Match Categories

2019/20 Season Ticket - How it works and Match Categorisation

Each Arsenal season ticket for the 2019/20 campaign gives you admission to 26 graded matches.

Your season tickets include all 19 home Premier League and the first seven home cup matches in European competitions and the Emirates FA Cup, with all fixtures subject to match categorisation. The 26 matches are structured into five category A, ten category B and six category C matches, plus the UEFA Europa League fixtures: three category EL4 (Group Stage) and two category EL3 (Round of 32 and 16). The category assigned to each game is determined by a number of factors including previous levels of demand and interest.

Match categorisation is necessary should the number and type of matches played in a season result in a refund or additional cost to the price of your season ticket. For example, during the 2018/19 season we played 27 home matches, with the eighth cup tie being the UEFA Europa League semi-final 1st leg match against Valencia CF.  

As has been the case in previous seasons, season ticket holders were given the choice to opt out of purchasing a ticket(s) for this additional cup match played at Emirates Stadium. For those supporters who did not opt out of attending this fixture, the additional charge will be communicated in your season ticket renewal email. 

Supporters are reminded; The Carabao Cup (League Cup) is not included in a season ticket.

Match categorisation for the 2019/20 season are now fully listed below:

Season ticket composition table and breakdown of the 2018-19, 2017-18 seasons