Want to see Asia's best footballers for a fiver? That’s the bottom line for football fans that are looking forward to January’s AFC Asian Cup.
Want to see Asia's best footballers for a fiver? That-s the bottom line for football fans that are looking forward to January-s AFC Asian Cup after ticketing for Australia-s biggest ever football event was announced.
Family-friendly ticket prices will enable kids to watch Asia-s best footballers, such as Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen's Heung Min Son, next summer for as little as $5.
And family tickets are from just $40, it was revealed in Sydney on Wednesday at the launch that featured marquee A-League superstar Alessandro Del Piero.
Socceroos fans will also be able to see their pride and joy take on the continent's finest from just $49 per adult and $24.50 per adult.
Other highlights of the ticket prices, announced on Wednesday, include:
No ticket will cost more than $149 - and that-s for the best seats in the house when the Socceroos kick off Asia-s biggest football tournament against Kuwait in Melbourne on January 9, and for top seats at the final at Sydney-s Stadium Australia on January 31.
“At the height of summer, with school holidays in full swing, and with such attractive prices, we look forward to welcoming tens of thousands of Australian families - not just those inside the traditional football family,” said Michael Brown, CEO of the tournament-s Local Organising Committee.
“This will be a festival of football never seen before in Australia, featuring our own Socceroos battling the best 16 teams in Asia, including Asia-s three other World Cup finalists in Japan, South Korea and Iran.”
Venue packs offer football fans discounts to attend every match in each of the five host cities - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Newcastle.
Venue packs start from $99 for all four matches in Newcastle, including a semi-final and the third place play-off, $109 for all seven matches in Canberra, $139 for all seven matches in Brisbane, $159 for all seven games in Melbourne and $229 for all seven matches in Sydney, which includes one semi and the final.
Even the most expensive Category One tickets offer tremendous value - $149 for the final, $149 for the opening match, $99 for other Socceroos group matches, $99 for a semi-final, $69 for a quarter-final and $30 for a non-Socceroos group match.
Kids and concession holders can watch the final for just $39.50, semi-finals for $24.50, quarter-finals for $14.50 and non-Socceroos group matches for just $5.
Tickets will go on sale in two periods.
The first phase is for venue packs on May 7 for the football family and May 19 for the general public.
The second phase is for individual tickets on May 27 for the football family and June 2 for the general public.
The AFC Asian Cup is Asia-s biggest football competition and was established in 1956.
Fifteen nations have already qualified - Australia as hosts, defending champions Japan, Korea Republic and 2012 AFC Challenge Cup winners DPR Korea, along with Bahrain, China, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.
The final spot will go to the winner of the AFC Challenge Cup for emerging nations in May.
The tournament is being financially supported by the Australian Government and the NSW, Victorian, Queensland and ACT Governments.
Fox Sports will broadcast the AFC Asian Cup throughout Australia.
For more information on AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 visit www.afcasiancup.com.