Mobile Tickets

As long as your mobile device has an NFC chip you should be able to use it for mobile. If you use Google Pay or Apple Pay then you will have NFC.

Apple: Any iPhone 6 or above has NFC (this includes the first generation iPhone SE) and will work with NFC ticketing. Please make sure your phone has a recent version of iOS for best use.

Android: Most recent higher end Android devices have NFC. Occasionally you will have a logo printed on the phone, or it will appear in your taskbar (when switched on):

Otherwise, the best way to find if your phone has NFC is to find the settings for it on your phone.

For full information from Google, follow this link

During the checkout process you will be offered the option to receive a mobile ticket.

Once you have completed the checkout process you will then receive an email confirming your booking and a separate email which includes a link to add the mobile ticket to the Apple Wallet or Google Pay.

If you are buying multiple tickets for supporters who are linked to your friends & family each supporter will receive a separate email containing the unique link to their mobile ticket.

If a friend or family in your group does not have an email or NFC device, you can select your email in the delivery section of the purchase journey and the link to download their ticket to your phone will be emailed to you.

If you purchase multiple fixtures at the same time and select mobile tickets, you will receive one email (per supporter) containing a link for each match.

For the 20-21 Season, in line with the governments track and trace requirements, all tickets must be allocated to the supporter attending the fixture. When purchasing the tickets, once the supporter has been assigned the seat and you have selected to receive a mobile ticket, each individual supporter will be sent an individual email containing a link to download that ticket.  

As tickets must be allocated to the supporter attending, there is no option to forward mobile tickets for the 20-21 season.  

To purchase on behalf of another supporter, all you need to do is link them on your friends and family. If a friend or family in your group does not have an email or NFC device, you can select your email in the delivery section of the purchase journey and the link to download their ticket to your phone will be emailed to you.  

You cannot forward a ticket within your Apple Wallet or Google Pay apps.

If no-one in your group has a phone with an NFC chip, please contact the Club to discuss options. Phone lines are open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday with the exception of Thursdays when we open at 10am.

Contact us
+44 (0)161 444 1894
(Option 1, option 2, option 1)

If you chose mobile ticket but don’t have a smart phone (iPhone, Apple Watch, Android Phone or smart watch), you can send the ticket to a friend of family member you are attending with who can load the ticket onto their phone and enter with you. If no one in your group has an NFC capable device, please contact supporter services on +44 (0)161 444 1894 and a member of the team will try to assist.

You will receive a link to your mobile ticket(s) via email containing buttons for Apple Wallet and Google Pay.

• Open the email on your iPhone or Android  
• Tap on the Add to Apple Wallet or Add to Google Pay button 
• Follow the on-screen instructions on your phone to add your ticket.

You can add multiple tickets if someone in your party does not have Apple Wallet or Google Pay.

You can check if this process has been successful by going into your Google Pay or apple wallet app and going to passes and swiping down respectively.
Each ticket can only be sent to a wallet once so make sure you open the link on the correct device.

Watch our 'how to' videos above to see the full process.

Watch our 'How do mobile tickets work' video above to see exactly how a mobile tickets is used to access the stadium.

Firstly, please don’t forget to charge your phone before you leave for the Etihad Campus and please remove any bank cards from your phone wallet otherwise they turnstile will not be able to read the matchday ticket due to interference from any other contactless cards.

We recommend getting your pass ready before you get to the turnstiles. The tickets live in the bottom of the Apple Wallet or on the Passes tab of Google Pay.

If you have an Android device, you may need to turn on ‘NFC’. You will be prompted to do this when you open Google Pay.

To use your mobile ticket to access the stadium, hold your handset close to the contactless reader on the top of the turnstile until the light flashes.

If you have an Apple device, the NFC chip is likely to be on the top of the device. If you have an Android device, the chip is likely to be more central, but could be anywhere on the device, so please make a note of where it reads for future reference.

If you have a valid Adult ticket the light will turn green and you can enter the stadium. The turnstile may show other colours depending on your price type.

If the light turns red or you are unable to enter, please seek help from the nearest steward, who will be happy to help.

Don’t put your phone inside the scanner on the turnstile as this will not grant you access. The scanners are only for tickets with a barcode.

Ideally each supporter would have their own mobile device however we do understand not everyone has a personal mobile phone, particularly our younger supporters.

More than one ticket can be loaded to one phone (although each ticket itself can only be loaded once). If your child or any one in your group does not have a mobile device with an NFC chip, we would recommend loading their ticket to your phone.

When accessing your tickets on your mobile device, you will be able to swipe left and right between different tickets to find the correct one to scan. When approaching the turnstile please have the child's ticket ready first. Scan that ticket and let them go through the turnstile before scanning and entering on your own ticket.