Sabah Lowers Ticket Prices and Switches Stadium Ahead of Champions League Playoff Return Leg
Ahead of the Champions League playoff return leg against Hapoel Be'er Sheva next Tuesday, Azerbaijani club Sabah announced a stadium change and significantly reduced ticket prices. Sabah, which usually hosts matches at the 8,600-seat Bank Respublika Arena, will hold the match at the larger 31,090-seat Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku, the country's biggest stadium. This venue is also home to Qarabağ FK and the Azerbaijani national team.
The decision comes after Sabah lost the first leg 1-2 to Hapoel Be'er Sheva. The club expects over 15,000 tickets to be sold for the match. Tickets are being sold on Sabah's official website for just one Azerbaijani manat, equivalent to less than 1.77 Israeli shekels, with other sections priced at three and five manats (approximately 5.3 and 8.8 shekels).
If Sabah advances, the club stands to earn 18.62 million euros (around 65 million shekels), which could justify the low ticket prices as a strategic move to maximize attendance and support. The move reflects Sabah's efforts to boost home advantage and revenue in this critical playoff stage.
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