Durban - The prices and categories for tickets to attend the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches have been approved and will go on sale in February 2009, ranging from around R136 to R6000.
The committee, under the chairmanship of FIFA Vice-President Issa Hayatou, approved the prices and categories at its meeting in Durban on Sunday, according to the FIFA website.
The prices reflect FIFA's positioning of the world cup as a premium international sporting event while also taking into account the South African market.
It will cost an estimated R136.52 for a category four ticket for a group stage match and the most a supporter will pay is R6143.62 (+/- USD 1000.00) for a category one ticket such as for the final match.
Tickets will go on sale in several phases, starting around the beginning of February 2009.
Category four tickets are to make up some 15 percent of an estimated three million purchasable tickets and will be sold exclusively to those living in South Africa. This will enable South African residents with low monthly incomes to attend matches.
The world cup will also mark a first FIFA-initiated fund consisting of tickets that will be distributed on a complimentary basis.
As part of the overall ticketing operation, 120 000 category four tickets will be allocated to this ticket fund, which will offer them on a complimentary basis to fans in South Africa. This is aimed at allowing South Africans to view the world's largest single-sport event at first hand.
The ticket fund will consist of a certain number of tickets for all matches, from the opening game right up to the final.
The tickets will be distributed free of charge by FIFA, the South African LOC and FIFA partners to residents through a special programme that will form part of a social responsibility initiative and act as a "catalyst" for sustainable change.
David Will, the chairman of the ticketing sub-committee, said: "Together with the South African local organising committee, not only have we managed to provide a low-price category and a well-balanced price range but also an innovation by creating a special ticket fund.
"These arrangements take into account of the importance of the world cup and cater at the same time for the needs of fans in South Africa," he said.
LOC committee Chief Executive Officer Dr Danny Jordaan echoed these sentiments saying: "All South Africans contributed to bringing the world cup to our country. So it is only befitting that we make tickets available to the ordinary fans at affordable prices."
As in the past, tickets that are not bought by various stakeholders such as FIFA member associations will subsequently be put on sale to the general public.
The 32 participating member associations will be offered 12 percent of the purchasable tickets for each of their matches (previously 8 percent) in the group phase and an average of 8 percent in the knockout phases.
While category four tickets will be sold exclusively to South African residents, tickets in categories one, two and three will be sold on a worldwide basis, both on the international and domestic South African market.
The ticket distribution system will be finalised at a later stage, with the internet playing a major but not an exclusive role.
All transactions involving tickets in categories one to three will be payable in US Dollars, while those in category four in South African Rand.
The committee, under the chairmanship of FIFA Vice-President Issa Hayatou, approved the prices and categories at its meeting in Durban on Sunday, according to the FIFA website.
The prices reflect FIFA's positioning of the world cup as a premium international sporting event while also taking into account the South African market.
It will cost an estimated R136.52 for a category four ticket for a group stage match and the most a supporter will pay is R6143.62 (+/- USD 1000.00) for a category one ticket such as for the final match.
Tickets will go on sale in several phases, starting around the beginning of February 2009.
Category four tickets are to make up some 15 percent of an estimated three million purchasable tickets and will be sold exclusively to those living in South Africa. This will enable South African residents with low monthly incomes to attend matches.
The world cup will also mark a first FIFA-initiated fund consisting of tickets that will be distributed on a complimentary basis.
As part of the overall ticketing operation, 120 000 category four tickets will be allocated to this ticket fund, which will offer them on a complimentary basis to fans in South Africa. This is aimed at allowing South Africans to view the world's largest single-sport event at first hand.
The ticket fund will consist of a certain number of tickets for all matches, from the opening game right up to the final.
The tickets will be distributed free of charge by FIFA, the South African LOC and FIFA partners to residents through a special programme that will form part of a social responsibility initiative and act as a "catalyst" for sustainable change.
David Will, the chairman of the ticketing sub-committee, said: "Together with the South African local organising committee, not only have we managed to provide a low-price category and a well-balanced price range but also an innovation by creating a special ticket fund.
"These arrangements take into account of the importance of the world cup and cater at the same time for the needs of fans in South Africa," he said.
LOC committee Chief Executive Officer Dr Danny Jordaan echoed these sentiments saying: "All South Africans contributed to bringing the world cup to our country. So it is only befitting that we make tickets available to the ordinary fans at affordable prices."
As in the past, tickets that are not bought by various stakeholders such as FIFA member associations will subsequently be put on sale to the general public.
The 32 participating member associations will be offered 12 percent of the purchasable tickets for each of their matches (previously 8 percent) in the group phase and an average of 8 percent in the knockout phases.
While category four tickets will be sold exclusively to South African residents, tickets in categories one, two and three will be sold on a worldwide basis, both on the international and domestic South African market.
The ticket distribution system will be finalised at a later stage, with the internet playing a major but not an exclusive role.
All transactions involving tickets in categories one to three will be payable in US Dollars, while those in category four in South African Rand.
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