Overview
- The club announced an average increase of 8.8 percent for season tickets with concrete examples including standing tickets rising from €222 to €230, the cheapest seats from €360 to €405, top non‑VIP seats from €825 to about €900, and wheelchair season tickets from €102 to €112.
- Chief executive Klaus Filbry described the move as part of responsible planning to keep Werder financially stable and sportingly competitive while specifically citing higher costs for energy, minimum wages and security staff.
- Local reporting estimates the adjustment will generate revenue in the low seven‑figure range for the club, a boost Werder says helps cover rising operational expenses though not all cost increases.
- The relative discount of a season ticket versus single‑match tickets narrows from roughly 30 percent to about 25 percent while existing concession categories and social pricing tiers are being retained.
- The change comes alongside wider club issues — a poor home record last season and repeated fan pyrotechnic fines — and Werder has briefed around 27,000 season‑ticket holders with priority renewal rules and a commitment to hold prices steady until 2028.