is angle: the west stand's front row sits further from the touchline than the other three stands, at about the distance the old Calderón's stands stood from the pitch according to the club, and the low angle makes the far touchline harder to judge from the front rows. The club also sells a Tunnel Club in the centre of this tier with padded seats and a view of the players walking out, and that product had sold out for the Deportivo match of 24 October 2026 when the sale screen was checked nine days earlier.
For European nights we would choose the upper tier. The atmosphere can extend beyond the south end, and the stadium's dynamic lighting, which the club says can show 16 million colours across the roof, is particularly impressive from the upper tiers. The Atlético Madrid v Bayern Munich league-phase match on 3 November 2026 follows Manchester United's visit in October as the second European night of the season.
Where the noise comes from
The Frente Atlético and the wider Grada de Animación occupy the Fondo Sur Grada Baja, sectors 127 to 133, a block of around 5,000 seats according to Soccerway's report on the case, which the Spanish federation's disciplinary committee sanctioned after the September 2024 derby. Lighters and a bottle were thrown towards Thibaut Courtois's goal, the referee stopped the match and the committee ordered the sectors closed for three games with a €45,000 fine. The appeals committee cut that to a single match, the Leganés game on 20 October 2024, and a €3,000 fine. Standing and singing for 90 minutes is the norm there. Elsewhere in the ground stewards ask people to sit.
That lower tier is closed to anyone who is not an eligible club member, and has been for several seasons, so the honest answer to "where can a visitor sit for the atmosphere" is the Grada Media and Grada Alta of the same end, blocks 229 to 239 and 330 to 339. The sound carries through the whole south end, and the chants are easier to follow from the middle tier than from the sides.
The derby and the Barcelona game are where demand outruns supply and resale prices tend to rise sharply. The September 2026 derby drew 70,514, the record for the ground, and the Atlético Madrid v Barcelona fixture on 8 November 2026 has agency hospitality listed at €699 a head. For those two, the Fondo Sur middle tier is the one general-sale area where the atmosphere is worth more than the view.
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The seats to think twice about
- Front rows behind either goal. Rows 1 to 3 of the Grada Baja in both Fondos have a flat, pitch-level angle that flattens everything past the six-yard box at the far end, and they are the seats the roof covers least. These rows are more exposed to rain, especially wind-driven rain.
- The net. This is an upper-tier issue, separate from the low angle of the lower front rows. Safety netting hangs in front of some upper-tier sectors behind the goals, and its layout varies, including protective netting around the away section. Where it is fitted it can cross the eyeline for the near goal from the first rows, so check the sector before buying the first rows of the 300s behind either goal.
- The away corner. The visiting allocation sits in the Fondo Norte upper-tier corner and its size changes by match: fans report 313 to 315 and 413 to 415, while Inter's 2025 supporter guidance listed 313 to 319 and 413 to 419. Madrid fans on TripAdvisor describe it as a distant corner of the upper tier, and recommend the north end's middle tier at a similar price instead.
- The 500s on the west stand. Lateral Oeste Nivel 3 is the only fifth tier in the ground, the cheapest long-side seat and the highest. The view is clear, but the upper rows are the furthest seats in the ground from the far goal. Pick a low row or move to the 400s.
- Lateral Este during afternoon kick-offs. The east stand faces west across the pitch. For a 16:00 or 18:30 kick-off in late summer, early autumn or spring the low sun comes straight at it, and 96 per cent roof cover does not mean shade. Check the confirmed kick-off time before buying; the Real Betis visit on the weekend of 6 December was still awaiting its time when this guide was written.
Two common concerns are less significant for football matches. There are no pillars and the bowl is continuous. Some obstructed-view reports on seat-view sites relate to concert staging, such as speaker towers or the stage, which does not apply to football. A railing runs along the front of every upper tier and sits in the foreground rather than across the pitch. On comfort, one TripAdvisor visitor found the seats more comfortable than at most stadiums, with wide aisles and lifts, and one drawback fans mention is the climb to the top of the 400s and 500s.
East or west: sun, dugouts and the extra metres
The two long sides give near-identical views, so the choice is about three things. The first is the sun, covered above: the west stand has its back to the sunset, so for a warm-weather afternoon kick-off it is the safer buy. The second is the benches. Lateral Oeste puts you above the dugouts, the tunnel and the technical areas, which matters if you want to watch the coaching staff argue with the referee's assistants; Lateral Este looks across at all of it, which is better for photographs of the benches and for reading the shape of the press. The third is the extra distance. The west stand's lower tier is set back from the touchline compared with the other three, a legacy of the original athletics stadium that the club's architects wrapped the new bowl around.
Price follows the same logic. For a routine league match the club's starting price on the Lateral Oeste was €40 and on the Lateral Este €60 when checked on 8 September 2026 for the Osasuna game, but those are the cheapest seats on each side and sit in different tiers (the west figure is the 500s), so compare the same tier on both sides before deciding. For a fixture played under lights there is no sun to worry about and the east stand's Grada Alta is the sensible value pick; the match against Valencia, provisionally set for 12 or 13 December, is one to check once the date and kick-off are confirmed.
Where away fans sit
Visiting supporters are placed in the Fondo Norte Grada Alta, in the corner sectors beneath the big screen. TripAdvisor reviewers have reported sectors 313 to 315 and 413 to 415, one describing them as sitting in a distant corner of the upper tier. Inter's 2025 supporter guidance listed a wider block of 313 to 319 and 413 to 419, so the allocation grows and shrinks with demand.
The section has its own external stairway and gate, and it is separated from home seats by empty blocks on big nights. Opening times are set match by match; Inter's 2025 guidance, for example, opened gates 23 and 24 two hours before kick-off.
The away allocation is distributed through the visiting club, in the holder's name, and checked against identity documents.
Allocations vary by competition and fixture; Football Ground Guide records 3,431 Celtic fans for the Champions League visit in November 2023. La Liga's Grada Visitante agreement caps eligible away tickets at €30 for participating clubs. As of 22 October 2026, 17 of La Liga's 20 clubs took part in the scheme, according to Reuters, which did not name every participant. The cap applies to qualifying allocations, not to every away ticket or competition. Two points follow from this. Home buyers should check the away allocation for their fixture before buying in the Fondo Norte upper-tier corner, because those sectors may be held for the visiting club. And visiting supporters should book the designated away section: 1BoxOffice asks away fans not to buy seats in home sectors and may cancel orders that do. For the other half of the fixture, the return derby at the Bernabéu places Atlético's travelling fans in the top tier of the north end there, and Real Madrid tickets for that one go on general sale in the same thin numbers. Our Madrid away day guide covers transport and the pre-match routine for both grounds.
Families, wheelchair users and the quieter end
The Fondo Norte is the family end by design. The club's Grada Familiar is sectors 117 and 118 in the lower tier, sold as season-ticket packs of up to two adults and at least one child, and the club does not always release single seats there, so for a one-off visit the north end's Grada Media is the realistic choice. The north end has the children's fan zone, and the Indi Park play area sits beside Gate 30 with internal access from the lower north stand. Every person needs an admission credential, including babies. Children in the Benjamín membership category, which follows the calendar year (born 2022 or later for 2026), can enter free with the membership card as their credential, except in the Fondo Sur lower tier and the presidential box. Under-14s must be with an adult. Pushchairs are not allowed into the seating areas.
Reported wheelchair positions include platforms on the middle tier at both ends, with companion seats alongside, and the club added further accessibility platforms in November 2024, so these are not necessarily the only options. Wheelchair users and visitors with reduced mobility should email the club's inclusion service (inclusion@atleticodemadrid.com) before buying any ticket, resale included, set out their individual needs (wheelchair space, companion seat, step-free route, accessible parking) and wait for a confirmed position before paying. From October 2026 a new inclusion space operates at gate 44 bis on the Fondo Sur side. The ground also hosts internationals, including Spain v England in the Nations League, and for those the accessible positions are allocated by the match organiser rather than the club, so allow extra time.
Hospitality: what Neptuno and the agencies actually sell
Everything premium sits under Neptuno Hospitality and Events, more than 11,000 square metres of lounges, 78 private boxes on the ring between the middle and upper tiers and VIP seats that are all open-air. The lounges follow the stands: the west side has the Tunnel Club at pitch level, the Retiro and Puerta del Sol rooms and the presidential box; the east and south have their own VIP rooms; and the Four Clubs ticket lets you move around the box ring. The Atlético Madrid hospitality guide breaks down what each room includes.
| Product | Where | Price per person | Match and date checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIP Pre-Match Experience | Lateral Oeste | From €290 (about £245) | Deportivo (played 24 Oct 2026); checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| VIP seats | Lateral Este | From €360 (about £305) | Deportivo, checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| VIP seats | Fondo Sur | From €460 (about £390) | Deportivo, checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Hall of Music lounges | Lateral Oeste | €390 to €440 (about £330 to £370) | Deportivo, checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Retiro lounge | Lateral Oeste | €490 (about £415) | Deportivo, checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Superpalco Puerta del Sol | Lateral Oeste | €580 (about £490) | Deportivo, checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Unlabelled premium-price band | Mainly long-side areas | €530 to €1,540 (about £450 to £1,300) | Barcelona, 8 Nov 2026; map checked 17 Sep 2026; VIP classification and inclusions unconfirmed |
| Longside Hospitality (P1 Travel) | Block 210 | €119 to €149 league; €549 Bayern; €699 Barcelona | Checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Bench Experience (P1 Travel) | Block 104, rows 1 to 5 | €199 to €269 league; €899 Barcelona | Checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Club and agency prices are snapshots from Cholismo Lab's hospitality guide (checked 15 and 25 October 2026). GBP figures are rounded at roughly €1 to £0.85 and will move with the exchange rate. The club and the agency sell different products, so compare like with like. The agency long-side package in block 210 was the lowest-priced route into the middle tier we found: €119 for selected league matches and €549 for Bayern. The presidential box and the Tunnel Club were sold out for the Deportivo game, and the club lists its season VIP seats "plus VAT", so ask whether a quoted single-match price includes it. Hospitality packages for the Barcelona match tend to sell out early, and the away allocation of Barcelona tickets, like every visiting allocation, is distributed through the visiting club.
Ticket prices by stand and tier
The club prices by zone and then lets you choose a sector within it, and its starting prices for a low-demand league match give the shape of the market. For the Osasuna game, Cholismo Lab's check of the club's sale page on 8 September 2026 found "from" prices of €30 in the Fondo Sur (members only, Grada Baja), €50 in the Fondo Sur Grada Alta and €60 in the Fondo Sur Grada Media for non-members, €40 on the Lateral Oeste, €50 in the Fondo Norte and €60 on the Lateral Este. A small service fee is added. As a previous-season example, the same site's March 2026 check found the club's upper tiers starting around €60 to €90 and the long sides passing €140 for the derby and Barcelona; 2026/27 club prices for those games were not verified for this guide. Our La Liga and Premier League price comparison shows why those figures still look modest next to London.
| Zone | Routine league match (from, club, 8 Sep 2026) | Derby or Barcelona (club, 2025/26 example) | 2026/27 standard league season ticket |
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| Fondo Sur Grada Baja (127 to 133) | €30, members only | Members only | €445 adult, according to Bankinter's summary; €235 under-24 rate (club) |
| Fondo Sur Grada Media and Alta | €50 to €60 | €60 to €90 upper | €310 to €760 |
| Fondo Norte, all tiers | From €50 | €60 to €90 upper | €310 to €760 (family packs in 117 and 118) |
| Lateral Oeste, Nivel 3 to Grada Baja | From €40 | Over €140 lower and middle | €425 to €1,485 |
| Lateral Este, all tiers | From €60 | Over €140 lower and middle | €465 to €1,160 |
Season-ticket ranges are the club's 2026/27 standard league-only prices as reported by El Desmarque on 19 May 2026, and the club's season-ticket page states that they exclude the annual membership fee. The Abono Total that adds Copa del Rey tickets and the Champions League runs from €400 behind the goals to €1,900 for a standard west-side seat, and to €2,500 in the Aforo General Plus category with its lounge. The Abono Total does not include competition finals. In the Fondo Sur Grada Baja, Bankinter's summary of the club's list gives €445 for an adult Abono Liga, and the club's page gives €235 for an eligible under-24 (€300 for the Abono Total). The €310 figure is the cheapest standard season ticket, in the top rows of the two Fondos, not a single-match price, and the most expensive standard general seats are on the west side, where the lower-tier blocks around 104 to 106 sit at the top of the €1,485 range.
What changed for 2026/27
The capacity is 70,813, a figure the club confirmed in September 2026 ahead of the derby. The ground opened with 68,456 seats in September 2017, was reported at 70,460 in 2023 and reached 70,692 after the improvements the club announced in November 2024, so the latest figure is an increase of 121 seats. The club also has 61,500 season-ticket holders this season, a record announced on 3 August 2026, split 55,929 general and 5,571 VIP, with 98 per cent of general season-ticket holders renewing and only about 1,200 seats going to the waiting list. Those two numbers together explain why general sale is thin, although the season-ticket total includes VIP seats, so the gap between them is not the public allocation.
Two rules matter for seat choice this season. Season-ticket holders now carry two obligations: use the seat at least 10 times a season, in person or through a family member or friend, and release it to the club whenever they cannot attend, with El Desmarque reporting up to three exceptions on the release rule. Both are conditions of renewal, which should push more member seats back into the club's resale channel before kick-off. Season tickets for wheelchair users and their companions follow separate rules and are not bound by either obligation. The Fondo Sur Grada Baja stays members-only for single tickets, nominative and checked at the turnstile, as it was last season.
The final of the Champions League comes to the ground on Saturday 5 June 2027, so Champions League final tickets are a separate matter from the club's own Champions League league-phase home games against Fenerbahçe and Viking FK: UEFA sells final tickets through its own process, which in recent seasons has combined allocations for the two finalists with a public ballot, and the 2027 arrangements have not yet been announced, so the seating advice here applies to the view and not to how those tickets are sold.
Search under every name the ground has carried: it was the Wanda Metropolitano from 2017 to 2022, the Cívitas Metropolitano until October 2024 and the Riyadh Air Metropolitano since, while UEFA calls it the Estadio Metropolitano.
Buying a seat at the Metropolitano on 1BoxOffice
Listings on 1BoxOffice are grouped by stand and tier, so the advice above maps directly onto the filters. Every order is covered by the 150 per cent money-back guarantee: if valid tickets are not delivered and no comparable alternative is offered, the order is refunded in full, and a goodwill voucher worth up to 50 per cent of the order value may also be issued, calculated excluding service fees and taxes and capped at the equivalent of £125. The seating guarantee depends on the listing: some confirm a block and row, others only a tier, and the terms allow seats sold together to be diagonal or separated by an aisle, so ask before paying what the listing guarantees. For the club's own channels, our guide to Atlético Madrid tickets without membership explains the member windows and the general-sale dates.
Step1
Pick the fixture
Open the Atlético Madrid listings and choose the match. Bayern Munich on 3 November and Barcelona on 8 November 2026 are two high-profile upcoming fixtures, so they are the ones to secure first.
Step2
Decide between view and noise
For the view, filter to Lateral Este or Lateral Oeste and the upper tier. For atmosphere, filter to Fondo Sur and choose a middle or upper seat; lower-tier Fondo Sur single-match tickets are non-transferable and sold only to eligible members, and only season tickets there can pass to another member through the club's approved procedure.
Step3
Check the block number
Where a listing shows a sector, read it against the table above. The 300s and 400s on the long sides are the target; the Fondo Norte upper corner around 313 to 319 and 413 to 419 may be held for away fans, depending on the fixture; the 500s are the highest seats in the ground.
Step4
Check the kick-off time
For a 16:00 or 18:30 start between August and October or in spring, prefer the Lateral Oeste or a Fondo. Under lights the east side is the better value.
Step5
Register and confirm the seat details
You will need to create an account to complete the order. Use it to ask whether the listing guarantees a block and row or only a tier, and whether the seats are together.
Step6
Pay and keep the confirmation
The confirmation email carries the order number, and the delivery method and timing depend on the listing and are set out in your confirmation. Delivery can be by email, mobile transfer or courier.
Step7
Plan the gate
Each ticket names a gate (puerta). Estadio Metropolitano station on Metro Line 7 serves the ground, and gate opening times and any re-entry arrangements vary by match and by ticket category, so follow the instructions issued for your fixture.
Step8
Track the delivery
Use the track order page with your order number to follow the ticket's status, and contact support through the same page if the tickets have not arrived by the time stated in your confirmation.
FAQs About Riyadh Air Metropolitano Seating
1. Does the roof cover every seat at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano?
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No, the roof covers 96 per cent of seats according to the architects, leaving the front rows of the lower tier open to wind-driven rain and the east stand open to low afternoon sun.
2. Can tourists buy tickets in the Fondo Sur at the Metropolitano?
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Visitors can buy Fondo Sur Grada Media and Grada Alta seats, but the lower tier (sectors 127 to 133) is sold only to eligible club members, Benjamín infant members excluded, with identity checked at the turnstile.
3. How steep is the upper tier at the Metropolitano?
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Steep enough that the upper ring gives a clear view over the heads in front from every row, with the climb to the top of the 400s and the west-side 500s the drawback fans mention most often.
4. Which Metropolitano sectors are closest to the pitch?
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The front rows of the lower-tier corners, where the nearest seats sit about 5.89 metres from the pitch, with the Lateral Este and both Fondos closer to the grass than the set-back Lateral Oeste.
5. Can I take a bag or a camera into the Metropolitano?
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Small bags are generally allowed, but bag-size restrictions may vary by event (Inter's away fans had a 10 x 20 x 25 cm limit for one 2025 match) and camera permission is not guaranteed, so check the organiser's latest instructions for your fixture before taking a camera or a large bag.
1BoxOffice, trading since 2006, lists seats at the Metropolitano by stand and tier with the 150 per cent money-back guarantee behind every order, and the same stand-by-stand approach runs through our guides to the other Spanish grounds worth a trip.
Sources: Club Atlético de Madrid, Real Federación Española de Fútbol disciplinary and appeals committees, Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, FCC Construcción, UEFA, El Desmarque, Atletimedia, ES Diario, Público, Cholismo Lab, Gameday Guides, Football Ground Guide, Bankinter, Soccerway, FC Internazionale Milano, TripAdvisor.
