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Who Gets Priority for Man City Away TicketsThe Points Ladder, Window by WindowHow Ticket Points Build, and Why Away Games Add NothingWhat a Membership Buys You, and What It Does NotWhat Man City Away Tickets CostEuropean Aways Run Through the UEFA Cup SchemeTransfers, Resale and the LawBuying From Abroad: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and BeyondBuying a Man City Away Seat on 1BoxOfficeThe 2026/27 Away Trips Worth Planning ForChecks Before You Pay for a Resale Away TicketFAQsManchester City's away end at Anfield on 11 October 2026 sold out before the sales ladder dropped below 25,000 ticket points, and the Old Trafford derby a month earlier went the same way. That is the number that decides who gets Manchester City away tickets through the club: not the £38 membership, not the £30 face value, but a points balance built over years of home matches. The rules below come from City's own 2026/27 fixture pages, the Premier League and UEFA, and they explain where a fan without that balance still has a route in.
Article Summary: Man City away tickets go on sale through a points ladder published about four weeks before each match, starting at 33,000 points and stepping down through windows whose thresholds vary by fixture until the allocation is gone. Big Premier League trips sell out among Season Ticket Members; lower-demand games reach Premium and Matchday Members last. Non-qualifying fans rely on the secondary market, with the entry risks set out below.
- Manchester City's 3,058-seat allocation for Liverpool v Man City on 11 October 2026 sold out within the 33,000 to 25,000 points windows that ran from 16 to 18 September 2026.
- The Crystal Palace away sale of August 2026 ran down to a Premium and Matchday Members window on 13 August 2026, the only 2026/27 Premier League away sale so far to reach ordinary members; Nottingham Forest away sold out at 22,000 points on 19 October 2026.
- Manchester City's 2026/27 memberships cost £38 (Matchday), £65 (Premium) and £20 (Junior) as listed on the club's membership site in October 2026.
- Premier League away tickets are capped at £30 for adults until the end of 2027/28 after a unanimous vote by the 20 clubs on 19 March 2026.
- Champions League away tickets are capped at €50 under UEFA's rules introduced for 2025/26, and City charged £30 for every age band at Porto away in 2026/27.
With allocations of around 3,000 seats against a membership base in the hundreds of thousands, sold-out away ends for Arsenal, Liverpool or the Manchester derby also appear on the secondary market. Away trips sit alongside the home fixtures on the Manchester City tickets listing, where the section, seat location and delivery method are shown before checkout. 1BoxOffice has traded as a verified secondary marketplace since 2006 and backs every order with its 150% money-back guarantee.
Who Gets Priority for Man City Away Tickets
Every City away allocation is split before the public ladder opens. The club's 2026/27 fixture pages list the groups that receive tickets from each allocation: Season Ticket Members, Seasonal Hospitality Members, the owner, the board of directors, football management, players, club staff, former players, club partners and the Man City Supporters Club. A further 5% of each allocation is held in a specific block for Season Ticket Members aged 18 to 25, judged on their age on 1 August 2026, who can buy from it on the first day of sale.
What is left goes to Season Ticket Members by points, and only then to Premium and Matchday Members. The table below sets out who can realistically buy in 2026/27, taken from the club's Liverpool, Manchester United and Crystal Palace away pages.
| Supporter type | Premier League aways | European aways |
|---|---|---|
| Season Ticket Member with 25,000 or more points | Bought Liverpool and Manchester United away in the first windows | First window, if on the UEFA Cup Scheme |
| Season Ticket Member with 5,000 to 24,000 points | Reached Crystal Palace; those above 22,000 also reached Nottingham Forest; shut out of Liverpool and Manchester United | Second window at Porto (any Season Ticket Member) |
| Season Ticket Member aged 18 to 25 on 1 August 2026 | 5% block on day one, for those not already eligible in the first points window | Same 5% block, if on the UEFA Cup Scheme |
| Premium Member (£65) or Matchday Member (£38) | Final window only, and only if seats remain (Crystal Palace, 13 August 2026) | Reached the final window at Porto on day one; Members UEFA Cup Scheme holders first |
| Junior Member (£20) | One junior ticket alongside a qualifying adult from a limited allocation, per older club guidance; check each fixture page | Same guidance |
| Non-member or fan abroad with no points | No club route; secondary market | No club route; secondary market |
In a Bluemoon forum thread on Palace away tickets in August 2026, a former season ticket holder who had moved abroad 14 years earlier, still holding more than 15,000 points, asked why his Matchday Membership would not let him buy in the 10,000-point window. The answer from other fans was blunt: a season ticket is required, and past loyalty counts for little once it lapses. His reply, "Wow, since when?", sums up the gap between what fans expect and how the scheme works.
The Points Ladder, Window by Window
City publish the sales criteria for each Premier League away match roughly four weeks before kick-off, according to the club's guide to away purchases. The ladder opens at 33,000 points and drops by 1,000 points per window at the top, with three windows a day at 10am, 1pm and 4pm. The steps widen lower down and vary by fixture: at Crystal Palace the drops below 22,000 were 2,000, 3,000, 3,000, 4,000 and 5,000 points before the ladder reached any Season Ticket Member. Once the allocation is gone the page is marked sold out and the remaining windows never open.
The 2026/27 ladders published so far show how steep the climb is at the top of the table. The sale for Anfield ran for three days and never went below 25,000 points. The sale for Old Trafford followed the same pattern a month earlier. Aston Villa's 3,000-seat allocation also sold out, and Nottingham Forest's went at 22,000 points. Only Selhurst Park, a Friday night fixture in August, ran the full ladder. The figures below are taken from the club's fixture pages, such as the Liverpool v Man City ticket information page.
| 2026/27 away fixture | Allocation | Sale opened | Ladder | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace, Fri 28 Aug 2026 | 2,769 | Wed 5 Aug 2026, 10am | 33,000 down to 5,000, then any Season Ticket Member (12 Aug, 4pm), then Premium and Matchday Members (13 Aug, 10am) | Sold out after the members' window |
| Manchester United, Sun 13 Sep 2026 | 3,103 | Wed 19 Aug 2026, 10am | 33,000 down to 25,000 | Sold out at or above 25,000 points |
| Liverpool, Sun 11 Oct 2026 | 3,058 | Wed 16 Sep 2026, 10am | 33,000 (16 Sep, 10am) down to 25,000 (18 Sep, 4pm) | Sold out at or above 25,000 points |
| Nottingham Forest, Sat 7 Nov 2026 | 3,006 | Wed 14 Oct 2026, 10am | 33,000 (14 Oct, 10am) down to 22,000 (19 Oct, 4pm) | Sold out at or above 22,000 points |
| Arsenal, Sun 29 Nov 2026 | To be confirmed | Not announced | Not yet published as of 26 Oct 2026 | Unknown; the two comparable trips so far (Liverpool, Manchester United) sold out at 25,000 or above |
Wheelchair-user tickets run on a separate, lower ladder. At Anfield the wheelchair windows started at 31,500 points and finished at 16,500 points, with a complimentary personal assistant ticket added to the basket automatically. The club holds 12 wheelchair bays for Anfield and 29 for Selhurst Park, so the step size varies by ground.
How Ticket Points Build, and Why Away Games Add Nothing
Ticket points come mainly from home matches bought through the club and attended, with a smaller top-up for membership: the club's membership comparison table lists 25 and 50 ticket points per purchase and renewal across its two adult tiers. An away ticket earns no points at all, and neither does a neutral-venue tie, according to the club's guide to away purchases. That rule surprises many supporters, and it means the balance that unlocks Anfield or Old Trafford is built almost entirely at the Etihad over several seasons; a decade of renewals alone would not reach the lowest window of a sold-out Liverpool sale.
The gap between the sell-out level and the earning rate is the main grievance on fan forums. Posters in Bluemoon's "Away tickets and points?" thread, started in 2022, estimate that if every away ticket went through the loyalty scheme, big games would sell out nearer 10,000 points than 18,000 or more, and several argue that allocations to supporters clubs and corporate partners undermine the points system. One recurring complaint is that the club does not publish how many fans sit in each points bracket, so a supporter on 24,000 points has no way of knowing whether the Arsenal sale will reach them. These are fan estimates, not club figures, but they explain why a Platinum (double points) product is increasingly described on the forum as poor value for an away-focused supporter.
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What a Membership Buys You, and What It Does Not
Manchester City sell three memberships for 2026/27: Matchday at £38 a year, Premium at £65 and Junior at £20, all listed on the club's membership site as of October 2026. Several ranking guides still quote the retired £25 and £35 Cityzens tiers, so check the price before you buy. A membership gives first access to home tickets, a digital membership pass and discounts in the club shop. It does not give any assured access to away tickets.
What it does give is a place at the very bottom of the ladder. The Crystal Palace sale reached a Premium and Matchday Members window at 10am on Thursday 13 August 2026, eight days after the sale opened, and the fixture then sold out. The Liverpool and Manchester United ladders never got within 20,000 points of that window. For a member, the realistic 2026/27 targets are lower-demand league trips such as Crystal Palace, midweek EFL Cup ties and European league-phase games: the Porto sale on 2 September 2026 reached a window for any Premium or Matchday Member at 4pm on its first day. The membership question for home matches is covered in the guide to buying Manchester City tickets without membership.
| Membership (2026/27) | Price | Away ticket access | Earns points? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchday Membership | £38 a year (October 2026) | Final window only, when seats remain | 25 points per purchase or renewal, plus home tickets bought through the club |
| Premium Membership | £65 a year (October 2026) | Same final window as Matchday | 50 points per purchase or renewal, plus home tickets bought through the club |
| Junior Membership | £20 a year (October 2026) | One junior ticket alongside a qualifying adult, from a limited allocation | Home tickets bought through the club; renewal points not confirmed for juniors |
| Season Ticket | Varies by block and product | Points windows from 33,000 down, plus the 18 to 25 block | Yes, by ticket type and eligible purchases |
What Man City Away Tickets Cost
Price is not the barrier. Premier League clubs voted unanimously on 19 March 2026 to extend the £30 adult cap on away tickets for two more seasons, keeping it in place until the end of 2027/28 and making 12 consecutive seasons, according to the Football Supporters' Association. The league's statement credited the cap with lifting away attendance from 82% to 91% since 2016. Concessions sit below the cap and vary by host club.
| Fixture (2026/27) | Adult | Over 65 | Young adult | Junior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool v Man City, Anfield (Oct 2026) | £30.00 | £22.50 | £15.00 (17 to 24) | £9.00 (under 16) |
| Crystal Palace v Man City, Selhurst Park (Aug 2026) | £30.00 | £23.00 | £23.00 (18 to 21) | £19.00 (under 18) |
| FC Porto v Man City, Champions League (2026/27) | £30.00 | £30.00 | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| RB Leipzig v Man City, Champions League (Nov 2026) | £29.00 seated, £13.50 standing | £29.00 seated, £13.50 standing | £29.00 seated, £13.50 standing | £29.00 seated, £13.50 standing |
Restricted-view seats are a pound or two lower, and wheelchair-user prices are lower again. Cup ties are priced by the host club rather than under the cap, so FA Cup away ties and EFL Cup ties can cost more or less than £30 depending on the opponent. The wider picture across all 20 clubs is tracked in the Premier League ticket price index.
European Aways Run Through the UEFA Cup Scheme
Champions League away tickets are sold with priority for supporters on the club's UEFA Cup Scheme, which they opt into in advance, but the ladder is far shorter and ordinary members can reach it. For Porto away on 8 September 2026 every eligibility window opened on a single day, with sales staying open until noon on 4 September: Season Ticket Members on the UEFA Cup Scheme at 10am on 2 September, any Season Ticket Member at 1pm, Premium and Matchday Members on the Members UEFA Cup Scheme at 1pm, then any Premium or Matchday Member at 4pm. Delivery also differs by host: Porto tickets were print-at-home files scanned from a phone, while Premier League and Leipzig tickets were mobile. For the RB Leipzig v Man City trip on 4 November 2026, the club's sale ran from 33,000 points on 7 October 2026 to a closing window on 12 October 2026 for Premium and Matchday Members with a previous purchase history. That purchase-history condition matters: a member who has never bought a European ticket through the club does not qualify in that window, so the Porto sale was the easier way in.
Prices are held down by UEFA's caps for visiting supporters, announced in September 2024 and applied from 2025/26: €50 (about £42) in the Champions League, €35 in the Europa League and €20 in the Conference League, per UEFA. City received 2,516 tickets for Porto away in 2026/27 and charged £30 across every age band, while Leipzig's allocation of 2,285 included a standing section at £13.50. Allocations are smaller than in the Premier League because UEFA requires hosts to offer visiting fans at least 5% of capacity. The mechanics of the competition's ticketing are set out in the Champions League ticket guide, and the full run of City's European fixtures is listed under Champions League tickets.
Transfers, Resale and the Law
Every Manchester City away ticket is personal to the holder and non-transferable, in the words of the club's 2026/27 fixture pages. Unlike home tickets, which can be passed to friends and family through the app, an away ticket cannot be transferred or listed on the Ticket Exchange, and the club states it will inform the police of any unauthorised sale. Matchday checks are described as limited in number, but anyone found using a ticket issued in another name may be refused entry, and the club excludes liability for fans turned away because their ticket came from an unauthorised seller.
The legal position comes from section 166 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, as amended, published on legislation.gov.uk. Selling a ticket for a designated football match in England and Wales is an offence unless the seller is authorised in writing by the home club or the match organiser, punishable on conviction by a fine at level 5 on the standard scale, which in England and Wales has been an unlimited fine since 2015. City publish a list of sellers they authorise, which includes travel operators and the Viagogo marketplace; being on that list does not make every ticket offered through a seller an authorised sale, and the club's away tickets remain non-transferable whoever lists them. The offence sits with the seller rather than the buyer, but the entry risk sits with the buyer. Manchester City's 2026/27 away tickets are issued to named supporters and are non-transferable, so a ticket obtained through a resale channel the club has not authorised may be refused at the turnstiles even if it is genuine. Before paying, confirm the ticket category, the delivery method the host permits and the refund conditions that apply. A marketplace guarantee, including 1BoxOffice's 150% money-back guarantee, covers specific non-delivery conditions and does not guarantee admission to the stadium. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Buying From Abroad: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Beyond
Manchester City's ownership in Abu Dhabi has built a large Gulf following, and the club's international ticketing hub sells home matches to Matchday and Junior Members anywhere in the world through the membership mobile pass. The hub says nothing about away tickets, and for good reason. A fan in Dubai or Riyadh can buy a membership in minutes but cannot build the points balance that the away ladder requires, because a membership renewal adds 25 or 50 points a year while a sold-out away sale closes above 22,000, and the balance in between comes from home matches attended at the Etihad over several seasons.
The practical route for a travelling supporter from the Middle East is a membership for the final windows of lower-demand fixtures, and the secondary market for the rest. Three checks apply before paying from abroad: that the listing names a section inside the visiting enclosure of the host ground, that delivery is a mobile ticket or a print-at-home file, as Porto used, that works on a phone with a non-UK number, and that the seller's guarantee covers non-delivery in cash rather than credit alone. Arabic-language guides from the region often point readers to overseas resale sites without explaining the non-transferability rule above, so treat any listing that promises a named ticket in your own name with caution.
Buying a Man City Away Seat on 1BoxOffice
Away fixtures appear on 1BoxOffice as sellers post inventory, usually once the club's ladder has closed and the allocation is spoken for. The process is the same six steps for every trip.
Step1
Find the away fixture
Open the Manchester City listing and select the trip, checking the host stadium and the date, since Premier League kick-off times move for television up to a few weeks before the match.
Step2
Create an account or log in
Set up an account through 1BoxOffice register so your delivery details and order history are saved before the seats you want are gone.
Step3
Select your seats
Filter the listing by section and price. For an away trip, check that the section named sits inside the visiting enclosure of that ground rather than among home supporters, where away supporters may be refused entry or removed.
Step4
Review the order
Confirm the fixture, quantity, section and delivery method shown at checkout. City's 2026/27 Premier League away tickets are issued as mobile tickets no later than three days before the match, and some European hosts use print-at-home files instead, so expect delivery close to matchday and check which format the listing promises.
Step5
Complete payment
Pay securely to confirm the order. Under the 150% money-back guarantee, a buyer who is offered no alternative and never receives the tickets is eligible for a full refund and may also receive a credit voucher worth 50% of the order value, excluding fees and taxes and capped at £125.
Step6
Track the order
Follow delivery progress through track order, and on matchday check the block, row and name on the ticket against the order before travelling to the ground.
The 2026/27 Away Trips Worth Planning For
The first two blockbuster aways are gone, but the second half of the season is heavier. The table lists the remaining away trips with a fixture page as of 26 October 2026, in date order, followed by the two spring home derbies for supporters who miss out on the away end.
| Fixture | Date | Competition | Ground | Club ladder status and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB Leipzig v Man City | Wed 4 Nov 2026 | Champions League | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig | Club sale closed 12 Oct 2026; standing section at £13.50 |
| Nottingham Forest v Man City | Sat 7 Nov 2026, 17:30 | Premier League | The City Ground | Sold out at 22,000 points on 19 Oct 2026 |
| Arsenal v Man City | Sun 29 Nov 2026, 16:30 | Premier League | Emirates Stadium | Ladder not yet published; expected early November |
| Barcelona v Man City | Tue 8 Dec 2026 | Champions League | Barcelona | The trip of the league phase; UEFA €50 cap applies |
| Newcastle v Man City | Sat 26 Dec 2026, 20:00 | Premier League | St James' Park | Boxing Day; visiting section sits high in the Leazes Stand |
| Lens v Man City | Wed 20 Jan 2027 | Champions League | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens | Short hop from Lille; strong travelling support expected |
| Tottenham v Man City | Wed 10 Feb 2027 | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Midweek; ladder due mid-January |
| Chelsea v Man City | Sat 24 Apr 2027, 15:00 | Premier League | Stamford Bridge | Last big London away of the season |
| Man City v Manchester United (home) | Sat 20 Mar 2027, 15:00 | Premier League | Etihad Stadium | Whole ground open to City supporters rather than a 3,000-seat enclosure |
| Man City v Liverpool (home) | Sat 8 May 2027, 15:00 | Premier League | Etihad Stadium | Final home derby of the season |
Kick-off times are those listed on 26 October 2026 and move for television. For the two home dates, the Etihad Stadium seating plan shows which blocks sit closest to the South Stand singing section.
Checks Before You Pay for a Resale Away Ticket
The same five checks apply whether the seat is for Anfield, the Emirates or a European ground, and they match the advice in the sister guides to Liverpool away tickets, Manchester United away tickets and Arsenal away tickets.
- Section first. A listing for a City away game should name a block inside the visiting enclosure of the host ground. A home-end seat for an away fan means sitting in silence or being removed.
- Delivery method. City's Premier League away tickets are mobile and arrive up to three days before the match, and European hosts may use print-at-home, so check any instant-delivery claim against the club's stated release schedule for that fixture.
- Name on the ticket. Away tickets carry the original purchaser's name and cannot be renamed, so a resale ticket will not be in yours; the club describes matchday checks as limited, but entry can be refused and that risk is the buyer's.
- Guarantee in writing. Confirm exactly what the marketplace pays if the ticket never arrives and what it excludes. 1BoxOffice's 150% money-back guarantee covers non-delivery where no alternative is offered; under its terms, a ticket found to be invalid is refunded at original face value excluding service fees, entry problems must be reported within 20 minutes of the start time, and a venue's refusal of a valid ticket is not covered.
- Price against face value. Standard adult Premier League away tickets cost up to £30 under the cap, concessions less, and resale prices can sit above or below face value depending on demand; a Manchester derby or Anfield trip commands a premium, while a midweek cup tie close to kick-off may not.
FAQs
1. Can I buy a Man City away ticket by phone?
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Yes, the club's ticket office sells away tickets by phone to supporters who meet the published criteria, with a £2.50 booking fee per transaction.
2. Can I return a Man City away ticket if I cannot go?
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Away tickets cannot be returned within seven days of the match under the club's refund policy, and they cannot be transferred or listed on the Ticket Exchange at any point.
3. Is the away end standing or seated?
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Most of the visiting area at Anfield, Old Trafford and Selhurst Park is now licensed standing with rail seats, according to the club's 2026/27 away pages, so expect most supporters around you to stand even though a seat is allocated.
4. Should I book travel before my away ticket is confirmed?
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No, the club advises against booking travel or accommodation until a ticket is secured, because match dates and kick-off times can change at any time for television.
5. Can a child go to a Man City away game alone?
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Age limits are set by the host club, so fans aged 15 or under need an accompanying adult at Anfield while Crystal Palace apply the rule to fans aged 14 or under and admit no one under two.
Manchester City's away scheme rewards years of home matches, and nothing about a membership shortcuts that. For the supporter without the points, 1BoxOffice lists City's away trips as sellers post them, with the section and delivery method shown before checkout and the 150% money-back guarantee covering non-delivery.
Sources: Manchester City FC fixture, membership and help pages (October 2026), the Premier League, UEFA, the Football Supporters' Association, UK legislation (Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994) and the Bluemoon supporters' forum.
