Ticket revenues for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup final exceeded 8.7 million riyals, as the “Most Expensive Cups” final between Al Hilal and Al Nassr will be held next Friday at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, and this confrontation is the conclusion of the current sports season.
The stands of King Abdullah Sports City Stadium can accommodate more than 58 thousand spectators with seats that are numbered and divided in a professional manner. The first part of the stands can accommodate 24 thousand spectators, the second part (for medium) can also accommodate 24 thousand spectators, while the third part (the highest) contains 14 thousand seats. In addition to the platform and the booth, the stadium also contains hundreds of special seats for people with special needs and their companions.
The Saudi Football Federation had released tickets yesterday afternoon (Monday), granting each club’s fans 50% of the stadium’s capacity, and placing Al-Nasr fans to the right of the podium and Al-Hilal to its left.
Ticket prices in the five categories start at 35 riyals and stop at 2,875 riyals, where revenues from the gold category amounted to 4.3 million from the sale of 1,500 tickets, the silver category 2.2 million from the sale of 1,500 tickets, while revenues from the sale of unified category tickets exceeded 2.2 million riyals, according to a specialist in the field. Sports marketing.
Saleh Al-Saleh, an investor in the sports sector and an expert in marketing, told Al-Eqtisadiah that revenues from selling tickets exceed 8.7 million riyals, according to a study. Al-Saleh said that selling tickets at these symbolic prices embodies the main goal of the Football Association by celebrating big occasions without a profit goal. He will not find an occasion like this, a great and important occasion for all athletes to spread and support the game.”
For his part, Hamad Al-Olayan, CEO of Fila Financial, stressed that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup is the end of the sports season for one of the largest countries in Asia and one of the top 10 in the world in terms of market, and it is natural for its prizes to be of this size and value.
He added, “A tournament of this size and this great name is enough to attract sponsors and investors. Everyone wants to be in it for many great reasons, the most important of which is in addition to the name of the two teams and the stars that include them. It will be widely followed on a level that transcends borders, and the reaction will be the most prominent of all tournaments.”
On the other hand, the Saudi Federation decided to give 122 final tickets to both sides of the match, with a total value of 66,650 riyals, with 11 golden platform tickets worth 31,625 riyals for each club, and 50 unified match tickets for the Official Fans Association (1,700 riyals).
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2024-05-30 21:11:12