UEFA make Europa League final ticket allocation decision which will leave Liverpool supporters fuming

Liverpool will receive an official allocation of just 12,000 tickets should they reach the Europa League final. The Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, will host the final on May 22 and thousands of supporters will be desperate for a ticket, regardless of who reaches the competition's finale.

As it stands, eight teams remain in the tournament. Liverpool or Atalanta will face either Benfica or Marseille in one semi-final and AC Milan or AS Roma will play either West Ham or Bayer Leverkusen in the other. So, there could very well be an all-English Europa League final next month.

Nevertheless, with Jurgen Klopp set to leave Anfield at the end of the season, the German will be determined to mark his final campaign on Merseyside with another piece of silverware. The Reds got their hands on the Carabao Cup in February after Virgil Van Dijk netted a late winner against Chelsea at Wembley.

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For now, it remains to be seen whether or not Liverpool will make it to the Europa League final in May. But if they do, Liverpool supporters will be desperate to get their hands on a ticket for not only a European final but also, what could be Klopp's final game in charge of the club.

However, supporters will be left bitterly disappointed by the latest ticket news for the showpiece event. The Aviva Stadium has been reduced from a 51,700 capacity to 48,000. Additionally, according to UEFA, only 12,000 tickets will be available to either finalist (24,000 in total between them).

Then, another 12,000 tickets will be offered for sale to fans worldwide. UEFA states that 'each successful applicant will be able to purchase up to four tickets in the allocated price category'. The prices are as follows: Fans First (reserved for fans of the teams) tickets are €40, Category 3 are €65, Category 2 are €100 and Category 1 are €150.

UEFA added that tickets for disabled spectators will cost €40. An official statement from Football Supporters Europe (FSE) reads: "Football Supporters Europe today shares its serious concern that the finalists’ allocations at the 2024 Europa League Final in Dublin will reach just 50% of the stadium’s total capacity on the day.

"Further, FSE calls on UEFA and the local organisers to do right by the supporters and increase these allocations. Some encouraging progress has been made in recent seasons following repeated calls to do so by FSE.

"The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley will see the largest finalists’ allocation for the competition in a decade (58%), while for the Europa Conference League Final in Athens, 66% of tickets will go to the finalist clubs’ supporters, which is an all-time high for any UEFA club competition final.

"Despite this, a consistent approach across all finals is still needed. A paltry 50% of capacity for Europa League finalist clubs is, simply, not good enough and falls well short of FSE’s demand to provide at least 66% of tickets for all European finals to supporters of the teams involved.

"Fans of competing teams need to be given clear priority over public sale options. Based on previous experiences, a higher allocation of tickets for general sale will significantly fuel black market ticket activity, exploiting fans’ loyalty in the process."

Meanwhile, the FSE Executive Director, Ronan Evain, said: "While UEFA has made steady progress over the last few seasons in recognising the importance of offering a high number of tickets to the finalists’ most dedicated supporters, it is extremely disappointing that the UEFA Europe League Final in Dublin will represent such a step backward.

"We urge UEFA and the local organisers to reconsider their ticketing policy and offer a significantly higher allocation to the two finalist clubs. A significant increase needs to be made in line with FSE’s position of a minimum of 66% to do right by supporters."