Chelsea Football Club will be introducing digital ticketing from the start of the 2025/26 season, as part of a major effort to clamp down on ticket touting and ensure fairer, more secure access to tickets for its fans.
From the beginning of next season, digital tickets will be required for all home matches at Stamford Bridge for general admission and hospitality.
“As a club, we continue to take proactive measures to clamp down on ticket touting, using intelligence gathering, tracking and implementing tough sanctions where necessary,” said a spokesperson. “This season alone we have stopped over 1000 people with touted tickets coming into the stadium, cancelled 2000 membership accounts linked to touts and arrested multiple individuals following police operations on matchdays.”
Moving to digital tickets is a vital next step on this journey to tackle ticket touting. Digital ticketing is more secure, providing better visibility of who is attending matches and ticket authenticity for the club, and peace of mind for our fans.
Alongside this, digital ticketing will improve fan experience and convenience, with digital ticketing providing the flexibility for fans to transfer tickets safely to Friends and Family.
Chelsea FC are making the switch from the beginning of the 2025/26 season – ahead of the Premier League’s mandated deadline – to double down on its efforts to help tackle the touts and give fans time to transition with the support of the club.
