Arsenal Membership: Everything You Need to Know in 2026

If you’re hunting for tickets for an Arsenal match, it pays to know all about Arsenal Membership. For most adult supporters hoping to buy occasional home tickets directly from the club, Red Membership is the starting point and costs $50 for 2026/27.

From there, Arsenal has a surprisingly complicated membership system. Silver Membership gives long-standing members better access to tickets, while Gold and Platinum are effectively season ticket categories, and younger supporters have their own Junior Gunner and Cannon memberships.

This guide explains the different Arsenal membership levels and prices, how you become a Silver Member and how the ballot and Ticket Exchange work.

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Arsenal Membership Levels and Prices

Arsenal has several different membership categories, but Red and Silver are the two main adult levels for supporters buying individual men’s first-team tickets.

If you simply want the opportunity to buy tickets for a few Arsenal home matches during the season, Red Membership is generally the relevant adult option. You cannot simply choose to buy Silver Membership instead: Silver is offered to supporters through a long-term waiting list.

Arsenal Red Membership

Arsenal Red Membership costs $50 for the 2026/27 season.

Its main purpose is ticket access. Red Members can enter ballots for eligible Arsenal home matches and, subject to the relevant rules, use the Ticket Exchange if they are unsuccessful.

Other benefits include a 10% discount on eligible purchases from Arsenal online and in-store, together with selected stadium tours. Paid adult members can also take part in Arsenal Experiences and, where eligible, My Arsenal Rewards.

Membership is seasonal rather than monthly and automatically renews at the end of the season unless cancelled.

Is Arsenal Red Membership worth it?

That depends primarily on whether you want to buy Arsenal tickets through the club.

Red Membership does not guarantee match tickets. Instead, the $50 gives you access to Arsenal’s member ticketing system: principally the ballot and, after an unsuccessful ballot application, the Ticket Exchange.

For somebody hoping to attend several home matches, that access is the main benefit.

The 10% member discount has some standalone value as well. Purely in mathematical terms, you would have to spend around $503 on qualifying purchases to recover a $50 membership fee through a 10% discount.

For most supporters, though, merchandise savings are secondary to the chance to obtain face-value match tickets.

One thing to keep in mind if you are joining for one particular fixture is that Arsenal can impose ticketing embargoes.

A membership bought after a specified date may therefore be ineligible for certain high-demand matches. Always check the individual fixture information before buying membership purely to enter one ballot.

How many tickets can you buy with Arsenal Red Membership?

For the ordinary ballot, one eligible membership corresponds to one ticket.

That means you cannot buy one Red Membership and use it to apply for two normal ballot tickets for yourself and a non-member friend.

You can, however, submit a group application for up to four eligible members. The other supporters need their own qualifying memberships and must be connected through your Arsenal network.

The group is treated as a single ballot application. Everyone succeeds or everyone misses out, and successful groups are allocated seats together.

Arsenal Silver Membership

Silver Membership costs $78 for 2026/27 and is the next level above Red.

Its major advantage is ticket access. Silver Members enter their own ballot before the Red ballot, and unsuccessful Silver applicants gain access to the Ticket Exchange before unsuccessful Red Members.

The other basic benefits are similar to Red Membership, including the member retail discount and access to Arsenal’s wider paid-member benefits.

Silver is therefore less about receiving a completely different package of perks and more about occupying a much stronger position in Arsenal’s match-ticket system.

How do you become an Arsenal Silver Member?

You cannot simply sign up for Silver Membership as a new adult supporter.

The usual route is:

Join Arsenal as a Red Member.
Maintain continuous membership.
Remain on the automatic Silver Membership waiting list.
Wait for Silver spaces to become available.
Receive an offer from Arsenal when your position is reached.

The waiting list is chronological, based on membership longevity. Arsenal caps the number of Silver memberships, so places become available when existing Silver Members do not renew.

This makes continuous membership important. If a Red Member allows their membership to lapse, they lose their place in the Silver queue.

Junior Gunner and Cannon membership can also contribute towards membership longevity where the relevant memberships have been held continuously.

How long is the Arsenal Silver Membership waiting list?

There is no fixed published waiting time for Arsenal Silver Membership.

Silver numbers are capped and progression depends on existing members leaving. Arsenal therefore cannot tell a new Red Member that Silver Membership will arrive after a particular number of seasons.

It should be treated as a long-term waiting list rather than something a supporter joining Red Membership should expect to receive within a few years.

Older estimates suggesting waits of around 15 years have circulated widely, but they should not be treated as a dependable 2026/27 waiting time.

Can you check your Arsenal Silver waiting-list position?

Arsenal explains that the Silver queue is chronological, but its public membership information does not provide the sort of straightforward numbered position associated with the separate season ticket waiting list.

In other words, Red Members should not expect to see a reliable live estimate telling them that they are a particular number in the Silver queue or are a set number of years away from promotion.

How many Arsenal Silver Members are there?

Silver Membership is capped, but its current membership information does not publish a fresh 2026/27 total.

Figures of around 30,000 Silver Members have been quoted historically. Without a recent confirmation from the club, that number is better regarded as historical context than as the definitive current total.

Arsenal Red vs Silver Membership

	Red Membership	Silver Membership
2026/27 price	$50	$78
Can a new adult buy it?	Yes	No
How do you obtain it?	Purchase membership	Promotion from the waiting list
Home-match ballot	Yes	Yes
Ballot priority	After Silver	Before Red
Ticket Exchange	Yes, subject to eligibility	Yes, with earlier priority
10% member discount	Yes	Yes
Main advantage	Entry to Arsenal’s member ticketing system	Stronger ticket access

For most supporters, that final row is the important one. Red gets you into the system; Silver gives you a better position within it.

How Arsenal Membership Prices Have Changed

Arsenal kept the cost of its two main match-going memberships remarkably stable for several years.

Red Membership cost $45 from 2022/23 through to 2024/25, while Silver Membership remained at $72. Both increased for 2025/26, followed by another rise for 2026/27.

Season	Red Membership	Silver Membership
2022/23	$45	$72
2023/24	$45	$72
2024/25	$45	$72
2025/26	$48	$74
2026/27	$50	$78

Across those five seasons, Red Membership has risen by $5, or around 12%, while Silver has increased by $7, or just over 9%.

The increases have therefore been relatively modest in cash terms. The bigger question for members is what those fees actually buy in terms of ticket access.

Since 2023/24, Red and Silver Members have competed for match tickets through ballots, with Silver Members entering a separate draw with considerably better success rates than Red Members.

Arsenal Junior Membership

Arsenal divides younger supporters into several membership groups.

Welcome To Our World is for children aged 0 to 3 and costs $13 per season. It includes a membership pack, but it does not carry match-ticket rights.

For ages 4 to 11, Team JGs costs $20 for Lite Membership or $33 for Full Membership. Both provide ticket access, including eligible ballots and Ticket Exchange access. Full Members also receive a membership pack and Emirates Stadium tour code.

Young Guns, for ages 12 to 16, has the same $20 Lite and $33 Full pricing. Ticket access is included at both levels, with Full Membership adding the physical membership pack and tour benefit. Young Guns can also take part in opportunities such as Arsenal’s Ball Squad.

At 17 and 18, supporters move into Cannon Membership, costing $42. Cannon Members can enter eligible home ticket ballots and use the Ticket Exchange, with a 10% member discount among the other benefits.

Arsenal operates limited concession allocations for match tickets. For an individual event, the published limits are 2,000 Junior tickets, 700 Young Adult tickets, 300 Cannon tickets and 200 Senior tickets. Once a particular concession allocation has been exhausted, an eligible supporter may have to pay the adult price if they obtain a seat.

Arsenal Family Area

For eligible Silver and Red ballots, supporters can register an interest in Arsenal’s dedicated Family Area in Blocks 28, 29 and half of Block 30.

Adult Red and Silver Members can use this area when accompanying a Junior Gunner, with a maximum of two accompanying adults per Junior. Senior Members and Junior Gunners aged 14 or over can sit there unaccompanied.

Family Area arrangements can depend on the competition and fixture, so the individual ballot information should take precedence.

For more info consult our Emirates Stadium seating plan.

Arsenal Gold Membership

Gold Membership is essentially Arsenal’s General Admission season ticket.

There are two versions for 2026/27:

A 23-match season ticket, covering all 19 Premier League home matches and four UEFA league-phase home games.
A 19-match season ticket, covering the Premier League home programme only.

Holders of the 19-match option receive a guaranteed purchase window for UEFA league-phase home matches, while arrangements for knockout and domestic cup matches depend on the relevant ballot and Cup Scheme rules.

Gold Membership has its own route. You do not progress automatically from Red to Silver and then Gold. Supporters seeking a General Admission season ticket join the separate Arsenal season ticket waiting list, which costs $66 for adults or $33 for juniors to join. That money is redeemable against the first season ticket purchase.

Arsenal increased General Admission 23-game season ticket prices by an average of 3.9% for 2026/27. As exact costs depend heavily on seat location and whether the supporter chooses the 19- or 23-match product, our dedicated Arsenal season ticket guide is the better place for the full pricing picture.

There is also a utilisation requirement. A 23-match Gold holder needs to use their seat for at least 20 matches to retain renewal eligibility; the threshold for a 19-match holder is 17.

Eligible use can include attending, transferring the ticket correctly or making the seat available through Ticket Exchange under Arsenal’s rules.

Arsenal Platinum Membership

Platinum Membership is Arsenal’s Club Level season ticket.

Club Level sits between the General Admission tiers and the executive Box Level at Emirates Stadium.

Platinum Members receive a Club Level seat for the men’s first-team competitive home programme, covering Premier League, European, FA Cup tickets and League Cup matches at Emirates Stadium.

Benefits include Club Level facilities, dedicated account management, a complimentary matchday programme and half-time drink, Ticket Exchange and Ticket Transfer access and the member retail discount.

How much is Arsenal Platinum Membership?

There is no single Arsenal Platinum Membership price.

The amount depends on the Club Level location and whether the supporter chooses a standard Club Level seat or one of Arsenal’s Seasonal Dining products.

For 2026/27, Arsenal says standard Club Level 23-game season tickets increased by an average of 3.9%, while Seasonal Dining membership prices increased by 5%.

Because those are average changes rather than a universal multiplier applied to every seat, the safest way to establish the exact cost is Arsenal’s current Premium Season Ticket price table rather than an estimated range calculated from an older season.

Platinum is therefore in a completely different price bracket from the $50 Red and $78 Silver memberships: it is a premium season ticket rather than a standard membership fee.

How do you become an Arsenal Platinum Member?

Prospective Platinum Members join the Club Level priority process and pay a 25% non-refundable deposit.

A seat is then offered according to availability and the relevant waiting-list arrangements.

There is no dependable Arsenal guarantee that somebody joining the Platinum waiting list will receive a Club Level season ticket within one or two seasons, so it is better not to plan around a fixed waiting time.

Platinum holders also have an attendance requirement. For 2026/27 they must utilise their seat for at least 22 included home fixtures to remain eligible for renewal.

Other Kinds of Arsenal Membership

There are a few other categories and ticket statuses worth separating from the main Red/Silver structure.

Young Adult tickets

Supporters aged 19 to 24 can receive a 25% discount on eligible General Admission tickets, subject to the relevant allocation.

Young Adult is essentially a ticket price class rather than another mainstream paid membership tier comparable with Red or Silver.

Senior Citizen membership

Arsenal’s 2026/27 ticketing arrangements classify eligible Senior supporters as aged 66 or over.

There is a limited allocation of match-by-match General Admission tickets available to seniors at a 25% discount through the ballot.

Disability Access Membership

Disability Access does not need to be purchased as a completely separate flat-price adult membership.

For the men’s team, an eligible supporter joins the age-appropriate membership — such as Red, Cannon or Junior Gunner — and has Disability Access status added.

Supporters need to register their access requirements. Arsenal accepts the Access Card system and also works with Nimbus to provide an Arsenal Digital Access Pass for eligible supporters.

Disability Access Members receive a 50% match-ticket discount for 2026/27 and a complimentary Personal Assistant ticket where eligible.

Digital Membership

Arsenal Digital Membership is free.

It gives supporters access to Arsenal Player content and the club’s monthly membership newsletter, but it does not provide the men’s match-ticket rights associated with paid memberships such as Red or Silver.

Arsenal Women Season Ticket

Arsenal also operates a separate Women’s Season Ticket. The 2026/27 product covers all 13 Women’s Super League home fixtures and includes benefits such as a retail discount and Ticket Exchange and Ticket Transfer access.

This sits separately from the Red/Silver/Gold membership ladder used for men’s ticketing.

How Many Members Does Arsenal Have?

Arsenal does not publish a sufficiently recent breakdown to give a dependable 2026/27 total for Red and Silver Members.

Silver Membership is officially capped, but the current public membership information does not state the exact number of available Silver memberships.

Likewise, older figures suggesting more than 200,000 Red Members is handy as a marker, but there hasn’t been fresh confirmation from Arsenal.

Safe to say that Arsenal operates an extremely large paid membership scheme, with Silver deliberately restricted, but there is no clear-cut public total for the number of Red or Silver Members.

Getting Hold of Arsenal Tickets With Membership

Arsenal uses ballots for match-by-match member tickets rather than the old first-come, first-served online queue.

The ballot system began in the 2023/24 season. Previously, members would wait in an online queue when tickets for the Emirates went on sale, with Silver Members receiving the first sales window before Red.

The present system removes the need to log on at precisely the right moment, but it also means having membership does not guarantee that you will obtain a ticket.

How the Arsenal ballot works

Premier League ballots generally open around four to six weeks before the fixture.

Members enter during the published registration period. Applying at the beginning of that window does not improve your chances compared with applying near the end.

For a typical ballot:

Log in and select the ballot for your membership.
Apply for up to four eligible members linked through your Arsenal network.
Select up to two preferred price bands.
Choose whether you are willing to be allocated elsewhere if those bands are unavailable.
Enter payment-card details and submit the application.
Wait for the ballot result.

There is no ballot-entry fee, although Arsenal temporarily validates the payment card.

If successful, the registered card is automatically charged and Arsenal allocates the seats. Applications submitted as a group are processed together, so the entire group either succeeds or fails.

The preferred-price system gives members more control than the first version of the ballot did, although you are not choosing an individual seat from a stadium map.

Competition-specific arrangements can differ, so the fixture’s ballot page should always be checked before applying. We talk about this process in more depth in our article on buying official Arsenal tickets.

Can Silver Members enter the Red ballot?

Not simply as a second independent chance to win a ticket.

Silver, Silver Cannon and Silver Senior Members can be included in a Red ballot application where the group contains at least one eligible Red member.

Arsenal also restricts duplicate or non-compliant ballot applications, so Silver Members should follow the eligibility shown for the particular draw rather than assuming that losing the Silver ballot automatically entitles them to make a second solo Red application.

Arsenal ballot success rates for 2026/27

Arsenal publishes ballot success rates during the season.

At the time of writing, only two 2026/27 home fixtures have published figures:

Match	Silver	Red	Disability Access
Coventry City	42%	12%	16%
Chelsea	42%	11%	15%

These figures illustrate the advantage Silver Membership can provide. For these two matches, roughly two in five Silver applications succeeded, compared with around one in nine Red applications.

Although they should not be treated as the average success rate for the whole 2026/27 season, you can expect Silver success rates to hold stead, and for Red Membership success rates to bounce from between 7% to 20%, depending on the opponent.

Arsenal Ticket Exchange

An unsuccessful ballot does not necessarily end your chances of obtaining an official ticket.

Arsenal’s Ticket Exchange allows eligible members to buy seats made available by supporters who cannot attend.

The order is key, as once the Silver ballot has finished, unsuccessful Silver Members receive Ticket Exchange access. After the Red ballot is completed, unsuccessful Red applicants are admitted as well.

Arsenal can open the Exchange to additional members later on a match-by-match basis, but a supporter who simply buys Red Membership and skips the ballot should not assume they will immediately receive Ticket Exchange access.

Availability can change repeatedly as supporters list seats, particularly closer to the match.

The Ticket Exchange closes three hours before kick-off.

Ticket utilisation rules

There is also a reason not to obtain a ticket and simply leave the seat empty.

Arsenal applies a utilisation policy to match-by-match members. A member who fails to utilise a ticket on more than one occasion can be blocked from entering further ballots for the remainder of the season.

If you cannot attend, putting the ticket on Ticket Exchange before midnight on the day before the match counts towards utilisation whether or not somebody buys it. If you wait until matchday to list the seat, it counts only if the ticket sells.

Arsenal Membership | Frequently Asked Questions

Is Arsenal Red Membership monthly or yearly?

Red Membership is seasonal, not a monthly subscription. Red, Silver, Cannon and Junior memberships automatically renew at the end of the season unless cancelled.

Arsenal contacts members around renewal time, and there is a 14-day cancellation and refund period after membership payment, subject to the club’s conditions.

Does Arsenal Membership guarantee tickets?

No. Red and Silver Membership give supporters access to the relevant ticket ballots and Ticket Exchange, but Arsenal explicitly does not guarantee that a member will obtain a match ticket.

Can one Arsenal Membership buy two tickets?

For the normal member ballot, no. Each ticket needs an eligible membership.

A lead applicant can submit a ballot application for up to four eligible members linked through their Arsenal network.

Where can I find my Arsenal membership number?

Arsenal creates a membership number through the supporter’s account when the relevant membership is purchased. Membership and ticket information can be managed through the online account and Ticket Hub.

Match tickets are issued digitally through the Arsenal app. A digital pass can only be downloaded and used on one device at a time.

Can I buy Arsenal Membership just before a match?

You can purchase an available membership during the season, but that does not necessarily make it eligible for every forthcoming fixture.

Arsenal can introduce purchase and ballot embargo dates for high-demand matches. If you are buying membership specifically for one game, check that fixture’s ticket information before paying.

Arsenal Tickets at Ticket-Compare.com

Supporters looking for Arsenal tickets without membership can use Ticket-Compare.com to compare listings from multiple ticket providers in one place.

Ticket-Compare is a comparison platform rather than the ticket seller. Listings can include pre-vetted resale sites and official hospitality partners, and buyers click through to the relevant provider to complete their purchase.

That can be useful if you need a ticket for a particular Arsenal fixture rather than entering the club’s ballot and waiting to learn whether your application has been successful

Right now there are 402,699 of Arsenal tickets on sale starting from $90. One upcoming match selling quickly on Ticket-Compare.com is Arsenal vs Leeds United at $152. .

Which Arsenal Membership Do You Need?

For most adults hoping to attend the occasional Arsenal home game, Red Membership at $50 is the relevant starting point.

It gets you into the Red ballot, gives you a route to Ticket Exchange after unsuccessful applications and automatically starts your place in the long-term Silver queue.

Silver Membership at $78 is more valuable for ticket access, but it cannot simply be purchased by a new supporter. It is offered according to membership longevity as spaces become available.

For younger fans, Arsenal uses the Junior Gunner and Cannon structure, while Gold and Platinum refer to General Admission and Club Level season tickets respectively.

Whichever membership you choose, the important point is that membership and a match ticket are two different things. Red and Silver give you access to Arsenal’s ticketing system; they do not guarantee you Premier League tickets.

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